Part 1: Expense Measures (Continued)
Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
Assistance to upgrade Simplot's processing plants in Tasmania
| 2009‑10 | 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | - | 2.0 | 1.0 | - | - |
The Government will provide $3.0 million over two years to help upgrade the coal-fired Simplot vegetable processing plant in Ulverstone, North West Tasmania to natural gas.
The project will benefit employees and the environment by:
- supporting the hundreds of farmers, farm contractors, and service providers whose jobs and businesses depend on Simplot's operations; and
- reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 39,000 tonnes a year, which is the equivalent of taking 8,000 cars off the road.
See also the related savings measure titled Retooling for Climate Change - reduce funding under the Innovation, Industry, Science and Research portfolio.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment.
Clean 21: A Cleaner and Greener Future for Manufacturing — Enterprise Connect Boost
| 2009‑10 | 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | - | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | - |
The Government will provide $4.0 million over three years for the Making Better Managers program within the Enterprise Connect program, as part of the Government's new initiative, Clean 21: A Cleaner and Greener Future for Manufacturing.
The measure will provide tailored advice and services to improve the green management skills within small and medium-sized firms.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment.
Green Building Fund — additional funding
| 2009‑10 | 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | - | - | - | - | - |
The Government will provide $30.4 million over four years ($4.9 million in 2010‑11, $3.2 million in 2011‑12, $17.0 million 2012‑13 and $5.4 million in 2013‑14) to expand the Green Building Fund activities to include hotels and shopping centres.
The Green Building Fund provides grants of 50 per cent of the cost of retro-fitting and retro-commissioning existing commercial office buildings, (up to a maximum of $200,000 per building) to reduce the impact of Australia's built environment on greenhouse gas emissions. Grants are awarded to organisations on a competitive basis, with priority given to large buildings (over 5,000m2).
This measure will support the transition of the industry to the Tax Breaks for Green Buildings measure, which will provide a one-off bonus tax deduction to businesses that undertake a retrofit of certain commercial buildings that significantly improves their energy efficiency.
The cost of this measure over the forward estimates will be met from existing resourcing for the Renewable Energy Future Fund.
See also the related expenditure measure titled Tax Breaks for Green Buildings in the Climate Change and Energy Efficiency portfolio.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment.
Leveraging Australia's Global Expat Platform — Advance
| 2009‑10 | 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | - | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
The Government will provide $3.0 million over four years to support Advance, a not-for-profit organisation that provides services to a global network of more than 24,000 expatriate Australians.
Funding under this measure will be provided for four projects:
- develop the world's largest database of Australian expatriate alumni;
- deliver Australia's Innovation TV to help companies connect globally and promote Australian innovation and leadership;
- host annual Australian Thought Leaderships, Innovation and Commercialisation Summits in the United States, China and India; and
- host an International Australian of the Year Award.
National Measurement Institute and the Australian Astronomical Observatory — relocation
| 2009‑10 | 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | - | - | - | - | - |
The Government will provide $16.7 million to enable the relocation of the National Measurement Institute's (NMI) Pymble facilities and the Australian Astronomical Observatory's Marsfield activities to a new, leased facility in the North Ryde area of Sydney.
The NMI's current Pymble facilities are in a poor state of repair due to their age, are costly to operate and are increasingly unsuitable for NMI activities. The co-location of these agencies will assist in the facilitation of research collaboration, integration and inter-linkages through the provision of large-scale research infrastructure and enable resources to be used more effectively.
The cost of this measure will be met from within the existing capital resourcing of the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.
Re-tooling for Climate Change — reduce funding
| 2009‑10 | 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | - | -17.3 | -18.3 | - | - |
The Government will redirect funding of $35.6 million over two years from the Re-tooling for Climate Change program in response to lower than expected demand. Of the re-directed funding, $3.0 million will be used to offset the cost of the measure Assistance to upgrade Simplot's processing plants in Tasmania while the remaining $32.6 million will be used to offset other priority measures.
The Re-tooling for Climate Change program supports small and medium sized Australian manufacturers to reduce their environmental footprint, through projects that improve the energy and/or water efficiency of their production processes. Funding of $5.0 million will be retained for a further round of grants.
See also the related expense measure titled Assistance to upgrade Simplot's processing plants in Tasmania under the Innovation, Industry, Science and Research portfolio.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment.
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