House of Assembly: Thursday, November 16, 2017

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Veterans' Affairs

In reply to Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (1 August 2017). (Estimates Committee A)

The Hon. M.L.J. HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite—Minister for Investment and Trade, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Defence and Space Industries, Minister for Health Industries, Minister for Veterans' Affairs): The following table details the expenditure of grants budget for the Veterans' Affairs branch within the Department of Treasury and Finance for the 2016-17 financial year:

Purpose Amount Requested
1 RSL Murray Bridge—Long Tan Service $1,000.00
2 North Road Cemetery—History Book $1,157.18
3 The Long Ride Home—The Long Ride Home fundraising bike ride $5,000.00
4 Wasleys Community Group—Their Duty Done $3,400.00
5 Veterans SA—2017 Ex-Service Commemorative Calendar $5,500.00
6 Veterans SA—Dardanelles Cenotaph Commemorative Service $2,000.00
7 RAR—Long Tan Commemorative Service $5,000.00
8 3 RAR—Battle of Maryang San Commemorative Service $515.00
9 Veterans SA—VAC Reception $484.40
10 RAR Association—Hat Dich Commemorative Service $565.00
11 Veterans SA—The Last Post $560.00
12 SA Boer War Association—Anglo-Boer War Commemorative Service $1,000.00
13 Trojan's Trek—Trojan's Trek governance requirements and staff education $5,000.00
14 Reconciliation SA—Aboriginal Veterans Commemorative Service $5,000.00
15 AUS American Association—Battle of the Coral Sea Anniversary Dinner $1,000.00
16 Veterans SA—Veterans' Voice Autumn 2017 $2,000.00
17 3RAR—Kapyong Day Commemorative Service $515.00
18 3RAR—Long Khanh & Operation Overlord Commemorative Service $515.00
19 Service Voices—Service Voices' Radio Program $5,000.00
20 Register of Aboriginal Veterans of SA—Return to Country Ceremonies—Steve Dodd $4,500.00
21 Aboriginal Veterans of SA—Miller Mack Re-interment ceremony $2,500.00
22 National Servicemen's Association of Australia (SA Branch)—public address system $2,350.00
23 Vietnam Veterans Federation—repair of vandalism – Warradale premises $1,000.00
24 Loxton Mardi Gras—Military Streets of Loxton—audio tour $1,433.00
25 3RAR—50th Anniversary Reunion $1,000.00
26 Partners of Veterans—Partners of Veterans—May Board Meeting $1,980.00
27 Balaklava Museum Inc – Commemorative Plaque -Boer War Veterans $1,000.00
28 Veterans SA—Anzac Sporting Medals Program $1,906.26
29 Morgan RSL Sub-Branch—ANZAC Day/Remembrance Day expenses $630.00
30 Veterans SA—Official History of WWI by C W Bean $2,500.00
31 Flinders University of South Australia—Wish Me Luck Exhibition catering—Chaffey Theatre, Renmark $262.00
32 Flinders University of South Australia—South Australians in France project $3,000.00
33 Kangaroo Island RSL Sub-Branch—Light Horse Men uniforms $2,400.00
34 Legacy Club of Adelaide—Legacy Boss Boot Camp Launch $1,464.00
35 RSL – SA—RSL Annual State Government Grant $100,000.00
36 Legacy Club of Adelaide— Annual State Government Grant $100,000.00
TOTAL $273,136.84


The following table details the annual allocation of grants budget for the Veterans' Affairs branch within the Department of Treasury and Finance across the forward estimates:

2016-17$000 2017-18$000 2018-19$000 2019-20$000 2020-21$000
Grants and Subsidies Expenditure Budget 283 283 283 283 283


Budget allocation for the annual allocation of grants for the 2017-18 financial year and forward estimates is $283,000. The figure of $273,136.84 for the 2016-17 financial year was the actual expenditure for that period.