Collie Futures Industry Development Fund
668. Hon Rod Caddies to the Leader of the House representing the Premier:
I refer to the Collie Futures Industry Development Fund.
(1) In relation to the $134 million that has been spent to date on industrial land activation, can the Premier please provide a breakdown of the projects that have been funded and how much funding they were allocated?
(2) What grants have been distributed by the Collie Futures Small Grant Program to date, and can the Premier please provide names of recipients and amount received?
Hon Jackie Jarvis replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the Premier.
(1) In October 2024, $134 million was announced as being allocated from the Collie industrial transition fund towards activating Collie's Coolangatta Industrial Estate to help secure major new job-creating industries for the region. The $134 million was an allocation to be spent over the forward estimates as the infrastructure progresses through planning, design and construction. The funding has currently been allocated as follows: $8.3 million allocated to subdivide and acquire industrial land; $5 million allocated to undertake transport feasibility, detailed design and costing work; $3.5 million allocated to undertake water infrastructure supply studies; and $117.2 million allocated for delivery of works once detailed design is complete.
(2) Recipients of the Collie Futures Small Grants Program are listed on the South West Development Commission website; however, I seek leave to table the list of grants distributed to date.
Leave granted.
