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Budget Related Paper
"Promises Kept for a Stronger Australia"
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| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 4.0 | - | - | - |
The Government will provide funding to finalise the comprehensive regional assessments
of all forest values, the integration of the data and the subsequent conclusion of
Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) by the end of 1999.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Our Living Heritage.
Further Information
RFAs are reached with the relevant State and Territory Governments following Comprehensive
Regional Assessments (CRAs) of all forest values. The economic, social and environmental
assessments undertaken as part of the CRAs provide a crucial underpinning to the
negotiation of RFAs and to the longevity of the RFAs in terms of scientific and public
credibility.
CRAs are complete or substantially complete for six of the remaining eight priority area
RFAs. The eight areas are Eden, the Southern, Lower North East and Upper North East
regions of New South Wales, the Gippsland, Upper North East and West regions of Victoria,
and the South East region of Queensland.
See also the related expense measure under the Environment and Heritage portfolio titled Protecting
Australia's forests.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 3.0 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 8.1 |
The Government will provide funding of $31.8 million over five years from 1999-2000 to
assist with the implementation of the Great Artesian Basin Strategic Management Plan. This
measure meets the Government's election commitment to support pastoral
enterprises and mining and extractive industries in or around the Great Artesian Basin by
facilitating progress towards the restoration of groundwater pressures.
Under this measure, grants will be made to States and Territories to assist bore
rehabilitation, with some supplementary incentives made available for the replacement of
open drains with piping. The Government may fund related activities, including promotion
of the benefits of participation in bore rehabilitation and drain replacement schemes, and
monitoring and evaluation to guide programme expenditure.
The Great Artesian Basin Strategic Management plan will be funded in partnership with
State and Territory Governments and water users and managed to ensure lasting change in
attitudes, water use and grazing management practices.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Primed for Growth.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | - |
The Government will continue funding for the Supermarket to Asia (STA) Council and the
Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service Technical Market Access Programme for a
further three years. Funding will provide for the establishment of a New Industries
Development Programme, to be managed under the direction of the STA Council. This
programme builds on the success of the Supermarket to Asia -- the Delicatessen programme.
See also the related expense measure below titled Food and Fibre Supply Chain Programme.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Primed for Growth.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
The Government will support the implementation of the National Ovine Johnes Disease
(OJD) Control and Evaluation Programme, a six-year joint undertaking involving the wool
and sheepmeat industries, as well as State and Territory governments. The programme is to
provide, by 2003, sufficient information to allow an informed decision on the national
management of OJD.
The programme is intended to assess the feasibility and cost effectiveness of implementing
a national eradication strategy, and to control the spread of the disease while this
activity is taking place.
The major elements of the programme include an evaluation of de-stocking and alternative
management options; surveillance and monitoring of the incidence of the disease and
research to address critical deficits in knowledge about the behaviour of the disease in
sheep and the environment, as well as diagnostic techniques.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Primed for Growth.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million | ||||
| Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | - |
The Government will fund the identification of quarantine risks to northern Australia
and the provision of early warning of quarantine risks and pest incursions through a
programme of monitoring, surveillance and public awareness across northern Australia and
in neighbouring areas of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. This measure will provide
continued protection of Australia's animal, plant and human health and the environment.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Primed for Growth.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | - | - | - | - |
This measure involves adoption of a new basis for determining cost sharing arrangements
to enable rapid and effective containment and eradication of animal disease outbreaks.
Under the new arrangements, the contributions of governments and industry would be
pre-determined according to an agreed formula for each emergency taking into account
the relative responsibilities of, and benefits for, the Commonwealth and State/Territory
Governments and industry.
There will also be an expansion in the coverage of known serious diseases and previously
unknown and emerging threats beyond the twelve included in the current Commonwealth/State
cost sharing arrangement.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Primed for Growth.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | - |
The Government will provide new funding of $9.2 million to enable the Australian
agrifood and fibre industries to react effectively to changes in overseas markets.
This measure will improve the competitiveness of Australia's agrifood and fibre industries
by building stronger and more cooperative relationships along the agri chain from the
producer to the consumer.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Primed for Growth.
Further Information
The programme will be managed by a subsidiary of Supermarket to Asia (STA) Ltd under a
purchaser-provider model. The Government will support projects identified by enterprises
or industries.
The management company will undertake a complementary communications strategy to build
improved supply chain management in the Australian food and fibre industries.
See also the related expense measure above titled Supermarket to Asia.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | - | - | - | - |
Funding of $2.9 million has been allocated from within existing resources for 1999-00
to smooth the introduction of a fairer and more flexible licencing system and help
operators deal with reductions in shark catches in the waters of Victoria, Tasmania and
South Australia, known as the Southern Shark Fishery.
Details of the programme will be developed by a government-industry working group.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Wealth from the Sea.
Further Information
The new licencing system introduces Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQ) which will help
redress the current complicated and inflexible licencing system. Under the new system,
each operator will receive a share, or quota, of the fishery's total allowable catch and
will be able to buy and sell quotas freely. As part of the move to ITQs, a 35 per cent
reduction on school shark captures will be introduced to address overfishing.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
The Government will increase patrols in Australia's remote subantarctic waters to deter
illegal fishing. The patrols will use civil vessels that can remain on station for many
weeks.
Outcomes for the programme include the prevention of illegal fishing in the Australian
Fishing Zone around the subantarctic Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands with
consequential protection of important fishery resources, especially of the Patagonian
toothfish, which Australian-licenced vessels catch in the region.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Wealth from the Sea.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | - | - | - | - |
From 1998-99 to 1999-00 the Government will provide, from the Natural Heritage Trust,
$0.7 million to support a joint initiative of Oceanwatch, the Australian Seafood Industry
Council and the Australian Maritime Conservation Society which will promote
environmentally sound fishing practices through a network of sustainable fisheries
officers.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Our Living Heritage.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | - | - | - | - |
The Government will provide $1.8 million to conduct, in 1999-00, a national survey of
recreational fishing. The funding, from the Natural Heritage Trust, will meet 50 per cent
of the cost with 25 per cent being provided by State fisheries agencies and the remaining
funding coming from the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation.
The survey will give the Government and fisheries managers an understanding of the number
of Australians who participate in recreational fishing and the number of fish that they
catch. The information will help governments to better manage both commercial and
recreational fisheries.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Wealth from the Sea.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Attorney-General's Department | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | - |
The Government will provide additional funding to expand assistance and extend access
to justice for disadvantaged people in rural and regional Australia through the
establishment of new community legal services. Five new community legal services will be
established in Broken Hill, Gippsland, Kalgoorlie, Mt Gambier and Riverland SA which are
high need regional hubs where there is no current access to community legal services.
In addition, a legal outreach service will be established from Darwin to service outlying
areas in the Top End.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Law and Justice.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts | - | - | - | - |
From the Telstra Social Bonus, the Government will establish a Television Fund of
$120 million over 5 years to enable improved television reception in major black spot
areas, to improve coverage of SBS television to communities of over 10,000 persons and to
support a new Media Unit to be established within SBS.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Communications: Making
Australia Stronger.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Australia Council | 2.5 | 2.5 | - | - |
The Government will continue support for its Regional Arts Fund to ensure that the arts
are more accessible to Australians in regional areas.
The Regional Arts Fund was established in the 1996-97 Budget to encourage new partners and
supporters for arts activities in regional areas and increase opportunities for regional
artists to undertake professional development.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Arts for Australia's
Sake.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs | 7.8 | 9.9 | 11.0 | 12.7 |
The Government will boost skills and opportunities for young people in rural and
regional Australia in particular by providing an additional incentive payment of $1,000 to
employers who progress new apprentices to higher skill levels in trades and occupations
experiencing skill shortages, essentially those included in the `National Skills Shortage
List' issued by the Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business.
The measure took effect from 1 January 1999. It will assist in the order of
30,000 new apprentices and also support around 6,000 new apprenticeship commencements. The
New Apprenticeship incentive is a key element in achieving education and training
outcomes.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Skilling Australia for
Jobs.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Environment and Heritage | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | - |
The Government will implement the new Cultural Heritage Projects Programme (CHPP), to
honour its election commitment.
The CHPP will absorb the National Estate Grants Programme (NEGP) and support the
conservation and restoration of places of cultural significance, with a priority for built
works and indigenous heritage.
In addition to the new funds identified in this measure, the current funding to NEGP of
$0.8 million per year will be included in the CHPP.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Our Living Heritage.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Environment and Heritage | 10.2 | 20.5 | 20.0 | - |
The Government will provide funds from 1999-2000 to 2001-02 to address urban
environment problems under the Living Cities Programme.
The Programme addresses urban environmental problems and has five main elements:
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Our Living Heritage.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | - |
The Government will provide an additional $3.4 million from 1999-2000 to 2001-02 for
improved surveillance and enforcement within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
This measure will ensure the protection, sustainable use and enjoyment of the Great
Barrier Reef.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Our Living Heritage.
Further Information
The reported incidence of illegal fishing activity in the Park is increasing. A targeted
enforcement and surveillance programme is required to contain and reduce this activity. An
increase in the level of fines applicable under the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act
1975 is proposed to be commensurate with relevant fisheries legislation.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Environment and Heritage | - | - | - | - |
The Government has sought offers, by tender, for a three year ship charter for the period from 2000-01 to 2002-03. The current charter of the RSV Aurora Australis concludes at the end of the 1999-2000 Antarctic Summer season and new transport arrangements are required to be in place and working by September 2000 to ensure the continuation of Australia's Antarctic programme. The three year contract will allow time for the evaluation of future air transportation systems as recommended in the Antarctic Science Advisory Committee report "Australia's Antarctic Programme Beyond 2000; A Framework for the Future" and supported by the Government.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Our Living Heritage.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Environment and Heritage | 1.8 | - | - | - |
The Government will continue to support the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) process by
seeking to complete the Government's programme of RFAs by the end of December 1999.
Completion of the RFAs will provide environmental and industry certainty to communities
for the next 20 years.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Our Living Heritage.
Further Information
The RFAs affected by this measure are those for the Eden, the Southern, Lower North East
and Upper North East regions of New South Wales, the Gippsland, Upper North East and
Western regions of Victoria, and for the Southeast region of Queensland.
See also the related expense measure under the Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
portfolio titled Regional Forest Agreements.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Environment and Heritage | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | - |
In December 1998, the Government announced Australia's Oceans Policy, which will set in
place the framework for integrated and ecosystem-based planning and management for all of
Australia's marine jurisdictions. Building on existing arrangements, the Oceans Policy
will promote ecologically sustainable development of the resources of our oceans and
encourage internationally competitive marine industries, while ensuring the protection of
marine biological diversity.
An additional $20 million is to be funded from the Natural Heritage Trust, contingent
on the sale of the second tranche of Telstra.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Our Living Heritage.
Further Information
Further details can be obtained from the Oceans Policy Statement which was released
by the Minister for the Environment and Heritage in December 1998.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Environment and Heritage | - | - | 250.0 | - |
Note: The 1998-99 MYEFO provided estimates of the impact of measures on the underlying cash balance.
This measure was reported in the MYEFO as follows:
"The Government made a commitment to provide additional funding for the Natural Heritage Trust of Australia in 2001-02. This measure forms part of the Government's social bonus to be funded from the sale of the second tranche of Telstra."
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in The Natural Heritage Trust -- Helping Communities Helping Australia.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Environment and Heritage | - | - | - | - |
The Government has committed $96 million over 4 years from 1998-99 to be funded through
the Federation Fund for the management, protection and rehabilitation of five former
Australian Defence Force Sites around Sydney Harbour.
At this stage, the Department of the Environment and Heritage has been allocated
$40 million of the $96 million for the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust ($15 million
in 1998-99) to enable the project to proceed.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Protecting the Sydney
Harbour Foreshore and Our Living Heritage.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Family and Community Services | 4.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 |
The Government will establish two new rural call centres, at Maryborough in Queensland
and Port Augusta in South Australia, to provide a tailored service to some of Centrelink's
customers in rural and regional Australia. The call centres are expected to be operational
in January 2000.
The measure forms part of the Government's whole-of-government approach to meeting the
needs of rural and regional Australia and also addresses a key recommendation of the
Special Rural Task Force relating to farm family awareness of social security
entitlements.
Each Call Centre will employ 50 people, recruited locally, providing a visible government
presence in these regional communities. Staff will be trained to provide advice on all
Centrelink programmes and services.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Industry, Science and Resources | - | - | - | - |
The Government will fund the upgrade of York Park in Launceston ($5.0 million in
1998-99) and Bellerive Oval in Hobart ($5.0 million in 1998-99) to ensure that
international, national, and other major sporting events continue to be held in Tasmania.
The upgrade of these facilities will contribute to developing a stronger, sustainable and
internationally competitive Australian sport and recreation industry. This will increase
the ability of York Park and Bellerive Oval to attract major Australian and international
events (eg cricket test matches) and greater tourist numbers through more widely
available, high quality sporting facilities.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in A Stronger Tasmania.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Industry, Science and Resources | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
The Government will fund an expansion of the Regional Tourism Programme aimed at both
international and domestic markets.
The additional funding will improve the capability of organisations, businesses and
individuals to deliver higher quality tourism products and services in regional Australia
through:
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Australia Bound.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Industry, Science and Resources | 1.0 | 4.0 | - | - |
The Government will provide resources for infrastructure development in north-west
Tasmania, to implement the study currently underway within the Regional Minerals
Programme.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Minerals to Market.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Industry, Science and Resources | 0.3 | - | - | - |
The Government will provide funding toward the restoration of Urangan Pier in Hervey
Bay, Queensland.
Restoration of Urangan Pier will contribute to a more innovative and competitive regional
tourism industry as well as facilitate the growing level of tourism between Hervey Bay and
the World Heritage-listed Fraser Island.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in National Action Plan
for Tourism.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Transport and Regional Services | 20.4 | 20.5 | 21.1 | 21.7 |
The Government will extend the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme (TFES) in response
to the TFES Review Authority's June 1998 advisory opinion on rates of assistance. The TFES
assists in alleviating Tasmania's comparative interstate transport cost disadvantage of
shipping eligible non-bulk goods across Bass Strait. The extended scheme provides
assistance to shippers based upon the cost incurred shipping goods to or from Tasmania and
the cost of a similar transport task on the mainland road network.
This measure implements the 1998 election commitment made in A Stronger Tasmania.
Further Information
Assistance will be reviewed annually to ensure it continues to reflect the current freight
cost disadvantage for shippers and is sensitive to cost savings as waterfront and shipping
reforms are passed on to shippers in the form of lower freight rates.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Transport and Regional Services | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | - |
The Government will fund priority integrated regional flood mitigation projects,
including the construction of new infrastructure, such as levees, and repair or upgrading
of existing infrastructure. Projects to be supported include levees, channel improvement
works, retarding basins, upgrading and replacement of existing flood structures, flood
warning systems, protection levees for key infrastructure, and voluntary purchase of
homes. States and Territories are expected to make matching contributions through
partnership agreements. Local Government will also make a contribution.
This initiative combines the Government's two election commitments outlined in Regional
Australia: Investing in our Future and Primed for Growth.
Further Information
The programme will complement natural disaster activities of Emergency Management
Australia, the National Disaster Relief Arrangements, and the National Landcare Programme.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Transport and Regional Services | 19.0 | 68.0 | 78.0 | 30.0 |
The Government will provide increased funding of $195 million for specific road
projects as part of the National Highway and Roads of National Importance Programmes to
contribute to the upgrading of significant corridors and the elimination of transport
bottlenecks. The National Highway and Roads of National Importance Programmes provide
funding for roads linking Australia, including roads linking regional areas of Australia.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Transport -- Driving
Forward.
Further Information
In accordance with the election commitment, funding is provided for the following
projects:
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Transport and Regional Services | - | 40.8 | 41.7 | - |
The Government will extend the Federal Road Safety Black Spot Programme for two further
years from 2000-01. The Programme has helped to reduce the road toll with consequent
economic benefits, and will continue to contribute significantly to safety and efficiency
objectives. This includes measured reductions in casualty crashes and associated social
and economic costs.
The two year extension of the Black Spot Programme fulfils the 1998 election commitment in
Transport -- Driving Forward.
Further Information
Outputs under this programme include addressing black spots by providing traffic lights
and roundabouts in priority areas. Other spin-offs include heightened awareness of road
safety generally, realignment of State and Territory activities to the Commonwealth,
priority of targeted, high safety-impact programmes, and encouragement of benchmarking and
exchange of best practice among the States and Territories.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Transport and Regional Services | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | - |
The Government will fund the States and Territories to upgrade bridges on the National
Highway System in order to support an increase in mass limits for heavy road freight
vehicles (from 42.5 tonnes to 45.5 tonnes for the most common type of long distance
truck). The increase in mass limits was recommended by the National Road Transport
Commission.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Transport -- Driving
Forward to allocate $20 million (including $18 million of new money) to a
bridge upgrading programme to support increased mass limits.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Transport and Regional Services | 1.0 | 6.0 | - | - |
The Government will contribute to the Rockhampton City Council upgrade of Rockhampton
Airport's runway from 1980 metres to 2680 metres. This will enable the airport to take
heavily-laden B767 as well as B747 and larger military freight aircraft. The measure will
assist the Capricornia region of Queensland to better position itself in the lucrative
tourism and defence exercise markets.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment.
Further Information
This initiative is consistent with the Government's liberalised aviation policy objective
to encourage passenger and freight services to secondary gateways such as Rockhampton.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Transport and Regional Services | 30.0 | 30.0 | 9.0 | - |
Note: The 1998-99 MYEFO provided estimates of the impact of measures on the underlying cash balance.
The Government committed $1.0 million in 1998-99 on a cash outlays basis in the MYEFO.
This measure was reported in the MYEFO as follows:
"As part of the Government's social bonus, to be funded from the proceeds of sale of the second tranche of Telstra, the Government will fund the establishment of up to 500 rural transaction centres. Rural transaction centres will fill the gaps in banking, postal, phone, fax, medicare claim and other services in smaller towns that are no longer able to attract some or all of these services."
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Rural Transaction Centres.
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | |
| Expense ($million) | ||||
| Department of Veterans' Affairs | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
The Government will increase funding to the Regional War Memorials Project, which will
enable many more communities to restore, renovate or create new memorials as the focus for
local commemorative activities.
This measure is currently underway and the additional funds will be expended over the four
years to 2002-03.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment in Saluting their Service.