Collie Just Transition Plan
488. Hon Rod Caddies to the Leader of the House representing the Premier:
I refer to the $547.4 million allocated to the Collie Just Transition Plan announced on 4 July 2024.
(1) How much of the $547.4 million has been spent to date?
(2) What has the money spent to date been spent on?
(3) What will the remaining funds be spent on?
(4) Why is $300 million for the decommissioning of the Muja power station being funded from the Collie transition package instead of by Synergy if the Collie Just Transition Plan is intended to create new ongoing jobs in Collie?
Hon Stephen Dawson replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) The $547.4 million Collie transition package was announced in June 2022 to support Collie's transition. To date, $160 million has been expended or allocated.
(2) The $547.4 million in funding covers a range of initiatives, with the following amounts expended or allocated to June 2025. This information is in tabular form so I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard.
Leave granted for the following material to be incorporated.
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$134 million |
Support for industrial land activation through the Collie Industry Transition Fund (CITF) |
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$14 million |
Support new industries through the CITF |
|
$1 million |
Administer the CITF |
|
$7.6 million |
Training and workforce support |
|
$3.7 million |
Expansion and continuation of the Collie Delivery Unit |
(3) The $547.4 million Collie just transition package announced in June 2022 included the following initiatives. This information is in tabular form so I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard.
Leave granted for the following material to be incorporated.
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$300 million |
Power station decommissioning |
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$200 million |
Collie Industrial Transition Fund |
|
$41 million |
Training and workforce support |
|
$2 million |
Top up the Collie Futures Small Grant program |
|
$4.4 million |
Expansion and continuation of the Collie Delivery Unit |
(4) Funding for the decommissioning of the Muja power station was included as part of the Collie just transition package announced in June 2022.
