House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2011-10-18 Daily Xml

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SMALL BUSINESS

185 Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite) (30 November 2010). With reference to Budget Paper 4, volume 1, page 2.7, Highlights 2009-10, Small Business Development Grants—

1. What was the total cost of the activity?

2. How many and which companies were assisted and where are those companies located?

3. How many jobs were directly created from the activity?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Correctional Services): I am advised the following:

1. The Small Business Development Grant provided $5 million over three years from 2008-09 to 2010-11 on a dollar for dollar basis to create sustainable new jobs in innovative manufacturing and technology/services projects and enhance the economic growth of the Southern Adelaide region, following the closure of Mitsubishi.

2. Twenty three companies were assisted; the companies and their locations are:

Alfon Engineering Pty Ltd, located at Lonsdale

ALS Library Services Pty Ltd, located at Edwardstown

Athinian Valley Pty Ltd, located at Lonsdale

Clintel Pty Ltd, located at Everard Park

Comace Pty Ltd, located at St Marys

Copeland Industries Pty Ltd, located at Lonsdale

Executive Screens Aust (Mfg) Pty Ltd & Phantom Screens Aust (Mfg) Pty Ltd, located at Edwardstown

Fravin Pty Ltd, located at Melrose Park

GaggleHouse Pty Ltd, located at Hindmarsh

Grants Bakery Equipment Pty Ltd, located at Lonsdale

Grosvenor Health Pty Ltd, located at Lonsdale

Hydragate Pty Ltd, located at Lonsdale

Jadro Industries Pty Ltd, located at Lonsdale

Kym Freebairn Construction Pty Ltd (as trustee for Kym Freebairn Settlement Trust), located at Lonsdale

Pepper Tree Furniture Pty Ltd, located at Edwardstown

Playquip Pty Ltd, located at Edwardstown

Radicalogic Technologies Pty Ltd, located at Bedford Park

RTM Products Pty Ltd, located at Edwardstown

Vani-T Pty Ltd, located at Lonsdale

Walter Clappis Nominees Pty Ltd, located at McLaren Vale

Waterlab Pty Ltd, located at Lonsdale

Zarloc Pty Ltd, located at Aberfoyle Park

Zonge Engineering & Research Organization (Aust) Pty Ltd, located at Edwardstown

3. The above listed grantees have undertaken to create an additional 215.25 full time equivalent jobs.