| Table A4: Estimated Specific Purpose Payments
Direct to Local Government Authorities, 1998-99 to 2002-03 ($'000) |
|
| Payment Title |
|
1998-99 |
1999-00 |
2000-01 |
2001-02 |
2002-03 |
| Payment Title |
Description |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| DIRECT PAYMENTS - CURRENT |
|
|
| Aged Care Services |
46,894 |
57,423 |
64,441 |
71,551 |
74,355 |
To assist in the provision of appropriate residential and community care services for
the frail aged.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Disability Services |
1,227 |
1,196 |
1,238 |
1,270 |
1,314 |
Payments to local government authorities in order to provide services for people with
disabilities.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Children's Services |
165,932 |
178,770 |
189,979 |
202,856 |
197,649 |
Funds are provided to ensure access to affordable quality child care in programmes
administered by local governments on behalf of the Commonwealth.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Training for Aboriginals Programme |
970 |
872 |
795 |
802 |
810 |
Provides funds to support the initial employment and training of indigenous Australians
by local governments. Payments are administered under bilateral agreements and joint
management arrangements.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Local Government Incentive Programme (a) |
5,700 |
3,500 |
3,500 |
0 |
0 |
To develop local government's contribution to the social, cultural and economic
wellbeing of the community, particularly in rural Australia.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commonwealth Government Contribution to Cyclones Elaine and Vance Trust
Fund |
5,400 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Funding to Western Australia to provide general relief and business assistance to
Exmouth, Onslow, Moora and surrounding districts following cyclones Vance and Elaine.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wollongong Flood Relief |
|
100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Funding to the Wollongong Lord Mayor's Relief Fund to provide assistance to those in
immediate need of assistance following devastating storms in the district.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Crookwell Fire Relief |
50 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Funding to the Crookwell Shire Council Trust Fund to provide assistance to bushfire
victims in the district.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TOTAL CURRENT |
|
226,273 |
241,761 |
259,953 |
276,479 |
274,128 |
|
| DIRECT PAYMENTS - CAPITAL |
|
|
| Aged Care Services |
7,981 |
3,021 |
2,928 |
2,365 |
1,247 |
To assist in the provision of appropriate residential and community care services for
the frail aged.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Children's Services |
4,743 |
2,548 |
616 |
686 |
385 |
For constructing community child care centres under Commonwealth/State National Child
Care Strategies.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Drainage Repair - Fairfield/Bankstown |
1,967 |
3,934 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Grants to Fairfield and Bankstown Councils for repairs to Villawood drains.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Upgrade of Rockhampton Airport runway |
0 |
1,000 |
6,000 |
0 |
0 |
To upgrade Rockhampton's Airport runway to take heavily-laden B767 wide-bodied twin-jet
and B747 jumbo jet aircraft and support increased use of the airport by the military.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Regional Flood Mitigation Programme |
0 |
6,000 |
7,000 |
7,000 |
0 |
Provides funding to States and Territories to assist in addressing the problem of
repeated flooding in rural towns and regional centres.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TOTAL CAPITAL |
14,691 |
16,503 |
16,544 |
10,051 |
1,632 |
|
|
| TOTAL DIRECT PAYMENTS |
240,964 |
258,264 |
276,497 |
286,530 |
275,760 |
|
- This programme has replaced the Local Development Programme.
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