Regional Investment

Find out about regional investment and development projects that have been completed or are underway in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. Information on funding programs currently available is also provided here.

Funding allocated in 2010-11

Funding allocated – State budget

$88million of State Budget funding has been allocated to regional development projects in the Great Southern region for 2010-11.

Highlights for the Great Southern region include:

$32million for redevelopment of the Albany Health Campus
$10.6million for construction of the new 15 megalitre water storage tank and pipeline in Denmark
$10million for the reconstruction and sealing of existing roads within the Fitzgerald River National Park, including Hamersley Drive (from Hopetown to Hamersley Inlet)
$10million for the ongoing construction of the Albany Entertainment Centre
$8.1million for the Albany Waterfront development
$7million for an upgrade of the Denmark Wastewater Treatment Plant
$3.8million for the construction of Yakamia Primary School
$2.4million for North Albany Senior High School
$2.3million to complete construction of Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service (Albany Fire Station)
$1.8million for additions and improvements to Albany Senior High School

Source: Budget Regional Highlights 2010-11 (available in Statistics section).

Funding allocated through Royalties for Regions

More than $39.9million of Royalties for Regions funding has been allocated to regional development projects in the Great Southern Region for 2010-11.

See Royalties for Regions Snapshot 2010-11 for more information about funding allocated in the Great Southern and other regions in Western Australia.

Grants and funding available

There is a range of funding programs currently available through the Royalties for Regions initiative, including:

Country local government fund
Regional grants scheme
Boarding away from home allowance
Country age pension fuel card
Exploration incentive scheme
Patient assisted travel allowance
Regional airport development scheme

To find out more about the programs refer to Grants and Funding.

Great Southern regional development contacts

If you have a query related to regional development in the Great Southern region, please contact the Department of Regional Development and Lands or the Great Southern Development Commission. Details are provided in Great Southern Contacts.