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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 371

Heritage Grants - Kosciusko Huts Association

Mr Westende - asked the Minister for the Environment, Land and . Planning

What follow up assessments are made as to the effectiveness of the Heritage Grants and why. is- an ACT Grant given to the Kosciusko Huts Association.

Mr Wood - the answer to the Members question is as follows:

Each Heritage Grant is given in the form of a contractual agreement.

between the ACT Government and the-grantee. The contract includes

specifications about what is expected of the grantee. and what

constitutes satisfactory completion of the contract.

It is the role of the Heritage Unit as day to day managers of the Program to ensure that the contracts are properly completed. In assessing any new. application by a grantee, the Unit reviews that organisations or individuals performance in previous grants and ensures that grant targets are clearly defined and understood by the applicant.

Further to this, I have required that a review of the Heritage Grants Program be undertaken. That review.required an examination of all aspects of the Program, including assessment. The review has now been completed. I expect to. release it shortly for public comment.

The Kosciusko Huts Association has received several grants over the last few years. Each of those grants has been given to the Association for documentation and restoration works on ACT heritage places, such as volleys Hut in Namadgi National Park. The Association does not limit its activities to Kosciusko National .Park as.its name might suggest and its membership includes a large number of ACT residents who undertake heritage work in the Territory.

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