House of Assembly
Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
53
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Parliament of South Australia
House of Assembly
published
Answers to Questions
Grant Expenditure
Grant Expenditure
Dr McFETRIDGE
House of Assembly
Morphett
Grant Expenditure
283 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (22 November 2016). With respect to the chief executive of each agency reporting to the Minister, is there a Chief Executive Discretionary Fund, a Ministerial Discretionary Fund and/or a Special Purpose Grant Fund and if so—
(a)	what are the Fund's allocated budget for 2014-15 and 2015-16 respectively; and
(b)	what are the details of all grants provided from the fund for 2014-15 and 2015-16, respectively?
The Hon. M.L.J. HAMILTON-SMITH
House of Assembly
Waite
Minister for Investment and Trade
Minister for Small Business
Minister for Defence Industries
Minister for Veterans' Affairs
Grant Expenditure
The Hon. M.L.J. HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite—Minister for Investment and Trade, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Defence Industries, Minister for Veterans' Affairs): I have been advised:
The allocated budget for the Minister for Veterans' Affairs Annual Allocation of Grants for 2014-15 and 2015-16 was $275,000 per funding year.
In 2014-15 the Veterans' Affairs portfolio allocated $275,767.69 in grants to the veteran community from the Minister for Veterans' Affairs Annual Allocation of Grants. This included a $100,000 grant to the Legacy Club of Adelaide and a $100,000 grant to the Returned and Services League.
In 2015-16 the Veterans' Affairs portfolio allocated $274,364.43 in grants to the veteran community from the Minister for Veterans' Affairs Annual Allocation of Grants. This included a $100,000 grant to the Legacy Club of Adelaide and a $100,000 grant to the Returned and Services League.
Tables listing individual grants are attached.
|
MINISTER FOR VETERANS' AFFAIRS ANNUAL ALLOCATION OF GRANTS 2014-15 |
Amount |
| 1 |
Vietnam Veterans Association Australia (SA Branch)—Vietnam Veterans Day 2014 |
$2,410 |
| 2 |
Royal Australian Army Corps—Defence Health Services Remembrance Service |
$500 |
| 3 |
Veterans SA—Veterans Voice Newsletter: Spring Edition 2014 |
$3,570 |
| 4 |
Veterans SA—Bravest of the Brave Edit |
$1,060.40 |
| 5 |
Veterans SA—Australasian Soldier's Dardanelles Cenotaph |
$1389.41 |
| 6 |
Veterans SA—The Last Post |
$510 |
| 7 |
RAR Association SA—Long Tan Commemorative Service |
$515 |
| 8 |
RSL (Plympton Glenelg Sub-Branch)—Glenelg Foreshore War Memorial |
$5,000 |
| 9 |
RSL (Henley & Grange Sub-Branch)—WWII Thank You Luncheon |
$200 |
| 10 |
RAR Association SA—Veterans' Forum |
$260 |
| 11 |
HMAS Leeuwin 8th Intake Organising Committee—HMAS Leeuwin 8th Intake Reunion 2017 |
$1,000 |
| 12 |
RSL—Ben Quilty Exhibition Reception |
$3,000 |
| 13 |
RAR Association SA—Book Launch: A Duty Done |
$300 |
| 14 |
RSL (Macclesfield Sub-Branch)—Flag Poles in Remembrance Garden |
$5,340 |
| 15 |
WRAAC—RAANC Morning Tea |
$600 |
| 16 |
3RAR—Battle of Maryang San Commemorative Service |
$515 |
| 17 |
Army Health Services Historical Research Group—Reprint of Blood, Sweat and Fears |
$3,000 |
| 18 |
The Repat Foundation—Research Paper Day |
$3,500 |
| 19 |
RSL—Aboriginal Veterans Commemorative Service |
$5,000 |
| 20 |
RSAR Association—10th/27th Battalion Centenary Parade |
$850 |
| 21 |
RSL (Streaky Bay Sub-Branch)—Wheelchair Access Ramp |
$2,000 |
| 22 |
Pozières Remembrance Association—Pozières Memorial Park |
$500 |
| 23 |
22 Construction Squadron RAE—2015 Reunion |
$1,000 |
| 24 |
Anzac Day Committee—Forgotten Heroes Travelling Exhibition |
$5,000 |
| 25 |
RAR Association SA—Hat Dich Service |
$515 |
| 26 |
AFOM—Seminar |
$500 |
| 27 |
RSL (Kangaroo Island Sub-Branch)—ANZAC Day Events 2015 |
$2,000 |
| 28 |
RSL (Ceduna Sub-Branch)—Rising Sun Emblem |
$2,000 |
| 29 |
South Australian Boer War Association—Commemorative Service for South Australians who served in the Boer War |
$500 |
| 30 |
RSL (Peninsula Sub-Branch)—Yorke Peninsula Division 1 & Division 2 Gallipoli Commemoration March |
$2,500 |
| 31 |
Findon High School—Connecting Spirits |
$4,000 |
| 32 |
Barry Hills—Anzac Day Flyover |
$1,000 |
| 33 |
Army Museum of South Australia—Premier's Anzac Spirit School Prize Function |
$500 |
| 34 |
Wirreanda Secondary School—In Defence of Our Homeland War Memorial Project |
$500 |
| 35 |
3RAR—Kapyong Commemorative Service |
$515 |
| 36 |
Veterans SA—2015 Ex-Service Commemorative Calendar |
$3,595.16 |
| 37 |
Veterans SA—Veterans Voice Newsletter: Autumn Edition 2015 |
$3,355.45 |
| 38 |
Fulham Gardens Primary School—Anzac Commemoration Garden |
$2,000 |
| 39 |
RSL—ANZAC Sporting Medals |
$1,767.27 |
| 40 |
Defence Force Welfare Association—National Executive Conference (NATEX) |
$1,500 |
| 41 |
Australian American Association—Battle of the Coral Sea Anniversary Dinner |
$500 |
| 42 |
Hills Christian Community School—Anzac Grove Project |
$1,500 |
| 43 |
RSL—Annual Donation |
$100,000 |
| 44 |
Legacy—Annual Donation |
$100,000 |
|
Estimate of Spend for 2014-15 |
$275,767.69 |
|
MINISTER FOR VETERANS' AFFAIRS ANNUAL ALLOCATION OF GRANTS 2015-16 |
Amount |
| 1 |
Consulaire De France Adelaide–On Flanders Field Poppy Trail |
$909.09 |
| 2 |
Farina Restoration Group—Farina War Memorial Precinct |
$2,750 |
| 3 |
Vietnam Veterans Association Australia (SA Branch)—Vietnam Veterans Day 2015 |
$5,000 |
| 4 |
Veterans SA—Australasian Soldier's Dardanelles Cenotaph |
$2,172.32 |
| 5 |
Adelaide Cemeteries Authority—Restoration of the Cross of Sacrifice |
$2,000 |
| 6 |
Veterans SA—43rd & 2nd/43rd Memorial Plaque |
$3,306.36 |
| 7 |
SA Museum—A Century On: Aboriginal Soldiers of WWI |
$2,500 |
| 8 |
Illuminart— Violet Verses |
$2,500 |
| 9 |
RAR Association SA—Long Tan Commemorative Service |
$515 |
| 10 |
Veterans SA—On Flanders Field Poppy Trail Parliamentary Function |
$3,285.35 |
| 11 |
Two Wells RSL—Fallen Soldiers in Afghanistan |
$4,700 |
| 12 |
3RAR—Battle of Maryang San Commemorative Service |
$515 |
| 13 |
Veterans SA—2016 Ex-Service Commemorative Calendar |
$6,892.18 |
| 14 |
Veterans SA—Veterans Voice Newsletter: Spring Edition 2015 |
$3,710.91 |
| 15 |
Veterans SA—Pozières Bayonet |
$490 |
| 16 |
Veterans SA—Veterans' Advisory Council Reception |
$3,651.86 |
| 17 |
RAR Association SA—Hat Dich Commemorative Service |
$515 |
| 18 |
Veterans SA—The Last Post |
$560 |
| 19 |
Pozières Remembrance Association—Pozières Memorial Park |
$2,000 |
| 20 |
RAR Association SA—Bien Hoa Commemorative Service |
$515 |
| 21 |
South Australian Boer War Association—Website Development |
$2,000 |
| 22 |
Trojan's Trek—Train the Trainer Course |
$5,000 |
| 23 |
RSL—Aboriginal Veterans Commemorative Service |
$5,000 |
| 24 |
Australian American Association—Battle of the Coral Sea Anniversary Dinner |
$500 |
| 25 |
Veterans SA—Veterans Voice Newsletter: Autumn Edition 2016 |
$4,086.36 |
| 26 |
Australian Peace Keeping Memorial Project |
$5,000 |
| 27 |
Flinders Uni Art Museum—Wish Me Luck Exhibition |
$2,500 |
| 28 |
3RAR—Kapyong Commemorative Service |
$515 |
| 29 |
3RAR – Battle of Long Khanh & Operation Overlord Commemorative Service |
$515 |
| 30 |
Veterans SA—Cheer-Up Hut Community Engagement Strategy |
$760 |
| 31 |
RSL—Annual Donation |
$100,000 |
| 32 |
Legacy—Annual Donation |
$100,000 |
|
Estimate of Spend for 2015-16 |
$274,364.43 |