Page 3610 - Week 08 - Thursday, 18 August 2011
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Master Planning Program – Group Centres, Transport Corridors and Rural Villages |
2011-12 $’000 |
2012-13 $’000 |
2013-14 $’000 |
2014-15 $’000 |
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Expenses |
1,000 |
1,025 |
1,051 |
1,077 |
As part of the master planning processes, the Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate will undertake consultation with the wider community to capture the community views.
Any new initiatives will be considered in the normal budget context, considered against the full range of priorities.
(4) The ACT Government Infrastructure Plan 2011-2021 was released on 12 July 2011.
(5) The Government has consistently stated that it will pursue Federal funding support. This goal was achieved with Commonwealth agreement to fund its share of the Majura Parkway project on 7 July 2011.
(6) No new energy or waste policies will be implemented in 2011-12 beyond that already included in the Budget. The Government’s Sustainable Energy Policy once released will set a range of energy policy objectives that will result in a range of costs and savings that will be realised from 2012-13. Appropriate budget bids will be lodged at that time.
(7) (a) There are three other capital measures in the 2011-2012 Budget which support families with more childcare places. Along with the Children’s Services Scholarship Program these measures form part of the ACT Government’s ‘Supporting Quality Early Childhood Education and Care’ package which also includes other measures the government is undertaking in this priority area.
$9m over two years will be used to upgrade existing centre based childcare facilities owned by the Community Services Directorate. The upgrade to facilities will allow childcare providers to meet the new standards for child educator ratios and increase the capacity of the centres.
In the 2011-12 year the ACT Government will invest $7.5 million to build a new childcare centre at Holder to accommodate up to 125 new childcare places for children from birth to five years.
The ACT Government will also invest $42.7 million to build a new early childhood school in Franklin. The school will have a childcare centre collocated and will provide up to 120 new childcare places.
In addition $250,000 from the 2011-12 ACT Community Grants was made available in April 2010 (as Childcare Centre Grants) for community organisations to complete minor works to meet the new Quality Framework requirements and increase the capacity of the centres that receive these grants
(b) Funding has been provided in 2011-12 Budget, and the existing capital maintenance program as well as non-budgetary measures. These are outlined in the ‘Supporting Quality Early Childhood Education and Care’ package
(8) The ACT Government’s priority is to provide child care sites, including government release, for up to 500 places.
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