Our Major Achievements Building a Better State Our Major Achievements Building a Better State 2013-2016

OUR MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS BUILDING A BETTER STATE OUR MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS BUILDING A BETTER STATE 2013-2016

2013-2016

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CONTENTS

ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS ...... 3 MINES AND PETROLEUM ...... 44 AGRICULTURE AND FOOD ...... 6 PLANNING ...... 46 ATTORNEY GENERAL ...... 9 POLICE ...... 50 CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY SUPPORT . 10 PREMIER AND CABINET ...... 52 CITIZENSHIP AND MULTICULTURAL INTERESTS PUBLIC SECTOR ...... 57 …………………………………………………………………. 12 RACING AND GAMING ...... 58 COMMERCE ...... 12 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ...... 59 COMMUNITY SERVICES ...... 14 ROAD SAFETY ...... 65 CORRECTIVE SERVICES ...... 14 SCIENCE ...... 66 CULTURE AND THE ARTS ...... 15 SENIORS AND VOLUNTEERING ...... 67 DISABILITY SERVICES ...... 16 SMALL BUSINESS ...... 68 EDUCATION ...... 18 SPORT AND RECREATION ...... 68 EMERGENCY SERVICES ...... 24 STATE DEVELOPMENT...... 71 ENERGY ...... 25 TOURISM ...... 72 ENVIRONMENT ...... 27 TRAINING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FINANCE ...... 32 ...... 76 FISHERIES ...... 34 TRANSPORT ...... 78 HEALTH ...... 35 TREASURY ...... 84 HERITAGE ...... 37 VETERANS ...... 85 HOUSING ...... 38 WATER ...... 86 LANDS ...... 39 WOMEN’S INTERESTS ...... 89 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ...... 40 YOUTH ...... 90 MENTAL HEALTH ...... 41

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ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS Youth Services Reform – In 2013, the AACSC initiated a review of programs Aboriginal Affairs Cabinet Sub-Committee working with Aboriginal young people. It – The State Government prioritised its showed that the State Government commitment to Aboriginal Affairs through invested around $115 million annually into the establishment of the Aboriginal Affairs these programs. In May 2015, the State Cabinet Sub-Committee (AACSC) in April Government announced changes which 2013. The AACSC considers cross agency will result in larger funding grants awarded initiatives and submissions that seek to over longer periods to well-planned improve the effectiveness of Government programs with demonstrated spending, reduce duplication and drive effectiveness. The Aboriginal Youth better outcomes, coordination and Investment Reforms Implementation and collaboration in Aboriginal Affairs. Leadership Group has been established to drive the reforms. Regional Services Reform – In May 2015, the State Government announced major Aboriginal Heritage – The Aboriginal reforms to the way services will be Heritage Amendment Bill 2014 was provided to Aboriginal communities in introduced into Parliament in November remote areas. The reforms were informed 2014. In April 2016, the membership of the by an AACSC-initiated review of Aboriginal Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee services in the Roebourne area in 2013. was increased to 10 with additional The reforms will prioritise funding to Aboriginal members coming from the East locations that provide real economic Kimberley, Pilbara, Ngaanyatjarra Lands opportunities and a safe environment for and the South-West. The expanded children. membership will contribute to the The reforms are being led by the Minister improved protection of Aboriginal heritage for Regional Development and the across the State. Minister for Child Protection, reporting to Cabinet through the AACSC. A Reform Unit has been established to drive the reforms, which are initially focused on the Kimberley and Pilbara regions. Governance arrangements include direct Aboriginal engagement through Strategic Advisory Councils and District Leadership Groups. In July 2016, the Liberal-National Government launched a roadmap for regional and remote Aboriginal communities Resilient Families, Strong Communities.

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South West Native Title Settlement –The number of Aboriginal boys receiving a WA South West Native Title Settlement is the Certificate of Education and/or a most wide-ranging native title proposal Certificate II or higher training since the 1992 High Court Mabo decision. qualification in schools with a Clontarf The WA Government and Noongar Academy. representatives have been negotiating since 2009 and the WA Government’s Aboriginal Recognition – The Liberal offer, which has been accepted by all six National Government is committed to the Noongar claimant groups, provides the advancement of Aboriginal people in Noongar people with long-term benefits. Western Australia and supports the Under the package, $600 million will be recognition of Aboriginal people in the paid to the Noongar Boodja Trust in Constitution. The Constitution Amendment instalments over 12 years, $120 million will (Recognition of Aboriginal People) Bill 2015 go towards Noongar administration and was introduced into the Legislative programs over 12 years, and up to 320,000 Assembly in June 2015 by Ms Josie Farrer hectares from the Crown estate will be MLA and passed through both Houses of transferred to the trust in multiple parcels. Parliament in 2015. Heritage agreements and the proposed transfer of Aboriginal Land Trust Intestate Estates – In August 2013, the properties have been part of the State Government provided parity for negotiations for the settlement. In May Aboriginal people who die without a valid 2016, the Noongar (Koorah, Nitja, will by repealing Part IV of the Aboriginal Boordahwan) (Past, Present, Future) Affairs Planning Authority Act 1972 (AAPA Recognition Act 2016, recognising the Act) and bringing them under the same Noongar people as the Traditional Owners scheme of distributing intestate estates as of the South West, passed through non-Aboriginal people. Parliament. Hearson Cove Compound – The ongoing Aboriginal Community Patrols – The State management of cultural materials, Government confirmed its commitment to including rock art, in the Hearson Cove Aboriginal community patrols by allocating Compound on the Burrup Peninsula has funding of $24.4 million over four years been a source of concern to Traditional (2014-15 to 2017-18) for 14 patrols across Owners for approximately 30 years. In the State. Patrols provide street-level order to address these concerns, the interventions to assist Aboriginal people at Department of Aboriginal Affairs brought risk of harm. together an Aboriginal Senior Men’s Working Group, Government and industry, Clontarf Foundation Academies - In 2014- to develop agreements and partnerships. 15, the Liberal-National Government The Hearson Cove Compound remediation contributed $4.47 million through the project commenced mid June 2014 and Department of Education and Royalties for was completed in October 2014, during Regions to the Clontarf Foundation to which time approximately 1800 engraved support Clontarf Foundation academies in boulders were relocated to the adjacent 24 host public schools across the rocky outcrop to ensure they were State. Funding increased to $4.825 million protected from nearby oil and gas in 2015-16 and is forecast to be $4.946 extraction activities. million in 2016-17. These academies support education, training and employment for Aboriginal students. Since 2008, there has been a 50% increase in the

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

Ancestral Remains Repatriation Project – Pastoral Lease Management – The In 2013, an Ancestral Remains Repatriation Aboriginal Lands Trust holds a number of Program was established to coordinate the pastoral leases including those at Lake appropriate return to Country of ancestral Gregory and Billiluna. In 2010, the Pastoral remains, in partnership with Aboriginal Lands Board issued default notices over people. these leases for the lack of proper Since the program’s inception (to mid- management over a number of years. 2016) 36 projects have been completed Following the implementation of a feral involving the repatriation and reburial of animal management project in 2013 the approximately 113 sets of ancestral default notices were lifted and public remains from across the Southern, health and animal welfare issues were Gascoyne/Murchison, Pilbara and West mitigated. The subsequent development Kimberley regions. of a Property Management Plan has resulted in the pastoral leases being Partnership, Acceptance, Learning, renewed, providing potential economic Sharing Program (PALS) – The PALS opportunities for Traditional Owners. In program encourages young Western addition, in March 2016, Aboriginal-owned Australians to develop projects that Eastern Guruma P/L was granted a promote and advance reconciliation. The sublease of Walagunya Station covering continuing success of the PALS program almost 175,000 hectares in the Eastern demonstrates the willingness of young Pilbara with the capacity to hold 1,500 people to embrace reconciliation and cattle. This provides increased cultural awareness. In 2016, 520 schools opportunities for local Aboriginal people to received PALS funding, a 40 per cent be involved in land and pastoral increase on the previous year. management.

Recognition of Aboriginal people, culture Economic Participation – The Aboriginal and history – the State Government Business Directory has continued to grow, continues to support and establish with more than 400 registered Aboriginal programs that recognise Aboriginal culture businesses and over 136,000 visits to the and history, including: the Reconciliation website to mid-2016. The Aboriginal Week Street Banner Project, which Business Directory is part of a broader resulted in reconciliation messages being Western Australian Aboriginal Economic publicly displayed across the City of Perth Participation Strategy, aimed at increasing in 2016 by more than 150 organisations; economic participation opportunities for and the book launch of “They Served With Aboriginal people. Honour” – a book dedicated to the untold stories of Western Australian Aboriginal soldiers.

Management of the Aboriginal Lands Trust Estate – The Aboriginal Lands Trust (ALT) is responsible for 312 parcels of land, which consists of 24 million hectares (9.7 per cent of WA’s land mass. In 2015-16, the ALT established the first mortgage over a lease on the ALT estate for the Balgo community store, resulting in approximately $2 million in investment

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Aboriginal Heritage Electronic Lodgement – development proponents using the To improve efficiency, processes and client information to set up horticulture projects tracking, the State Government has developed and attract investment. This project is part and implemented the Aboriginal Heritage of Water for Food initiative. Electronic Lodgement Program. Implementation has resulted in a number of Established a $20 million State Biosecurity benefits including: improved ability to monitor Fund and provide grants to biosecurity compliance with the requirements of the groups working to help keep Western Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972; mapping of all Australia free from pests and disease – statutory advice provided to stakeholders; $20 million has been committed from improved accessibility to Aboriginal heritage 2014-18 to ensure Western Australia information; and improved data reliability, maintains its biosecurity reputation and accountability and reporting capability. More captures a share of growing international than 35,000 Heritage site files have been markets. Eleven sub-projects have been digitised and the continuation of this process identified, including increasing the will result in improved access to Section 18 files capacity to carry out pest and disease and much more timely advice being provided surveillance, improving the ability to to all users. respond to emergency pest and disease outbreaks and trialling new and innovative AGRICULTURE AND FOOD technologies. As part of this initiative, $3.2 million over three years has been allocated Pilbara Hinterland Agricultural to encourage research into biosecurity. Development Initiative (PHADI) – DAFWA The grants are available to research is supporting the future of irrigated organisations, and producer and agriculture development in the Pilbara community groups, as well as State and through the $12.5 million PHADI. PHADI local government agencies. assesses the potential of irrigated agriculture in the Pilbara utilising surplus Boosted grains research and mine dewater and other in-situ water development to help grain growers resources, and delivers high-impact capture new markets – $20 million is being research outcomes to assist future invested from 2014-15 to 2017-18 to assist development decisions. In 2013 DAFWA grain growers to boost productivity conducted the first summer and winter through regionally applied science and trial program at the Woodie Woodie pilot technology. New regional R&D site, 190km east of Marble Bar, using infrastructure is being constructed and surplus mine dewater, which revealed new scientists employed to tackle industry productive crop species could be grown in defined priorities including reducing the the area. PHADI is delivered by DAFWA in impact of frost, growing grain more partnership with the Pilbara Development profitably in low rainfall regions and Commission and the Department of overcoming yield constraints in high Regional Development, and works closely rainfall scenarios. A new Grains R&D entity with the mining industry, Aboriginal is being developed to partner more groups and the pastoral industry. effectively with the Grains Research & Development Corporation and with the La Grange land and water assessment – In university and private sectors. 2015 DAFWA completed the four-year La Grange Agriculture Opportunities project E-Connected Grainbelt – The Liberal that identified more than 50,000 hectares National Government has invested $10 of suitable land for irrigated agriculture in million over four years to the e-Connected the West Kimberley, with landholders and Grainbelt project, a high-tech project to

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create an open data exchange system for producers better meet market demands. growers that will enable better agronomic Round one of the grants program was and business decisions to be made based launched in April 2016 and 54 applicants on real-time information such as paddock were approved. Round two is expected to soil moisture levels and pest and disease remain open until April 2018. status. The project has established 11 eDemonstration sites in conjunction with Boosted sheep markets and support grower groups. Work has commenced on sheep industry growth – The State building apps so growers can make crop Government is investing $10 million (2014- management decisions using immediate 19) to the Sheep Industry Business rainfall data from our world class network Innovation project, which aims to build of Doppler radars and weather stations. industry growth and cultivate new markets for sheepmeat and live exports in Asia and Comprehensive network of automatic the Middle East. A new sheep business weather stations – In response to grower centre at Katanning will become a hub for demands and the importance that weather sheep researchers. Sheepmeat product plays in agriculture, the Liberal National development, test consignments, boosting Government has funded a network of 163 industry business skills and creating a web automatic weather stations across the portal for key industry information are also south west land district. Weather data is part of the activities. downloaded onto the website every five minutes, providing real-time data to the Completed an upgrade of the State industry and Bureau of Meteorology. This Barrier Fence and closed the Yilgarn Gap – is the most comprehensive weather In June 2013 an upgrade to the State’s 112 station network in the southern year-old barrier fence was completed to hemisphere. better protect farmland from wild dogs and emus. About 820km of the 1,206km Doppler radar – The State Government has fence, which stretches from north of funded the construction and operation of Kalbarri to east of Ravensthorpe, is now to three high resolution Doppler radars that wild dog standard. In November 2014, the will provide coverage across the WA 170 kilometre ‘Yilgarn Gap’ in the fence wheatbelt and enable growers to was closed. Both undertakings were part of accurately determine rainfall and changes a five year, $10.34 million State Barrier in wind direction. This will help them make Fence project and will assist farmers to more informed decisions regarding farm increase profitability in the agricultural inputs and harvesting as well as better region. manage fires and track other natural disasters. Delivered new saleyard facilities at Katanning to meet industry requirements Assisted beef growers to capitalise on – The State Government contributed $17 market opportunities – The Liberal million to build a $25.4 million state-of- National Government committed $15 the-art saleyard facility, which was million from 2014-18 to ensure beef officially opened in May 2014. With 44,000 producers in the north of Western square metres under roof, the Katanning Australia can take better advantage of Regional Sheep Saleyards, are the largest burgeoning markets in Asia and the Middle undercover sheep market in the southern East. The project includes a review of the hemisphere, with capacity to sell up to infrastructure required to support the 45,000 sheep in a single day. The State trade, as well as investing in a ground up Government’s $72 million Regional development of the supply chain to help Livestock Saleyard Strategy also included

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the Muchea Livestock Centre, completed rounds to support applied research and in 2010 at a cost of $54 million, an upgrade development activities across the of the Mt Barker saleyards. agricultural sector and throughout the State. The money can be for a range of Supported and enhanced our natural improvements, from streamlining supply resources – in May 2014 the Western chain linkages, to value-adding or Australian Government announced an developing new products, to attracting additional $24 million to continue the capital investment or enhancing farm State Natural Resource Management productivity. Grants Program through to 2019. The grants support community industry and Export grants for Asian markets – The Government projects that protect and Liberal National Government announced enhance Western Australia's natural $3 million in grants for exporters to help resources such as soil and water quality boost export opportunities for Western improvement, weed management, coastal Australia's agricultural and food products riverbank protection and marine surveys. in Asian markets. The grants will support Western Australian agrifood businesses to Supported irrigation trials to boost the invest in accessing and developing high- northern cattle industry – A funding value markets in Asia. The first round of agreement was signed between the State grants will enable exporters of premium Government and the Mowanjum products with a strong consumer focus Aboriginal Corporation for a stand-and- who are capable of meeting market graze irrigation trial. This forms part of the demand to develop export relationships $40 million State Government Water for with international partners and pursue Food project in Derby which will help those market opportunities develop a template for West Kimberley pastoral projects and bolster the State’s Deregulated the potato industry – international beef trade. Western Australia's potato industry was deregulated from 1 July 2016. The Sold the Perth Markets – The Perth Government is funding a $14 million Market Authority was sold to Perth industry adjustment package to support Markets Ltd (PML) for $135.5 million, with growers and the industry to make the PML assuming ownership from 31 March transition to a deregulated market. This 2016. Every year, more than 200,000 provides certainty for the State's growers tonnes of fresh produce are traded who provide high-quality potatoes for our through the Markets, with an annual local market, as well as the packers, turnover of approximately $500 million. A processors and transporters. key objective of the sale was the sustainable operation of the wholesale Repealing the Genetically Modified Crop market, to ensure continued growth of the Free Areas Act 2003 – The Bill to repeal the Western Australian fruit and vegetable Genetically Modified Crop Free Areas Act industry. 2003 (GMCFAA) was introduced to Parliament in November 2015 and is Research and development grower group expected to be enacted by the end of 2016. grants – Western Australian grower groups Repealing the GMCFAA will mean Western and producer organisations have access to Australian growers will have access to grants of up to $500,000 to help capture genetically modified (GM) crops once the new agricultural export opportunities and Gene Technology Regulator has licenced build on research and development the GM crop for commercial release in activities. $17 million is available over two Australia. Repealing the Act gives certainty

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to growers and investors, offer new Criminal Code Amendment Act 2013 opportunities in global market and reduce extended mandatory sentencing to regulation and red tape. include assaults on Youth Custodial Officers. ATTORNEY GENERAL Amended violence restraining order Established Commissioner for Victims of legislation to better protect women and Crime – Western Australia's first Victims children when seeking protection from of Crime Commissioner was appointed in domestic violence – The Restraining June 2013. Orders Amendment Act 2013 came into force in October 2013, allowing for Increased funding for Child Witness violence restraining orders for the Service, Victim Support Service and protection of a child to be enforced Family Violence Intervention Service – through the Children's and Magistrates The Liberal National Government Court jurisdictions. Further initiatives are committed an additional $3 million over now being developed to support these four years to 2017-18 for services to important reforms. victims of crime. Reviewed the Criminal Law (Mentally Introduced a new family violence court Impaired Accused) Act 1996 – the review model – Western Australian courts now was finalised in early 2016, with provide more support to family violence amendments to legislation being drafted. victims than ever before under a new model of dealing with restraining orders Opened a Sunday court – two judicial and serious assaults which occur in a officers (and associated court staff) now sit family setting. Case listings now ensure on Sundays and during evenings for fast- the victim support and other specialists track traffic and impoundment matters. are available. The new model makes offenders accountable for their actions Announced new measures to target while ensuring victim safety is paramount. those who default on fines and infringements – In 2013 the Liberal Established legal services for Aboriginal National Government announced a range women in Perth – Committed $600,000 in of measure to better pursue serial fine 2013-14 and a further $1.8 million from defaulters, including wheel clamps, 2014-15 to 2016-17 to establish a Legal seizing number plates, confiscating Aid service for Aboriginal women in Perth vehicles and “naming and shaming”. In who are the victims of domestic violence. 2014 a mobile number plate detection camera was also introduced to identify Strengthened community protection – defaulters. The total debt owed to the Passed legislation that ensures offenders Western Australian community from fine who commit serious physical and sexual defaulters is $346 million. In the 18 offences during home invasions must months since the enhanced laws have serve 75 per cent of the statutory been in operation the Fines Enforcement maximum jail term. Registry has collected $19 million more than in the corresponding previous 18 Additional protection for youth custodial month period. officers – In 2009 the Liberal National Government introduced mandatory The Law Reform Commission of WA sentencing laws for people who assault completed its Review of Provisional police and other public officers. The Damages and Damages for Gratuitous

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Services on 30 June 2016 – The Commission made a number of recommendations including to enable a Opening of regional courthouses – The victim of an asbestos-related disease to State Government has made an claim additional compensation after unprecedented investment in justice judgment, where he/she develops a infrastructure in regional Western different injury or disease from the same Australia. The Kalgoorlie Courthouse was cause. The Commission also made opened in November 2013 at a cost of recommendations for separate damages, $41.7 million, the Kununurra Courthouse reflecting the commercial value of a was opened in October 2014 at a cost of person's lost ability to provide free $41.8 million, and the Carnarvon Police domestic services to others. The Attorney and Justice Complex was opened in April General will table the Commission’s 2015 at a cost of $52.5 million. report in September 2016, and the work already commenced. Significant investment in infrastructure – The State Government has made The Perth Magistrates Court became significant investment in court Australia’s first criminal court to operate infrastructure, with the relocation of entirely from electronic records as part Department offices and the Supreme of a new plan to make Western Court (Civil) to the David Malcolm Justice Australia’s justice system paper-free – As Centre in the Cathedral precinct. part of a $10 million development of the Relocation of both was completed in mid- Integrated Court Management System 2016. The State Administrative Tribunal (ICMS), eBench for Magistrates was has also relocated within the Cathedral developed and trialled in November 2014 and Treasury Precinct. at the arrest and remand court at the Perth Magistrates Court. Following its Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act 2006 – successful inception, the eBench was The Liberal National Government has progressively rolled out to all other amended the Act to improve its operation criminal courtrooms in the Perth and effectiveness. Among other things, it Magistrates Court, along with all other increases the length of time a dangerous metropolitan and regional magistrates’ sexual offender (DSO) can be detained; courts by the end of 2015. This project allows the court to restrict media or public has saved police and court staff from comment by DSOs about their; and allows manually handling hundreds of thousands victims to make a written submission to of documents each year. the court about conditions for their protection being included in supervision orders. Review the Firearms Act 1973 and

provide advice on the licensing and CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY SUPPORT storage of firearms – The Law Reform

Commission of WA is reviewing the Budget Increase – The budget for the Firearms Act 1973 and will provide a Department for Child Protection and final report and recommendations on Family Support has grown from $340.9 all aspects of the Western Australia million in 2008-09 to $643.2 million in firearms legislation including the 2015-16, an increase of $302.2 million or licensing regime, storage of firearms 88.6 per cent. The 2015-16 Budget and penalties for firearm offences. The included $171.9 million over the next four Commission’s final report will be years (2015-16 to 2018-19), with an tabled in Parliament before November additional $16.5 million in 2015-16 to 2016.

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address the anticipated increase in Building and increasing capacity for the demand for child protection and family Wooree Miya Women’s Refuge in the support services. south-east metropolitan region – The proposed additions to the facility will Built overnight homelessness shelter for accommodate up to 10 women and 30 men in central Perth – A new children. It is expected to be open by the homelessness shelter for men who are end of 2016. experiencing acute homelessness opened in August 2016. Tom Fisher House is Provided funding for night and day patrols situated on Beaufort Street in Highgate in Kununurra – The State Government has and provides up to 10 chronically homeless provided funding of $356,000 per annum men with overnight accommodation and to Save the Children to operate the basic support. Kununurra Night Patrol and Youth Service to support children and young people at Additional funding for homelessness risk. In addition to providing a Night Patrol, services – The State Government has the Service delivers diversionary and allocated $18.45 million over four years recreational activities, and case (2013-14 to 2016-17) for services funded management. under the National Affordable Housing Agreement and National Partnership Contributed to Oxford Foyer – The Liberal Agreement on Homelessness. National Government contributed $9.1 million and Lotterywest $8.2 million, Aboriginal Short Stay Accommodation towards Oxford Foyer, operated by facilities – The Liberal National AnglicareWA, which opened in March Government has established two new 2014. The Foyer provides accommodation short stay accommodation facilities in for 98 young people aged between 16-25. Kalgoorlie (41 people) and Derby (54 Of the available beds 88 are specifically for people). These facilities are designed to young people who are homeless or at risk cater for visitors from remote of becoming homeless. A number of beds communities to larger service towns and are available for young parents and 20 per provide both short-term accommodation cent of the beds are for those leaving care and ancillary support services for or who have experienced the child Aboriginal people who would ordinarily protection system. sleep rough or stay with friends or relatives in and around Kalgoorlie and Derby. A third Entrypoint Perth - A homeless assessment short stay facility is under construction in and referral service, funded by the Broome and expected to be completed by Department for Child Protection and December 2017. Family Support, commenced operations on 1 February 2014. This referral service Established a new family refuge in the assists people who are homeless or at risk metropolitan area – The 2013-14 State of homelessness to access accommodation Budget allocated $2 million to the and support options across the Perth Department of Housing for the metropolitan area. construction of a new five-unit refuge. This service, currently operating in the north Implemented Sanctuary model for child metro area, offers a combination of five protection – In October 2011, the different sized independent units as well as Department began implementing the support and outreach services to clients, Sanctuary model within its 22 Department- including in the community. operated homes, and Secure Care, which

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are serviced by 303 staff and provide care Examples include, Communicare’s ‘A for 126 traumatised children. Global Workforce’. As at 30 June 2016, 43 participants were registered and being Established Western Australian Family assisted to obtain work commensurate Support Networks – An alliance of with their skills and qualifications. The community sector agencies and the Metropolitan Migrant Resource Centre’s Department provide coordinated family ‘African Leadership Initiative’ was support services and support to children, launched on Thursday 7 July 2016. Free, young people and families who are at risk twice-weekly workshops are being or in crisis. Following the successful advertised to be held between 2016 and establishment of the Armadale Family 2018 in Victoria Park and Mirrabooka. Support Network in April 2012, a further Relationships Australia WA’s project ‘A two Family Support Networks were Shared Future’ has commenced and both established in the Midwest and group and one-on-one consultations have Mirrabooka districts in 2014 and in been conducted to determine the key Fremantle from January 2016. issues impacting young people. Train-the- trainer courses are being run in August and CITIZENSHIP AND MULTICULTURAL November 2016. INTERESTS Chinese New Year Program Community Languages Program (CLP) The Office of Multicultural Interests is The CLP provides grant funding to not-for- overseeing a $1 million Chinese New Year profit community organisations to provide Project to deliver programs that leverage language and culture lessons after school the Chinese New Year period to strengthen hours. cultural exchange, tourism, education, and In 2015, an additional $100,000 was socio-economic outcomes for WA. provided for the program, the State Government now invests $1.158 million State donation to support typhoon annually. victims Since 2014 the program has been In December 2013, the Minister presented externally reviewed and a new policy and a $100,000 cheque to the Red Cross appeal implementation policy developed, along on behalf of the State Government for the with a restructured grants program, victims of the typhoon in the Philippines launched in September 2015. and Vietnam. The Australian Red Cross The expanded reach of the program and Typhoon Haiyan Appeal raised in excess of greater diversity of schools and language $7.8million Australia-wide and the State groups accessing the program has been Government donation helped boost that successful: the number of languages total. receiving direct financial support from the program has increased by 122 per cent from 17 to 31 and the number of schools COMMERCE funded has increased by 153 per cent from 29 to 48. Given small retail shops more flexibility to employ staff and expand their Multicultural Partnerships program businesses – The Consumer Protection (MPP) Legislation Amendment Act 2014 eased The MPP is a triennial funding program the criteria for small retail shops so that (2016–18) to strengthen the capacity of up to 25 people can work in a small shop ethnic communities and address and at any one time and the number of small resolve complex issues. retail shops that an eligible person can

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own increased from three to four. Further businesses to provide planning amendments have been introduced to certificates when applying for licenses and Parliament to provide seven extra the need to be licensed for specific classes shopping hours a week with earlier starts of repair work. Mondays to Saturdays; later closing for general retail shops on Saturdays; and to Stopped retirement village residents enable hardware stores to sell a wider from having to pay unfair recurrent range of products. charges once they vacate a retirement village – As part of reforms aimed at Amended the Australian Consumer Law in ensuring strong protections are in place April 2014 – These changes ban door-to- for our seniors. door salespeople disturbing West Australians with unsolicited visits after Industry Facilitation and Support 6pm on weekdays. Program – Provided financial support to small and medium businesses to help Deregulated the Western Australian them increase their competitiveness, travel industry and abolished the Travel productivity and engagement in major Compensation Fund (TCF) – An industry- resource projects. Since introduction in led voluntary accreditation scheme is now 2011, $3.5 million has been provided to in place which includes an industry Code of 241 SMEs resulting in more than $310 Conduct, complaint handling processes, million in contract awards and 558 new and sets standards for good industry employment opportunities, including 63 practice. apprenticeships.

Boosted mobile phone and internet Support for naval shipbuilding – Western coverage across regional Western Australia’s Australian Marine Complex in Australia – The $85 million State Henderson has been identified as one of Government Royalties for Regions-funded two naval shipbuilding precincts in Regional Telecommunications Program Australia. The Liberal National has supported the construction of 266 Government has strongly promoted the new mobile phone towers across the State’s shipbuilding and maintenance State. capabilities, and has completed a defence- focussed round of the highly successful Announced reforms to the building Industry Facilitation and Support Program approvals process for single residential providing funding to assist 16 small and housing – These reforms reduce time medium-sized businesses to improve their delays and red tape and give owners and competitiveness and to secure defence registered builders greater certainty that work. planning and building requirements will be met. Passed the Associations Incorporation Act 2015 - The changes ensure the regulatory Passed the Consumer Protection burden is minimised for community Legislation Amendment Act 2014 – This groups, and not-for-profit organisations Act made amendments to nine other Acts such as sport and recreation clubs and and removed unnecessary red tape such societies in Western Australia while as the requirement for lists of licensees to maintaining an important regulatory be published annually and for various regime and responsible accountability industries to publish licence applications mechanisms. in the newspaper. It also dispensed with the requirement for motor vehicle repair

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Responded to the review of the support services, including respite, an Construction Contracts Act 2004 – In the information line and nine support groups response tabled in August 2016 across Western Australia. Government will amend the Act to improve fairness and continue to ensure Introduced the Grandcarers Support productivity in the building and Scheme – The Liberal National construction industry by improving Government provides payments for security of payment for sub-contractors. grandparents caring full-time for their grandchildren acknowledging the Introduced an online system for tenants – sacrifices and dedication of grandcarers. A secure electronic transaction system has Up to $400 is available for the first child been implemented to make it quicker and under 16 and $250 for other children. easier for tenants to receive their security Funding is recurrent with $854,000 bonds back. allocated in 2016-17.

Regional Community Child Care COMMUNITY SERVICES Development Fund – This grants program, announced in May 2016, allows regional Continued support for community based childcare providers to further improve on not-for-profit sector – Funding of $117 the quality of facilities, education and care million was committed in the 2013-14 for children in regional Western Australia. State Budget as the second component of So far 29 regional childcare providers have the $604 million commitment made in the benefited from $612,000. 2011-12 State Budget. The key focus of this funding has been to increase the capacity New Foodbank WA warehouse – The and sustainability of organisations in the State Government contributed more than not-for-profit sector and regional/rural $12 million to the Foodbank 2030 project service delivery. to enable affordable meals to be prepared for thousands of disadvantaged West Funded animal shelters – In 2012 the Australians each year. $6 million was Liberal National Government committed provided through the Department of Local $800,000 to support animal rescue groups Government and Communities and $6.29 and shelters. A further $800,000 over four million through Lotterywest grants. years was committed in the 2016-17 Budget. CORRECTIVE SERVICES

Delivered a new $2 million service Legislated for supervision and GPS delivery model for financial services – A tracking of violent offenders upon mix of face-to-face counseling services and release back into the community – telephone support for vulnerable people Introduced and passed amendments to who are experiencing financial hardship the Dangerous Sex Offenders Act in 2013 and require assistance to manage their allowing serious sex offenders to be fitted situation. with GPS devices, enabling the Government to monitor their release back Delivered additional funding for Wanslea into the community. Grandcare Program – Wanslea family services, the community organisation Established the Youth Justice Board in administering the grandcarers scheme, has April 2014 to strengthen the State received $100,000 each year since 2013 in Government’s commitment to steer additional funds to expand its range of young people away from crime – The YJB

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priorities include developing innovative Commenced construction of a new strategies focused on crime prevention Western Australian Museum – The Liberal and diversion, drug and alcohol abuse, National Government is building a new and alternatives to custody. museum in the Perth Cultural Centre. $428 million was approved as part of the 2012- Officially opened Roebourne Town Work 13 Budget. In July 2016 the Premier and Camp – Providing up to 30 minimum- Minister announced Brookfield Multiplex security prisoners the chance to develop had won the building contract and work and social skills to improve their job unveiled the design by international and prospects and reintegrate into the Australian architecture team OMA and community. HASSELL. The museum will feature nearly 7,000 square metres of galleries, including Completed the Acacia $126 million a single 1,000sqm space to stage expansion project – making Acacia blockbuster exhibitions. There will also be Australia’s largest private prison with an education studios, viewing areas to see operational capacity of 1,400 prisoners. scientists and curators at work, and retail, food and beverage outlets. Early site works Delivered a new ‘sentence to jobs’ will start in late 2016 with construction initiative – The Vocational, Training and expected to begin in early 2017. The new Employment Centre Fresh Start program, museum is on schedule to open in 2020. delivered in partnership with Fortescue Metals Group, provides selected Culture and Arts in regional WA – The minimum-security male prisoners from Liberal National Government made a Roebourne Work Camp with practical commitment of $24 million from 2015-19 skills needed to get rewarding and long- to the Creative Regions program to term jobs in the mining industry. support the development of cultural infrastructure and more opportunities for Constructed a new correctional facility at the development of culture and arts in Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison – Due regional areas of the State. for completion in 2016 providing 350 beds. The Giants – The State Government committed $2.1 million to bringing The Announced the establishment of the Giants to Perth as the centrepiece of the Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Perth International Arts Festival (PIAF) in Facility – The new facility will alleviate 2015. The event attracted 1.6 million population pressures on the current viewers and contributed economic women’s prison and provide a separate stimulus estimated at $34 million for local remand and reintegration facility. Due to businesses. The performance was an open in December 2016, Sodexo has been interpretation of the true story of the little named as the preferred provider. girl in Albany’s Breaksea Lighthouse who was the last human contact for many Established the Wandoo Reintegration young troops departing for Gallipoli in Facility – Designed for male offenders 1914; the event was an important part of aged 18-28 and focusing on education and the State’s commemoration of the training through care and post-release centenary of ANZAC. support to reduce recidivism. Refurbish Goldfield Arts Centre in Kalgoorlie-Boulder – The State CULTURE AND THE ARTS Government committed $6.2 million in the 2013-14 State Budget over three years to

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assist with an upgrade and additional State Records Office, WA Museum sites operational funding of the Arts Centre. and the State Library.

Continued the Outer Fringe Festival and DISABILITY SERVICES delivered to regional locations – Fringeworld was granted $120,000 for the Continued support for the community 2014 and 2015 Outer Fringe Festival, to based not-for-profit sector – Funding of deliver comedy, dance, cabaret and drama $117 million was committed in the 2013- shows in regional Western Australia. The 14 State Budget, as the second component Fringe Festival has developed and grown of the $604 million commitment made in under the Liberal-National Government. the 2011-12 State Budget. In 2015-16, $674.42 million was allocated for services Boost Regional Touring - The Boost provided by non- Government Regional Touring initiative provides $1 organisations. This represented 74 per million over three years (through Royalties cent of the Disability Commission’s for Regions) to support small to medium funding. performing arts groups to develop and tour shows specifically for the regions, Abolished the cost of ACROD permits for increasing the number and diversity of eligible people – Since December 2013, touring productions. eligible people with disability and mobility restrictions now receive free disability Albany Entertainment Centre - The State parking (ACROD) permits. More than Government has announced a five-year 76,000 people with mobility restrictions commitment to continue to own and benefit from this $3.5 million investment. manage the Albany Entertainment Centre until June 2020. This will see the State Established new supported Government continue to work in accommodation options for young partnership with the City of Albany to people with disability living in or at risk operate the centre to its capacity to ensure of entering an aged care facility – maximum accessibility for the local Allocated $9 million over four years to community. provide more age appropriate accommodation options for younger Established a Production Attraction Fund people with disability. By June 2016, 15 – To build on the success of Western individuals have been funded under this Australia’s film industry, the Liberal program and 14 have transitioned to their National Government committed $2 new living arrangements. million in the 2013-14 State Budget over four years to ScreenWest’s Production Established a trial of the State attraction program. Government’s Western Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme – Upgraded equipment at prime arts and The trial commenced in the Lower South cultural venues – In May 2014 the State West on 1 July 2014 and expanded to Government announced $7.8 million include the Cockburn-Kwinana area on 1 would be spent over four years on July 2015. upgrading equipment at Western - The WA NDIS trial and the Australia’s prime arts and cultural venues, Commonwealth Government’s NDIS including new lighting, wireless trial, which is being implemented by communications and other asset the National Disability Insurance improvements at His Majesty’s Theatre, Agency (NDIA), have been extended the Art Gallery of WA, Perth Concert Hall, for a further 12 months, to 1 July 2017.

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- In 2016-17, the Liberal National Opened Rocky Bay Inc’s lifestyle units in Government is contributing $181 Mosman Park – Constructed with more million to support the NDIS and over than $5 million in State Government the next 12 months, more people will funding as well as private funds, these units, have the opportunity to participate opened in March 2015, are home for 17 through an extension and expansion of people with disability. the current NDIS trials in WA. - The WA NDIS will expand to the local Commenced the transfer of direct government areas of Armadale, accommodation services for Murray and Serpentine-Jarrahdale approximately 300 people to the non- from 1 October 2016. Government sector – This gives people with - The National Disability Insurance disability more choice in selecting Agency (NDIA) NDIS will be expanded accommodation and is in line with the to Bayswater, Bassendean, Chittering, principles of the National Disability Toodyay, York and Northam local Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Non- government areas from 1 January Government organisations already provide 2017. more than 80 per cent of accommodation services for people with disability in Opened the State’s first purpose-built Western Australia. The non- Government Disability Justice Centre in August 2015 – sector offers robust, experienced and Operated by the Disability Services capable service providers with a range of Commission, the facility provides tailored, contemporary, dynamic services. This specialist support for up to 10 residents. process is on track to be completed by the The residents are people with disability end of 2016. The transfer of services is held under the Criminal Law (Mentally proving to be successful and the level of Impaired Accused) Act 1996, who have satisfaction from families is high. been held in custody because they have been found unfit to plead as the result of Developed a $2 million Changing Places an intellectual or cognitive disability. Network across metropolitan and regional Western Australia – Changing Places New respite centre in Gosnells – As part of provide an adult sized adjustable change an $11.75 million package for five respite table and a ceiling hoist to help lift a person. facilities, announced in 2008, Respite Guest They also have enough space so a person House in Gosnells was completed and can be comfortably assisted by two carers opened in June 2013. The other respite or support workers. The State Government houses are located in Broome, Clarkson, will fund two thirds of each Changing Place Gosnells, Rockingham and York. Around and local governments will fund the final 350 families in total access these five third as well as ongoing costs. National respite centres each year. Another respite Disability Services WA is facilitating the house is currently in the planning and involvement of people with disability and construction phase in Port Hedland. service providers and community engagement on the project. Opened the $7.1 million Minderoo Rise community lifestyle village – Constructed Provided funding to VisAbility over the with $5.7 million in State Government past three years to implement strategies funding as well as private funds. Twenty five for an Accessible Information Service – people with cerebral palsy live in these VisAbility’s Library provides a wide range of purpose-built houses in Coolbinia. innovative services to make materials accessible for people who are blind or vision impaired, or who have a print

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disability. The Liberal National Government, through the Disabilities New and improved public school services commission provided $2,294,000. infrastructure – There are 799 public schools across Western Australia. The The Motor Industry’s Wheels for Hope Government will invest $300.4 million in initiative – The State Government has new and improved school infrastructure in contributed $1.6 million over four years to 2016-17 and a total of $1.1 billion across this initiative which together with private the forward estimates. and other funds has provided more than Between 2009 and 2016, the Liberal- 67 vehicles for individuals in wheelchairs National Government opened 32 new and their families, who would otherwise primary schools, nine new secondary have had great difficulty attending health schools and 15 replacement schools. An and medical appointments and community additional 14 public primary schools and activities. seven public secondary schools will open between 2017 and 2020. Supported the WA Continence Management and Support Scheme – Completed schools CMASS received a one-off $2.5 million - New and rebuilt schools opened in funding boost in the 2014–15 Budget to 2013: assist people on the waiting list for funding o Government Stirling Senior High for continence products. This funding School redevelopment ($63 enabled 5,000 people to access the million); required assistance. o Pearsall Primary School ($12.5 million); Funded a new executive officer position o Butler College Stage 1 ($51.4 to assist Australian Disability Enterprises million); – The State Government allocated o Baldivis Secondary College Stage 1 $457,000 in the 2013-14 State Budget over ($44 million); four years to fund a new executive officer o Baynton West Primary School, position to assist Australian Disability Karratha ($20.7 million); Enterprises (ADE) to obtain work contracts o Tuart Forest Primary School, East from local government and the private Dalyellup ($14.5 million); sector. Approximately $31 million in o West Byford Primary School ($14 contracts was awarded to ADE between million); 2012 and May 2016. o Exmouth District High School upgrade ($15.87 million, including EDUCATION $877,000 from Royalties for Regions); Provided record funding for public schools – o Dongara District High School The 2016-17 State Budget includes a record ($30.2 million); allocation of $4.84 billion for public education o WA College of Agriculture – in 2016-17. This is an increase of 70.3 per cent Harvey ($26.6 million); in annual spending since 2007-08. Based on o Karratha Senior High School Stage projected enrolments, the average spend per 2 ($58.6 million); full-time equivalent student (FTE) is forecast to o Makybe Rise Primary School Stage be $16,784 in 2016-17, an increase of 41.8 per 2 ($7.6 million); and cent since 2007-08. Western Australian public o Rebuilt Esperance Primary School schools are among the best resourced in the ($13 million, including $10 million nation, with higher per student funding than Royalties for Regions), opened for any other State. students in 2013.

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

o Alkimos Primary School ($14 New and rebuilt schools opened in million); 2014: o Halls Head Community College o Byford Secondary College Stage 1 Stage 2 ($25.9 million); ($35.2 million, including $5.2 o Rivergums Primary School in million for Year 7 build); Baldivis ($18.8 million); o Bullsbrook District High School o Applecross Senior High School ($24.4 million); redevelopment ($63 million); and o John Butler Primary College, North o Anne Hamersley Primary School in Butler ($29.5 million); Ellenbrook ($15.8 million). o Yanchep Beach Primary School ($13.1 million); Scheduled for completion in 2016: o Hammond Park Primary School o Springhill Primary School in ($16 million); Tapping Stage 2 ($3 million); o Wandina Primary School, o Byford Secondary College Stage 2 Geraldton ($8 million); ($43 million); o Treendale Primary School in o Kalgoorlie Boulder Community Australind ($15.5 million) College Stage 1 ($45 million o Lakelands Primary School ($5.2 Royalties for Regions); and million, Stage 1, pre-primary and o Willetton Senior High School Stage kindergarten); and 2 ($13 million). o Dalyellup College Stage 2 ($30 million). Public Private Partnership – Following a competitive tender process, EduWest – New and rebuilt schools opened in comprised of Macquarie Capital group, 2015: Badge Constructions (WA) Pty Ltd, Perkins o Joseph Banks Secondary College in (WA) Pty Ltd and Spotless Facility Services Banksia Grove ($48.7 million); Pty Ltd – was awarded a contract to design, o Broome North Primary School ($21 build and maintain eight public schools million); under a Public Private Partnership (PPP). o Golden Bay Primary School in the This includes four public primary and four City of Rockingham ($14.25 public secondary schools. Successful million); negotiations for this contract have o Lakelands Primary School Stage 2 confirmed that the cost of the project is ($19 million); $100 million less than the State’s Public o Tuart Rise Primary School in Sector Comparator. The four new primary Baldivis ($19.2 million); schools to be built under the PPP will open o Baldivis Secondary College Stage 2 in 2017 at Landsdale East, Alkimos South ($26.3 million); West, Baldivis North and Byford South o Butler College Stage 2 ($32 West. The new secondary schools are million); Ellenbrook North Stages one and two, o Willetton Senior High School Stage Lakelands Stages one and two, Hammond 1 ($39 million); and Park Stages one and two and Harrisdale o Mount Lawley Primary School Stage two. ($11.25 million).

New and rebuilt schools opened in 2016: o Harrisdale Primary School ($15.2 million);

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Increased capacity to meet student including Schools of the Air and Remote growth in the western suburbs – Community Schools. In October 2015, The Liberal National Government announced four sites under Introduced a comprehensive transition consideration for a new secondary school and development program to give all in City Beach as part of an overall strategy Government schools the opportunity to to increase capacity at schools in the become an Independent Public School – western suburbs. The strategy includes The Liberal-National Government expansions at Churchlands Senior High allocated $18.2 million in the 2013-14 School, Shenton College and Mount Lawley State Budget to expand the Independent Senior High. Public Schools initiative. 174 existing Funding of $38.8 million was allocated in schools successfully completed the the 2014-15 Mid-Year Review to provide development program and became additional capacity at Churchlands Senior Independent Public Schools in 2015, along High School. with four new schools. In 2016, 445 The 2016-17 Budget includes $49.5 million schools are IPS, representing around 57 to provide additional facilities at Shenton per cent of public schools, 72 per cent of College and $1 million to continue the teaching staff and 75 per cent of public planning for a new high school in the school students. In total, the State western suburbs. An announcement Government committed $66.8 million over regarding the new secondary school in the six years (to 2015-16) to the IPS program. western suburbs will be made in the In February 2016, the Government second half of 2016. announced that up to 50 more schools would become IPS from 2017. IPS Implemented a new funding model for empowers local communities and gives public schools – A new student-centred greater autonomy to schools so that their funding model was implemented for the decisions, responsibilities, and majority of public schools in 2015. The new accountabilities are more directly related model is fair, responsive, flexible and to the specific needs of their students. transparent. It delivers funding for each enrolled student and additional funding for students needing extra support, including for disability, Aboriginality, social disadvantage and English as an additional language. The model has also been set to place a stronger emphasis on the early years of schooling. Funding is allocated through a one line budget which provides schools with increased flexibility to better meet the needs of their students. Around 82 per cent of schools received more funding under the new model in 2015 than they would have, had the model not changed. 2017 school budgets will see an increase of 2.83 per cent in the allocations per student and student characteristics, as well as the enrolment-linked base and locality allocations. An additional 35 schools have been funded under the model in 2016,

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

Year 7s in public secondary schools from Made changes to the Western Australian 2015 – More than 17,000 Year 7 students Certificate of Education – Major reforms at public schools across the State were part to the Western Australian Certificate of of this historic change. The move to Education (WACE), announced in January secondary school gives Year 7 students 2013, came into effect in 2015. The access to specialist teaching and facilities, changes require students to complete at providing them with the best learning least four Year 12 Australian Tertiary environment for the challenges of the new Admission Rank (ATAR) courses, or if Australian Curriculum. The Liberal- undertaking General or Foundation National Government invested $229.6 courses, to complete a Certificate II (or million (including $42.6 million through higher) Vocational Education and Training Royalties for Regions) to accommodate (VET) qualification. Students are also Year 7 students in secondary settings, with required to meet minimum literacy and 29 secondary schools receiving additional numeracy standards demonstrated accommodation. $22.4 million has also through successful completion of the been invested by the State Government Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment for the Switch program to increase the (OLNA) or by achieving Band 8 or higher in supply of secondary teachers in public their Year 9 NAPLAN. The first students to schools, provide retraining for primary undertake the new WACE will complete teachers to teach in secondary schools, Year 12 in 2016. Given the increase in and for secondary teachers to teach students expected to undertake VET additional subjects. As at 30 June 2016, programs as a result of the WACE reforms, 795 teachers have completed the Switch the State Government announced an program. $18.9 million funding package for VET in public secondary schools in 2015. This represented a 51 per cent increase on 2014 funding.

Western Australian Curriculum – Full implementation of Phase 1 of the Western Australian Curriculum (English, Mathematics, Science and History) was completed in 2015. Full implementation of Health and Physical Education and Humanities and Social Sciences is scheduled for 2017, and the Arts, Technologies and Languages from 2018.

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

Revitalised secondary education – YouthCARE to provide additional - In December 2014, the Government chaplaincy services in public schools, announced a new public secondary including Support Chaplains and Critical school in Fremantle through the Incident Response Chaplains. Annual amalgamation of South Fremantle and funding to YouthCARE for additional Hamilton Hill Senior High Schools. The chaplaincy services includes an allocation new school will be located on the of $2.36 million over four years. South Fremantle site and is planned to open in 2018. The South Fremantle Six new Child and Parent Centres – The site will be substantially upgraded at a Liberal National Government provided cost of about $30 million. $10.6 million as part of the 2014-15 Budget - In March 2015, the Government to establish an additional six new Child and announced changes to secondary Parent Centres on public primary school schooling in Armadale to commence in sites, taking the total to 16. The Centres 2017. Armadale Senior High School will offer integrated health, education and become a leader in the delivery of VET parenting services for babies, young programs for students in the south children and their parents. In June 2015, it eastern corridor of Perth. At Cecil was announced that the five Andrews High School, an Academic Commonwealth funded Children and Extension Program will be established Parent Centres (excluding childcare) would for students from Years 7 to 10, with a be incorporated into the Child and Parent focus on science, technology, Centre initiative from 1 January 2016 engineering and mathematics (STEM) taking the total number of Child and subjects Parent Centres to 21. In total, the State - In October 2015, the Government Government has contributed $48.7 million announced that John Willcock College to this initiative. All centres are now and Geraldton Senior College would operational. both expand to take students from years 7 to 12 from 2019. At Geraldton Enhanced early years support for Senior College, about $5 million will be Aboriginal children – The Liberal National spent on specialist facilities, Government commenced a three year play classrooms, an upgraded heritage and learn pilot program for three year old building, along with the refurbishment Aboriginal children from 2016. Known as of former residential college buildings, KindiLink, the voluntary program is being change rooms and toilets. offered at 37 primary school sites. This includes 11 new sites, as well as an Increased funding for School Chaplaincy expansion of the four year old Aboriginal Program – The Liberal-National kindergarten program currently offered at Government committed $9.2 million over 26 primary school sites. The total cost of 2015 and 2016 to ensure that every public this initiative is $9.3 million over three school that applied for the National School years. Chaplaincy Programme would receive funding for an In-School Chaplain through either the State Government or Commonwealth Government. For 2017 and 2018, the State Government has committed $10.48 million to fund In-School Chaplains for public schools. The State Government also provides $5.68 million per annum (plus indexation) to

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

A new approach for at-risk students – Carnarvon Community College – Stage 1 A new Learning Academy, located at the of Carnarvon Community College was Midland Primary School site, opened in completed for the 2014 school year at a 2016 to support up to 20 students who cost of $8.8 million. A further $17.6 million require more intensive educational was allocated through Royalties for programs than those offered at Regions in the 2015-16 Budget with an mainstream schools. In addition, the additional $17.9 million allocated in the Department of Education has established 2016-17 Budget. When complete, 13 engagement centres in key locations Carnarvon Community College will be a across the State. These centres expand on Kindergarten to Year 12 school located on the services already offered by the the East Carnarvon Primary School site. In Department and replace the 12 behaviour total, the State Government has spent or centres. committed $44.3 million to this project.

Increased funding for Curriculum and Supported the establishment of a Reengagement in Education (CARE) university campus in Midland – In May schools – An additional $4 million has been 2015 the Commonwealth Government and provided over four years from 2013-14 to the State Government announced the 2016-17 to increase funding for CARE establishment of a new university campus schools, non- Government schools which in Midland to be operated by Curtin seek to re-engage secondary school aged University. The State Government will students in structured education. CARE provide the land and $22 million of capital schools provide individual case funding to support the establishment of management and support, and improve the new campus. The primary focus of the opportunities for students who are among campus will be the delivery of Curtin’s the most educationally disadvantaged in undergraduate medical degree as well as Western Australia. the delivery of education and clinical placements for nursing and allied health Residential College upgrades – $10.2 students. The Midland Campus will million has been provided for upgrades to support Curtin’s fourth and fifth year Geraldton Residential College ($2.6 medical students and is expected to million, completed), Narrogin Residential commence operations in 2019. A priority College ($1.4 million, completed), of the Midland Campus will be to provide Merredin Residential College ($3.9 million, well-qualified, highly trained health completed) and Esperance Residential professionals to rural and remote College ($2.3 million, completed). $11.5 locations. million of State Government Royalties for Regions funding has been provided for the ICT enhancements for schools – In 2016 expansion of Broome Residential College the State Government helped to ensure to provide an additional 44 beds, taking students have up-to-date devices by the total to 116 (for completion by end of matching investment by primary schools 2016). In addition $8.7 million has been dollar for dollar, at a cost of $20 million. An committed to upgrading the Moora additional $32.7 million is also supporting Residential College. schools to maximise their existing bandwidth, with additional wireless access points being installed and a rollout of the Standard Operating Environment to 218 schools.

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

EMERGENCY SERVICES environment of Government agencies responsible for emergency management. Improved support for career and volunteer firefighters who develop Passed the Fire and Emergency Services prescribed forms of cancer – The State Amendment Bill 2015 – This ensures Government introduced and passed planning schemes across the State include amendments to the Workers’ mandatory provisions for the construction Compensation and Injury Management Act of new homes in bushfire-prone areas, as 1981, delivering greater access to workers’ identified in the Building Code of Australia compensation entitlements for career fire and the Australian Standards AS3959. fighters who contract certain cancers, with Building standards applied from May 2016 $1.5 million allocated from 2014-15 to to new homes built in areas identified by 2016-17. the State or local government as bushfire- prone, or if the house is located within 100 Compensation - Legislation has been metres of one hectare or more of drafted that will provide compensation to bushland. current and former volunteer firefighters, the Department of Parks and Wildlife Southwest Capes Enhanced Service firefighters and former Department of Fire Delivery – The State Government invested and Emergency Services firefighters who $7 million to improve firefighting capability contract a prescribed cancer. This in the South West region with extra fire legislation was introduced to Parliament on trucks, improved response arrangements, 11 May 2016. specialised training and extra crew protection systems and upgrades to five Announced a Volunteer Hardship volunteer fire stations. Assistance Scheme – The scheme provides emergency service volunteers with the Purchased an emergency rescue opportunity to seek financial assistance helicopter for the South West to be based during times of hardship. The State at Bunbury Airport – $29 million new Government has supported the Scheme South West Emergency Rescue Helicopter with a one-off payment of $1 million. Service based at Bunbury airport commenced operations in January 2016. Continued to implement all Keelty This has led to an improved emergency recommendations following the Perth response and greater community Hills and Margaret River bushfires – The resilience to emergency incidents Office of Bushfire Risk Management and throughout the south west and great the Department of the Premier and southern. The construction of a permanent Cabinet continue to monitor and base is well under way and due for implement the Keelty recommendations. completion in late 2016 An additional $32.9 million over four years has been allocated to the Department of Committed $700,000 for Exmouth Marine Parks and Wildlife to enhance fire Rescue Facility – Funds were committed in management capacity, and $40 million 2013-14 State Budget for the construction over four years has been allocated to the of a facility at the Exmouth Small Boat Department of Fire and Emergency Harbour housing a training centre, offices Services to mitigate bushfire risk. All 55 of and rescue boats operated by the Exmouth the recommendations have been acted Volunteer Marine Sea Rescue Group. The upon and 44 of those recommendations facility was opened in December 2014. are now part of the standard operating Improved fire crew safety equipment – Committed $12.3 million in the 2013-14

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

State Budget over four years to provide Committed $800,000 for Geraldton extra protective equipment in 667 Volunteer Marine Group Rescue Facility firefighting vehicles that operate in high – Funds were committed in 2014-15 State risk bushfire areas to improve firefighter Budget for the major upgrade of a facility survivability in bushfire burn over and at Pt Moore housing a training centre and entrapment situations. The delivery of fire offices for the Geraldton Volunteer blankets has been completed and all Marine Group Rescue. The facility was appliances are currently being fitted out opened in July 2016. with heat shields, radiant heat curtains and heat lagging. ENERGY

Opened the $5.3 million fire station in Continued funding State Underground Kiara In July 2013 – This station, based in Power Program – Committed $40 million the north-eastern suburbs, serves as a per annum from 2014-15 to 2017-18 base for ‘strike teams’ in the event of fire towards the State Underground Power emergencies in the Perth hills and across Program which since 1996, has invested the metropolitan area. $375 million in 87 projects to bury the electricity connection for more than Opened the new Butler Fire Station – This 86,000 households. $7.5million facility is meeting the needs of Perth’s developing northern corridor and is Continued to support development of an addition to an ever-expanding network renewable energy technologies – In of first class emergency services facilities November 2015, Synergy released an being opened by the State Government. expression of interest for renewable energy projects to meet its obligations Opened the $2 million Fire and under the national Renewable Energy Emergency Services Simulation Training Target from 2018 (equal to around 500 Centre (SIMCEN) in Belmont in April 2014 gigawatt hours per year of renewable- – SIMCEN uses the latest audio-visual sourced electricity). Synergy, in technology to simulate real life partnership with Western Power and emergencies, allowing career and property developer Lendlease, volunteer personnel to gain valuable commenced the Alkimos Beach Battery experience in incident management. Storage Trial, providing residents with the opportunity to use a 1.1 megawatt hour Invested $20.3 million for a new fire and community-based battery storage system rescue station to be built to the west of in combination with solar photovoltaic the Perth CBD to meet the needs of the systems. growing city – A site has been identified with the State Government now Committed to supporting innovative off- conducting due diligence before grid energy solutions for customers – progressing with construction. Horizon Power has developed off-grid solar photovoltaic and battery storage Opened the new $2 million volunteer fire systems as an alternative to a network and rescue station in Geraldton in upgrade. Similarly, Western Power also November 2014 – Emergency services in commenced its Stand-alone Power System the Mid-West and Gascoyne regions have Pilot in remote areas of Western Australia. been strengthened further with the Introduced necessary market reforms and commissioning of a new $710,000 Incident refinements to improve capacity of the Control Vehicle (ICV). wholesale electricity market to manage the impact of intermittent generation and

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

potentially reduce electricity costs – In March 2014 the State Government Delivered a $400 million powerline undertook a review of the design of the project in the Mid-West – Western electricity market to create a market that Power’s new transmission line from Pinjar reduces taxpayer risk and upward pressure to Eneabba is 190km long, making it one of on electricity prices. Since the launch of the largest powerline projects ever Phase Two, the Steering Committee has undertaken in WA. Completed in March commenced planning for the 11 reform 2015, it now facilitates the connection of projects that form the Electricity Market renewables and future industrial projects Review. in the Mid-West.

Committed to developing microgrid Announced a renegotiated agreement solutions for customers – Western Power between Synergy and Premier Coal – This contributed $300,000 for a feasibility study secures the State’s future coal in August 2016 to develop a microgrid requirements, stabilise the industry in the which aims to improve the reliability of the Collie basin and protect jobs central to the 140km network between Geraldton and future of the region’s economy. Kalbarri. Introduced necessary electricity market Officially opened a $76 million, 18 reforms and refinements to reduce the megawatt power station at Carnarvon – costs of electricity and electricity related This new power station brings increased services, lower Government exposure to power reliability to the network, even in energy market risks, and attract private extreme weather conditions, and a sector investment to the electricity capacity to be scaled for regional growth. market – In March 2014, the State Government completed an initial review of Delivering more than 47,000 advanced the electricity market, leading to the meters across Horizon Power’s network – design and implementation phase (Phase With $34.1 million in State funding, the Two) of the Electricity Market Review project will enable more accurate and process, which is well under way and timely billing for customers and contribute proceeding to schedule. around $7.3 million per annum in operational savings for Horizon Power. Major achievements to date include: - The functions of operating the Announced an additional $75 million in Wholesale Electricity Market and funding from Royalties for Regions for administering the gas services phase two of the Pilbara Underground information regime were transferred Power Project – Leading to meaningful from the Western Australian increases in network safety and reliability Independent Market Operator to the for the people of the Pilbara and resulting Australian Energy Market Operator in a total forecast investment of $230 on 30 November 2015. million in the Pilbara’s electricity network. - A new Rule Change Panel for these markets has also been approved. Ensured the security of Pilbara’s - Reforms to improve operation of the electricity supply – Canadian-based capacity mechanism in the energy company TransAlta Corporation Wholesale Electricity Market were (Australia) has commenced construction of announced following consultation on a 150 megawatt power station at South the Steering Committee’s position Hedland to meet future Pilbara electricity paper. Transitionary reforms are demand for the next 25 years. expected to be implemented by late-

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

2016, saving up to $130 million per 2015-16 State Budget. Subsequently year on electricity supply costs from increased in the mid-year review to $26 2017-18. million to enable the scope of the first two works stages to be increased by bringing Honouring the commitment to reduce the forward future works. The project includes Government subsidy over the forward a $1.3 million investment in 2015-16 to estimates – Synergy’s business efficiency complete site investigations and produce program is on track to achieve $450 million detailed plans. savings, Horizon Power’s strategic review is also on track to achieve its $100 million Terminated the Mitchell Plateau alumina by 2017 and Western Power recently State Agreement in 2015 – The termination committed to savings of up to $400 million of this State Agreement allows more than per year, for four years, translating to a fall 1,750,000 hectares of land on the Mitchell in WA’s electricity network tariffs for the Plateau to be included in the new Kimberley first time ever. National Park, which will extend over more than two million hectares and will be Completed the transfer of more than surrounded on its coastal boundaries by 1,000 legacy energy concession recipients new marine parks. subject to on-selling arrangements from Synergy and Horizon Power – This transfer Western Shield – Integrated feral cat and completed the effective implementation fox control through the State Government’s of the Energy Concession Extension Western Shield native animal conservation Scheme, which commenced in May 2013. program is now possible with the approval for operational use of the Eradicat feral cat Achieved passage of the Electricity bait in December 2014. Populations of at Corporations Amendment Bill 2015 – This least 53 threatened mammals, birds and modernised the dividend regime reptiles remain in Western Shield baited applicable to the electricity corporations sites. Fox numbers have been reduced by at and introduced greater flexibility in the least 55 per cent in baited areas across the determination of dividends in recognition South West. of the specific circumstances of individual electricity corporations. New Quota for Native Sandalwood – Following the recommendation of the ENVIRONMENT Legislative Council Standing Committee on Environment and Public Affairs and a Extra $20 million for prescribed burning in review by a working group, the annual the South West – An additional $20 million harvest quota of wild sandalwood has been over four years as part of the 2015-16 State reduced by 17 per cent from 3000 tonnes to Budget will help meet the challenge of 2500 tonnes with effect from 1 July 2016. prescribed burning in forest areas and lands This was one of a number of State managed by Parks and Wildlife, to reduce Government reforms to native sandalwood the bushfire risk in our South West. An management while allowing time for the initial $3.5 million has been made available industry to transition to sandalwood that is for 2015-16. These funds are in addition to mostly grown in plantations. Parks and Wildlife’s prescribed burning budget of $10 million a year. New Department of Parks and Wildlife and Department of Environment Regulation Established a new Headquarters for Parks established on 1 July 2013 – The and Wildlife in Bunbury – $18 million Department of Parks and Wildlife manages committed over three years as part of the more than 28.5 million hectares in parks

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and reserves that attract over 16 million The Gap and Natural Bridge, Torndirrup visits a year. The Department of National Park – A major redevelopment of Environment Regulation licenses more than this popular tourist destination opened in 900 industrial premises. March 2016. The investment of $5.75 million in State Government Royalties for Kimberley Science and Conservation Regions funding has delivered new world- Strategy – The Kimberley Science and class lookout structures at both locations, Conservation Strategy is a bold vision for with connecting paths, picnic areas, a visitor the Kimberley’s long-term conservation gathering area with interpretative facilities with an initial investment of $81.5 million and a bigger car park. for its implementation. The Government has already made significant progress in New mountain bike trails – The Western implementing the Strategy by creating the Australian Mountain Bike Strategy and the Lalang-garram / Camden Sound and Eighty South West Mountain Bike Masterplan Mile Beach marine parks, releasing draft were released in 2015 and provide impetus management plans for other proposed and guidance for the development of trails reserves, upgrading facilities in many of the for this fast-growing sport. New trails have Kimberley’s most visited parks, developing been built at Bramley and Wellington partnerships with non- Government national parks and Arklow State Forest. environmental organisations and providing Aboriginal employment opportunities Public recreation and joint management through joint management arrangements arrangements for the Ningaloo coast – with traditional owners. In 2016-17, the $5.9 million from State Government Government will invest a further $22.1 Royalties for Regions funds have been million over four years into the committed to establish conservation and establishment and ongoing management of recreation reserves along the Ningaloo new Kimberley national and marine parks, coast that will be jointly managed with including the Great Kimberley Marine Park, traditional owners. which will be the second largest coastal marine park in Australia. This will bring the Dryandra Woodland translocations – 69 Liberal National Government’s total brush-tailed bettongs (woylie) and 15 expenditure to $103.6 million since 2008. numbats translocated into the Dryandra Woodland in 2015 to augment existing Parks for People: New campgrounds – populations under an integrated fox and Work continues on the upgrading of camp feral cat project based in the woodland. and caravan sites as part of the Liberal National Government’s Parks for People Traditional Owners in the Goldfields –The initiative to provide more low-cost, high- Liberal National Government has created quality holiday options in national parks the Matuwa Kurrara (MKK) Indigenous and reserves for families to experience. This Protected Area (IPA) and is progressing $21.05 million initiative is delivering 450 formal joint management with the Wiluna new camp and caravan sites and upgrading Martu people at the former Lorna Glen and accommodation at other campgrounds in Earaheedy pastoral leases, a result of 10 16 national parks and reserves. This years’ increasing involvement of the Wiluna commitment builds on $60 million already Martu people at MKK. provided by the Liberal National Government to improve facilities in parks Road upgrade for Kalbarri National Park – since 2008. $7.7 million provided for sealing the roads within the park, opened in April 2014.

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

Kalbarri skywalk – $20 million has been well as access improvements to Walpole committed to develop an innovative and Nornalup Inlets near Walpole. tourism precinct in Kalbarri National Park including two 100 metre-high skywalks at New facilities for Yellagonga Regional Park the Inyaka Wookai Watju site (West Loop). –This $150,000 initiative has provided The funding, from the State Government’s additional seating and picnic tables in the Royalties for Regions, will also complete park. sealing of the Loop/Z Bend Road and redevelop the Z Bend and Meanarra Hill Feral Cat eradication on Dirk Hartog Island tourist sites. Construction commenced in – Completed construction of a $380,000 2016. feral cat barrier fence in September 2014 to support feral cat eradication and allow the New Walpole Town Jetty and Boat Ramps reintroduction of 10 species of native – This $900,000 joint initiative between terrestrial mammals to Dirk Hartog Island Parks and Wildlife and the Department of National Park. Two aerial feral cat baiting Transport has provided two new boat operations were conducted using the ramps and a floating jetty allowing Eradicat® feral cat bait in May 2014 south improved access to the Walpole and of the fence and May 2015 north of the Nornalup Inlets Marine Park. fence. Intensive monitoring and trapping will continue across the island during 2015- Nornalup Canoe Launch – This $200,000 16 to remove any surviving feral cats. joint initiative between Parks and Wildlife and the Shire of Denmark has provided a Forest Management Plan 2014-23 – custom-made floating canoe launching Commencing on 1 January 2014, the plan is platform and a boardwalk that provides the key policy framework to manage South year round access to the Walpole and West forests for the next decade. It Nornalup Inlets Marine Park. incorporates a number of management activities to ensure biodiversity and water $1.75 million for upgrades at Hamersley catchments are protected, while allowing Gorge in Karijini National Park – Officially for recreation and a sustainable native opened in April 2014, works include an forest products industry. A number of upgrade of public recreation facilities and guidance documents have been reviewed roads. or developed, including silvicultural guidelines for jarrah, karri and wandoo and $40 million Fitzgerald River National Park supporting procedures and reference improvements – Works included the major material for silvicultural practices in native upgrade of road access, camping facilities, forests. recreational sites and walking trails. Approximately $30 million was spent on Upgraded the Parks and Wildlife Fire truck road improvements with 40km of road fleet – Installed radiant heat shield curtains reconstructed and sealed and a further and protective lagging of all critical wiring; 40km of gravel roads upgraded. Officially replaced plastic components and installed opened in June 2014. water spray protection systems on more than 100 frontline fire trucks. $2.7 million visitor facilities opened at Mount Frankland National Park and Sister National Park with China – Forged Coalmine beach – In October 2013, a new Western Australia’s first sister park lookout, upgraded paths, toilets, picnic relationship in November 2014 between areas and information shelters opened at China’s Danxiashan National Park and WA’s Caldyanup Jinnung wilderness lookout as Purnululu National Park, which are both

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

World Heritage-listed. The agreement between the State Government and the Constructed the Ellen Brook Wetland – People’s Republic of China will help forge Construction of the $4.05 million nutrient strong relationships in tourism, park stripping wetland was completed in 2014. management and plant conservation This is Australia’s first large scale research. application of the mining by-product IronMan gypsum as a nutrient filter in a MOU signed between Parks and Wildlife constructed wetland and once fully and Nanjing’s Institute of Botany, Jiangsu commissioned will improve the quality of Province and Chinese Academy Sciences – water entering the Swan River. The MOU established a cooperative arrangement that will include participation $1.2 million towards the construction of a in an international exchange of seeds, new wetland at the Eric Singleton Bird plants and specimens, and the Sanctuary in Bayswater – The new wetland development of joint programs that build was constructed in 2015 and will prevent on shared interests and research strengths. almost 40 tonnes of sediment and rubbish, In April 2015, a delegation from China 1.3 tonnes of nitrogen and 200kg of visited Perth to discuss opportunities for phosphorus from entering the Swan River joint initiatives in plant science, taxonomy each year. The project has seen more than and conservation. 170,000 natives planted.

Swan River Trust amalgamated into Parks $2.4 million to expand the Swan and and Wildlife – From 1 July 2015 the Swan Canning River oxygenation program and River Trust and the Department of Parks build a third plant in the Canning River – and Wildlife were joined, strengthening the The oxygenation programs provide vital management of Western Australia’s oxygen relief to the rivers to alleviate environment and riverparks. potential algal blooms and fish kills. $1.4 million has been spent building a new Installed emergency phone system at oxygenation plant which became Kalbarri National Park in January 2015 – A operational in April 2015. Planning is now new satellite telephone which connects to underway to upgrade the two existing 000 emergency services has been installed plants with the possibility of replacing them at The Loop visitor site to improve response with one functional facility in 2016. A total times for medical emergencies in the of $2.8 million will be spent by the Liberal Murchison Gorge area. National Government on this initiative.

Riverbank Projects on the Swan and Introduced Biodiversity Conservation Bill Canning Rivers – As part of 2014-15 State 2015 – Delivered a 2013 commitment to Budget, $3 million was allocated over three introduce a new and modern Biodiversity years to improve the accessibility and safety Bill into Parliament to replace the 65-year- of the Swan and Canning River foreshores. old Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 and Funding has been used to replace damaged Sandalwood Act 1929. This legislation will and ageing riverwalls and stabilise eroded significantly improve the Government's foreshores in Bayswater, South Perth and ability to conserve special plants and Belmont. This is in addition to an October animals and provide streamlined 2013 funding boost of $910,000 for Swan development approvals, while maintaining Canning Riverpark projects. Since 2008 the stringent and improved protection Liberal National Government has measures. contributed over $12.1 million across river bank projects.

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

Changed noise rules for a better balance – investment in alternative waste treatment In 2013, amendments to the Environmental options and other Government initiatives to Protection (Noise) Regulations 1997 were support increased recycling. made to better manage noise from sporting, cultural and entertainment Introduced the $20 million Better Bins venues; motor sport and shooting clubs; Kerbside Collection Pilot Program – A State and waste collection and other essential Government program to support local works. governments to introduce best practice kerbside collection services to increase Changes clearing regulations to reduce red recycling and reduce waste sent to landfill. tape – These changes are designed to In April 2015, the Minister announced an improve flexibility for farmers and land increased funding commitment to $20 managers, without resulting in any million (from $7.5 million). significant risk to the environment. Exemptions apply for previously cleared $10 million Recycled Construction areas maintained for pasture, cultivation or Products Program – Announced in forestry for 20 years, an increase from the September 2015, a $10 million program to previous 10 years, and farmers can clear up provide a financial incentive to to five hectares a year for limited clearing metropolitan local governments, State purposes under exemptions, up from one Government entities and the private sector, hectare. to encourage the use of recycled construction and demolition materials in Longer licensing periods to reduce red tape civil engineering projects. – In 2014, changes to environmental licences were announced for industrial Funding assistance to support charities in premises, including in the waste managing illegal dumping at donation sites management and resources sectors, the – In August 2015, the Government duration of which may now be up to 20 announced the Better Practice Program for years. The move reduces red tape for Charitable Recyclers. Commencing in 2016, industry and increases the focus on the program includes grants for charities to improving environmental outcomes by trial and implement measures such as allowing industry to make longer-term lighting, fencing and education to decisions. discourage illegal dumping.

Regulations streamlined for controlled Review of Contaminated Sites Act 2003 – waste – Changes introduced in August 2014 Completed in February 2015, the review to give industry the flexibility to apply for a found the Act was meeting its objects and one, three or five year licence. identified administrative improvements. Management of contaminated sites – Review of Waste Avoidance and Resource Provided $1.78 million in 2014 to Recovery Act 2007 (WARR Act) – A five- investigate and clean-up 10 contaminated year statutory review was completed in sites across Western Australia and a further October 2015 finding that the WARR Act $2.44 million in 2015 for the stage two meets its objects and aligns with remediation of the former Waste Control Government waste policy. site in Bellevue.

Waste levy increases from 1 January 2015 New end-of-waste framework introduced – The increases will help divert the amount – Guidance Statement released in of waste being disposed of to landfills in the November 2014, supported by material metropolitan area and encourage guidelines for construction products and

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

clean fill (January 2015), and an application simplified and provides for a more flexible process (July 2015) for the use of waste- management approach while still derived materials to divert waste from maintaining the comprehensive landfill and promote the reuse and recycling environmental management framework to of waste materials. protect the values of Cockburn Sound.

Keep Australia Beautiful WA’s new Litter FINANCE Prevention Strategy released – In January 2015, A Litter Prevention Strategy for Relocate CBD and fringe Government Western Australia 2015 – 2020 was office accommodation – Government is launched building on achievements of the committed to decentralising office previous five-year strategy. This strategy accommodation from the Perth CBD and sets a target of 25 per cent reduction of fringe. Construction has commenced on litter by 2020. Stage one of the new Department of Parks and Wildlife headquarters in Bunbury. An New Guidelines for Environmental Offsets Agreement for Lease has been entered into – Released on 14 October 2014, the with Primewest to build about 9,600 square Guidelines complement the WA metres of new office space in Joondalup. Environmental Offsets Policy, clarifying More than 800 public servants from the how environmental offsets are determined departments of Water and Environment and applied in Western Australia. The Regulation and the Office of the Guidelines ensure that the basis for Environmental Protection Authority will be decision-making on environmental offsets moving into the newly constructed is understood by Government officers, premises by early 2019. industry and the community, and consistently applied by decision-makers Increased regional business preference (Buy Local Policy) – The Liberal National One stop shop for environmental Government has increased the maximum assessment and approvals – In October price preference that can be applied. 2014 the Western Australian and Thresholds for goods and services contracts Commonwealth Governments signed a new were increased from $50,000 to $250,000 assessment bilateral agreement under the and building construction and significant Environment Protection and Biodiversity land alterations to $500,000. The price Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). The new preference was designed to offset factors agreement has an expanded scope which such as higher transport costs and accredits the State’s environmental impact economies of scale, which make it difficult and clearing permit assessment processes for regional businesses to compete against under the Environmental Protection Act metropolitan firms. Price preferences are 1986. The agreement allows WA to assess not applied when a bid is received from any proposals on behalf of the Commonwealth, Australian State, Territory or country that reducing duplication of process for forms part of an Australian Free Trade proponents while still maintaining Agreement. protection of State and Commonwealth Redeveloped Sunset Hospital Site as a environmental values. community precinct – The Sunset Reserve Transformation Act 2014 came into effect Released the State Environmental in April 2014. A small lot adjacent to the (Cockburn Sound) Policy 2015 – An update site was sold in May 2015 and proceeds of the existing 2005 Policy, this continues used to undertake basic restoration works the Liberal National Government’s focus on and restore services. Public access to the regulatory reform as the Policy has been site is expected to be opened up in late

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2016 and negotiation for use of buildings provide tax relief to around 10,000 small will occur throughout 2016 and 2017. and medium sized businesses.

Advanced a whole-of-Government Delivered upgrades and improvements to regulatory and red tape reform agenda – revenue collection and grants and The Government has renewed its focus on subsidies systems through the Revenue cutting red tape across all agencies and will Systems Consolidation and Enhancement demonstrate delivery on this commitment Program (RSP) – The RSP delivers upgrades by publicly releasing a Red Tape Reduction and improvements to the systems that Card during Repeal Week each November. support the collection of State taxes and The Minister for Finance released a Policy the administration of grants and subsidies, Statement in 2015 outlining the and will improve performance and enhance Government’s commitments and reform capabilities in the areas of customer actions. Improving regulatory service, red tape reduction and taxation arrangements and reducing red tape will administration. It has already successfully provide immediate, as well as long-term, delivered a number of substantial products, cost savings to Government and enhance including a new compliance case business productivity at an important time management system, and improved for the State. business intelligence capabilities. The program commenced on 1 July 2014 and Established the Office of the Government will run over five financial years to 30 June Chief Information Officer (GCIO) – 2019. The full cost of the RSP is $32.055 The Office of the Government Chief million with the program expected to raise Information Officer came into existence on additional revenue of $61.250 million 1 July 2015, funded from the Information during that period. and Communications Technology (ICT) Renewal and Reform Fund. The GCIO is Introduced legislation to exclude certain focused on stabilising cost, increasing businesses, professional and industry value-for-money and minimising risk in the associations from accessing State tax delivery of ICT across the public sector. exemptions for charitable bodies – Following a decision of the State Improved timeliness of revenue Administrative Tribunal in 2012, the collections through the Taxation Government introduced new legislation Administration Package – The package that took effect 9 March 2015 to exclude provides funding for the Office of State certain organisations from receiving Revenue to improve the timely follow-up of charitable tax exemptions. The outstanding payroll tax returns, increase amendments have achieved the the timeliness of mid-complexity duty Government’s policy objective, while assessment processing and issue interim minimising disruption to bodies considered assessments for complex, high value to be genuinely in need of taxation relief on transactions where duty is often delayed. account of their charitable status. The package raised $369 million in 2013-14 and $123.4 million in 2014-15 and to 31 Modernised the land tax primary March 2016, had raised $85.9 million production exemption – New legislation against a target of $73 million for 2015-16. has been enacted to modernise and simplify the exemption for land used for Raised payroll tax threshold to $800,000 primary production. It is the most in 2014-15 and $850,000 in 2016-17 – comprehensive review of this exemption in Changes to the threshold, which will over 35 years. The came into effect from the 2014-15 land tax assessment year.

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

Integrated systems and processes with and wider community by meeting rigorous new Property Exchange Australia (PEXA) benchmarks for sustainable fishing. e-conveyancing platform – The introduction of a national electronic Completed development of aquaculture conveyancing solution to the Australian development zones in the Mid-West and property industry will deliver time and cost the Kimberley – $1.85 million has been efficiencies to industry, removing manual invested in the development of processes and paperwork, benefitting Aquaculture Development Zones to provide taxpayers through increased efficiencies in turn-key, investment ready, sites that have the settlement process. The new system already undergone the required became operational in May 2015. environmental approvals. The Kimberley Zone was proclaimed in 2014 and provides FISHERIES 1,300 hectares of water for finfish aquaculture, up to 13,000 tonnes per year. Completed final stage of individual A further Zone is being created in the Mid- transferable quota system for the West West off Geraldton. This zone will provide a Coast Rock Lobster Fishery – The harvest capacity of more than 50,000 tonnes per strategy was developed in consultation year. The public environmental review was with industry and was used for the first released for public comment in mid-July time to determine the 2015 Total 2016. Allowable Catch for the fishery. By moving to an Individual Transferable Quota Continued the rollout of ‘Fish Eye’ System, in which each licence holder has platform for commercial fishers and quota attached to the licence in the form receivers – The framework for ‘Fish Eye’, of units, fishers have the flexibility to the management and licensing system for respond to consumer demand and WA’s fisheries, is complete. The Rock maximise profits by fishing to the market. Lobster Fishery was first to roll into the Department of Fisheries’ modelling shows system in 2013, allowing fishers to this initiative has increased the industry’s electronically transact with the Department annual profitability by about $60 million. of Fisheries regarding catch reporting and quota trading. The Abalone Managed Completed introduction of third party Fishery has also transitioned into ‘Fish Eye’ sustainability certification of State’s and further fisheries continue preparations commercial fisheries – Government has to roll into the system. Transferring to ‘Fish invested $14.5 million in the third party Eye’ from the old, paper system streamlines sustainability certification of the State’s the reporting processing required and commercial fisheries through the Marine provides efficiencies for small businesses. Stewardship Council (MSC). All 47 commercial fisheries have now gone Continued to fund shark mitigation through the MSC’s pre-assessment process. strategies – Strengthened cross-agency The West Coast Rock Lobster, Shark Bay shark hazard mitigation strategies with Prawn and Exmouth Gulf Prawn trawl, Peel more than $30 million invested into a range Harvey Crab and Mullet as well as the West of programs including the shark tagging and Coast Deep Sea Crab fisheries have monitoring network, aerial patrols, applied achieved full MSC certification. The Pearl research, beach enclosures and additional Oyster and Abalone fisheries are currently community awareness programs including undergoing the full certification process. the Sharksmart website. Achieving MSC certification provides environmental, social, and marketing Reviewed the deployment of artificial benefits to the commercial fishing industry reefs – Artificial reefs have been deployed

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

off Dunsborough, Bunbury and Mandurah. service events in outpatient clinics and 100 per cent of recreational fishing licence community settings. fees are invested into recreational fishing management, compliance, research and Continued and complete the current $7 projects such as this to increase the billion investment – The Liberal National recreational fishing experience. By Government has created a world-class providing new habitats for fish and marine public hospital and health system in life, the artificial reefs have enhanced Western Australia with completion and recreational fishing opportunities, with commissioning of major new facilities: flow on effects to tourism and regional economies. In the metropolitan region major redevelopments include the $2 billion Installed rock fishing safety measures – Fiona Stanley Hospital, opened in October The Liberal National Government invested 2014; the $360 million Midland Health $300,000 to reduce the risks posed by rock Campus opened in November 2015; and fishing. Anchor points have been installed the $1.2 billion Perth Children’s Hospital, at several locations along the Western due to open in late 2016. Australian coast including at the Salmon Holes near Albany. Free personal flotation A new 37-bed paediatric ward at devices are available to borrow in Joondalup Health Campus at a cost of Esperance, Katanning, Albany, Augusta and $12.1 million – As part of a major Margaret River. Rock bolts, safety gear and expansion of specialist paediatric services promotional material have been made to benefit Western Australian children and available along the south and west coast. In families, the new ward with 75 per cent addition, targeted public awareness single rooms, overnight facilities for campaigns are undertaken during peak parents and activity areas for children was fishing periods. built on top of the main hospital building. The new ward a result of collaboration Restocked key recreational fish species – between the State Government (with a The restocking of certain fish species has contribution of $3.1 million) and Telethon provided enhanced recreational fishing WA (with a contribution of $9 million) experiences in a number of locations opened in June 2016. throughout the State such as prawning in the Swan and Canning Rivers, catching Constructing up to 500 additional car bays barramundi in Lake Kununurra and at Osborne Park Hospital – $3.3 million mulloway and pink snapper along the west was allocated to deliver 300-500 additional coast. parking bays to provide parking for staff, patients and visitors, and alleviate parking HEALTH in nearby residential streets. The work is scheduled to be completed in 2016. Record funding for health – Health’s operating budget for 2016-17 is $8.6 In the regions, major projects include – billion, which represents an increase of 80 The $170.4 million Albany Health Campus per cent from the $4.8 billion budget in which opened in May 2013, the $120.4 2008-09. The budget provides for patient million Busselton Health Campus which numbers (and treatments) to grow by an opened in March 2015 and the $59.6 estimated 3 per cent in 2016-17 to more million redevelopment of the Kalgoorlie than 628,000 inpatient episodes of care, Hospital, completed in August 2015. over 1,073,000 treatments in emergency Construction has commenced at the $31.3 departments, and more than 2,526,000 million Esperance Health Campus

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redevelopment (with the Emergency Government is funding $19.8 million. Department finished in December 2015) Tenders have been called and work is and the $26.8 million redevelopment at expected to commence in 2016 and the Carnarvon Health Campus. new hospital to open in 2018.

Announced the construction of a new Continued implementation of the $19.5 million Laverton Health Centre – A Southern Inland Health Initiative (SIHI) – new facility to replace the existing out- The SIHI supports not for profit aged care dated Laverton Hospital, it will provide a providers to expand existing services or comprehensive primary care service for build new aged care facilities in the region. short stay patients as well as aged care It is also enhancing workforce capacity, comprising six independent living units. addressing doctor shortages through the provision of incentives for GPs and Redeveloped Exmouth Health Service – telehealth services. An extra 24 GPs and 16 Achieved practical completion in full time equivalent specialists, local and November 2015. Phase 3 ($8.1 million) hospital employed doctors have so far which was the final stage of the project, been recruited to the region through the extended the existing health service SIHI initiative. building to include a new outpatient centre housing dental and child health facilities, Increased funding for Future Health WA community mental health emergency Program – The Liberal National triage and health service administration. Government allocated $30 million in the 2013-14 State Budget over four years for Progressed works to replace a number of the Future Health initiative, in addition to remote Aboriginal health clinics – Bayulu, the $58 million already committed to Mulan, Billiluna and Noonkanbah Clinic health and medical research. This funding replacements (Kimberley) are now contributes to research that will provide operational. Other clinics are in various effective, evidence-based and best- stages of planning and construction practice disease prevention and health including at Yandeyarra, Wangkatjunka care. To the end of the 2015 funding and Jigalong. totalling $24 million had been committed from the Future Health WA Program. Committed $150 million over five years for the North West Health Initiative – The Trained Aboriginal health workers to initiative is to improve health and aged identify ear disease in children in remote care facilities in towns across the North Aboriginal communities – The Liberal West. Among the projects to be funded are National Government allocated $6 million redevelopments for Newman Hospital, in the 2013-14 State Budget over four Onslow Hospital, and Tom Price Hospital; years to improve ear health and train and improvement to health facilities in Aboriginal workers to perform oral and eye Paraburdoo and Roebourne. health checks and includes a fluoride varnish program for Aboriginal children. Onslow Hospital and Health Service $41.8 million redevelopment – The new facility Screening and treatment for trachoma – will include an expanded emergency An agreement was entered into with the department, modern inpatient rooms, Commonwealth under which $5.4 million better access to specialist health via video is devoted to screen and test for trachoma, teleconferencing and a secure mental particularly targeting remote Aboriginal health assessment room. Chevron is communities in the Kimberley, Goldfields, contributing $22 million and the State Pilbara and Mid West regions.

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

pregnant women to vaccinate against the Supported Eastern Goldfields residents flu and whooping cough to protect with an $8 million investment in an themselves and their babies. emergency telehealth service over four years – A business case for the Goldfields In 2014-15 awarded funding of about $6 Emergency Telehealth Service has now million to support 131 high-performing been developed for consideration by WA researchers under the Government’s Cabinet. $813,000 has been expended to Medical and Health Research date in 2014-15 to employ 1.75 FTE Senior Infrastructure Fund – The Fund provides Medical Officers, and 1 FTE Admin Support financial support to meet the day-to-day towards this initiative. The Statewide infrastructure costs associated with their Emergency Telehealth Service (ETS) covers projects. between the hours of 0800 to 2300 hours seven days per week. Goldfields sites Passed the Health Services Bill 2016 – This access Kalgoorlie Hospital between 2300 replaces the Health Act 1927 to provide a hours and 0800 hours seven days per devolved governance model and clear week. The Statewide ETS is already live at roles and responsibilities for health sites including Laverton, Leonora, services providers. The Bill has passed both Norseman, Esperance and Kambalda. Houses and the new structure came into effect from 1 July 2016. Funded renal dialysis service for Wheatbelt region – $500,000 committed Passed the Public Health Bill 2016 – in 2013-14 State Budget and $3 million signifying a new era for public health from 2014-15 to 2016-17, the majority of regulation in Western Australia. The new which is to be directed towards legislation replaces the Health Act 1911 strengthening renal dialysis services and provides for a more modern, delivered through Northam hospital. The proactive, flexible, risk-based framework development of dialysis services is part of that will benefit the health and wellbeing a larger refurbishment of the hospital. The of the community. works at Northam Hospital are expected to commence in late-2016 and be completed HERITAGE in late 2018 (Design Development completed). The commitment is also being Established Australia's first Heritage progressed with works at Moora Hospital, Revolving Fund – $4 million provided to which are planned to begin in late-2016 reactivate languishing publicly owned and be completed in early 2017 (Design heritage buildings to ensure they have a Development completed). viable future. Funds cover feasibility analysis, project management, and Public Hospital Report Card – Western conservation works. The conservation of Australia was the only State to achieve the Warders’ Cottages, built by convicts in ticks against five of the six indicators in the the 1850s and now part of the Fremantle AMA’s 2015 “Public Hospital Report Prison historic precinct, are well under way Card”, which is the AMA’s assessment of and will be ready for sale in late 2016. The the performance of public hospital proceeds from sales will be returned to the systems across States. Revolving Fund for future projects.

Introduced free Whooping Cough Heritage Grants Program assisting owners vaccinations for mothers in the third to conserve and revitalise their State trimester of pregnancy – A campaign was Registered heritage properties – Total launched in April 2015 encouraging funding to date of over $2.5 million in

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Heritage Grants (2013-14 and 2014-15) New Heritage Act – The Heritage Bill 2015 towards the essential conservation of 44 was tabled in Parliament on 12 August regional and 23 metropolitan properties. 2015, marking the commencement of This investment will generate more than public consultation on draft legislation to $13 million in heritage conservation works. replace the current out-dated Heritage Act, which has remained substantially Released an online directory dedicated to unchanged since 1990. It is intended that a listing businesses that provide heritage Heritage Bill will be introduced to services throughout Western Australia – Parliament in 2016. InContact is the only online directory dedicated to listing businesses that HOUSING provide heritage services throughout Western Australia. Launched in July 2013, Affordable Housing Strategy – The there are currently 77 businesses listed in Strategy met the target of 20,000 homes in the directory spanning 14 professions such June 2015, five years ahead of schedule. A as architecture, archaeology, new challenge has now been set to achieve arboriculture, engineering and heritage a revised target of 30,000 affordable tourism. InContact is being expanded to homes by 2020. As at 30 June 2016, nearly include heritage trades. 24,000 affordable housing opportunities have been created, including almost 5,200 State Register of Heritage Places – Since new social houses to help the most March 2013, 31 places have been listed on vulnerable people in our community who an interim basis and 31 places entered have no other viable housing options; permanently. These include the Busselton more than 670 homes for Aboriginal Jetty, the former Toodyay Court House, people in remote communities; over 3,000 and the Subiaco Hotel. homes completed under the National Rental Affordability Scheme, giving low- State Heritage Office changed to stand- income people the ability to access alone Government department on 1 July affordable rental accommodation in Perth 2014 – This change is symbolic of the and regional WA; and over 14,300 Keystart commitment the Liberal National loans for low and moderate income Government has to heritage and will households, including more than 2,200 establish a modern and effective shared equity loans. organisational framework that will serve the community well into the future. Created a web portal for advice on affordable housing – Launched a new $365,000 provided for 12 State Registered web portal to assist consumers with heritage buildings on Albany’s Stirling information and options for affordable Terrace – These buildings were revitalised housing. as part of the Government’s support for the Anzac Centenary commemorations. Continued the Government Regional Officers Housing scheme – Government Transfer of Fremantle Prison Regional Officers Housing (GROH) plays a management from the Department of key role in supporting the delivery of Finance to the State Heritage Office – public services to people in regional and From July 2015 the prison became a remote Western Australia. The division of the State Heritage Office and is Government buys, constructs and sells now managed by the State Heritage Office. GROH properties as part of its ordinary operations. The Government will continue the sale of surplus GROH properties,

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including properties no longer required by houses in Broome and a minimum of client agencies and older properties with 20 in Derby. higher ongoing maintenance costs. GROH provides appropriate accommodation to Short Stay Centres – Short stay centres ensure Government employees in provide Indigenous people visiting regional regional and remote Western Australia centres with accommodation, shower, have continued access to affordable meals and a laundry service. The facilities accommodation. also offer important in-reach support services to enable guests to easily access Provided a minimum of 500 new any additional help they may need affordable homes by establishing including social workers, drug, alcohol and Housing Stock Redevelopment Strategy – financial counselling services. The Derby The Housing Authority completed the facility began operation in October 2014 Public Housing Stock Redevelopment and a Broome facility is in the design Strategy, resulting in 500 new affordable phase. A similar Aboriginal short stay homes, delivered by 30 June 2016. facility has also been operating in Kalgoorlie since 2012.

Land development activity – In 2016-17, LANDS the Housing Authority, through its land development activities intends to produce The Land Acquisition Legislation 1,901 housing lots including 1,452 lots Amendment (Compensation) Bill 2014 developed with joint venture partners. was introduced into Parliament in November 2014 – This legislation will Transitional Housing – This program improve protection of private property provides opportunities for public housing rights and expressly require just tenants who are actively employed or in compensation to be paid in cases where a training, to develop the skills and support private interest in land is compulsorily networks they need to transition into acquired for public works. A Premier’s affordable home ownership or private Circular was also issued – “A Private rental. Property Rights Charter for Western - East Kimberley: Commenced in Australia” that sets out requirements for Kununurra in September 2012 with public servants to ensure respect for initial funding from the Federal private property rights and fair dealing Government. 40 houses in Kununurra with property owners. and a further 15 houses built in Halls Creek with the support of Royalties for Ensuring lease monitoring requirements Regions. As at December 2015 imposed on pastoral leases are suitable, reporting period, there was a 99 per practicable and not unjustifiably onerous cent school attendance rate in – As part of Rangeland Reform, the Kununurra and a 97 per cent school Department of Lands and the Pastoral attendance rate in Halls Creek. A Lands Board are looking at a number of number of participants have options for more accurate on-ground progressed to home ownership monitoring of pastoral leases. through the program. - West Kimberley: the Transitional Land Asset Sales Program – In September Housing Program was expanded to the 2014, the Government announced its Land West Kimberley after the success of Asset Sales Program (LASP) that created the program in the East Kimberley. The one central State Government system to program will deliver a minimum of 40 coordinate the sale, leasing and

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optimisation of state owned property. The years from before becoming a permanent program assesses potentially surplus State policy in 2015. land to determine its best use, including repurposing within government, and Sharing local government resources – where appropriate delivers surplus land to Introduced The Local Government market. Total LASP sales to date are Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 to enable $188.3m. This includes the Crown land two or more local governments to form a assets (DoL Administered) and ‘freehold subsidiary body in order to perform a assets’ for government agencies, including service or carry out an activity jointly such general government agencies, public non- as the management of information financial corporations and public financial technology, regional tourism or service corporations. Currently 35 LASP properties delivery to Aboriginal communities. are on the market, 63 Crown assets are Capital City Legislation – Introduced the being prepared for disposal and 114 have City of Perth Bill 2015 to recognise Perth as been identified as potentially surplus. the capital of Western Australia. Several of Perth’s landmarks, including Kings Park, Renewed pastoral leases set to expire on The University of Western Australia, new 30 June 2015 – Leases for 435 pastoral Perth Children’s Hospital and Queen stations, out of the 437 eligible stations, Elizabeth II Medical Centre, along with were renewed on 1 July 2015. Lessees of 1,158 residents from Subiaco and two pastoral leases did not meet the Nedlands, now come within the City of conditions for renewal on 30 June 2015, Perth’s boundaries to create a bigger and and were not renewed. Thirty eight parcels stronger capital city. The legislation allows of land on 35 pastoral stations were for the establishment of the City of Perth excluded from pastoral leases on 1 July Committee to facilitate collaboration 2015; lessees will be entitled to between the City of Perth and the State compensation for lawful improvements on Government. The Act came into effect on the excluded land. July 1, 2016.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT Auditor General Oversight – In November 2015 Cabinet approved the drafting of Act Better training for councillors – Funded amendments to give effect to the transfer the $1.52 million training program to of the responsibility for auditing of local enable elected members in Western governments to the Office of Auditor Australia’s country local governments to General. build their skills and improve governance and decision-making. Key modules include ‘MyCouncil’ Website – In April 2016 the meeting procedures and debating, land MyCouncil website, providing a snapshot use planning and strategy and managing of every local government in WA, was risk. Since inception, WALGA has seen a launched, allowing the public to make 100 per cent increase in participates for comparisons of data over time and the Diploma of Local Government, 50 per between councils. Western Australian cent of whom are from the regions. ratepayers are now able to scrutinise their council's financial health and performance Established a rating policy for mining and via a new dedicated website providing resource interests – Giving local unprecedented access to local government governments and mining and resource data. companies surety over rating income by setting definitions on rateable land and Country Local Government Fund facilities. The policy was trialled for three Community Development Program –

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Launched in July 2016, country local Record funding for mental health – The governments can now apply for grants of 2016-17 mental health budget delivered up to $20,000 to undertake programs $865.8 million in funding, a $395 million, or involving best practice in community 84 per cent increase since 2008-09. The development and working in partnership Mental Health Commission’s budget with the not-for-profit sector and increased by $15 million or 1.7 per cent in community. Scholarships of up to $10,000 2016-17. are also available for staff and elected members to participate in a nationally Enacted the Mental Health Act 2014 – The recognised program of training or study in Mental Health Act 2014 became law on 3 community development. This is an November 2014. This historic new Act investment of $1.42 million in regional significantly improves human rights Western Australia protection for people experiencing mental illness, particularly those being treated Created a fund to build and maintain involuntarily, and supports the active community gardens – The Liberal National involvement of families and carers. The Act Government committed $400,000 in the also assists those in regional areas, by 2013-14 State Budget over four years allowing them to receive psychiatric providing up to $20,000 for new assessment and examination via audio community gardens and up to $10,000 for visual communication where it cannot be existing community gardens. To date, 27 done face-to-face. projects totalling $349,932 have been funded across the State. Funding is State-wide suicide prevention strategy – confirmed at current levels in forward A new five year Suicide Prevention estimates from 2016-17. Strategy “Together we can Save Lives” was announced on 15 May 2015. Funding of Encouraged responsible ownership of $25.9 million over four years was allocated domestic pets – The Dog Act 1976 was in the 2015-16 State Budget for its amended in 2013, and provides mandatory implementation. The new strategy builds microchipping for domestic dogs from 1 on outcomes from the State Government’s November 2015 as well as a range of other $13 million One Life Suicide Prevention measures to improve community safety. Strategy, which was the first of its kind for Funding for companion animal shelters has Western Australia. been extended until 2017-18 to support the rescue, care and shelter of neglected Overseen the development of a and abandoned companion animals. Since comprehensive 10-year Mental Health the funding was first provided in 2012-13, Services Plan (as recommended by Stokes 10,574 cats and dogs have been rescued, Review) – Following extensive community 10,404 cats and dogs have been rehomed consultation, the Western Australian and 10,220 cats and dogs have been Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drug sterilised. The Liberal-National Services Plan 2015-2025 was released on 7 Government introduced the Cat Act 2011, December 2015. The plan outlines a which requires all cats to be sterilised, comprehensive package of reforms to microchipped and registered with the reshape the delivery of services to West owner's local government from 1 Australians with mental health, alcohol November 2013. and other drug problems in a staged approach over 10 years. MENTAL HEALTH Built step-up, step-down mental health facilities in regional Western Australia –

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The development of subacute services Constructed a dual-purpose centre in across Western Australia has begun, Carnarvon – $2 million was committed in following the opening of the first 22-bed the 2012-13 State Budget for the subacute service in Joondalup in May construction of the Carnarvon Dual 2013. As at 31 May 2016, there have been Purpose Alcohol and Other Drug Centre 699 admissions to the Joondalup which opened in October 2014. The first of community subacute service with its kind in Western Australia, the Centre approximately 95 per cent of people serves as the base for the Mid West accessing the service successfully Community Alcohol and Drug Service transitioned back into the community during the day, and a 10-bed sobering-up without requiring hospital admission or re- service for intoxicated people overnight. admission. As a part of the 2015-16 Budget For the period 1 September 2014 – 30 the Government announced $27.9 million March 2015, the Community Alcohol and for two new services, a 10-bed facility in Drug Services treated 123 clients and there Bunbury and a 6-bed facility in Karratha, were 78 admissions to the sobering up which will provide care for an additional centre. 374 people a year. A 10-bed subacute service in Rockingham is on track to open Provided recurrent funding to Lifeline – September 2016, providing care for an Committed $2 million in 2013-14 State additional 234 people a year. Planning for Budget over four years to enable the additional subacute services in regional continuation and expansion of Lifeline, an WA is under way. essential crisis line support service.

Commenced the Mental Health Court Established the Early Psychosis Youth Diversion pilot program – The Mental Centre – Allocated $13.5 million in the Health Court Diversion and Support 2013-14 State Budget over three years to Program aims to divert people with mental address the needs of children and young illness, in the criminal justice system, to people experiencing mental illness and at clinical and community support and to risk of early onset psychosis. The State reduce reoffending. This includes Government is investigating options for employing specialist mental health this program as part of the 10 year Mental clinicians in the Perth Children’s Court. Health Plan. Funding of $13.1 million over three years from 2016-17 to 2018-19 was provided by Opened the State’s first dedicated youth the State Government as part of the 2016- mental health unit at Fiona Stanley 17 Budget. Hospital and announced a new Youth Community Mental Health service as a Allocated eight beds at new Perth part of the 2015-16 Budget – The 14 bed Children's Hospital to help children with unit opened in early 2015 and provides eating disorders – The new Perth specialist services for 320, 16 to 24 year Children’s Hospital has been designed and olds, experiencing mental illness each constructed to have eight beds allocated year. to eating disorder conditions for children up to 16 years of age. The Perth Children’s The amalgamation of the Mental Health Hospital will also have 20 dedicated mental Commission and the Drug and Alcohol health beds for children up to the age of Office – The Liberal National Government 16, allowing for an additional 200 is committed to addressing the long-term admissions for children in need of acute needs of people with multiple, complex mental health care each year. issues. To ensure better integration of the State’s network of mental health, alcohol

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and other drug services, the Mental Health ‘Hospital in the Home’ services, the first of Commission and the Drug and Alcohol its kind in Australia. Office merged on 1 July 2015. State-wide Specialist Aboriginal Mental In 2015-16 a number of newly constructed Health Service (SSAHMS) – This service has specialised mental health services have been operating since January 2011 and opened in Perth: provides a range of specialist and - 30 additional mental health beds at community-based services to specifically the $2 billion Fiona Stanley Hospital, address the mental health needs of including a dedicated youth unit, a Aboriginal people with severe and perinatal mother and baby unit and a persistent mental illness. The State short-stay mental health assessment Government provided $29 million over unit; three years to continue and evaluate this - 30 replacement mental health beds at important service, including, $9.7 million Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 56 in 2015-16. replacement mental health beds at the Midland Health campus. These 86 Commenced a two year pilot inter-hospital replacements beds became transport service in March 2014 – This operational during 2015; and service uses specially trained personnel to - 20 mental health beds at the $1.2 escort people who are mentally unwell billion Perth Children’s Hospital which between metropolitan hospitals, reducing is expected to become operational in the length of stay in hospital emergency late-2016. departments and helping to reduce the stigma of acute mental illness. Under the Opened the Mental Health Observation pilot, selected Department of Health Area (MHOA) at Sir Charles Gardiner security officers are granted ‘special Hospital in November 2013 – This constable status’ by the Western Australian dedicated area provides six beds and two Police Commissioner in order to undertake chairs for 1,314 admissions a year and has the transfers, which previously had only successfully reduced waiting times by over been able to be undertaken by Police. Since 50 per cent for mental health patients who the Pilot Interhospital Transfer Service would otherwise be waiting in the commended operation, 898 transfers have emergency department. As part of the occurred, and waiting times for transfer State Budget 2016-17, $5.1 million has have reduced from 29.9 hours to an now been allocated towards a new $7.1 average of 1 hour and 48 minutes. million project at Joondalup Health Campus, with $2 million contributed by Transitional Housing and Support Ramsay Health Care. This will fund Program – In 2011-12, the State construction of a 10-bed Mental Health Government allocated $8.5 million to Observation Area (MHOA), the provision of purchase 15 houses for the Transitional which will also benefit the general public, Housing and Support Program (THASP), other patients and emergency department with a further $1.5 million over four years staff. to provide support services for people living in the houses. The 2015-16 Budget 36 Mental Health ‘Hospital in the Home’ provides additional funding of $2.5 million beds have been introduced in the over the next four years, to continue metropolitan area – These provide access providing support services for residents to specialised acute care in the home for within the existing 15 houses for 50 people 840 people per year. These beds include each year. The unique program supports eight dedicated older adult mental health alcohol and other drug recovery, and

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reduces relapse rates by providing people and resources to the overall Western with support to live independently in Australian Meth Strategy. community-based residential housing. MINES AND PETROLEUM Kimberley and the Pilbara – In October 2014 the Government confirmed that it Completed the introduction of the would continue to fund the Broome Mining Rehabilitation Scheme – Recovery Centre which has operated since Successfully implemented voluntary December 2011. The centre provides participation in the Mining Rehabilitation support, education, vocational and Fund Act prior to the Act’s mandatory employment training and life courses to commencement on 1 July 2014. As of support people with mental illness. December 2014 over $1 billion worth of bonds have been returned to companies, Continued of the North West Drug and while Environmental bonds have been Alcohol Support Program for a further retained for mining tenement holders three years from 2017-18 to 2019-20 – In deemed at high risk of failing their 2015, following the introduction of new obligations. The Mining Rehabilitation funding there was an additional 345 Fund will continue to strengthen Western opened treatment episodes: an increase of Australia’s attractiveness as an 38.1 per cent in the Kimberley and 36.4 per investment location, while securing cent in the Pilbara. An average of 70 per adequate funding to deal with the State cent of treatment episodes were legacy of historical abandoned mines. completed as planned and 42.3 per cent of all people completing treatment reduced Continued Funding for the Exploration the frequency of use of their primary drug Incentive Scheme – An additional $30 of concern, which is higher than the State million was allocated from 2016-17 to average of 39 per cent. 2018-19. Since 2009 the EIS has been funded for a total of $130 million and Western Australian Meth Strategy – consists of a number of programs focused Funding of $14.9 million over two years on the regions. ($7.4 million in 2016-17 and $7.5 million in 2017-18) has been approved for: Completed a review into minerals royalty - the expansion of existing alcohol and rates to ensure the State receives fair other drug community based revenue from mining royalties – treatment services; Completed the State’s Mineral Royalty - clinical nurse liaison positions; Rate Analysis review aimed at ensuring - community based low medical that royalty rates continue to deliver a fair withdrawal and residential return to the State. The review found rehabilitation beds; Western Australia’s royalty system is - a rapid intervention and assessment robust and has supported Western service within the Commission’s Next Australia’s status as an attractive Step Drug and Alcohol Service; and destination for resources investment. - the establishment of a State Ice Help Hotline to enable priority access to Browse Basin Gas Field – Legislation services for methamphetamine passed that significantly lifts the State’s users. potential share of the Browse Basin gas In addition $1.3 million will be spent on field, after major changes to the Drug Aware Methamphetamine Commonwealth offshore coastal waters Campaign. Other Government boundaries. It is estimated the boundary departments will also contribute funding changes could deliver increases in State

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royalty collections of up to $2.9 billion supplier of uranium, providing a clean, over the life of the Torosa field alone. alternate source of energy. This new clean energy sector, once established, will help Established the Minerals Research provide new business and job Institute of Western Australia (MRIWA) – opportunities for West Australians. The Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia Act 2013 enabled the Expanded the approvals tracking scheme commencement of the institute on 1 across the Department of Mines and February 2014. The Government Petroleum, the Department of Water, approved appointment of the Board and the Environmental Protection Authority funding is now available to MRIWA. The and the new Department of Environment Liberal National Government has Regulation – The Department of Mines committed a further $6 million as part of and Petroleum (DMP) has expanded the 2016-17 Budget to continue the work DMP’s approvals tracking system to key of MRIWA promoting Western Australia processes under the Aboriginal Heritage as a global resource industry development Act 1972, and is engaging with the and research centre. Department of Water to embrace water licensing processes. Expansion of the Supported responsible development of approvals tracking scheme will natural gas from shale and tight gas – The significantly improve the transparency of State Government has continued to approvals, helping to streamline expand community engagement efforts, approvals processes. A more efficient and is developing a whole of Government approvals process will ensure our unique comprehensive framework document for values are better protected, while regulation of the shale and tight gas increasing the attractiveness of Western industry for public release this year. The Australia as an investment destination. State Government continues to promote a strong regulatory regime in order to State Environmental Data Library (to ensure gas from shale and tight rock develop an online biodiversity, water sources can be extracted safely, with and cultural heritage database) – A minimal environmental impact. working model has been developed to Responsible development of onshore gas capture the more than 2000 reports will provide an opportunity to secure the submitted to the Department of Mines domestic energy future for the State and and Petroleum that potentially contain provide future jobs for West Australians. new environmental information, using readily available software. Discussions are Supported the responsible development continuing with key agencies across of uranium mining – The Liberal National Government to integrate systems and Government has continued to work with develop the scientific criteria and process uranium mining companies to develop a to store and distribute information. This consistent approach to environmental will assist in making better decisions and safety processes, ensuring the safety regarding Western Australia’s globally of employees and the broader community unique biodiversity, scarce water through strict legislation, regulation and resources and important cultural compliance. This will ensure uranium heritage. mining within Western Australia is carried out in a safe and environmentally Continued support for Reform and responsible manner. Development of Development at Resources Safety Western Australia’s uranium industry will Strategy – Reaffirmed a commitment to establish the State as a long-term reliable safety in the resources industry with the

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development of a Bill to modernise with a free laser, light and water show. resources occupational safety and health The Fringe World Fairground was also a legislation. This will draw together the feature of the opening and brought a provisions for the Petroleum, Mining and carnival atmosphere to the quay. The Major Hazard Facility industry sector under Perth International Arts Festival Gardens one single Act. Amalgamation of the opened in the precinct on 11 February provisions will establish a more efficient 2016. Since opening over 2 million people and effective structure to enable have visited Elizabeth Quay. The food and achievement of safety objectives. This will beverage outlets within Elizabeth Quay provide a consistent framework across have now opened and are being operated Australia, removing duplication, improving by local hospitality businesses. The $20 mobility of workers between industries million enhancement works to Barrack and reducing costs for both industry and Square to complement the Elizabeth Quay the regulator. inlet precinct were completed in November 2015. Development approval Petroleum and Geothermal Energy was granted in August 2015 for the new Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 – Ritz Carlton Hotel and 275 residential Introduced into Parliament on 12 June apartments at Elizabeth Quay. Works 2013 to facilitate the geological storage of commenced on site in 2016 with the first greenhouse gas substances. This Bill hotel guests and residents anticipated in provides legislative certainty to 2019. encourage the development of the greenhouse gas storage industry and Perth City Link – Perth City Link (PCL) will associated research. reconnect Northbridge and the CBD for the first time in 100 years. The Yagan Mining Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 Square project, the public focus of PCL – Introduced into Parliament on 22 April reached a significant milestone with the 2015 to achieve better outcomes for awarding of the construction contract in industry, Government and the November 2015. Construction environment. The Bill will reduce commenced on site in early 2016. regulatory burden and introduce a risk- Significant progress has been made on focused framework. structural works. In October 2015 an EOI was released for 25 leasing opportunities; Expanded the Perth Core Library –Perth's operators are being sought for a range of Core Library, which contains drill core restaurants, bars, fresh food stalls and samples taken during exploration for oil takeaway stores which are set to bring and gas is being expanded with a $4.8 Yagan Square to life when it opens in million allocation in the 2014-15 State 2017. There will be a strong focus on Budget and a further $2.5 million in the showcasing Western Australian produce. 2015-16 Budget which will increase Development within PCL is also storage capacity by around 3,500 square progressing well, the construction of four metres and provide additional viewing commercial buildings was completed in space. The Perth Core Library has been 2015 and development approval was instrumental in the discovery of new granted for two residential buildings of deposits in recent years. more than 560 apartments. The underground bus port has also opened. PLANNING Riverside and Waterbank are Elizabeth Quay – Elizabeth Quay opened transforming the eastern city gateway – to the public on Friday 29 January 2016, The Riverside project sits across 40

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hectares of land at the eastern entry to workshops. The land release followed the the city. A major milestone was achieved sale of four lots that will deliver mixed-use in August 2015 with the finalisation of the development, short-stay accommodation Project Development Agreement for the and affordable housing. In August 2014 development of the riverfront precinct. A the long term vision for the development application for the first redevelopment of Midland was launched building in the Waterbank precinct has with the Master plan open for public been approved. A development consultation. The final plan was released application has also been lodged for in May 2015. The Federal Government’s creation of the riverfront public realm, commitment to up to 110 medical school with works to start on site for both the places was announced in May 2015 and public realm and first building in late $22million State Government funding for 2016. The Waterbank precinct is expected the building was approved in 2015. to generate 440 jobs during construction, as well as provide up to 1,000 residential Developed Northbridge Chinatown dwellings for 1,500 residents, 35,500m2 of precinct – The State Government commercial and retail space and a range committed $500,000 in 2016-17 Budget in of community facilities. addition to $2 million committed in 2013- 14 Budget to revitalise China Town. A new Redevelopment of the Scarborough entry statement is in place on Roe Street. Beach Precinct – In the 2016-17 Budget Lanterns, lighting, road stencilling and the State Government committed an place activation are contributing to a more additional $18 million to the Scarborough vibrant precinct. Support has been Redevelopment project bringing the total provided to activate the space during Liberal National Government’s Chinese New Year events.

commitment to revitalise the Released the Sub Regional Planning Scarborough Beach area to $48 million. Frameworks “Perth and [email protected]” The additional funds will be used primarily – In May 2015, the State Government to improve public access to the beach released the Draft sub-regional Planning front and improve operation of the Frameworks for the Perth and Peel Region surrounding street network. Forward for public consultation. The five works to facilitate the construction of documents show how a population of 3.5 significant upgrades to the Scarborough million in Perth and Peel by 2050 can be public realm commenced in April 2016. sustainably accommodated. The The project will transform the area into a frameworks represent a natural contemporary, family friendly destination progression and continuation of the State with new and improved facilities. The Government’s long term vision for a well- commitment is expected to encourage planned city and thriving metropolitan private sector investment and area with a focus on the efficient use of development. existing and future urban land and

infrastructure; the provision of Midland – The Liberal National employment opportunities close to Government committed $9.7 million in population centres; and the protection of the 2016-17 budget and part of this areas of environmental significance and funding will be used for the construction basic raw material sources. The plans of Railway Square, a new public space at identify where growth corridors will be, the Midland Railway workshops, plans for and where an extra 800,000 new homes which were released in May 2016. New and employment centres will be located. commercial and residential land was

released at the Midland Railway

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Strategic Assessment of the Perth and lodge planning applications and track Peel Region (SAPPR) – The draft Strategic their progress; and Assessment of the Perth and Peel Region - A focus on quality design in complex suite of documents were jointly released urban infill and high-density for public comment in December 2015. developments. The documents provide the environmental and conservation plans to support the Planning Reform - Local Planning Schemes implementation of the Perth and Peel Regulations 2015 – The new Planning and @3.5million planning frameworks, Development (Local Planning Schemes) including 170,000 hectares of new Regulations 2015 took effect in October conservation reserves in Perth and Peel 2015 replacing the out-dated Model and surrounds. Once finalised, the plans Scheme Text and for the first time bringing will streamline planning and consistency across 150 local government environmental approval processes and town planning schemes currently provide greater certainty regarding where operating in Western Australia. The future development will occur and how regulations provide a major reform of the environmental assets will be protected. planning scheme preparation, approval and amendment processes, including the Planning Reform – In August 2014 the introduction of three risk-based tracks for Government introduced the second phase processing amendments, significantly of the State Government’s Planning reducing processing times for minor and Reform Agenda, which will see faster standard scheme amendments. housing approvals and significant savings in the cost and time taken to develop land Planning Reform - DAP Regulations 2015 – in the State. Collectively the Government’s The amended Planning and Development Planning Reforms (phase one and two) are (Development Assessment Panel) the most significant change to the State’s Regulations 2011 took effect in May 2015. planning system since 1963. Reform The new Regulations implement the DAPs initiatives include: review undertaken as part of Planning - Streamlining of amendments to the Reform Phase Two, including revised Metropolitan Region Scheme and optional and mandatory thresholds for Local Town Planning Schemes to application that are determined by DAPs, ensure quicker response times, while reconfiguration of the regional DAPs, and still having community involvement in administrative improvements. the process; - Changing the Metropolitan Region Planning Reform - Amend residential Scheme and Town Planning Scheme design codes – Revised residential design amendment processes from codes were adopted in 2013 to, among sequential to concurrent,- other things, allow non-residents to approximately halving the process occupy granny flats and increase allowable time; floor space of such ancillary dwellings; a - Consistent processing of development minor change to the R-Codes was also applications across local governments; made in October 2015 to better control - Changes to the value of the thresholds apartment development in suburban areas for Development Assessment Panels zoned R30 and R35, including increasing to provide more options for on-site parking requirements. developers and landowners; - The introduction of an online Planning Reform – e-Plan and PlanWA The application system that will make it Department of Planning’s online easier and faster for developers to application lodgement system, e-Plan, was

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expanded in 2015 to include structure plan storey development on the site to help lodgement as well as subdivision Subiaco’s regeneration and contribute to lodgement, providing more efficient and the Government’s infill target. transparent processing of applications. The new public spatial viewer PlanWA Lissiman Street Precinct – The went live on 30 November 2015. Free to Government enacted an Improvement the public, it provides a dynamic mapping Plan to facilitate the development of the tool allowing free public access to planning Lissiman Street Precinct, Gosnells in a co- data and information online, including ordinated manner. The Improvement Plan information on land zoning and structure will enable the purchase of private plans, urban development program data, landholdings by the WA Planning and cadastre. Commission to facilitate development for a diverse range of land uses, including Guildford Hotel – In November 2015, the commercial land which will contribute Minister for Planning made a decision on a towards economic development, local scheme amendment proposal for the employment and the viability of the area Guildford Hotel site to allow residential as a commercial centre servicing residents, development up to a height of five storeys visitors and the local workforce. behind the hotel. The decision balanced the preservation of an important historic Swan Valley – Recommendations from the landmark with an appropriate level of Swan Valley report were adopted in order urban infill adjacent to the Guildford Train to prioritise retaining the Valley as a Station. premier tourist and winemaking region. The draft Swan Valley Development Plan Burswood Peninsula – The vision for the was released for public comment in growth of Burswood Peninsula was October 2015, as the next stage in The Way released for public comment (September Forward - the Swan Valley planning reform 2014) to guide the anticipated project. The Plan will provide the basis for development that will occur due to the development and land use planning in the significant investment by the State Swan Valley region and provide greater Government in the new Perth Stadium. protection for agricultural land and The plan has been adopted (February encourage tourism activities that support 2015) and will guide further detailed and complemented the area's rural planning and development for the area. character. Currently the Swan Valley legislation is before Parliament. The Cottesloe Beach Redevelopment – The Development Plan will be finalised Department of Planning has worked with following the passage of the legislation. local government to undertake modifications to the Town of Cottesloe Middleton Beach – The State Government Local Planning Scheme 3, which will allow has enacted an Improvement Plan over the for the revitalisation of the area along Middleton Beach site in Albany. The Marine Parade, between Eric and Forrest Government has identified redevelopment Streets. The Town of Cottesloe Local of the site as a priority and the Planning Scheme 3 was gazetted in July Improvement Plan is a positive move 2014 allowing for greater private sector towards integrating development of public investment in the area. and private land to establish a safe, vibrant mixed use centre with an active beach Subiaco – Approved a long awaited front that includes local and tourist scheme amendment for the Pavilion facilities; restaurants, cafes and shops; Market site in Subiaco; allowing for a 16- holiday and short stay accommodation.

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the State Government is to achieve best Coral Bay Settlement Structure Plan – practice transit oriented development Approved the Coral Bay Settlement around the new stations. Structure Plan which provides a 25 year planning framework for future Shenton Park Improvement Scheme – The development and expansion of tourism WAPC has prepared and advertised for within Coral Bay. The State Government public comment an Improvement Scheme has approved an increase in visitor for the Shenton Park Hospital site. The population by 800 people to ensure it Improvement Scheme is intended to remains one of the State’s premier tourism facilitate redevelopment of the site and destinations. delivery of the land in a coordinated manner to balance the existing Regional Planning and Infrastructure environmental attributes of the site with Frameworks – have been prepared for the its strategic value. State’s eight country planning regions. The purpose of each framework is to establish POLICE a regional vision and basis for decision- making. The frameworks also introduce a Introduced legislation mandating blood number of planning initiatives, which form testing of people who bite or spit at the basis of an ongoing work program for police officers – This legislation was the Department of Planning. The proclaimed on 1 January 2015 and Frameworks have been developed in protects police officers by allowing the partnership with the Regional taking of blood samples from the Development Commissions and local offender, which helps in the diagnosis, governments, and feed into the Regional clinical management and treatment of the Development Blueprints. exposed police officer.

Nambeelup Industrial Area – The Liberal Introduced the Graffiti Vandalism National Government released the Enforcement Act enabling the Courts to Nambeelup District Structure Plan to guide impose clean-up orders and banning the development of a modern industrial serial offenders from public transport – estate to cater for 33,000 new jobs by 2050 Legislation received passage through the and to stimulate major business and Legislative Assembly in 2015 and is industry opportunities across the Peel currently awaiting debate in the region over the next few decades. The Legislative Council. District Structure Plan allows for the land in the area to be rezoned for industrial Introduced mandatory sentences for purposes once more detailed serious physical or sexual offences investigations are finalised. committed during a home invasion to 75 per cent of the statutory maximum – Forrestfield Airport Link – As part of the Legislation was enacted on 1 November State Government’s commitment to 2015. construct the Forrestfield Airport Link rail project, the Department of Planning is Strengthened existing 'three strike' laws leading the land use planning and business to a mandatory two years imprisonment case preparation for the new Forrestfield for people who break into a person’s and Belmont station precincts in home, with each aggravated burglary collaboration with the PTA, City of offence to constitute a 'strike' – Belmont, Shire of Kalamunda, Perth Legislation was enacted on 1 November Airports Pty Ltd and Landcorp. The aim of 2015.

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

- Greater cooperation and Boosted Police numbers – During the collaboration between WA Police 2013 election, the Liberal National Organised Crime Division and federal Government committed $215 million over law enforcement partners, operating four years to recruit, train and deploy an as the Joint Organised Crime Task additional 550 police and police auxiliary Force. officers (400 police officers and 150 police Targeting the supply of auxiliary officers). $32.2 million was methamphetamine is a key element in the committed in the 2016-17 State Budget. State Government’s WA Meth Strategy The program is on track for completion by that aims to tackle methamphetamine 30 June 2017. In 2013-14 the State through early education, reducing Government also recruited the remaining demand and disrupting supply. 170 additional officers under its 2008 election commitment to increase police Developed an integrated State CCTV numbers. network and to fund additional cameras in crime hotspots – Committed $200,000 Tackling Hoon Hotspots – As part of the in 2013-14 and $300,000 in the 2014-15 to State Government’s multifaceted strategy develop the State CCTV Strategy, a to clamp down on hoons who drive detailed and strategic plan, to deliver a recklessly and endanger the lives of West coordinated State CCTV network for a Australians, $170,000 was committed in safer and more secure WA. The total the 2014-15 State Budget over four years investment to 2016-17 of $8.5 million for covert cameras to help police identify delivers on the Liberal National reckless driver behaviour in hoon Government’s commitment to pioneer an hotspots. Four covert cameras are integrated State CCTV network and to currently deployed across metro and fund extra cameras in crime hotspots. $5 regional WA. A further eight cameras have million is currently allocated for grants to been purchased and are currently being local governments to either install CCTV developed for covert deployment. This cameras in crime hotspots, or upgrade strategy also includes legislation existing infrastructure so it can feed into empowering courts to order vehicle the network. $3 million is allocated in confiscation of reckless drivers, which was capital funding in 2016-17 to deliver a new introduced to Parliament in June 2016. State CCTV Register and a Connected CCTV Solution to enable remote viewing Meth Enforcement Action Plan - by WA Police of CCTV data from Announced by the Liberal National State participating networks. Government in July 2105 to enhance WA Police activities to target supply of Rapid Justice Initiative, streamlining the methamphetamine in the community. criminal justice system and freeing up This plan includes the establishment of: police for frontline duties – Committed - Methamphetamine Transport Teams $70,000 in the 2014-15 State Budget to to target supply routes; extend video link technology in major - Dedicated Methamphetamine teams regional centres, enabling faster clearance within the Organised Crime Squad to of matters. As part of the 2013-14 State target methamphetamine dealers in Budget the Department of the Attorney metropolitan and regional Western General received $3.2 million over three Australia; years commencing 2014-15 allowing for a - Methamphetamine Desk within WA Magistrate to be available at the new Perth Police to gather intelligence to Police Centre on Sundays to deal with bail support Meth Teams; and

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

and remand decisions, as well as to fast out of new facilities and the acquisition track traffic and impoundment matters. and construction of new purpose built police facilities. Funded 'CrimeStoppers WA' – Secured $200,000 each year from the Criminal Mount Magnet Police Station – In Property Confiscation Account to February 2014, the Liberal National resource CrimeStoppers WA. Government opened the new $8.1 million police station in Mount Magnet. Working with at-risk Youth – In the 2013- 14 State Budget the Liberal National Police Air Wing – The new $1.4 million Government committed to implement state-of-the-art WA Police Air Wing recommendations of the Government’s facility was opened at Jandakot airport in Police Citizens Youth Club (PCYC) review. March 2014. As a result, funding of $10 million has been allocated, including $4 million in the Assaulting a public officer – The Liberal 2016-17 State Budget to upgrade existing National Government tightened Western PCYCs. Australia’s tough mandatory sentencing laws to ensure any adult convicted of Police Regional Incentives – Committed either assaulting a public officer, or $10.5 million over four years in the 2013- dangerous driving causing death or 14 State Budget to help attract and retain serious injury while evading police, spend police officers for hard-to-fill regional the mandatory minimum term in custody. postings. Computer Aided Dispatch system – $25.4 Reduced red tape – Significant work is million was committed in the 2014-15 under way as part of the Frontline 2020 State Budget to compete an upgrade of reform program. Improvements have been the Computer Aided Dispatch system realised through red tape reduction and (CAD) by the end of 2016. The upgrade legislative changes, including amendments will improve navigation, tracking and to the Criminal Investigation Act 2006, auditing of calls and tasks, emergency allowing police to detain uncharged management and crime reporting. suspects, freeing up officers for frontline duties. Created a new offence of deliberately altering a number plate – to disrupt Community forums – The Minister for criminal activities. Police and the Commissioner of Police hosted a series of Police/community Anti-car theft measures – Introduced an forums in 2013, 2014 and 2015 to advise anti-car theft trial in an effort to reduce on local crime issues, frontline policing and car theft in Perth. A GPS tracker, fitted to providing an opportunity for the 1,000 high risk cars, will alert the owner of community to raise issues with senior a theft via the tracking system. police officers. Arson – Launched Strike Force Vulcan, Increased metropolitan police capacity aimed at cracking down on bushfire (station upgrades) – $67 million in capital arsonists during the bushfire season. expenditure was allocated in the 2013-14 State Budget over four years. Funding was PREMIER AND CABINET provided for accommodation options including the expansion and refurbishment Continued negotiations with Federal of some existing facilities, leasing and fit- Government for revision of GST share –

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

The Liberal National Government will registration assessment. It is continue to seek GST revision with the anticipated that the settlement could Federal Government through the COAG commence in early 2017 once reform process. objections to registration have been resolved. Continued to coordinate engagement - The Noongar Recognition Act 2016 with the Commonwealth on national was proclaimed on 6 June 2016 (WA infrastructure issues – This includes the Day), an unprecedented recognition 15 Year Australian Infrastructure Plan of Indigenous tradition in WA and prepared by Infrastructure Australia. In nationally. The Land Administration May 2016, the Premier signed a revised (South West Native Title Settlement) National Partnership Agreement on Act 2016 and WA Water By-Law Infrastructure Projects in Western Amendments, which represent Australia which included a $490M significant milestones toward Commonwealth GST top-up contribution Settlement, are also now in force. to be used for the Forrestfield Airport - Perpetual Trustee Company Limited Link Project. was chosen as Independent Trustee for the Noongar Boodja Trust Continued to support the Premier and following a merit section process other agencies to maximize the benefits undertaken by the WA Government to Western Australia from the and the South West Aboriginal Land Commonwealth’s white papers on and Sea Council. The Trustee’s formal Agriculture and Developing Northern appointment will begin when the SWS Australia. In particular, the Department: commences. - assisted Treasury with negotiations over the Commonwealth’s proposed Kimberley Science and Conservation $5 billion Northern Australian Strategy (KSCS) – ILUAs with three native Infrastructure Facility; and title holding groups have been registered, - coordinated engagement with the providing consent for the creation, and Office of Northern Australia to joint management of terrestrial and promote State priorities for marine conservation estate under the diversified economic development KSCS. Negotiations with another five and improved infrastructure in the groups are well advanced. north of the State. Implementation of the ILUA between the Continued dialogue with the Federal State Government and the Esperance Government to promote technical Nyungar People – The Esperance Tjaltjraak improvements to the native title system – Native Title Aboriginal Corporation has improvements should facilitate economic been registered following strategic opportunities for Aboriginal West planning provided for under the terms of Australians and regional WA more the ILUA, and the first annual payment generally while maintaining the integrity of under the ILUA was made in January 2016, the Native Title Act. enabling ETNTAC to commence operations. Progressed the South West (Noongar) Settlement (SWS): Continued to provide secretariat support - The six SWS Indigenous Land Use for the Partnership Forum – The forum Agreements (ILUAs) have been meets on a quarterly basis, bringing executed and lodged with the together leaders from the public and National Native Title Tribunal for

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

community services sectors, as well as consumer advocates. Aboriginal Youth – The Liberal National Government is reforming the way services Aboriginal Justice Reform – Work is are delivered to Aboriginal youth. These ongoing to meet the Premier’s October reforms will reduce fragmentation of 2014 commitment to reduce Aboriginal services and refocus investment to over-representation in the justice system programs that are effective in keeping and deaths in custody by focusing on young people in school, training or creating safer custody environments, employment. avoiding incarceration for low level offending, and supporting prevention and Continued to review number and diversion initiatives, including expansion of responsibilities of Government Boards the Department of Corrective Services’ and Committees – The number of paid custody call centre in February 2016 to Boards and Committees has been reduced enable 24/7 operation, and to include from 1200 in 2008 to approximately 335 at referrals from police lock-ups. This allows the end of 2013. Aboriginal people in custody, and their families, friends or advocates, to seek in- International relations policy – A formal confidence advice and support, as well as policy is being developed, concentrating request Aboriginal Visitors Scheme on the State’s major trading partners and attendance. with a focus on the emerging nations of the - Introduced the Bail Legislation Indian Ocean rim, with a view to leveraging Amendment Bill 2016 to Parliament existing relationships in mining and which aims to reduce the number of petroleum to expand our agricultural persons unnecessarily held in remand exports, especially to nations concerned generally and reduce the about food security and food safety. transportation of children and young people from regional areas to Perth for Engaged with Commonwealth remand. Government and other states in areas of - Developed comprehensive practical reform – Western Australia amendments to sentencing legislation, continues to lead practical reform to be introduced to Parliament in the throughout the COAG process and near future, which, among other informally in specific policy areas of things, will increase the flexibility of education funding reform, environmental the courts when dealing with low level approvals and the National Disability offending. Insurance Scheme, reducing violence against women and children and Regional Services Reform – The State contributing to the work of the National Government has commenced a Methamphetamine (Ice) Taskforce. fundamental reform of the way infrastructure and services are delivered in Family and Domestic Violence – The State regional and remote areas, beginning with Government released the Freedom from the Kimberley and Pilbara. The reforms will Fear Action Plan in September 2015, which prioritise funding to locations that provide sets out a whole-of-State strategic plan for real economic opportunities and a safe tackling domestic and family violence. environment for children. The newly - Recognising that family violence established reform team will work with occurs up to nine times more Aboriginal communities and leaders, who frequently in the Kimberley region will play a vital role in decision and than other areas of Western Australia, implementation processes. the State Government has provided

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

$3.2 million in funding for the PerthUSAsia Centre – The State is Kimberley Regional Initiative. providing $3 million over five years - In 2016, Western Australia contributed toward the establishment of the $1.6 million towards a joint national PerthUSAsia Centre located at The campaign to reduce family and University of Western Australia (in domestic violence, which focused on collaboration with the Federal changing the attitudes and behaviours Government and UWA). The Centre seeks of young men and the people who to strengthen ties and engagement influence them. between the United States, Australia, and the Asia region through teaching, Out of Home Care – In May 2016, the collaborative research and as a policy Government launched an Out-of-Home think tank. Care reform strategy that has been informed, in part, by the preliminary Africa – In January 2014, the Premier findings of the Royal Commission into visited Africa to foster closer trade and Institutional Child Sexual Abuse. This investment relationships in the region strategy focusses on improving life-long across mining and petroleum, education, outcomes and the safety of children in out- training and agriculture. The Premier of-home-care, including through signed a Memorandum of Understanding permanency planning measures that will between the Government of Western ensure children in care have certainty Australia and the Common Market for about their future. The State Government Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), a is continuing to work with the Royal regional economic organisation with Commission, contributing significant member states including Zambia, Kenya experience from a Western Australian and Uganda. This important agreement perspective. builds a closer relationship with 19 African nations as part of the Premier's visit to Progressing a bilateral approach to Zambia and South Africa. Indigenous Affairs with the Commonwealth – In particular, India – In April 2015, the Premier visited discussions have included improving India to get a better understanding of its school attendance, addressing community economy and explore potential safety in accordance with the State’s opportunities for trade, and specifically Aboriginal Justice Reforms and working on LNG, mining services, agricultural locally based solutions through the techniques, food handling and storage, Regional Services Reform structure. education and training and research.

Signed an environmental assessment WA Natural Disaster Relief Assistance – bilateral with the Commonwealth in Under the jointly-funded Commonwealth- 2014 – A draft approvals bilateral State Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery agreement has been developed by Arrangements (NDRRA) assistance has officials but cannot be finalised as been provided to Western Australian amendments to Commonwealth communities affected by natural disasters, legislation have failed to pass. including to the communities of Exmouth, Modifications to these agreements are Yalgoo and the City of Greater Geraldton being negotiated to encompass changes affected by severe flooding on 26 and 27 arising from amendments to the WA April 2014. Funding was for clean-up and Mining Act that are before Parliament. recovery assistance and support for the restoration or replacement of essential

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public assets damaged as a result of the October 2015, which coincided with a flooding. ‘One-year to go’ launch of the 400-year anniversary. The WA Museum’s website Created a Coastal Towns and Settlements was launched on 22 January 2016 aboard Cabinet Sub-committee (CTSCS) – To the Duyfken in Fremantle, with investigate the development and announcements also made on the Duyfken revitalisation of priority coastal commemorative voyage to Shark Bay settlements and examine future coastal (commencing 18 August 2016), and the sites. The Coastal Towns and Settlements Shark Bay Festival of Discovery. The Cabinet Sub-Committee was established in Accidental Encounters exhibit has June 2014, and met for the final time on 17 travelled from Kalbarri, (where it received August 2015. 32,706 visitors) to Carnarvon where it will be on display until August. The History Formally recognised World Pregnancy Teachers’ Resources for Years 3 and 4, and and Infant Loss Remembrance Day on 15 Science Teachers’ Resources for Year 9 are October 2014. now available for free download from the respective websites. Coordinated and implemented events and projects to commemorate the 100 MH370 - Assistance and support to the year anniversary of ANZAC – Including the Commonwealth Government on search restoration of memorials on Mt Clarence and rescue operations for Malaysian flight (Albany), construction of the National MH370. Anzac Centre (Albany), ‘Diggers Departing’ re-enactment at Blackboy Hill and The Strategic Assessment of the Perth Fremantle commemorative heritage train and Peel Region – The Strategic journey, teachers’ resource packs and Assessment will deliver ‘class of action’ Albany commemoration and community approvals, under the Environment events. On 23 March 2016 amendments to Protection and Biodiversity Conservation the ANZAC Day Act 1960 came into force, Act 1999, for the future development providing for the ANZAC Day Trust Fund required to support the expansion of the (the Trust) to be managed by the Minister Perth and Peel regions to 3.5 million for Veterans. The Department of the people. The draft Strategic Assessment Premier and Cabinet will provide documents were released for public administrative support to the Trust. comment in December 2015. During the public consultation period, held from 17 Allocation of $820,000 for a range of December 2015 to 13 May 2016, a total of projects to commemorate the 400 year 592 written submissions and 3,046 pro- anniversary of Dirk Hartog landing at Cape forma submissions were received and 52 Inscription – This is in addition to $300,000 key stakeholder briefings were conducted already spent on lead up events, $2.2 by the Department with industry, million for an upgrade to the Denham professional bodies, community and jetty, $6.1 million for redevelopment environmental groups, and local works on the Denham foreshore and an government. It is expected that the estimated $16 million for the Return to package of final Strategic Assessment 1616 Dirk Hartog Island Restoration documents will be submitted to the project which is largely funded by the Commonwealth Minister for the Gorgon Barrow Island Net Conservation Environment for consideration by the end Benefits Fund. The upgraded recreational of 2016. jetty was opened by the Premier and Minister for Regional Development on 25

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

The Kimberley Science and Conservation through the Western Australian Strategy – this is the largest investment Marine Science Institution. into the natural and cultural heritage of the Kimberley in the history of Western Implementation of the whole-of- Australia. It is a multi-agency programme Government Plan to Reinvigorate across seven Government agencies. The Regulatory Reform to drive innovation, Department coordinates implementation and reduce barriers to entrepreneurial of the Strategy and leads negotiations of activity, productivity, investment and Indigenous Land Use Agreements and employment – Through the Plan, the Joint Management Agreements related to Government has cut red tape, led the Strategy, with native title parties. progressive deregulation and regulatory Outcomes to date include: reform, and improved regulatory - Creation of Lalang-garram / Camden assessments, particularly in the following Sound Marine Park and Eighty Mile reform priority areas for 2015–16: Beach Marine Park, signing of business licensing; home building associated Joint Management regulations; transport reform; liquor Agreements and release of indicative regulations; agriculture, aquaculture and management plans for Roebuck Bay, fisheries regulations; and environmental Horizontal Falls and North Kimberley approvals and administrative burden. marine parks. - Passing the Mitchell Plateau State Led development of the Draft Western Agreement Termination Bill to protect Australia Open Data Policy to be finalised the Mitchell Plateau’s ecological and in the first half of 2015 – Coordinated and cultural values from mining and progressed open data capacity building protecting proposed National Park events across the IT sector including the areas from mining through the Western Australia public sector’s creation of an exemption under contribution for 2015 GovHack. section 19 of the Mining Act 1978. - More than 200 traditional owners Commemorated the 150th anniversary of have been engaged through the Sir James Stirling’s death on 22 April 2015 Landscape Conservation Initiative to - With the preparation of a Ministerial manage fire, feral animals and weeds statement read in Parliament by the across the Kimberley landscape with Premier, and confirmation of a previous traditional owners, pastoralists and commitment by this Government to other land managers. This has resulted $40,000 for restorative works for a in the reduction of the area of country memorial to Governor Stirling at St Johns burnt by destructive late dry season Church, in England. fires from 36 per cent to 17 per cent, across more than 6.5 million hectares Changed Foundation Day to Western of the north Kimberley. Australia Day – With the first official - Closure of Roebuck Bay to commercial Western Australia day held on 1 June 2012. gillnetting to increase the availability WA Day is now celebrated over the June of popular recreational species long weekend and throughout the State including threadfin salmon and with a range of events organised by barramundi stocks and stocking of Celebrate WA and funded by the State Lake Kununurra with barramundi. Government. - The commencement of 25 marine research projects across the Kimberley PUBLIC SECTOR has also occurred as a result of $12 million in State funding made available

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

Retained and expanded the role of the and public servants and Government Public Sector Commissioner – The officers) with 17 unions have been establishment of the independent successfully registered under this Policy to statutory office of the Public Sector date. Commissioner in 2010 has seen a greater commitment to increasing the efficient Lobbyist Bill – In 2016 Parliament passed and effective management, governance the Integrity (Lobbyists) Bill 2014 which and integrity of the public sector, and has promotes and enhances public confidence ensured greater clarity of responsibilities in the transparency, integrity and honesty of bodies overseeing the Western Australia of dealings between Government public sector. representatives and people who undertake lobbying on behalf of others. Legislated to give the Public Sector Commission responsibility for oversight Remuneration for CEOs of Government of minor misconduct by public officers – Trading Enterprises – Legislation is before Legislation to amend the Corruption and the Parliament to give the independent Crime Commission Act 2003 (WA) to Salaries and Allowances Tribunal transfer the Corruption and Crime responsibility for setting remuneration for Commission's oversight of minor chief executive officers of Government misconduct by public officers and its trading enterprises. corruption prevention and education functions to the Public Sector RACING AND GAMING Commissioner received Royal assent in December 2014. The Public Sector Completed a wider review of Liquor Commission assumed these Control Act 1988 – The Liquor Control Act responsibilities from 1 July 2015. Review was provided to the Government in January 2014. The Government has Retained a cap on size of the public sector consulted with key stakeholders and during current period of budgetary released a public response to the Review. restraint – Government agencies are now These changes include: subject to a cap on salary appropriations - Amending the Act to remove offence rather than a cap on the number of staff. relating to patrons carrying liquor This ensures that the cost of delivering between non-contiguous licensed services is controlled while still allowing areas. Implemented in November flexibility in their delivery. 2015. - Legislating to allow restaurants Maintained a responsible but consistent holding fewer than 120 people easier and equitable public sector wages policy access to approval for serving liquor that provides public sector employees without a meal. with fair and reasonable remuneration and benefits and safe working conditions Addressing the impact of problem – The State Government’s CPI-capped gaming – Five community programs Wages Policy continues to be an important will share in $842,435 of State factor in the moderation of public sector Government grants to address the labour expenditure growth. Thirty six impact of problem gambling. public sector industrial agreements Additional grants totalling $329,476 covering over 100,000 employees have been awarded to Linkwest and (including police officers, firefighters, 360 Health + Community to help teachers, education assistants, hospital reduce problem gambling in the support workers, State training lecturers,

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

community and raise awareness about $355.5 million from Royalties for Regions its social impact. to delivery affordable housing for key workers across WA. This initiative has REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT helped to provide affordable purchase and rental accommodation across the regions, Since 2008, Royalties for Regions has supported private sector development and invested $6.9 billion into more than 3,700 increased population in regional areas. projects and programs across regional WA. Health – Since 2008-09 and across the STATEWIDE forward estimates, the total Royalties for Regions spend in health will be more than Committed $362 million over four years in $1.451 billion. The $150 million North 2014-15 State Budget for major projects West Health Initiative, $500 million and strategic economic opportunities Southern Inland Health Initiative, identified as priorities under the new investments into the RFDS, St Johns Regional Investment Blueprints – Each of Ambulance, Patient Assisted Travel the nine regional development Scheme and the Regional Men’s Health commissions across the State tasked with Initiative to name a few, our commitment putting together a Regional Investment to healthcare in the regions is significant. Blueprint based on their development aspirations and forecast population Launched the Regional Services Reform growth. Roadmap was launched in July 2016 – This roadmap sets the policy direction for $146 million for the Affordable Housing future investment and service delivery in for Workers Scheme across Regional regional and remote Aboriginal Western Australia between 2013-14 and communities. It includes a $225m 2018-19. investment package, focusing on housing and education. Regional Mobile Communications Project – This project expands mobile phone Emergency Services Volunteer Fuel Card coverage across regional Western Scheme – $7.37m of Royalties for Regions Australia. In the 2014-15 State Budget the funding over four years was committed in Liberal National Government invested a the 2015-16 State Budget to implement further $45 million over four years in its the scheme which provides all eligible second stage. Brigades, Groups and Units in regional WA with a $2,000 fuel card on an annual basis. Regional Grants Scheme and Community Chest Fund – In October 2014 $13.3 million Aboriginal Governance and Leadership in Royalties for Regions funding was Development Program – The 2015-16 granted under the latest round of the State Budget included $2.3m of Royalties schemes for projects that help attract for Regions funding to commence the investment and improve the quality of life program. in regional Western Australia. In December 2015 another $30 million was allocated for Regional Events Program – An $80 million a further two rounds of the Regional program supports major regional events Grants Scheme and another $10 million such as the Margaret River Gourmet was allocated for a further two rounds of Escape, CinefestOz, Drug Aware Pro the Community Chest Fund. surfing, Ord Valley Muster, Shinju Masturi, Affordable Housing – In March 2012 The Taste Great Southern and Mandurah Crab Liberal National Government announced Fest, along with dozens of smaller events.

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

- $73.3 million for the Regional Youth Regional Tourism Marketing – An Justice Strategy across the Kimberley additional $11 million committed to the and Pilbara. Regional Tourism Marketing program, - $4.8 million for the Kimberley including the #JustAnotherDayinWA Science and Conservation Strategy. campaign. - $18.5 million for the new Kimberley National Park and Great Kimberley KIMBERLEY Marine Park.

Progressed development of Ord Stage 3 – Officially opened the new $41.8 million The State Government is working closely Kununurra Courthouse in October 2014. with the Northern Territory and Australian Governments to progress further PEEL expansion of the Ord Irrigation Scheme into the Northern Territory. Assistance has Created Peel-Harvey Estuary been provided on matters such as Management Committee and provided engineering options, land assembly and funding to complement scientific and tenure models and water security and coordination efforts – Allocated $400,000 allocations. in 2013-14 State Budget over four years. Membership of the Peel-Harvey Estuary $19.2 million for Remote Indigenous Management Committee has been agreed Health Clinics – This project represents and it will periodically meet. The considerable investment into facilities for Department of Regional Development has some of Western Australia’s most remote finalised a grant agreement with the Peel communities in the Kimberley and Pilbara. Harvey Catchment Council to employ a Health facilities in remote communities science coordinator to integrate science including Bayulu, Mulan, Billiluna, into catchment management to improve Noonkanbah and Yandeyarra are being water quality of the Peel-Harvey waters. A redeveloped and refurbished. Taking senior scientist commenced employment design cues for consultation with local in October 2014. community members, these clinics are becoming welcoming places for local Upgraded campgrounds at Yalgorup residents. National Park for $1.3 million – Providing more nature-based accommodation Kimberley infrastructure and services options for families just 105 kilometres boost: south of Perth. Officially opened on 16 - $14.9 million for the Broome Road January 2015. industrial area development. - $10 million for the Broome Replacing the Old Mandurah Bridge – Chinatown redevelopment. Works have commenced to replace - $19.5 million for the West Kimberley Mandurah’s 62-year old traffic bridge with Transitional housing project. a new four-lane bridge over the estuary. - $4.9 million for the Fitzroy Crossing The State Government has allocated $48.8 courthouse. million ($8.8 million from Royalties for - $29.9 million for the Kununurra Regions) to this project with the City of Courthouse Mandurah also contributing $3 million. - $15.45 million for Seizing the Opportunity Agriculture. Transforming Peel – On April 4 2016 announced $49.3 million from Royalties for Regions Growing Our South Fund for

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

the first stage of the Transform Peel - $10.3 million for Wubin-Mullewa project at Nambeelup, east of Mandurah. Road. The project comprises 1,000ha business - $9 million for Goldfields Highway. park, 27,000ha food zone and an - $2 million for Geraldton Residential integrated water initiative, and is expected Colleges. to create 33,000 jobs by 2050. - $3.4 million for Ballinyoo Bridge . - $2 million for Foodbank Geraldton. GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE - $2.5 million for Morawa Town Centre.

Goldfields-Esperance Revitalisation Plan – Infrastructure and Services upgrades in Committed $162 million in the 2015-16 the Mid West Region – State Budget over four years, including $40 - $140.2 million for the Mid West million for the redevelopment of Investment Plan, including $7.47 Kalgoorlie Boulder Community High School million for a power station to the and $38 million for the upgrade and Murchison Radio-Astronomy construction of passing lanes along Great Observatory power station. Eastern Highway. - $9.1 million for Durack Institute of Technology centres for health Infrastructure and Services upgrades in industries and resource sector the Goldfields-Esperance Region – training. - $92.2 million for Goldfields Revitalisation projects. GASCOYNE - $17.6 million for the Esperance Health Campus. Gascoyne Infrastructure and Services - $600,000 for the Esperance Boost – Residential College Stage 2 upgrade. - $276.6 million from Royalties for - $6.2 million for the Goldfields Arts Regions invested in the Gascoyne since Centre. 2008 including $150 million through - $45 million for the Kalgoorlie-Boulder the Gascoyne Revitalisation Plan. Community High School. Investments include: - $38 million for Great Eastern Highway - $2.2 million for Denham Timber Jetty passing lanes. replacement - $3.9 million for PortLink inland freight - $18.3 million for the Exmouth Boat corridor planning. Harbour - $20.3 million for the Carnarvon Health Opened the $35.5million Esperance Campus. Waterfront project in November 2014 – - $7.9 million for the Exmouth Health The development includes beach Clinic. pathways, a lawn area and gardens, - $1.1 million for the Coral Bay seasonal including a landmark sculpture of a whale staff accommodation. tail. - $15.45 million for Seizing the Opportunity Agriculture MID WEST - $29.5 million for Carnarvon Community College Invested $66.1 million of Royalties for - $9.045 million for the Gascoyne River Regions funding since 2013-14 into health Bridge services, education and infrastructure in - $45 million for the Carnarvon Flood the Mid West region through the Mid Mitigation works West Investment Plan –The funding - $22 million for the Ningaloo Centre in includes Exmouth

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grow into sustainable, vibrant places to live Completed the Carnarvon Flood and work. mitigation works – Announced in response - $147.3 million for Pilbara Cities to the December 2010 flood in Carnarvon, infrastructure, including $40.4 million $45 million from Royalties for Regions to develop a city core for the Karratha went to build four major levees to the east city centre, $38.5 million for Karratha of the town site and adjacent to the Lower city centre infrastructure. Gascoyne River, designed to withstand one - $40 million to revitalise the Newman in 100 year floods. The work was town centre. completed in June 2014. - $12.66 million for the Marble Bar road bridge crossing at Fortescue River. $20 million major upgrade for Exmouth - $109.6 million for Pilbara Cities Boat Harbour – Offering significant community projects. economic benefits for the Gascoyne region - $206.5 million towards the Karratha and expanding its capacity as a major Health Campus. supply and service base for the oil and gas - $73.3 million for the Regional Youth sector. The upgraded facilities will create Justice Strategy across Kimberley and about 140 new jobs within existing Pilbara. operations. Contracts were awarded for - $10.3 million for Seizing the the major component of the work in June Opportunity Agriculture. 2016. - $10 million for the Jigalong essential services pilot program. Carnarvon Emergency Department – Opened in In November 2015 and East Pilbara Arts Centre – Completed in refurbished to meet cyclone building July 2015 with $8.5 million from Royalties standards, patients now have access to for Regions, this purpose-built facility built emergency telehealth services available to the needs and ideas of the Martu people 24/7, state of the art resuscitation bays, will enhance the capacity of the existing four treatment bays, Carnarvon’s first ever 250 self-employed artists working in the purpose built mental health assessment region. Includes a residential housing room, new triage facilities and three component. consulting rooms for visiting specialists. Newman Town Centre Revitalisation – A Exmouth Health Centre – Opened in $40 million investment into revitalising the November 2015 and with $8.1 million from town centre of Newman, building green Royalties for Regions’ Gascoyne open spaces, new town square and Revitalisation Program funding, the facility commercial and retail precincts to help includes an emergency department, 6 make Newman an exciting place to live and inpatient beds and 3 residential aged care work. beds. Karratha Health Campus – $206.5 million PILBARA from Pilbara Cities makes this the biggest single investment in a health facility in Infrastructure and Services upgrades in regional WA’s history. Will transform the Pilbara – $1.7 billion in funding ability of people in WA’s north to access through Royalties for Regions’ Pilbara world class health care. Work started in Cities Initiative, a plan to build the June and contract to design and construct population of Karratha, Port Hedland and awarded. Newman, and help Pilbara communities

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Onslow Hospital – This $41.8 million Government announced the Southern facility, jointly funded by $19.8m from Inland Health Initiative (SIHI) – a suite of Royalties for Regions and $22 million from substantial reforms across all aspects of Chevron, was announced with work primary healthcare delivery in the commencing earlier this year. Will be a Southern Inland region of Western completely new facility and crucial to the Australia. Underpinned by investment of continued growth of Onslow. First project $500 million from Royalties for Regions, to get under way under the $161 million the program comprised a capital works North West Health Initiative. program and a health workforce and services improvement program. It is the Karratha Quarter and Government Offices single biggest investment in regional – Developed by Landcorp and Mirvac with healthcare in WA history. Deliverables $66.7 million from Pilbara Cities, the include: Quarter precinct offers 46 service-worker - Over $250 million of capital apartments, 6000 square metres of investment – completely refurbishing commercial and retail space in a four- hospitals in Manjimup, Collie, storey building, a car park and new public Katanning, Narrogin, Northam and space. It was opened in June 2016, $22 Merredin as well as upgrading Health million of local contracts were awarded as centres in small towns across the part of the build and it has completed the Southern Inland area from Moora and transformation of Sharpe Ave. $6 million is Jurien Bay to Bremer Bay, Lake Grace, also being spent to co-locate all Southern Cross and Boddington; Government services in the Quarter. - $20 million to boost provision of Aged Care, private providers, including local Onslow Airport Redevelopment Project – government, were encouraged to Approved the allocation of $13 million in apply for one-off grants. December 2014 to complete work on the - $182 million into boosting regional Onslow Airport Redevelopment Project. medical workforce - regional people now have increased access to GP’s and WHEATBELT nurse practitioners much closer to home. Avonlink – In September 2014 The Liberal - All projects will be either completed or National Government announced the underway by the end of the 2016 provision of $6.575 million over three calendar year. years to expand The AvonLink train service, between Northam and Perth. The service SOUTH WEST will encourage further growth and increased sustainability of the Avon region. Built the new $36.4 million Augusta Boat Harbour – Officially opened in November Announced the Creating Age Friendly 2014, the new harbour offers sheltered Communities in Small Towns Project in water and service facilities to thousands the Wheatbelt – Supported by $2.5 million of commercial and recreational boaties in of Royalties for Regions Funding. In March the South West, made possible by the 2014 announced a $1 million commitment State Government’s Royalties for Regions to the Dryandra Residential and program. It incorporates a four-lane boat Community Care Expansion - Stage 2 in launching facility, floating finger jetties Kellerberrin. and 40 boat pens.

Southern Inland Health Initiative – In the Funded the Surfers Point Precinct project 2011-12 State Budget, the State – Major works were all completed in time

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for the 2014 Drug Aware Margaret River Pro, an international surfing competition Busselton Hospital – opened the new held over five days in April. Total project Busselton Health Campus on 4 March budget of more than $5 million from 2015, with a $40.5 million contribution Royalties for Regions. from Royalties for Regions, in addition to a further $10.7 million from Royalties for Artificial reefs installed on the seabed off Regions for ICT. Dunsborough and Bunbury – Installed in April 2013, the reefs consist of 30 ten- SW Emergency Helicopter – On 1 February tonne reinforced concrete modules 2016 the new South West Emergency placed in six clusters of five modules. Helicopter began operations out of Royalties for Regions allocated $1.86 Bunbury, funded by $30 million from million to the Department of Fisheries to Royalties for Regions. manage the project. Prescribed Burning Boost – In 2015 gave a Committed $600 million over five years $20 million boost to DPaW’s prescribed from the Royalties for Regions for The burning program. Growing our South Initiative – In 2014-15 a fund was established to implement GREAT SOUTHERN major infrastructure and community projects across the Peel, Wheatbelt, Restored the Mt Clarence ANZAC Desert South-West and Great Southern regions. Corps Memorial – The improved memorial and visitor facilities, new Bunbury Waterfront – $24.9 million interpretive elements and the creation of committed to Stage 1 of the Transforming spaces for education and Bunbury’s Waterfront project, which commemoration have created a fitting includes the revitalisation of the memorial to ANZAC soldiers. Funded with Koombana Beach foreshore and $2.84 million from Royalties for Regions redevelopment of the Dolphin Discovery and $3 million from consolidated revenue. Centre. A further $20.7 million has now been committed for Stage 2, which Katanning – Royalties for Regions funded includes the redevelopment of Casuarina $9.3 million for a new town square, the Drive and the Jetty Road Causeway. restoration of historic buildings and the refurbishment of the Katanning Roller DPaW Headquarters – $28.9 million has Flour Mill which was completed in March been committed to build new DPaW 2015. headquarters in Bunbury, including a state-of-the-art visitor gateway to the Albany Student Accommodation – South West. committed $10.9 million to construct affordable accommodation for tertiary Busselton Margaret River Regional students in Albany. Airport – committed $46 million to upgrade the Busselton Margaret River The Gap – In April 2016 new lookout and Regional Airport to allow visitors from the visitor facilities at The Gap near Albany east coast to fly direct to the South West. were opened. The project was funded with $5.1 million from Royalties for Busselton Foreshore Accommodation Regions. Precinct – committed $10.5 million to develop shovel-ready hotel sites on the Centennial Park – In 2016 The Liberal Busselton foreshore. National Government committed a

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further $5.75 million to enable the City of Albany to complete the redevelopment of Speed and red light camera infringement the eastern precinct of the Centennial revenue – The Liberal National Park sporting complex. Government will continue to ensure 100 per cent of speed and red-light camera Albany Community Hospice – in April infringement revenue is spent on road 2016 the new Albany Community Hospice, safety initiatives. built with $4.8 million from Royalties for Regions, was officially opened. Purchased emergency rescue helicopter for the South West – Committed $15.3 Denmark Industrial Area – committed million in 2013-14 State Budget over four $7.6 million to develop a new light years for the construction of a hangar, industrial area, link road and river crossing crew accommodation and office facility, in Denmark. together with operating costs for a new South West Emergency Rescue Helicopter ROAD SAFETY Service. The provision of a second Emergency Rescue Helicopter Service in Road Trauma Trust Account – In 2016-17, the South West will lead to an improved a record $146 million has been allocated emergency response and greater from the RTTA to be spent on road safety community resilience to emergency initiatives to achieve the targets of the incidents. Towards Zero 2008-2020 road safety strategy. Safer roads – Upgrades to specific country roads, targeting run-off-road crashes and Repeat Drink Drivers – Legislation upgrading Metropolitan intersections. requiring repeat drink drivers to install See Transport for a list of projects. and participate in an alcohol interlock program was passed by Parliament in Tackling Hoon Hotspots – Part of the February 2015. It is anticipated that the State Government’s multifaceted strategy Alcohol Interlock Scheme will be to clamp down on hoons who drive operational in the second half of 2016 recklessly and endanger the lives of West once the comprehensive regulations are Australians. $170,000 was committed in finalised. the 2014-15 State Budget over four years for covert cameras to help police identify Reviewed the Road Safety framework – reckless driver behaviour. Four covert An independent review considered the cameras are currently deployed across appropriateness of the current road metro and regional WA. A further 8 safety governance framework, to ensure cameras have been purchased and are increased Government funding for road currently being developed for covert safety initiatives is delivered effectively. deployment. This strategy also includes The State Government has broadly legislation empowering courts to order accepted all 56 recommendations of the vehicle confiscation of reckless drivers, review. In line with the key which was introduced to Parliament in recommendations, the Road Safety June 2016. Commission was established as a standalone agency on July 1 2015 headed Electronic Flashing Speed Zones signs – by the inaugural Road Safety The Liberal National Government’s Commissioner. The implementation of commitment to install electronic flashing the remaining recommendations is speed zone signs at every school with a progressing. 40km/h school zone is well under way,

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with $36 million funding through the Road road crashes causing serious injury and Trauma Trust Account to ensure every death. $360,000 in funding is available to school in Western Australia with a 40km/h organisations and community groups for zone receives flashing LED lights by 2017. eligible projects and events in 2015-16. During 2015-16 and 2016-17, the final 766 schools will have the electronic flashing SCIENCE school speed zone signs installed. Scitech – Scitech is Western Australia’s Promote safer vehicles, through the dedicated science education and expansion of the ‘stars on cars’ scheme – engagement centre, reaching more than Developed an alliance with about 50 car 500,000 people annually and working with dealerships across Western Australia almost 90 per cent of Western Australia’s aimed at providing information on vehicle schools, teachers and students. The safety ratings and safety features, helping current State funding agreement of $41.5 consumers to make more informed million runs over five years from 2013. The decisions about purchasing a safe vehicle. State Government has also committed $15 million towards finding a new home for Reaffirming the use of five-star rated Scitech. An independent planning vehicles for the Government fleet – The reference group was established to Government will continue to purchase 5- undertake a study to identify options for star ANCAP rated fleet vehicles. The Scitech’s short and long-term selection of safer vehicles promotes accommodation requirements. occupant safety. Agencies have a duty of care to provide a safe workplace and fleet International Centre for Radio vehicles are considered an extension of Astronomy Research (ICRAR) – The State the workplace. The Government also Government has invested more than $96 committed to extend this to Sport Utility million into building radio astronomy Vehicles and light commercial vehicles research capacity, capability and from 1 January 2014, where available. infrastructure, including the This initiative will lead the country in safe establishment of ICRAR in 2009, a joint fleet policy for light commercial vehicles. venture between The University of Western Australia and Curtin University. Completed a major revision of penalties The current State funding agreement of for road traffic offences – The amended $26 million covers the period 2014 to penalties apply to offences related to 2019, and supports the ongoing operation speeding, drinking driving, failure to give of ICRAR. ICRAR is leading Western way, disobeying access control signs, Australia’s effort in the SKA project and is failure to keep left and overtaking, a key part of the State’s efforts to following too closely, non-restraint and maximise Western Australia’s benefits non-helmet use, and in-vehicle from the SKA project. distractions such as mobile phones. Pawsey Supercomputing Centre – The Road Safety Community Grants Program State Government committed a further – The Liberal National Government $21.55 million over five years (2016-21) launched the Road Safety Community to the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre in Grants Program, funded through the Road the 2015-16 State Budget, bringing the Trauma Trust Account, which offers event total contribution since inception in 2000 and project grants for locally-developed to $53.941 million. initiatives designed to foster community support and participation in preventing

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Released ‘A Science Statement for knowledge and research activity are Western Australia - Growing Western significant. The Western Australian Australia’ – Since the release of the Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI) was Science Statement for Western Australia, established in 2015 with State in April 2015, the Office of Science, Government support. The institute’s role together with the WA Chief Scientist has is to align and coordinate the existing been working in collaboration with knowledge system to support more Government, industry and researchers at informed and timely decision making and the national and international level to ensure that funding and research efforts deliver initiatives that contribute to are prioritised towards areas of greatest growing the WA economy. The five conservation need. In the May 2016 State science priority areas are Mining and Government budget, funds of $6.68 Energy, Medicine and Health, Agriculture million over five years were announced to and Food, Biodiversity and Marine support WABSI. Science, Radio Astronomy, STEM Education, Water and Big Data. The Premier as the Minister for Science – The Premier assumed responsibility for WA Marine Science Institute (WAMSI) Science Portfolio in March 2013. and the WA Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI) – Through partnership with Appointment of Professor Peter Klinken - industry, the Office of Science is working The new Chief Scientist of Western alongside institutes such as the WA Australia was appointed on 10th June Marine Science Institute (WAMSI) and the 2014. WA Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI) to encourage a collaborative and SENIORS AND VOLUNTEERING coordinated approach to marine and biodiversity science research. WABSI was WA Seniors Card – The WA Seniors Card is established on 15 October 2015 and will the most generous in Australia, providing be developing a biodiversity catalogue seniors with more than $1,000 in and WAMSI is delivering the Marine Government concessions every year, and Blueprint initiative. access to discounts from over 550 participating WA businesses. Support for marine science – In April 2015 the Premier launched the Western Elder Abuse Helpline – The Liberal Australian Blueprint for Marine Science National Government launched Western 2050, an assessment of marine research Australia’s first dedicated elder abuse priorities for the State based on helpline. The helpline is enabling seniors Government and industry needs. The being coerced into giving money to friends Premier commissioned a Marine Science or family to telephone for assistance. An Roundtable to progress the research Elder Abuse Protocol has been developed priorities in the Blueprint. The to help Government and non-Government roundtable’s resulting Blueprint for agencies educate and prepare staff who Marine Science Initiative will be encounter elder abuse. implemented by a broad group led by the Western Australian Marine Science Seniors card goes digital – The State Institution (WAMSI). Government has launched the first dedicated WA Seniors Card website Support for new institute for terrestrial (seniorscard.wa.gov.au) which allows new biodiversity research – Western seniors to apply for the card and current Australia’s terrestrial biodiversity cardholders to check their Cost of Living

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Payments, change their bank and personal details and access the latest information SMALL BUSINESS on business discounts. Business Local Service – the Business Seniors’ Housing Centre – A one-stop shop Local Service replaces the former Small provided for seniors with the Seniors’ Business Centre program and commences Housing Centre now co-located with the on 1 July 2015. This new service will WA Seniors Card centre. A three-year reduce duplication and increase the contract signed with Council on the Ageing number of business advisors on the WA offers seniors advice about housing ground. options. Since September 2011, more than 6,500 people have sought advice by phone, Gave small retail shops more flexibility to email or in person. Information sessions employ staff and expand their businesses and seminars across WA reached another – The Consumer Protection Legislation 10,000 seniors. Amendment Act 2014 eased the criteria for small retail shops so that up to 25 Seniors Strategic Planning Framework – people can work in a small shop at any one The Government has implemented a range time and increased the number of small of initiatives aligning with its Seniors retail shops that an eligible persons can Strategic Planning Framework 2012-2017 own from three to four, came into effect including Age-Friendly Communities. on 19 November 2014.

Age-Friendly Communities – WA is an SPORT AND RECREATION international leader in community planning to allow seniors to age well, in a Perth Stadium – The State Government is place of their choosing, and feel welcome investing over $1 billion in the Perth and respected. In 2015-16, the Liberal- Stadium and Sports Precinct, delivering a National Government invested more than world-class sport and recreation facility for $1 million in programs and initiatives that West Australians. The Stadium is more support seniors’ inclusion, participation than 50 per cent complete and remains on and security including $473,000 to 70 local schedule to open in time for the start of governments for age-friendly community the 2018 AFL season. To date, planning. construction, supply and consultancy contracts worth more than $367 million Free public transport – From 1 July 2015, have been awarded to Western Australian free travel times have been extended to companies – 87 per cent of the total value evening and early morning services. Carer, of contracts awarded. Aged and Disability Support Pensioner Construction has begun on the new six- SmartRider holders are able to travel for platform Perth Stadium Station and free at various times throughout the day. Pedestrian Bridge that will link the Burswood Peninsula to East Perth. Photo ID Card – From July 1 2016, the BHP Billiton was announced as a Sports Government is offering a concession price Precinct Partner and will contribute $5 for seniors to obtain a photo identification million towards development of the card. amphitheatre and boardwalk. Following extensive negotiations, Expanded the recognition of volunteers – agreement was reached between the State To celebrate those who have dedicated 25 Government, WACA and Cricket Australia years to helping others this builds on the and from 2018 Test, One Day 50 year badge currently awarded. Internationals and all Big Bash League

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

Twenty20 matches will be played at Perth Provided funding for pavilion at Glen Stadium. Negotiations with football Huon Oval (previously proposed for Eaton continue. Oval) – $3 million allocated to an upgrade The Stadium Operator has been appointed at Glen Huon Oval after community and will work with the state to finalise user consultation and agreement with the Shire agreements and get the stadium ready for of Dardanup. The funding was originally operations over the coming 18 months. promised to construct a new pavilion at Eaton Oval but all local clubs agreed the HBF Arena (Joondalup) Redevelopment – change was the best community outcome. The State Government allocated $14.9 Project is expected to be completed by million in 2013-14 over four years for a early 2017. multi-sport expansion of HBF Arena and its surrounding facilities, including a new Upgraded facilities at Northern Redbacks basketball centre for the Wanneroo Women's Soccer Club (Balga) – Allocated Basketball Association, additional netball $500,000 to redevelop the Northern courts and rugby pitch and new clubrooms Redbacks Women’s Soccer Club in Balga. for the West Perth Football Club. The City The project has been completed. of Joondalup has also committed an additional $4 million. Invested over $156 million through the - Second rugby pitch completed in 2014. Community Sporting and Recreation - Three netball courts and Facilities Fund (CSRFF) since 2009 to over administration building completed in 980 sport and recreation projects – 2015. Projects include new swimming pools, - The West Perth Football Club and the recreation centres, playing fields, change Wanneroo Basketball Association rooms, floodlighting and a range of other facilities will commence construction sporting and recreation projects across in 2016. Western Australia. - The contractor has been appointed and the State has committed a further Upgraded facilities at Hartfield Park $4 million to upgrade the HBF Arena Sporting Complex (Forrestfield) – The infrastructure to allow the increased Liberal National Government allocated use of the facility. $6.01 million over three years from 2013- 14 to upgrade facilities of the Hartfield Provided funding for Stage 2 of the Park Sport and Recreation Reserve in Centennial Park Sporting Precinct in Forrestfield. Work commenced early in Albany – The Government previously 2015 on Stage 1 of the three-stage project, contributed $8 million to Albany’s with completion of all three stages Centennial Park project, which was part of expected by late 2017. a September 2008 election commitment. The latest contribution brings the Provided funding towards new covered Government’s investment in the $27.1 basketball courts in Mundaring – million redevelopment to $16.75 million. Allocated $3 million from 2014-15 for Provided funding towards development Mundaring Basketball Courts. The project of Ellenbrook Recreation Centre and has commenced and will be completed by Ellenbrook Recreation Hub – $7 million early 2017. has been allocated to a sports centre comprising three indoor multi-purpose Provided funding for the redevelopment courts, gymnasium, change rooms and of Lightning Park, Noranda – Allocated aquatic facilities. $400,000 in the 2013-14 State budget. This project was completed in March 2015.

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

headquarters for the West Coast Eagles Expanded Morley-Noranda Bowls Club – Football Club by 2018 and continue to be Allocated $800,000 in 2014-15 to expand the home of the Perth Football Club. the Morley-Noranda Bowls Club. This project has been completed. Provided $12.4 million funding ($2.4 million from CSRFF) to the City of Funded the re-opening of Willetton Cockburn for the design and construction Sports Club – Committed $1 million in the of the Cockburn Central West Regional 2013-14 State Budget to fund the re- Physical Activity and Education Centre – opening of Willetton Sports Club. The This provides a major sport and recreation Project has been completed. base for the residents in the growing southern metropolitan corridor of Perth. Provided funding towards the This regional community centre will also be redevelopment of Kostera Oval, the training headquarters for the Kalamunda – $1 million was allocated in Fremantle Football Club by 2016. 2014-15. The project is underway with the new ovals levelled and due for completion Community swimming pools – The Liberal in August 2016. National Government committed $13.2 million over four years from 2013-14 for New Pavilion at East Dalyellup Oval – the maintenance and upgrades of regional Allocated $300,000 in the 2014-15 State pools under the Community Pool budget. This project is due for completion Revitalisation Program. in August 2016. Provided funding for Sport 4 All (includes Upgraded Elsie Austin Oval pavilion KidSport) – Allocated $30 million from (Mount Helena) – Allocated $150,000 in 2011-12 to 2016-17, enabling children the 2013-14 State budget. The clubrooms who could not normally afford it to play were opened in March 2016. team sports and engage with their local communities. Since its inception in 2011, Built the new $26 million State Netball KidSport has helped more than 54,500 Centre in Wembley – The 1,000-seat children aged between 5 and 18 join over centre houses the West Coast Fever and 2,600 local sporting clubs. A further $5 Netball WA high performance training million per year has been allocated in the programs, State League Netball matches 2016-17 budget through until 2019-20 to and community netball. The centre was continue the program. officially opened on 28 March 2015. Invested more than $7.5 million into Built the $33.7 million WAIS High community sport and active recreation Performance Centre – To prepare our elite organisations this year – This is an athletes for international competition in increase from $4.6 million in 2008-09. the 2016 Olympics and beyond. The state- Funding directly supports State Sporting of-the-art training centre was opened on Associations and Industry Representative 22 April 2015. Organisations to pursue a philosophy of good governance and continuous Provided $10 million to Town of Victoria improvement. Park for the redevelopment of Lathlain Park – This provides a major sport and Your Move – The Liberal National recreation base for the residents in the Government has invested $4.2 million in inner eastern suburbs of Perth. This behaviour change programs to motivate regional centre will also be the training and support households in the Cities of

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Cockburn and Wanneroo to become more state relationships and the network of physically active. This joint initiative Western Australia’s overseas offices. The between the Department of Sport and Western Australian Government has Recreation ($1.8 million) and Department increased its representation in Indonesia of Transport ($2.4million) uses by adopting a new office model to include, personalised phone coaching, tools and in addition to a regional director, tourism support to encourage households to set and agriculture officers. goals and increase their daily activity through sport, recreation and active International Agreements – The signing of transport. collaborative agreements with other Governments and their implementation is Provided $1,200,000 for the Changing an important part of international Attitudes through Sport program – aimed relations. Under a 2011 Memorandum of at initiating cultural change towards Understanding (MoU), the State alcohol related attitudes, management Government has worked closely with and behaviours in club environments. China’s peak economic policy agency the National Development and Reform Established the Athlete Travel Subsidy Commission (NDRC) on trade and Scheme – since its inception, this program investment issues. The Premier met the has provided $1.17 million to support NDRC Chairman in April 2014 at a State 2,617 athletes to travel to regional, state banquet hosted by President Xi Jinping in and national events. honour of the Australian Prime Minister and his visiting delegation. In November Established the Community Sport 2014 an MOU in biodiversity research was Equipment Grants Program – More than signed between the Institute of Botany, $800,000 has been provided to 1600 clubs, Jiangsu and the Department of Parks and with each receiving a $500 one-off Wildlife during the visit of the Minister for payment to purchase shared equipment Environment; Heritage to China. for their participants. Building relations in Africa – In January Provided over $200,000 per year to 2014, in line with its commitment to build support the Seniors Recreation Council – relations in Africa, Western Australia Remaining active and having access to signed a Memorandum of Association with stimulating recreational activities are vital the Common Market for Eastern and for the quality of life of seniors. The State Southern Africa (COMESA) consisting of 19 Government has continued to provide African nations. The objectives of the support for the Seniors Recreational Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Council’s Healthy Ageing through activity include sharing knowledge and programs. technology, development of legislation and community engagement, rules of Launched the Youth Engagement Scheme governance, and education and training initiative – enables organisations to target between Western Australia and the ‘at risk’ youth by assisting them to connect COMESA states across the fields of mining, with their communities through a range of petroleum and agriculture. sport and active recreation activities. Bunbury to Albany gas pipeline – The STATE DEVELOPMENT Government continues to work to deliver a viable, gas pipeline from Bunbury to Overseas offices – The Liberal National Albany. Government is working to maintain sister-

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North West Shelf Joint Venture – In 2014, allocated land for a potential industrial the State Government agreed that the estate, and released a Master plan for a North West Shelf Joint Venture could proposed new multi-user and multi- export a further 86 million tonnes of LNG commodity deep water port at Anketell in in return for additional supply of gas to the the Pilbara. The port will have a capacity at domestic market. The quantity of domestic full development of 350 million tonnes gas will be equivalent to 15 per cent of LNG annually. production from North West Shelf facilities, whether from reserves held by LNG 18 – Western Australia hosted the the North West Shelf Joint Venture or world’s largest conference and exhibition other producers. In 2015 the variation to dedicated to the LNG industry in Perth in the North West Shelf State Agreement was April 2016. LNG 18 attracted more than passed by Parliament. 5,000 participants from 70 countries and 200 of the world’s leading oil and gas Bungaroo Valley Water project – The companies. The conference, exhibition and Western Australian Government and Rio associated activities was expected to inject Tinto Iron Ore have developed and $48 million into the local economy. commissioned a new water source for the West Pilbara. It will provide an extra 10 TOURISM billion litres of water a year for the future development of Karratha, Roebourne, Increased funding to market Western Wickham and Point Samson and ensure Australia to domestic and international that RTIO’s requirements for its expanded travellers – An additional $24 million was production are met. allocated from 2013-14 to 2016-17 to promote Western Australia Mitchell Plateau – In 2015 the internationally, in particular to Chinese, Government reached agreement with Rio Singaporean and Indonesian tourism Tinto and Alcoa to terminate a State markets, as well as inter/intra state. $11 Agreement for establishing an alumina million of this funding is specifically refinery in the Kimberley, clearing the way focused on marketing regional Western for 175,000 hectares on the Mitchell Australia. Plateau to be included in a new Kimberley National Park. Just another day in WA – The $5.5 million Just another day in WA advertising Onslow Social Infrastructure Package – campaign was launched in June 2016. The The Liberal National Government is campaign features five multi-experience overseeing delivery of a $300 million joint films covering Perth, Rottnest Island, private and public funded package of social Ningaloo Reef, Margaret River and the and critical infrastructure for the Pilbara Kimberley. These will be supported by a town of Onslow. It is well under way and further 13 short films featuring additional includes new electricity, water and health WA experiences along with print, online services, and airport redevelopment to and outdoor media. support Onslow’s expansion related to development of the State’s Ashburton Supported major events – Events provide North Strategic Industrial Area, home to incentive for people to travel to a range of the Wheatstone LNG Project and the metropolitan and regional locations, Macedon Domestic Gas plant. helping deliver economic and social benefits to local communities, support for Anketell Port Project – The Government local businesses and generate valuable has signed a native title agreement,

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media exposure. The State Government’s polo athletes in regional and remote significant event support includes: parts of Western Australia. State - Providing additional funding to enable Government funding support was the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro provided for the 2013, 2014 and 2015 surfing event to be elevated to World events and financial support for the Championship Tour (WCT) status in regional component has been 2014 in both the men’s and women’s extended through to 2018. competitions. WCT status produces - Won the right to host the 2018 significantly elevated visitation and Australian Surf Life Saving media impact, with approximately Championships at Scarborough Beach. 40,000 spectators attending the 2014 The championships were last held at event. The 2015 event was considered Scarborough in 2014 and attracted the best in the event’s 30-year history nearly 8,000 visitors who spend $12.4 with approximately 40,000 spectators million during the seven days of the attending over the extended 12-day event. waiting period, which incorporated - Sponsored performances of the two weekends. Arcadia Spectacular shows at Elizabeth - New three year deal to 2017 signed for Quay in November 2016. The three WA to host the Margaret River shows are exclusive to Western Gourmet Escape, which features some Australia and combine theatre, circus, of the world’s best chefs, culinary and music, aerial performance, robotics wine critics and celebrities. The 2013 and pyrotechnics. event resulted in more than 33,000 - Allocated $18.97m over three years room nights booked in the Margaret from 2016-17 to 2018-19 to attract and River region and more than $10.5 secure major events at the new Perth million in direct economic impact. The Stadium from 2018. The Premier annual Margaret River Gourmet announced that the first event secured Escape is fast developing into the for the new Stadium is game two of the highest-profile food and wine festival National Rugby League State of Origin in Australia and the Asia-Pacific series between Queensland and New Region. South Wales in 2019, expected to be - New agreement signed with the worth $15 million to the WA economy. International Tennis Federation and - Announced that two Rugby League Tennis Australia to continue hosting World Cup matches will be played at the Hopman Cup in Western Australia nib Stadium in 2017. from 2015 through to 2017, with a five - Supported the Socceroos kick-off their year option to retain the event 2018 FIFA World Cup campaign in through to 2022. September 2015 with a qualifier match - The Perth International, Australia’s against Bangladesh in front of a sell- richest annual golf tournament, has out crowd at nib Stadium. Hosted the been held at Lake Karrinyup Country Socceroos again in September 2016 at Club since 2012. nib Stadium in another World Cup - Established the BHP Billiton Aquatic qualifier against 2007 Asian Super Series, featuring a pool event champions, Iraq. with the Australian swim and water polo teams competing against Retained Regional Events Program and international swim and water polo Regional Events Scheme – Allocated an teams; a competitive community swim additional $40 million from 2015-16 to in the Swan River; and coaching clinics 2018-19 to expand the calendar of regional conducted by swimming and water events, and promote regional events

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across Western Australia. In 2010-11, 25 increase the value of tourism in events were supported in regional Western Australia to $12 billion by Western Australia. This increased 2020. significantly as a result of the Regional - One of the biggest airline partnerships Events Program with 68 events sponsored in WA’s history was signed in in 2011-12, 74 in 2012-13, 76 in 2013-14, September 2013 with Qantas. The 75 in 2014-15 and 68 in 2015-16. $750,000 $7.65 million three year co-operative was provided annually to support around marketing deal targets potential 50 to 60 small to medium sized events visitors from the east coast of through the Regional Events Scheme (part Australia, the UK, USA, Germany and of the Regional Events Program). Regional Singapore. Events Scheme funding was increased to - A three year $2.25 million co- $850,000 for the 2016-17 round and operative marketing deal was signed beyond, which enabled 63 events to be with Jetstar in February 2014 which is supported. expected to bring thousands of extra visitors to Western Australia. The Supporting Business Events – Provided Jetstar deal is helping WA’s continued $10.7 million over four years (2016-17 to growth as a holiday destination with 2019-20), including an additional $7.55 the State promoted in key domestic million, to support the Perth Convention tourism markets and Singapore Bureau in attracting conferences, through joint advertising. exhibitions and incentive travel to Western - Signed a new three-year cooperative Australia. marketing agreement with China Southern Airlines in July 2014. The Improve aviation access – A range of move follows a commitment by the aviation initiatives have been supported by State Government, in the 2014-15 the State Government to increase State Budget, to allocate $3.9 million domestic and international visitors to over three years specifically for Western Australia, including: tourism marketing to China. China - Qatar Airways commencing three Southern has changed its aircraft on flights a week from Doha to Perth in the route to a new Dreamliner Boeing July 2012. Frequency of services B787-8 which provides a superior increased to daily by end of 2012. experience for passengers, and - Garuda Indonesia commenced direct increased to four flights per week flights from Jakarta to Perth in June from July 2015. The State 2013. The airline currently operates Government’s target to double four flights a week. A country Chinese visitor numbers was achieved manager has been recruited in Jakarta in 2014. to drive marketing activity in Indonesia to increase awareness of Provide incentives for hotel development Western Australia and visitation from in Western Australia – The hotel this affluent market. incentives policy was introduced in 2011 to - Scoot commenced daily services help ease a severe shortage of hotel rooms between Singapore and Perth in in Perth. The policy has supported the December 2013. redevelopment of FESA House/Perth Chest - Etihad Airways commenced daily Clinic site as a 368-room Westin Hotel and services between Abu Dhabi and mixed-use building (commercial, Perth in July 2014, improving hospitality and retail). Other connectivity with the UK and key developments include the Old Treasury European markets which will help

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Building, Crown Towers and the Ritz- tourism operators, thereby increasing the Carlton Hotel at Elizabeth Quay. availability of quality Aboriginal tourism product across the State. The program Caravanning and camping – A total of provides access to international market $40.7 million was provided in 2013-14 over distribution channels and helps build four years to make caravanning and better marketing relationships with camping more affordable for West international travel wholesalers. Australians and improve associated facilities across the State. Of that, $34.4 Developed a food and wine strategy – In million was allocated to implement September 2015 the Premier launched Tourism WA’s Caravan and Camping Action Taste 2020: A Strategy for Food and Wine Plan 2013-2018, in collaboration with Main Tourism in Western Australia for the Next Roads WA, Department of Parks and Five Years and Beyond. The strategy is Wildlife, Department of Local Government aimed at making WA one of the world’s and Communities and Department of best culinary tourism destinations through Regional Development. greater coordination and promotion of food and wine as a key tourism experience. Parks for People – Work continues on the upgrading of camp and caravan sites as Rottnest Island – Facilities on Rottnest part of the State Government’s Parks for Island have been improved with upgrades People initiative to provide more low-cost, to the Island’s tennis courts, campgrounds, high-quality holiday options in national public ablutions, barbecues and walkways. parks and reserves for families to A major upgrade of the golf course has experience. This $21.05 million initiative is been completed, with reticulated fairways delivering 450 new camp and caravan sites and grass greens to enhance usage and and upgrading accommodation at other encourage year round visitation to the campgrounds in 16 national parks and Island. The Prendiville Group has a signed reserves. It builds on $60 million already heads of agreement with the Rottnest provided by the Liberal National Island Authority to expand Government to improve facilities in parks accommodation and conference facilities since 2008. at Hotel Rottnest. Eighty new villas, many with private plunge pools, will improve Regional Visitor Centres Program – The accommodation options and encourage State Government is investing $4.2 million visitation. Conference facilities will cater over four years in the Regional Visitor for up to 400 delegates. In addition, an up- Centre Sustainability Grant Program which market camping experience is to be provides grant funding opportunities for developed at Pinky Beach by a consortium visitor centres from 2015-16 to 2017-18. of Rottnest Express and The Billie Resort The program is intended to boost the Broome. All tents will be elevated and sustainability of regional visitor centres made of state-of-the-art canvas. The through well researched, targeted facility will include a pool, a licensed bar, initiatives with an emphasis on café, restaurant and function area for empowering local communities. weddings.

Developing Aboriginal Tourism – The Deregulated the Western Australian Aboriginal Tourism Development Program travel industry and abolished the Travel was established with $4.6 million over four Compensation Fund – An industry-led years (2014-15 to 2017-18) to provide voluntary accreditation scheme is now in product development expertise and place, which includes an industry Code of marketing assistance to WA’s Aboriginal Conduct, complaint handling processes,

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and which sets standards for good industry All 118 eligible applications were awarded practice. places for this round.

Culture and Arts in regional WA – Future Skills WA – The Liberal National Commitment of $24 million to support the Government introduced Future Skills WA, development of cultural infrastructure and a major new system for prioritising and establish more opportunities for the funding training delivery in Western development of culture and arts in Australia. Future Skills WA guarantees regional areas of the State. eligible students a subsidised training place in more than 600 State priority The Giants – The State Government qualifications, including more than 500 committed $2.1 million to bringing The apprenticeships and traineeships and over Giants to Perth as the centrepiece of the 130 qualifications on Western Australia’s Perth International Arts Festival (PIAF) in Priority Industry Qualifications List. This 2015. The event attracted 1.6 million means that eligible people who want viewers and contributed economic training in priority areas will be able to stimulus of approximately $34 million for access to quality training. In its first year of local businesses. operation, enrolments in State Priority areas, including foundation skills, Expanded Busselton-Margaret River increased by over 9 per cent Airport - Interstate visitors will be able to fly directly to Western Australia's South- Implemented a $110 million Regional West region, with the State Government Skills Training Initiative Package – Funded committing to a $59.7 million expansion of through the Royalties for Regions program. Busselton Regional Airport. The package has delivered: - expanded trade training capacity for Expanding links with China – A $1 million Broome, Derby, Karratha and Chinese New Year package in the 2016-17 Geraldton training campuses; State Budget will be used to bring more - new health and community services young professionals and international training centres for Geraldton, Peel students to Western Australia from China and Albany; and neighbouring counties. The program is - major upgrades for Halls Creek, intended to build cultural understanding Karratha, Pundulmurra (South and enhance tourism, education and Hedland), Busselton and Albany investment links. training campuses and Muresk Institute; TRAINING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT - commenced construction of new replacement student accommodation Created a scholarship program for Curtin University’s School of Mines encouraging women into non-traditional Kalgoorlie campus; and industries and trades – In March 2015, a - upgraded ICT for regional campuses. scholarship program to encourage women into non-traditional trades and industries $44 million to provide State of the Art was launched. Since the commencement Trade Training Centres – A new of the scholarship program in July 2015, $28 million Building and Construction 218 scholarship places have been Trade Training Centre was completed at awarded. Applications for the 2016 round Rockingham training campus and a new closed on 30 October 2015 with 118 $16 million Light and Heavy Automotive eligible scholarship applications received. Training Centre was completed at Bunbury training campus to expand capacity for

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apprentices and provide the highest standards. These changes will ensure that standard of industry relevant training all students are prepared to meet the facilities. At Rockingham the main building demands of everyday life and work once was completed in February 2014 with they leave school. refurbishment works by March 2015. At Bunbury the main building was completed Improving VET in Schools – A number of by July 2013 with refurbishments by May initiatives to promote engagement and 2015. improve the quality of VET in Schools programs have been developed Upgraded out-dated training facilities – partnership with schools and industry. From 2013 a $21 million remedial works Initiatives include: has funded major works to repurpose and - A Good Practice Model project which upgrade out-dated training facilities to showcases schools that have provide students with new industry demonstrated a strong commitment standard training facilities. Wide ranging to providing quality VET in Schools projects include: programs; - repurposing old style libraries at - A VET in Schools Qualifications Albany and Kalgoorlie training Register, which provides guidance to campuses into flexible learning hubs parents, students and schools about that integrate spaces for eating and what VET qualifications are supported relaxation; Albany completed January by industry; and 2016; - New guidelines for schools and - major transformation of hairdressing training providers to ensure quality and beauty training delivery areas at and consistency across VET in Schools Albany, Kalgoorlie and Geraldton programs, available on a new VET in campuses; Schools website. - major upgrade of nursing and aged care simulated nursing wards at Mt Held workshops to develop more Lawley and McLarty training effective school and industry engagement campuses; commencement of projects – The workshops brought together school to provide nursing and aged care and industry stakeholders to explore issues specialist training spaces for Northam affecting engagement between the sectors and Esperance to meet regional needs. and also informed the development of - $15.13 million – Kimberley Training guidelines for training councils’ school- Institute Broome Campus – new industry engagement. workshop and simulation buildings and upgrade to existing workshops Provide funding to the Muresk Institute – and parking. January 2015. Allocated $10 million funding in the 2013- 14 State Budget for the Muresk Institute, Changed the Western Australian to expand training and research Certificate of Education – Major reforms opportunities and undertake to the Western Australian Certificate of refurbishment work. An additional $10 Education (WACE), announced in January million funding was allocated in the 2014- 2013, came into effect in 2015. The 15 State Budget for agricultural skills changes require students to achieve an development programs at Muresk. Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank and/or a minimum Certificate II to Increased accommodation allowance for graduate from school with a WACE. apprentices and trainees – From February Students are also required to meet 2015, increased financial assistance has minimum literacy and numeracy been provided to apprentices and trainees

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for off-the-job training. This will help improvements, including a new underpass apprentices and trainees who are required linking the Perth Underground Station and to travel long distances and live away from Perth Station. The Perth Busport opened home temporarily as part of their training. for operations on 17 July 2016. Lifts, stairs and escalators now connect passengers Supported Group Training Organisations – from the ground-level entry points to the The State Government has reaffirmed its underground, 16-stand, air-conditioned commitment of $3 million per annum to lounge level. working in partnership with Group Training Organisations to support disadvantaged Progressed safety improvements to Great people through traineeships and Northern Highway – $116.5 million was apprenticeships with small to medium committed in the 2015-16 State Budget to enterprises. The Western Australian Group continue the joint Commonwealth-State Training Program replaced the State and funded $387.2 million upgrade of Great Federal Governments’ Joint Group Northern Highway (Muchea-Wubin Stage Training Program on 1 July 2015. There is 2). The work packages include New Norcia greater focus in the new program on Bypass, Miling Straight, Muchea North, Aboriginal student engagement, people Pithara, Miling Bypass, Walebing with disability, school based apprentices Realignment and Dalwallinu-Wubin which and trainees and those from regional and are expected to be complete by 2019. remote areas. The program has resulted in Completed works include reconstruction, a 47 per cent increase in Aboriginal school realignment and seal widening of the Bindi based traineeships since 1 July 2015. Bindi Curves, and the 21 km construction of the Batty Bog Road to Walebing section. TRANSPORT Completed $79 million construction of Forrestfield-Airport Link – A design, Reid Highway in 2016 – Works included construction and maintenance contract for the Reid Highway duplication (Erindale the $2 billion Forrestfield Airport Link was Road to Duffy Road), Reid Highway awarded in April 2016. The new line will widening (Duffy Road to Marmion Avenue) connect with the existing Midland line near and the Reid Highway-Malaga Drive Bayswater and run underground for eight interchange. kilometres in twin-bored tunnels beneath the Swan River and Perth Airport. It will Constructed the heavy vehicle bypass at create a 20-minute rail journey from Ravensthorpe – Allocated $20 million for Perth’s eastern suburbs to the city and will the construction of a heavy vehicle bypass feature three new stations - Airport West around Ravensthorpe to provide safe and (Belmont), Consolidated Airport and more efficient journeys for heavy Forrestfield. transport operators. Works were completed in December 2015. Delivered the Perth City Link project rail and bus component – The $576.5 million Committed $3 million annually to match Perth City Link Rail and Bus project budget Federal funding under the Heavy Vehicle was completed in July 2016. The $360 Safety and Productivity Programme –this million rail component was completed in has delivered rest stops and heavy vehicle December 2013, six months ahead of bays on Great Northern Highway, Eyre schedule. This involved sinking part of the Highway, Goldfields Highway, Mt Magnet- Perth to Fremantle railway line west of Leinster and Marble Bar Roads. Perth Station and the provision of track, infrastructure and passenger amenity

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$12.9 million duplication of Gnangara taxi camera surveillance units by 2014. This Road between Beechboro Road North $10 million project was completed on time and Drumpellier Drive – has been and $1.65 million under budget. completed and the road was opened to traffic in February 2016. On-demand Transport Reform – In July 2015 the Government released for public Sealed Wiluna to Meekatharra Road – A comment the On-demand Transport Green total of 21 kilometres of road was sealed Paper on reform of the on-demand during the 2013-14 financial year at a cost transport industry in Western Australia. of $24.4 million. $60 million has now been Stage one commenced on 4 July 2016 with committed to complete the sealing of the a range of interim initiatives to reduce Wiluna-Meekatharra Road. regulatory burden on taxis, while maintaining public safety and confidence. Upgraded Marble Bar Road – Committed Stage two involves drafting a new On- $20 million for upgrading / realignment of demand Transport Act, including the two sections of Marble Bar Road with the inclusion of a chain of accountability works completed in June 2015. A further framework, with appropriate penalties, for $12.66 million was provided for all entities that deliver on-demand construction of a new bridge over the transport services. Fortescue River, which opened to traffic in March 2016. Funded the Principal Shared Path Bicycle network – Over the past seven years, the Upgraded Wubin-Mullewa Road State Government has invested more than (Perenjori-Morawa) at a cost of $21.6 $120 million on cycling initiatives. This million. Works were completed in 2014. investment has seen 221 km of off-road shared paths and 71 km of on-road bike Built a traffic bridge over Collie River, lanes constructed by mid-2015, and linking Treendale and Eaton – Allocated includes major extensions to the Principal $18 million to commence construction of Shared Paths in the railway reserves and as the new bridge which is scheduled to be part of the Gateway project. A further 50 complete by early 2018. kilometres of PSPs will be constructed as part of both the North Link and Perth Committed to construction of NorthLink Freight Link projects. WA – includes $281.2 million for the upgrading of Tonkin Highway to a freeway Construction of 15 overtaking lanes on standard with six lanes between Guildford Great Eastern Highway including 6km of Road and Reid Highway with new highway upgrade between Southern interchanges at Collier Road and Morley Cross and Kalgoorlie – The passing lanes Drive, and a flyover at Benara Road; and are being constructed to improve road $836.6 million for a new 37 km high user safety and transport efficiency and standard link from the intersection of the the works are expected to be completed Reid and Tonkin Highways to Muchea. The by mid-2017. initiative is being undertaken in partnership with the Federal Government, Improved safety and remove dangerous in three sections and scheduled for sections of the Coalfields Highway – completion by mid-2019. Funding of $25 million in the Government’s first term and $28 million in The Taxi Camera Surveillance Unit the second term has seen significant Replacement program – The entire upgrades to Coalfields Highway, west of metropolitan taxi fleet was fitted with new

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Collie. This project will be completed by December 2016. Aubin Grove Station building, parking facilities and road works – In February Upgrading Great Eastern Highway 2015 a lead design consultant was between Greenmount and Mundaring – appointed for the construction of the new Funding of $24 million has been Aubin Grove train station to service the confirmed for the project. Construction of expected 3,900 daily boardings. Aubin Stage 1 scope of works is scheduled to Grove will provide bus transfer facilities (6 commence in early 2017. bus routes), a park and ride facility with parking areas on both sides of the Kwinana Construction of nine overtaking lanes on Freeway, 2,000 car parking bays, drop Albany Highway – Under this $22 million off/pick up facilities, pedestrian and cyclist initiative to improve safety, five of the amenities and entries to the platform via nine passing lanes have been completed footbridges from both the east and west with the remaining scheduled for delivery sides of the Kwinana Freeway. The in 2017. $125 million project is expected to be completed and in full operation by early Building secure multi-storey car park at 2017. Also included within the project is Edgewater Station – The Government the $30 million upgrade of the Russell committed $46.5 million in the 2013-14 Road Interchange which will cater for State Budget over three years for the increasing traffic demands and allow development and construction of a secure better movement for buses and cars multi-storey car park at the Edgewater around the new Station. Train Station which will expand parking capacity by approximately 560 bays to a Additional train sets carrying passengers total of approximately 1,450 bays. on the Joondalup and Mandurah lines – Construction commenced in January 2016 $244 million has been invested in 22 new and is due for completion by the end of three-car rail sets with the final trains in 2016 with start of operations in early this order expected to be delivered by the 2017. end of 2016. A further $120 million has been invested in an additional 10 three-car Installed four flashing LED speed signs on rail sets. The new trains will boost capacity Oxford Street, Leederville – Allocated on the Joondalup and Mandurah lines $40,000 to install the speed signs by June during the busiest part of the day by about 2014 – completed on schedule. 600 more passengers per three-car set.

Free public transport – From 1 July 2015, New Train Radio System – Government free travel times were extended to evening has approved $120 million to replace the and early morning services. Carer, Aged obsolete analogue radio system used by and Disability Support Pensioner the Public Transport Authority to operate SmartRider holders are also now able to its passenger rail services with a modern travel for free at various times throughout digital radio system. It will be capable of the day. serving the Authority’s data transmission requirements to support future services Kenwick Train Station upgraded – $8.5 and safety improvements. The reference million was invested in the upgrade of design and procurement strategy is now Kenwick Train Station as part of a complete and tenders will be invited in commitment to ensure accessibility for all early 2016-17. public transport users. This upgrade was completed in January 2015.

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

Extended the rail line to Butler – The first at Warton Road, bringing safety benefits trains left Butler Station in September to the area. 2014. The project, initially due to cost $241 million, was delivered three months Allocated $7.5 million for the Narrogin ahead of schedule and $20 million under Link Road Project – This project will allow budget. road trains up to 36.5m long to travel safely through Narrogin, and improve Extending Mitchell Freeway from Burns safety of the town centre. Works are Beach Road to Hester Avenue – The $236 under way to be completed by October million works to extend Mitchell Freeway 2016. by approximately 6 km north to Hester Avenue will deliver improved transport Western Australia’s four new regionally- efficiency in Perth’s northern suburbs, based port authorities commenced ease congestion on local roads, improve operations in 2014 – The new authorities traffic flow and stimulate investment to replace seven former port authorities and enhance the development of the area. give effect to the first stage of ports Current indications are the project will be governance reform for the State. completed by March 2017, nine months ahead of schedule. Opened the $1 million peak-period bus- only lane on Beaufort Street between Delivering free school bus services to Walcott and Bulwer streets – This project, more than 27,700 Western Australian a joint initiative between the State children – School Bus Services (SBS) take Government and the cities of Perth, children to and from more than 500 Vincent and Stirling, sees bus travel times schools across the State. The State from Perth’s north-eastern suburbs into Government will spend over $130 million the CBD reduced by about three to four to operate these regional services for minutes, depending on traffic conditions. Western Australian families in 2016-17. Allocated $47.1 million in partnership Committed $16.3 million to buy 23 road with the Federal Government towards coaches for passengers travelling in the upgrade of Great Eastern Highway regional Western Australia – This between Walgoolan and Coolgardie – investment will improve services in Completed May 2015. regional communities and especially help senior passengers and tourists who are Constructed over 4,500 additional frequent bus users. parking bays at train stations across the metropolitan area at a cost of over $50 Opened the new Bunbury road train million. assembly facility in 2014 - Giving road trains a safe location to break down into Released the Western Australian Bicycle single trailers before travelling into the Network Plan 2014-2031 – this plan was Bunbury city area. Jointly funded by the released in 2014 and provides a blueprint State ($5.2 million) and Federal ($1.3 for metropolitan and regional cycling million) Governments. facilities to encourage and support bicycle trips and has been the foundation for Realigned and improved Bussell Highway significant additional funding for cycling (Vasse-Newtown) – Construction of the networks. 4.2 kilometre Vasse Bypass was completed and opened to traffic in Completed $8.9 million worth of January 2016. Total cost of the project improvement works on Armadale Road

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was $21.2 million, which included a projects totalling $22.6 million since developer contribution of $8.59 million. 2013.

Widening Kwinana Freeway southbound Signed a new Land Transport agreement from Roe Highway to Russell Road as part with the Commonwealth to secure of a $66.4 million joint State/Federal $4.3 billion in funding for transport project – Works commenced in 2014 with infrastructure in Western Australia – completion due in late 2016. Including the Perth Freight Link.

Launched pedestrian countdown timers Opened the $66.5 million Lloyd Street on traffic in Perth CBD in a bid to improve Underpass in November 2015 – The pedestrian safety and traffic flow. underpass services the new Midland Health Campus and improves safety and Allocated $6 million towards efficiency on the local road network by reconditioning and sealing shoulders on separating road and rail traffic. sections of the Collie-Lake King Road, between Collie and Arthur River. North West Coastal Highway (Minilya- Barradale) – $127.9 million joint State / Significantly increased the efficiency and Federal project to widen and upgrade the capacity at Fremantle ports – Two rail road pavement sealed surface. Due for projects have been jointly funded by the completion in late 2016. State and Federal Governments at a total cost of $38.4 million. These are the Introduced a free, 24/7 personalised suite extension of the North Quay Rail Terminal of online tools called DoTDirect in 2013 – servicing Western Australia’s container This allows individual customers to self- trade, and the construction of a crossing manage their customer profile and loop at Spearwood that enables freight conduct Department of Transport trains to pass on the rail line that connects transactions online in real time. There are the port with the Kewdale/Forrestfield currently 25 available and scheduled area. The third completed project in 2014 transactions with 60 per cent of total is Fremantle Ports’ $27.2 million transactions being undertaken online. development of roads and services on land reclaimed at Rous Head as a result of the The $28.15 million reconfiguration works 2010 harbour deepening. Industrial leases at Port Geographe were completed in on this new land are now being developed May 2015 – This project was delivered on by the private sector. time and on budget. The new structures are performing well significantly reducing Completed construction of the $52 million seagrass wrack and beach erosion Roe Highway-Berkshire Road interchange problems as well as delivering major upgrade in Forrestfield – Upgrades savings in operational costs. The provide much needed relief at this heavily associated re-landscaped foreshore areas congested intersection and eradicate a have been well received by the community major black spot by providing free-flow and a new developer has commenced movement along Roe Highway. Works work on the balance of the Port Geographe commenced in 2014 and were completed development. in 2016. Introduced a WA Photo Card – In July 2014 Recreational boating enthusiasts across a photographic identity card, carrying as the State have benefited from 238 much weight as a Driver’s Licence assisting those who don't have, or are incapable of

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attaining, a Driver’s Licence was East Perth Station is due at the end of introduced. A Photo Card Concession was 2017. All transport infrastructure is on introduced in 2016. track to be completed prior to the start of events at the Stadium at the start of the Released Transport @ 3.5 Million, the AFL season in 2018. Perth Transport Plan for 3.5 million people and beyond in July 2016 – The plan Completed construction of the Gateway sets the vision for a generational change to WA Perth Airport and Freight Access Perth’s transport network. It proposes Project – Jointly funded by the long-term structural changes in Perth’s Commonwealth ($633.29 million) and transport network, looking at options for State Government ($289.94 million), the demand management, cycling, mass project was the largest project ever transit, roads and river crossings. The plan undertaken by Main Roads WA to date. It will guide future investment, planning and incorporated road and bridge policy decisions to support the improvements, local road modifications, development of the metropolitan area. around 21 kilometres of shared path and local connections, approximately seven Exmouth Boat Harbour Upgrade – The kilometres of noise/screen walls and the $4.2 million pen project to construct Jetty largest ever landscaping program B at Exmouth Boat Harbour was completed undertaken by Main Roads. It was in 2013. A further $1.4 million is being completed under budget and almost one spent to partially demolish Jetty A at year ahead of schedule and was officially Exmouth and provide additional floating opened in April 2016. pens to Jetty B. This work is currently under way and scheduled to be complete $32 million construction of the Charles by October 2016. In 2014-15, $18.27 Street Bus Bridge and Busway – The million was secured for Stage 2 to upgrade project is aimed at improving bus travel infrastructure at Exmouth Boat Harbour, times from Charles Street to the new Perth including a wharf and hardstand extension, Bus Port and reducing traffic congestion new trawler pens and raising of the along Fitzgerald Street in Northbridge. The southern breakwater to meet the ongoing works are expected to be completed by needs of the fishing/charter industry, March 2017. recreational boaters and vessels servicing the resources sector. Works are currently The $49 million Ellenbrook Bus Rapid under way and scheduled to be complete Transit project – Expected to be by June 2017. completed in late 2017, the Ellenbrook BRT will provide a seamless, nine-kilometre Perth Stadium Transport Infrastructure continuous connection for buses between Project – A revised budget of $336 million Ellenbrook Town Centre and Marshall has been allocated for works being Road. The route will improve vital public delivered by the Public Transport transport connections to Midland, Authority with $22 million allocated to Bassendean and Morley as well as Strategic Projects for the delivery of the improving the growing Midland urban hub. main bus station. Forward civil, bridge, road and services works were completed Building the $50 million Swan River in 2014-15 and the main works for the Pedestrian Bridge – The bridge will Stadium train Station are well advanced connect people moving between East and due for completion in mid-2017; the Perth, Burswood Peninsula and Perth Swan River Pedestrian Bridge is due for Stadium and is expected to be complete by completion in early 2017; the upgrade to early 2017. It will start in East Perth at

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Nelson Avenue, south of Nile Street, and to ensure Western Australia’s public includes a special event bus stand to move sector employees receive pay rises that patrons away from residential streets and are sustainable in the current challenging connect them to the Perth CBD and car fiscal environment. It breaks the direct park facilities. link between wages policy and projected Consumer Price Index (CPI), with the Building the $52 million replacement revised wages policy of 1.5 per cent per Mandurah Bridge – To cater for population year applying to all industrial agreements growth in the area, the new bridge expiring on or after 1 June 2016. features four traffic lanes, a separate wide pedestrian and cyclist walkway to the Raised the payroll tax exemption north side of the new bridge as well as threshold to $800,000 in 2014-15 and fishing platforms and boardwalks $850,000 in 2016-17 – The State accessible from the eastern and western Government increased the payroll tax foreshores. It is expected to be completed exemption threshold from $800,000 to by December 2017. $850,000 from 1 July 2016, which is expected to benefit around 11,500 Nicholson Road Over Rail Bridge – The $27 businesses. The State Government million project for a new road bridge will previously increased the exemption take Nicholson Road over the Midland to threshold from $750,000 to $800,000 from Fremantle Freight Railway and remove the 1 July 2014. existing level railway crossing, which is used by about 30 trains per day. The Continued Western Australia’s project is expected to be completed by the transformation with a $22.9 billion end of 2017. infrastructure program over the four years from 2016-17 to 2019-20 – This North West Coastal Highway (Minilya- equates to a massive $73.9 billion Barradale) – $217.9 million joint State / investment by the Government since Federal project to upgrade this major 2008-09. freight route. Project completion scheduled for late 2017. In response to the sharp decline in the iron ore price since the 2014-15 State TREASURY Budget and Western Australia’s low GST share, the State Government announced Retained a cap on the size of the public a number of new corrective measures as sector salaries budget during the current part of the 2015-16 Budget and Mid-year period of budgetary restraint – Review – A total $25.4 billion in general Government agencies are now subject to Government operating savings have been a cap on salary expenditure rather than a announced since the Government came cap on the number of Full-time to office in 2008. The Government Equivalents. This ensures that the cost of announced amendments to its public delivering services is controlled while still sector wages policy on 26 February 2016, allowing flexibility and innovation in with indicative savings of $825 million to service delivery. 2019-20. The 2016-17 Budget extends the Agency Expenditure Reviews to a further Maintained a wages policy that prevents 54 agencies (including a 3.5 per cent unsustainable growth in wages and savings target – with some modifications), conditions, while maintaining real wages with indicative savings of $461 million to for public sector employees – the State 2019-20. Government has revised its wages policy

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The Government has also announced a Instituted a new Veterans Portfolio – program of asset sales, with the proceeds Announced in March 2013. to be recycled into infrastructure projects and used to reduce debt levels. The Announced new 10-member Veterans impact of remaining asset sales will not be Advisory Council to provide input on incorporated in the financial forecasts issues relating to veterans including until the associated sales transactions are advice on health, ageing and welfare finalised. issues – While Veterans Affairs is a - The sale of the Perth Market Authority Commonwealth responsibility, the State (PMA) was the first of the asset sales Government provides some of these to reach completion on services. 31 March 2016. The sale generated proceeds of $125.5 million at the time Providing coordination and of the sale, with a further $10 million implementation of events and projects to to be paid in 2025-26 to the State commemorate the 100 year anniversary (total proceeds of $135.5 million). of ANZAC – This included the restoration - In February 2016, the Insurance of memorials on Mt Clarence (Albany), Commission of Western Australia construction of the National ANZAC Centre accepted an offer to purchase the (Albany), ‘Diggers Departing’ re- Forrest Centre in Perth. The agreed enactment at Blackboy Hill and Fremantle purchase price for the asset was commemorative heritage train journey, $200 million. This follows the teachers resource packs and Albany November 2015 $303 million sale of commemoration and community events. retail property by the Commission. These sales are consistent with the Free Public Transport for ANZAC Day –The Commission’s investment strategies, State Government provided free public with proceeds reinvested into asset transport on Saturday 25 April 2015 as classes with higher levels of liquidity hundreds of thousands of Western that better match the management of Australians attend ANZAC Day events insurance claims liabilities. commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings. Introduced a no-fault catastrophic injury scheme – The State Government has Free driver's licence for injured and extended motor injury insurance to cover disabled veterans – Hundreds of veterans all people catastrophically injured in motor will not pay a fee for their driver’s licence vehicle crashes in Western Australia after under changes made by the State 1 July 2016 and ensure they are provided Government. The change will save with treatment, care and support. It is veterans $37.60 a year. estimated that each year, there are 44 families who experience immense Produced a booklet on Western physical, financial and emotional pressure Australia’s Victoria Cross and George when a family member receives a Cross Recipients – Copies were sent to catastrophic injury in a motor vehicle crash every school, local government authority, in Western Australia. The cost of ongoing Member of Parliament and RSL sub-branch care and support for that injured person in Western Australia. can be enormous, well beyond the financial means of most families. Developing an employment of ex-ADF personnel in the public sector initiative - VETERANS In collaboration with the Public Sector Commission, the Government has

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developed the Veterans Employment Town Effluent Disposal (STED) schemes. Transition Support initiative (VETS). The $15.5 million will be spent in 2016-17. VETS initiative is a range of measures to level the playing field, and allow veterans Completed East Rockingham wastewater to compete for public sector positions. It treatment plant – More than $100 million will also include a mentoring and coaching was allocated for the construction of the initiative. East Rockingham Wastewater Treatment Plant which was completed in January Announced the Commemoration Way 2016 and is now servicing the project – a series of plaques is to be placed metropolitan South West corridor. at rest areas that lead in to Albany to honour Western Australia’s 17 Victoria Cross and Completed upgrades to the South two George Cross recipients. The rest areas Hedland and Karratha wastewater will be on Albany Highway between Perth treatment plants – Commissioning of and Albany (nine rest areas) and along South both the South Hedland and Karratha Western Highway between Pinjarra and wastewater treatment plants is now Kirup. Project will be completed by complete. Both provide high quality Remembrance Day 2016. recycled water for irrigation of public open space within the City of Karratha and Amended the ANZAC Day Act 1960 - The Town of Port Hedland. changes will ensure the Act continues to Committed to a target of 30 per cent meet the current day needs of Western recycling of wastewater by 2030 - The Australian veterans and ex-service Liberal National Government remains personnel. Changes included: transferring committed to recycling 30 per cent of responsibility of the Act to the Veterans wastewater by 2030. Construction of the Minister, composition of the ANZAC Day first stage of the groundwater Trust Fund Trustees, and formula for replenishment scheme has commenced calculating contributions to the Trust by and is due for completion at the end of professional sporting and racing 2016. It will enable 14 billion litres of organisations when they hold events on recycled water to be recharged into ANZAC Day. aquifers. In July 2016 it was announced that a further investment of $232 million Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the would double the capacity of the Battle of Long Tan – produced an groundwater replenishment scheme, so 28 information brochure on Australia’s billion litres of water can be recycled. involvement in the Vietnam War. This will be Further opportunities are being identified available from mid-August on the Veterans and some additional planning work is portfolio website. being progressed.

WATER Constructed Millstream to Greenbushes pipeline and extension to Kirup – Continued the State infill sewerage Construction of the Millstream to program – $50.5 million was announced as Greenbushes pipeline is scheduled for part of the 2015-16 State Budget for a completion in 2016 at a project cost of further 10 infill projects. Infill projects will $28.5 million. Planning and design of the progress for City Beach, Halls Head, Kirup extension has started and expected Esperance, Leonora, Bridgetown and parts completion is in 2018. of Toby Inlet. Kukerin, Bindoon, Bruce Rock, and Boyup Brook will receive Small Completed essential water and wastewater infrastructure for Greater

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

Albany – The water source infrastructure salinity treatment of water from the upgrade program is under way and will be Wellington Dam to lift production, create completed in 2020 at a total cost of $25 private sector investment opportunities, million. Upgrades to the wastewater improve grower confidence and create infrastructure are currently underway and sustainable jobs. In September 2015 will be completed in 2018 at a total cost of industry presented innovative solutions $15 million. through an Expressions of Interest process and preferred proponents have Completed construction of water been identified to work with Government infrastructure for Mt Barker – to prepare an infrastructure co-funding Construction commenced in early 2014 proposal to the Commonwealth and is now finished. Government and define the level of Government support that is required. Confirmed the discovery of additional groundwater in Albany, following an Enabling Wellington Dam and other assessment program commissioned by areas to be used for recreation – the Department of Water – This permits Wellington Dam, Harvey Dam, Bickley the State to defer plans to build a $250 Brook, Gooralong Brook, Dirk Brook, million desalination plant for another Boddington Dam, Murray River, Bancell decade. Brook and Brunswick are now all used for Continued water reform – Drafting of new recreational purposes. A further four water legislation, the Water Resources public drinking water source areas (Deep Management Bill, has commenced. Six River, Scotsdale Brook, Warren River and out-dated Acts will be replaced by one new Kent River) have also been de-proclaimed piece of legislation that allows faster as they are no longer required for drinking decision making, greater certainty for water supply. water users and risk based management of water resources. A Water Resources Commenced the Water for Food program Reform Reference Group has been through the announcement of: established with membership from peak - $15.5 million Stage 1 which funds four bodies of user, industry and community projects to support agriculture groups to guide the development of the development in the West Kimberley. frameworks needed to implement the - $24.5 million Stage 2 to fund seven legislation once it is proclaimed. projects across the State: Southern Forests Water Futures-Manjimup Maintained the existing licensing and fee Pemberton; Myalup-Wellington- regime for farm dams – This commitment Water for Growth; Midlands Water- forms part of the State Government’s Groundwater and Land Assessment; water resource management reform. A Middle Gascoyne Water principle of the reform is that water Investigations; La Grange-West management fees will not be introduced Canning Basin Groundwater for and the licensing regime for farm dams will Growing Opportunities; Bonaparte not be changed. Drafting of a Water Plains – Ord East Kimberley Expansion; Resources Bill as part of the reforms will Water Information Conversion. incorporate this principle. Commenced working with Mowanjum Wellington Dam as a strategic water Aboriginal Corporation on a stand-and- source for industry and agriculture – A graze irrigation trial in Derby under the Myalup–Wellington Steering Group has $40 million Royalties for Region Seizing been established to explore downstream the Opportunity Agriculture: Water for

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

Food program – This will provide a Established the Water Services template for West Kimberley pastoral Ombudsman in January 2014 – To help projects and bolster the State’s customers resolve complaints about their international beef trade. Mowanjum has water and sewerage services. signed commercial partnerships with Pardoo Pastoral Company (Pilbara) and Commenced actions to improve the Giovi Agriculture, a large Western health of the Vasse Wonnerup and Australian diversified farming enterprise. management of water assets in the Cattle are being fattened on the 38 Geographe Catchment – These include hectare pivot trial and being sold into the $200,000 funding for a community live export market. catchment group to undertake on-ground work, $4.8 million for infill sewerage to Opened the new $300 million Mundaring reduce nutrients to Toby Inlet (part of the Water Treatment Plant in March 2014 – State Infill Sewerage Program) and a study The plant treats water from several of options to improve water flow from the sources including the Mundaring Weir, Vasse and Sabina Rivers to the wetlands. groundwater, a desalination plant and the In December 2015 the Government Lower Helena Catchment, and delivers announced almost $15 million would be major advances in the quality and spent over four years to implement reliability of water for people, supplied priority actions of the Vasse Geographe through the Goldfields pipeline. Strategy and improve water quality in the region’s waterways. $7.15 million is being Continued with $25 million groundwater provided through Royalties for Regions investigations across the State – with a further $7.65 million in partner Investigations have targeted the contributions. Murchison paeleochannels, Albany hinterlands, Hamersley Range near Completed the $60 million Carnarvon Karratha, the West Canning Basin near flood mitigation project – In June 2014, Port Hedland, the Broome and Wallal protecting Carnarvon’s vital horticultural aquifers near Dampier and the Scott and industry from major flood damage. Swan Coastal Plain. The investigations have identified new water availability for Developed a new water strategy to growth of towns, and expansion of ensure Perth’s fast growing north- agriculture, industry and mining. western suburbs will have adequate water for sporting and recreation spaces. Water Online – This $13.6 million technology program is enhancing the Announced the Regional Estuaries Department of Water’s processes and Initiative (4 April 2016) – The Liberal services to customers. November 2015 National Government announced $20 saw the launch of a new online portal million in Royalties for Regions funding for enabling water licence applications to be a Regional Estuaries investment program lodged online along with land use of improvement actions for six South planning referrals. This augments other West at-risk estuaries: Peel Harvey Water Online services such as the highly estuary, Leschenault estuary, Vasse- successful water information reporting Wonnerup estuary, Hardy Inlet, Wilson portal that has reduced wait times for Inlet and Oyster Harbour. The actions will water information requests by business be delivered throughout 2016-20 and and Government from months to minutes represent the biggest single investment in in some cases. Western Australia’s regional estuaries ever made. This investment will collect

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information needed to better manage and deliver real benefits for the large number Farmlands Project – In July 2015 a three- of Western Australians who live on, work year $32 million project began to near and recreate on these estuaries significantly improve the performance of the Water Corporation's farmlands water Smart Water Meters – Residents in the supply system in the Goldfields and Pilbara will save more than one billion Agricultural Water Supply Scheme. litres of water each year after the installation of more than 14,000 smart WOMEN’S INTERESTS water meters in homes. The meters have been installed as part of the $4.735 million Women’s Consultative forums – Three Pilbara Smart Water Meter Program, forums were held throughout 2015 to jointly funded by the Water Corporation fulfil the important role of providing and the Federal Government. Smart advice to the State Government on issues meters are now being installed in the affecting women. The first forum held in agricultural area farmlands and in March and co-chaired by the Premier Yanchep. focused on strategies to attract more young women into non-traditional trades Pressure Management Program – In May and careers involving science, technology, 2014 a pressure management program engineering and maths (or STEM), to began. The program is expected to save 10 address the significant under- billion litres of water each year, by representation of girls and young women reducing excessively high pressure in in these sectors. The second forum held in water pipes, minimising leaks and breaks June focused on strategies to encourage and reducing water use. An operational women to remain in the work force and pressure managed zone in Beckenham is gain leadership positions. The third forum complete and the program will soon roll in November concentrated on how to re- out in areas of Cannington and engage women into the work force after a Maddington, with areas in Mandurah career break either through personal under investigation. circumstance or caring responsibilities. 24 actions have been identified from these Rural Water Assistance Program – Since forums and will assist in developing policy 2009, more than $3.5 million has been through 2016. provided to farmers to improve on-farm water supplies through the Farm Water Launched Being Board Ready: A Guide for Rebate Scheme. In 2014–15 Women – An online resource to support approximately $950,000 in rebates were women into obtaining positions on provided to 103 farmers to make Board’s and other senior roles. improvements to their on-farm water supplies and $42,500 in grants were Launched Women and Superannuation – provided to five pastoralists to improve An online resource to assist women in station water supplies and reduce land understanding and managing their degradation around stock watering superannuation. points. To the end of April 2016 for the 2015–16 financial year, around $1.16 Delivered the Women’s 2015 Report million has been provided to 110 farmers Card – This gives a snapshot of the lives of with a further $83,000 paid to nine Western Australian women in 2015 and pastoralists. A further $2 million for 227 comparisons to past Report Cards of 2012 farmers and 16 pastoralists is to be and 2009. allocated over the next 14 months.

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to August 2016

Created a scholarship program School and Regent College in Victoria Park. encouraging women into non-traditional Funding will continue through the forward industries and trades – A scholarship estimates from 2016-17. New River Ranger program was launched in March 2014 to units will also be introduced at Alinjarra encourage women into non-traditional Primary School, Swan View Primary School trades and industries. Up to 400 and Beechboro Christian School. The State scholarships over four years will be Government invests $3.6 million a year in available to women commencing training Cadets WA. at Certificate III level or above. Applications for the 2015 scholarship Fostering Careers in Country Local round closed 15 May 2015 with over 150 Governments – $1.2 million was invested applications received. The 2016 round is in a program to create leadership and early currently being assessed. career development opportunities for young people in country local Provided Scholarships for women in governments. Under the program, more innovation and entrepreneurial than 40 scholarships, with a total value of programs through Curtin University. $400,000, are available for local government employees aged up to 30 Co-funded the Committee for Perth’s years for leadership development and Report “Filling the Pool” – A landmark training. report to achieve gender equity in Western Australia undertaken in June South East Corridor Youth Partnership 2013 and published in June 2015. Project – This major program is improving outcomes for Aboriginal children and YOUTH young people in Perth’s south-east. Save the Children Australia has been granted Mentoring Program – Launched 'Marja $478,958 from the State Government’s Mob' in Broome, a mentoring program run Social Innovation Grants program to by young people and operating in two high deliver the South East Corridor Youth schools and four primary schools, which Partnership Project. The two-year project encourages young leaders to collaborate is: and increase awareness of Aboriginal - assisting in coordinating services for at-risk culture. young people in south-east Perth; - generating best practice models in service Youth Activities Grants – Offered delivery; and $100,000 through the Youth Activities - developing a better understanding of the Grants program to help young people impact of the sector on children, families, improve their life skills, wellbeing and and the community. resilience. International Youth Exchange Program – Expanded the School Cadet Program – In Seven West Australians aged between 18 the 2013-14 the State Government and 24 will have the opportunity to provided funding for Bush Ranger units, experience Chinese culture first hand as which teach life skills and a range of part of a new youth exchange program practical and social activities, to start at the with the support of the Home Affairs Kalumburu Remote Community School Bureau of the Hong Kong Special and the Sacred Heart School in Beagle Bay. Administrative Region Government. It is River Ranger units have since commenced the first of its kind between WA and Hong at Weld Square Primary School, Coolbinia Kong. Delegates will travel to Hong Kong in Primary School, Bassendean Primary February 2017.