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Community councils—funding
(Question No 176)
Mr Coe asked the Treasurer, upon notice, on 12 May 2017 (redirected to the Acting Treasurer):
(1) Further to Question No. 405 of 2015, can the Treasurer provide the amount of funding allocated to community councils in the ACT for each financial year since 2014-15, broken down by community council.
(2) What is the purpose of the funds allocated to community councils.
(3) Can the Treasurer outline the status of the deed of agreement with each community council.
(4) What other non-monetary assistance has been offered to each of the community councils.
(5) Is there a proposal for a separate community council for the Molonglo Valley; if so, when will the new council be established.
Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The table below shows the funding provided by the ACT Government to Community Councils since 2014-15.
|
Community Council |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
Total |
|
Belconnen |
$12,821 |
$12,821 |
$12,821 |
$38,463 |
|
Tuggeranong |
$12,821 |
$12,821 |
$12,821 |
$38,463 |
|
Gungahlin |
$12,821 |
$12,821 |
$12,821 |
$38,463 |
|
Weston Creek |
$12,821 |
$12,821 |
$12,821 |
$38,463 |
|
Inner South Canberra |
$12,821 |
$12,821 |
$12,821 |
$38,463 |
|
Woden Valley |
$12,821 |
$12,821 |
$12,821 |
$38,463 |
|
Inner North |
$12,821 |
$12,821 |
$12,821 |
$38,463 |
|
Total |
$89,747 |
$89,747 |
$89,747 |
$269,241 |
(2) Community Councils operate as apolitical organisations that provide a representative voice of the views of their local community.
The ACT Government provides community councils with funding to:
a. support participation by the community in Council activities;
b. communicate the views, expectations and concerns of community members to the ACT Government;
c. hold community meetings that are open to the public and publicly advertised; and
d. achieve broad and inclusive engagement by using a range of communication channels and community consultation activities in addition to the public meetings.
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