Regional Investment

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

Funding allocated in 2010-11

Funding allocated – State budget

$298.1million of State Budget funding has been allocated to regional development projects in the Kimberley Region for 2010-11.

Highlights for the Kimberley region include:

$100-million for the West Kimberley Regional Prison and Workcamp
$95.5million under Royalties for Regions for the Ord River Scheme Stage 2
$25million on the Kununurra State Education Precinct
$11.5million for health facilities as part of the East Kimberley Development Package
$9.8million on construction of the Broome Wastewater Treatment Plant
$9million for the Kimberley TAFE Ord River Stage 2
$6million to commence redevelopment of the Kununurra Courthouse
$6million for new acute inpatient mental health unit at Broome Regional Resource Centre
$5.8million on the Fitzroy Crossing Police Station
$5.8million for the Wyndham Port Facility Upgrade
$5million for the construction of Broome Boating Facility-Stage 1, funded by Royalties for Regions
$5million for the Broome Paediatrics Facility
$4.2million to finalise reconstruction of the Bow River Section of the Great Northern Highway
$3.6million to finalise the planning and design of Kununurra Heavy Haulage Route
$3.1million for the Looma Remote Multi Functional Police Facility
$2.8million for the Kimberley TAFE Fitzroy Crossing Training Centre.

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

Funding allocated through Royalties for Regions

More than $146.6million of Royalties for Regions funding has been allocated to regional development projects in the Kimberley Region for 2010-11.

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

Regional development projects

Ord-East Kimberley Expansion

The Ord-East Kimberley Expansion Project is a major State Government election commitment that will contribute to the successful development of Australia’s North and the transformation of Kununurra into a sustainable regional centre. The $415million investment has two components:

East Kimberley Development Package (EKDP) – $195million from the Commonwealth Government, of which the WA State Government will deliver $177.9million of projects
Ord Irrigation Expansion Project (OIEP) – $220million from the Western Australian Government’s Royalties for Regions fund.

Detailed information about the Ord-East Kimberley Expansion project is available in the Programs and Projects section.

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.

Kimberley regional development contacts

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