Legislative Council - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
2024-08-27 Daily Xml

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Heritage Agreement Grants

369 The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) ().28 August 2024). Can the Minister for Climate, Environment and Water advise:

1. How much funding was allocated for the heritage agreement grants for 2023-24?

2. How many heritage agreement grants were awarded in 2023-24 and what was the value of those grants?

3. How many heritage agreement grant applicants were there in 2023-2024?

4. How many heritage agreement grant applicants were rejected or not funded in 2023-2024?

5. How many grants are forecast to be made in 2024-25?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector): The Minister for Climate, Environment and Water has advised:

1. For the 2023-24 financial year, $2,553,033 was allocated to the heritage agreement grant program.

2. In 2023-24, 134 heritage agreement grants were awarded for a total of $2,659,246 (this amount includes the grants awarded in the previous financial year from the start of the program in March 2023).

3. 134.

4. No grant applications to this program were rejected or not funded.

5. There will be no new grants awarded for the heritage agreement program in the 2024-25 financial year.