House of Assembly
Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
55
1
Parliament of South Australia
House of Assembly
published
Estimates Replies
Grant Programs
Grant Programs
In reply to Mr WHETSTONE
House of Assembly
Chaffey
Grant Programs
In reply to Mr WHETSTONE (Chaffey) (19 June 2025). (Estimates Committee A)
The Hon. S.E. CLOSE
House of Assembly
Port Adelaide
Deputy Premier
Minister for Climate, Environment and Water
Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science
Minister for Workforce and Population Strategy
Grant Programs
The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Premier, Minister for Climate, Environment and Water, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Minister for Workforce and Population Strategy): I have been advised that for the Green Industries SA:
The following table provides the requested information on grant program/funds under my responsibility for the 2025-26, 2026-27 and 2027-28 financial years—Controlled:
| Grant program/fund name |
Purpose of grant program/fund |
2025-26Estimate$000 |
2026-27Estimate$000 |
2027-28Estimate$000 |
Green Industries SA |
| Circular Infrastructure Grants (including General Recycling Modernisation Fund (RMF), RMF-Plastics Technology Stream and RMF-Food Waste for Healthy Soils Fund grants) |
Funding towards the construction of new and upgraded materials recovery and processing facilities, including to assist the resource recovery sector respond to challenges and opportunities presented by international market conditions |
6,833 |
1,163 |
1,367 |
| Regional Transport Subsidies |
Funding to provide regional councils with temporary relief to subsidise the transport of kerbside collected recyclables to recovery/processing facilities |
850 |
800 |
800 |
| Business Sustainability Program |
Funding for businesses and industry associations to engage third party technical advisers to identify, prioritise and implement improvements in resource/material efficiency, and other circular economy practices |
500 |
500 |
500 |
Council Modernisation Grants |
Funding to support modernisation and innovation of Local Government waste management systems |
150 |
330 |
330 |
| Circular Business Market Development Grants |
Funding to support South Australian businesses to further their market development efforts for recycled and recyclable materials |
424 |
500 |
500 |
| Kerbside Food Waste System Grants |
Funding to Local Government towards the implementation and maintenance of food waste recycling systems via kerbside organics bins |
200 |
200 |
200 |
| Charitable Recyclers Subsidy Program |
Funding to provide charitable recycling organisations with partial relief from the costs of the solid waste levy |
252 |
258 |
264 |
| Total |
|
9,209 |
3,751 |
3,961 |
The following table provides details, including the value and beneficiary, or any commitments already made to be funded from the program or funds mentioned in the previous answer.
| Grant program/fund name |
Beneficiary/Recipient |
Purpose |
Value$ GST Exel |
Green Industries SA |
| Circular Infrastructure grants* |
Northern Adelaide Waste Management Authority (NAWMA) |
Aluminium waste recovery |
226,060 |
| Clare Valley Waste Service |
Infrastructure for handling FOGO in the mid north of SA (telehandler, walking floor & concrete blocks) |
171,022 |
| Copper Coast Council |
Circular economy holding yard at Resource Recovery Centre |
108,136 |
| Peak Fresh Pty Ltd |
Food safe compostable bags (for deli section) |
100,000 |
| Adelaide Hills Council |
Implementing weekly organics |
75,000 |
| DC Elliston |
Mulcher |
47,500 |
| Outback Communities Authority |
Circular infrastructure investment for Leigh Creek (waste oil tank, chipper, Polystyrene cold compactor) |
30,000 |
| Ocean Kind |
Processing line for polypropylene fishing ropes (shredder, extruder, pelletizer) |
28,000 |
| Recycling Infrastructure Grant* |
Fleurieu Regional Waste Authy |
Flip screen for soil/compost blending |
27,900 |
| Millicent & Robe Bottle and Can depot |
Baling equipment in new bottle and can depot |
25,000 |
| WMWMNE Pty Ltd (trading as EcoplasAustralia) |
Second plastics extrusion line |
16,400 |
| Adelaide Hills Region Waste Mgt Authy |
Hook lift bins |
6,978 |
| Adelaide Recycling |
Transformation Project (new drive through COL) |
3,881 |
| Adelaide Hills Region Waste Management Authority (AHRWMA) |
Forklift |
3,075 |
| City of Port Adelaide Enfield |
Library reuse and recycling hubs (x2) |
558 |
| Mastec |
Increasing recycling content |
150,000 |
| Adelaide Hills Recycling |
Facility expansion, screen pod and water separator |
87,000 |
| Peats Group |
Anaerobic digestion |
80,000 |
| Central Adelaide Waste and Recycling Authority (CAWRA) |
Materials recovery facility sorting and processing equipment |
57,008 |
| Southern Cott Recycling |
Plastic granulating and pelletising equipment |
21,640 |
| YCA Recycling |
Screen for plastic pelletising |
10,360 |
| District Council of Orroroo |
Transfer Station upgrade |
7,004 |
| Recycling Modernisation Fund* |
ResourceCo |
Mixed plastics processing line |
1,015,000 |
| NAWMA |
New Fibre polishing plant |
20,000 |
| Food Waste for Healthy Soils Fund |
Jeffries Group |
Upgrade contaminationidentification and removal capacity |
77,000 |
| District Council of Peterborough |
Demonstration composting facility |
26,600 |
| Regional Transport Subsidies Program 2024-25 |
City of Mount Gambier |
To partially offset the cost of transporting recyclables from regional and remote areas to metropolitan Adelaide for reprocessing for the period of 1 January—30 June 2025 |
50,563 |
| City of Port Lincoln |
47,128 |
| Whyalla City Council |
40,178 |
| Wattle Range Council |
28,299 |
| Port Pirie RegionalCouncil |
17,877 |
| District Council of Grant |
17,687 |
| Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority |
17,132 |
| Port Augusta Council |
15,831 |
| Copper Coast Council |
14,296 |
| Lower Eyre Council |
13,894 |
|
District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
|
13,291 |
| Yorke Peninsula Council |
13,092 |
| Naracoorte Lucindale Council |
12,025 |
| Rural City of Murray Bridge |
10,836 |
| Mount Barker District Council |
10,279 |
| Berri Barmera Council |
10,203 |
| Renmark Paringa Council |
9,581 |
| Municipal Council of Roxby Downs |
7,957 |
| District Council of Robe |
6,872 |
| Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council |
6,260 |
| Tatiara District Council |
5,502 |
| District Council of Elliston |
5,499 |
| The Barossa Council |
4,853 |
| Mid Murray Council |
3,285 |
| Wakefield Regional Council |
3,136 |
| The Flinders Ranges Council |
2,742 |
| Light Regional Council |
2,587 |
| Barunga West Council |
2,572 |
| Regional Council of Goyder |
2,384 |
| Coorong District Council |
2,310 |
| Southern Mallee District Council |
1,435 |
| District Council of Peterborough |
1,139 |
| Adelaide Plains Council |
1,025 |
| District Council of Orroroo Carrieton |
937 |
| Business Sustainability Program |
Australian Funeral Directors Association, SA/NT |
Sustainable Funerals Program, SA |
54,000 |
| Adelaide Central Market Authority |
Adelaide Central Market Trader Sustainability Program |
50,000 |
| RDA Yorke and Mid North |
Yorke & Mid North Circular Economy Project |
50,000 |
| Distillers SA |
A Pathway to Sustainability for the SA Distilling Sector |
45,500 |
| SA Fashion Industry Association |
SAFIA Circular Fashion Initiative |
45,000 |
| Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia |
Moving Forward Sustainability Program for Heavy Vehicles Industry Australia, SA |
44,500 |
| Festival City Adelaide |
Festival City Adelaide: Leading Environmental Sustainability and Responsible Practice 2.0 (Mentoring and Professional Guidance for Sustainability Action Plans) |
24,000 |
| Australian Dental Association SA Branch |
Australian Dental Association South Australia Sustainability Program |
23,080 |
| Barossa Australia |
Barossa Zero Carbon Glass Wine Bottle & 'Green Gas' Initiative |
20,500 |
| Motor Trade Association SA/NT |
Automotive Industry Energy and Electric Vehicle Capability Assessment |
15,450 |
| Adelaide Hills Lawn and Garden |
Sustainability Action Plan and Implementation Project |
10,000 |
| Codan |
Value Chain Sustainability and Circularity Assessment |
10,000 |
| Farquhar Group |
Waste and Circularity Assessment |
10,000 |
| Beyond Bank |
Sustainable waste management at Beyond Bank |
10,000 |
| Dorrien Estate Winery |
Waste and Energy Efficiency Assessment |
10,000 |
| Vinpac International |
Waste and Energy Assessment |
10,000 |
| Silver Fleece |
Advancing Circular Manufacturing and Sustainability at Silver Fleece |
7,500 |
| Business Victor Harbor |
Fleurieu Region Circular Business Program |
3,500 |
| Council Modernisation grants* |
City of Charles Sturt |
Expansion of weekly FOGO (1,000 dwellings to 12,656) to test alternate opt-out models |
85,000 |
| City of West Torrens |
Master Plan & detailed design of Resource Recovery Centre |
72,000 |
| Mount Barker District Council |
Organics collection trial (900 dwellings) |
66,910 |
| Eyre Peninsula Local Govt Association |
Contribution to Waste Mgt Coordinator |
42,000 |
| Adelaide Hills Region Waste Mgt Authy |
Brinkley assessment for Circular Economy hub |
5,980 |
| Barossa Council |
Bin tagging 200 dwellings over 12 months |
4,485 |
| Copper Coast Council |
Trailer and public place recycling |
3,867 |
| Adelaide Hills Region Waste Mgt Authy |
Brinkley—signage upgrade |
3,750 |
| Circular Business and Market Development Grant* |
Kennett |
Buildings as Material Banks |
90,000 |
| Electronic Recycling Australia |
SMART E-Bin to Manage E-Waste with Embedded Batteries and Non-NTCRS E-Waste |
73,552 |
| londrive Technologies |
Closed Loop Metal Recovery for E-waste Recycling |
70,000 |
| Orora |
Returnable Milk Bottles |
70,000 |
| Valley Precise Global |
Polymer Economic Recovery Grocery Basket |
60,000 |
| Cercle |
Smart Precinct Reuse Project |
52,780 |
| 34MJ Pty Ltd |
Regional Circular Economy Model for Waste Oils to Low-CarbonFuels |
50,000 |
| APR Manufacturing |
Recycled Polyethylene Pump Stations and Pressurised Sewer Stations |
37,750 |
| Transmutation |
Transmutation Accreditation Project Phase 2 |
31,993 |
| Fleurieu Milk Company |
Milk on Tap—Technology for enhancing circular economy growth |
30,000 |
| CAWRA |
Use of Post-Consumer Recycled LOPE in Bin Lids |
28,728 |
| John Holland |
PVC Loop |
20,000 |
| Bedford |
Melamine Coated Particleboard: Circular Manufacturing Investigation |
1,360 |
| Kerbside Food Waste Systems* |
Adelaide Hills Council |
To support councils in reducing and preventing food waste being sent to landfill, and diverting to organics processing facilities |
90,500 |
| City of Prospect |
46,208 |
| Reginal Council of Goyder |
19,670 |
| Mount Barker District Council |
9,450 |
| Total |
|
|
4,332,824 |
(*) Funding was committed prior to 2025-26, with payments to be made over multiple years. The values shown represent commitments to be funded in 2025-26 and may be subject to carryover from 2024-25.