Leigh Creek

The Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS (15:06): Thank you. I have another supplementary. I just want to clarify this: the minister refers to $18 million, but I gather that there is not $18 million going to OCA. That is what I am trying to find out, what the funding is to OCA.

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy) (15:06): It is $18 million over the next four years for Leigh Creek. Certainly, part of that will be for those town services, the municipal services, that will be managed by OCA, and part of that will be for refurbishing of housing stock in the community. In terms of the exact split between those, or as best as can be ascertained, because we do not know what the population is going to be over the next four years, I will go back and look at what those estimates are and bring back an answer for the honourable member.

The Hon. J.S.L. Dawkins: And local staffing levels?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: It will be commensurate with what is needed to provide those services. I know that the state government will be putting a transition manager into the town, but for the fine-grained details of what we have got I will bring back an answer for the honourable member.