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To View Asset PUBLIC SECTOR CAPITAL WORKS PROGRAM 1987-88 BUDGET INFORMATION PAPER No. 1 MELBOURNE F. D. ATKINSON GOVERNMENT PRINTER 1987 TREASURER'S FOREWORD I have pleasure in making available as 1987-88 Budget Information Paper No. 1 a listing of major capital works projects being undertaken in the Victorian public sector during 1987-88. The listing has been compiled by the Department of Management and Budget from information supplied by the agencies concerned. This Paper is produced as part of the Government's commitment to improved Budget documentation and supplements the information about capital projects contained in the 1987-88 Budget Papers which I presented to Parliament on 12 August 1987. This information was presented in my 1987-88 Budget Speech, in Chapter 4 of Budget Paper No. 2 Budget Strategy and Review 1987-88 and in Budget Paper No. 5 Budget Summary and Program Budget Expenditures 1987-88. The Government believes that this Budget Information Paper makes a significant contribution to the information available to the construction industry, to other special interest groups and to the community more generally, and looks forward to another year of fruitful co-operation with the industry in the implementation of the public sector capital works program. R. A. JOLLY Treasurer August 1987 Table of Contents Page Preface vii Budget Sector Agencies * Parliament 1 Agriculture and Rural Affairs • 2 Arts . 3 Attorney-General 6 Attorney-General: Corrections , 7 Community Services 8 Conservation, Forests and Lands • 10 Consumer Affairs " . 11 Education 12 Ethnic Affairs 19 Health 20 Housing 26 Industry, Technology and Resources 43 Labour 44 Local Government 45 Planning and Environment 46 Police and Emergency Services 47 Premier 49 Property and Services 50 Public Works 51 Sport and Recreation 52 Transport Ministry of Transport 53 Metropolitan Transit Authority 54 State Transport Authority 59 Road Traffic Authority 63 Road Construction Authority 65 Ports Management 72 Treasurer 73 Water Resources: Rural Water Commission 74 Public Authorities Country Fire Authority 76 Dandenong Valley Authority 78 Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria 79 Geelong and District Water Board 82 Contents—continued Page Grain Elevators Board 84 Latrobe Valley Water and Sewerage Board 86 Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works 87 Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board 92 Mornington Peninsula and District Water Board 93 Port of Geelong Authority 9 5 Port of Melbourne Authority 96 Port of Portland Authority 98 State Electricity Commission of Victoria 99 Contact Addresses and Telephone Numbers 106 PREFACE Capital expenditure by the public sector in Victoria, incorporating both budget sector agencies (those whose operating costs are met in whole or in part by the State Budget) and public authorities (self-financing public bodies) is estimated to total $3-8 billion in 1987-88. The context in which the 1987-88 Victorian Budget was framed and the strategy of that Budget are outlined in Budget Paper No. 1 Budget Speech 1987-88 and Budget Paper No. 2 Budget Strategy and Review 1987-88. Within the relatively constrained public sector capital expenditure picture for 1987-88 there is scope for significant expenditure on particular projects, including the following: Loy Yang A Power Station, $90-1 million projected expenditure for 1987-88 (TEC>$2799-5 million), Loy Yang B Power Station, $58-1 million (TEC $ 1526-8 million), COMENG Trains Purchase, $27-2 million (TEC $435-0 million) and Western Trunk Sewer, $39-6 million (TEC $322-8 million). The Nature of Project Information In the main, only projects of a specific nature are covered in this paper. Projects are listed under agency headings for works in progress and new works with details of TECs (expressed in escalated dollars), expenditure to 30 June 1987, estimated expenditure in 1987-88, and location. In the case of ongoing works—generic projects without a finite expenditure profile—only estimated expenditure in 1987-88 is shown.The minimum dollar threshold is $100 000 in almost all cases. Non Government expenditure is not included in project details. With respect to new works, only projects approved in the 1987-88 Budget context have been included. Every care has been taken in the compilation of the data by the Department of Management and Budget, with the assistance of agencies. However, it must be noted that project details reflect current intentions and priorities. Since capital works are rarely static it can be expected that some re-scheduling and re- programming will occur during the course of the year. In addition, the Government is prepared to approve new projects during the year and to increase the rate of projected expenditure on approved projects if this is warranted, as a means of increasing flexibility in the management of the capital program. This is, of course, subject to the constraint of available capital funds as set out in Chapter 4 of Budget Paper No. 2, 1987-88. A listing of addresses and telephone contact numbers for each agency is included in the document to facilitate contact with relevant agencies by interested parties. ( 1 ) Total Estimated Cost PARLIAMENT WORKS IN PROGRESS Total Estimated Estimated Expenditure Expenditure Project Description Location Cost to 30.6.87 1987-88 $'000 $'000 $'000 Parliament House—Minor Works East Melbourne 358 and Maintenance Parliament House—Renovations to East Melbourne 637 383 254 Legislative Assembly Chamber Parliament House—Renovations to East Melbourne 1 518 1 406 112 Members Accommodation NEW WORKS Total Estimated Estimated Expenditure Project Description Location Cost 1987-88 $'000 $'000 Parliament House—Installation Seating and Sound East Melbourne 560 350 System in Legislative Assembly Chamber Parliament House—Parliamentary Accommodation East Melbourne 100 100 Study AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS WORKS IN PROGRESS Total Estimated „ . Estimated Expenditure Expenditure Project Description Location Cost to 30.6.87 1987-88 $'000 $'000 $'000 State Chemistry Laboratory—Purchase and East Melbourne 280 Maintenance of Equipment Minicomputer—Lease East Melbourne 2 256 607 336 Minicomputer State Chemistry Laboratory— East Melbourne 462 17 71 Lease Horsham Crop Research Institute—Upgrade Horsham 303 92 211 Horsham Crop Research Institute—Land Horsham 1 366 323 500 Works Ellinbank Dairy Research Institute—General Warragul 182 80 102 Dairy Works Attwood Veterinary Research Laboratory— Westmeadows 1 500 82 784 Redevelopment Works Stage 1 NEW WORKS Total Estimated Estimated Expenditure Project Description Location Cost 1987-88 $'000 $'000 Computer Equipment—Lease and Purchase for Various 240 Régionalisation 240 Werribee Agricultural Research Institute—Upgrade Fire Werribee 550 350 Protection Service Biotechnology Project Centre—Grant for Establishment Werribee 1 200 200 Gilbert Chandler Institute of Dairy Technology— Werribee 500 500 Upgrade of Food Technology Processes Attwood Veterinary Research Laboratory—Upgrade Fire Westmeadows 125 120 Protection Services Attwood Veterinary Research Laboratory—Extensions Westmeadows 7 690 2 000 ARTS WORKS IN PROGRESS Total Estimated Estimated Expenditure Expenditure Project Description Location Cost to 30.6.87 1987-88 $'000 $'000 $'000 Ballaral Memorial Theatre—Grant Ballarat 1 500 88 1 012 Ministry Computer—Prime 2655—Lease Melbourne 678 38 132 EDP Equipment—Purchase Melbourne 137 58 79 Various—Modifications for Fire Safety Melbourne 843 556 256 Dovers Building—Renovations Melbourne 782 200 178 Film Victoria—Grants for Various Melbourne 3 650 Investments Victorian Arts Centre Trust—Grant Melbourne 2 270 Art Foundation of Victoria—Grant Melbourne 100 Playbox Theatre (Malthouse)—Grant Melbourne 750 250 250 State Library/Museum Project—Studies Melbourne 5 464 1 756 3 708 State Library/Museum West Facade—Study Melbourne 224 3 221 Australian Ballet Centre—Construction South 16114 8 800 7 314 Melbourne Warrnambool Art Gallery—Grant Warrnambool 850 525 325 Commonwealth/State Bicentennial Commemorative Program Maribyrnong River Linear Park— Avondale 2 000 778 715 Development Dynon Road to Trestle Heights Bridge (Undertaken by MMBW) Central Goldfields—Restoration Ballarat 300 195 105 (Undertaken by Planning and Environment) Smeaton Mill—Restoration (Undertaken by Ballarat 200 60 120 Conservation, Forests and Lands) Ballarat Fine Art Gallery—Upgrade and Ballarat 750 123 627 Extensions (Undertaken by Arts) Recreation Park and Low Cost Cape Conran 1 000 379 601 Accommodation—Construction (Undertaken by Conservation, Forests and Lands) Merri Creek Linear Park—Development Collingwood 1 000 240 510 (Undertaken by MMBW) Penguin Parade Information Building and Cowes 1 000 300 700 Viewing Stand—Construction (Undertaken by Conservation, Forests and Lands) Snobs Creek Fish Hatchery Information Eildon 500 50 450 Centre—Construction (Undertaken by Conservation, Forests and Lands) Footscray Wharves—Reconstruction and Footscray 1 000 26 974 Beautihcation of West Bank (Undertaken by Planning and Environment) Humes Site—Development as Parkland Footscray 2 000 665 1 335 (Undertaken by MMBW) ARTS WORKS IN PROGRESS—continued Total Estimated . n . ,. , Estimated Expenditure Expenditure Project Description Location Cost to 30.6.87 1987-88 $'000 $'000 $'000 Grampians Information Centre— Halls Gap 400 96 Construction (Undertaken by 304 Conservation, Forests and Lands) Low Cost Accommodation—Construction Maldon 500 (Undertaken by Industry, Technology and 235 265 Resources) Prince's Wharf—Replacement (Undertaken Melbourne 1 100 by MMBW) 114 986 Point Nepean Park—Development
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