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Thursday, 10 August 2006
Page: 167


Senator O’Brien asked the Minister representing the Minister for Transport and Regional Services, upon notice, on 16 June 2006:

With reference to the Regional Airport Funding Program, can the following details be provided:

(1)   The quantum of available funding, by year for the life of the program;

(2)   The quantum of allocated funding, by year; and

(3)   Details of airports that have received funding, including the quantum of funding and nature of funded works, by airport.


Senator Ian Campbell (Minister for the Environment and Heritage) —The Acting Minister for Transport and Regional Services has provided the following answer to the honourable senator’s question:

With reference to the Regional Airport Funding Program, can the following details be provided:

(1)   The $35 million in funding for the Regional Airport Funding Program was an announcement made as part of the 2003/04 Budget. An announcement of a further $1.5 million in funding was part of the 2005/06 Budget. This is not an ongoing funding program.

(2)   As above.

(3)   Due to the confidentiality requirements regarding individual airport’s Transport Security Programs, as set out in Part 2, Subpart 2.06 of the Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005, specifications for each airport’s security measures cannot be provided. Some examples of implemented measures include fencing, lighting, CCTV, alarm systems and signage. Airports that have received funding, including the quantum of funding are listed below. NT Bathurst Island Aerodrome                                $279,410.00 Elcho Island Airport                                            $124,719.00 Garden Point Aerodrome                                    $254,754.00 Hooker Creek Airport                                          $164,433.00    (Stage 1 only) Kalkurung Airport                                                $265,472.00* Katherine/Tindal Airport                                    $94,250.01** Lake Evella Airport                                              $293,904.00 McArthur River Mine Aerodrome                     $168,439.00 Maningrida Airport                                              $179,601.00 Ramingining Airport                                            $32,965.00      (Stage 1 only) Ramingining Airport                                            $178,574.00    (Stage 2 only) Snake Bay Aerodrome                                         $253,437.00 Tennant Creek Airport                                         $485,427.13 * Kalkurung was originally announced as $248,972.00. This was subsequently increased to $265,472.00 due to an increase in the cost of implementing their approved basic security measures. ** Katherine/Tindal Airport was originally announced as $88,513.00. This was subsequently increased to $94,250.01 due to an increase in the cost of implementing their approved basic security measures. NSW Albury Airport                                                      $746,738.00 Armidale Airport                                                  $313,350.00 Bankstown Airport                                              $74,677.86^ Bathurst Airport                                                   $185,871.00 Bourke Airport                                                      $56,650.00 Broken Hill Airport                                               $50,520.00 Cobar Airport                                                        $20,495.40 Cooma Airport                                                      $847,207.00 Coonamble Airport                                              $76,562.70 Dubbo Airport                                                      $15,560.00 (Stage 1 only) Dubbo Airport                                                      $155,837.00 (Stage 2 only) Dubbo Airport                                                      $55,282.00 (Stage 3 only) Grafton Airport                                                     $121,058.00 Griffith Airport                                                      $27,237.00 (Stage 1 only) Griffith Airport                                                      $28,281.00 (Stage 2 only) Griffith Airport                                                      $202,441.00 (Stage 3) Gunnedah Airport                                                $43,901.00 Illawarra Airport                                                   $273,252.00 Inverell Airport                                                     $293,634.00 Kempsey Airport                                                  $121,631.00 Lightning Ridge Airport                                      $77,402.00 Lismore Airport                                                    $78,730.00 Lord Howe Island                                                $44,851.00 Merimbula Airport                                               $859,444.30 Moree Airport                                                       $275,715.00 Narrabri Airport                                                    $205,276.00# Orange Airport                                                     $337,691.47 (Stage 1 only) Parkes Airport                                                       $24,033.10 Port Macquarie Airport                                       $343,795.00 Tamworth Airport                                                 $63,498.60 (Stage 1 only) Tamworth Airport                                                 $328,654.00 (Stage 2 only) Taree Airport                                                         $105,946.00 Walgett Airport                                                    $110,424.00 West Wyalong Airport                                        $53,341.00 ^ Bankstown was originally announced as $65,932.86. This was subsequently increased to $74677.86 due to an increase in the cost of implementing their approved basic security measures. # Narrabri was originally announced as $183,854.00. This was subsequently increased to $205,276.00 due to an increase in the cost of implementing their approved basic security measures. QLD Archerfield Airport                                              $1,144,897.14 Aurukun Airport                                                  $107,103.00 Badu Island Airport                                             $30,388.00 Bamaga Airport                                                    $94,050.00 Barcaldine Airport                                                $22,990.00 Bedourie Airport                                                  $83,860.00 Birdsville Airport                                                  $209,244.00 Blackall Airport                                                     $86,790.00 Blackwater Airport                                               $113,267.14 Boigu Island Airport                                            $32,280.00 Boulia Airport                                                       $206,331.00 Bundaberg Airport                                               $222,066.00 Burketown Airport                                               $34,650.00 (Stage 1 only) Burketown Airport                                               $37,087.00 (Stage 2 only) Charleville Airport                                                $360,811.00 Cloncurry Airport                                                 $221,003.00 Coen Airport                                                         $136,221.00 Cooktown Airport                                                $178,931.00 Cunnamulla Airport                                             $240,222.00 Doomadgee Airport                                             $200,853.00 Dunk Island Airport                                             $42,978.58 Emerald Airport                                                    $288,228.00 Gladstone Airport                                                $43,893.87* Horn Island Airport                                             $425,287.00 Hughenden Airport                                             $68,154.00 Iron Range/Lockhart River Airport                   $40,253.00 Julia Creek Airport                                               $88,064.00 Karumba Airport                                                  $91,574.00 Kowanyama Airport                                            $107,448.00 Longreach Airport                                               $95,003.00 Mabuiag Island Airport                                      $52,422.00 Maryborough Airport                                         $91,779.00 (Stage 1 only) Maryborough Airport                                         $289,935.00 (Stage 2 only) Moranbah Airport                                                $151,517.16 Mornington Island Airport                                 $253,402.00 Normanton Airport                                              $132,115.00 Edward River/Pormpuraaw Airport                   $174,322.00 Quilpie Airport                                                      $242,666.00 Richmond Airport                                                $164,493.00 Roma Airport                                                        $262,902.00 Saibai Airport                                                        $29,291.00 (Stage 1 only) St George Airport                                                 $80,850.00 Toowoomba Airport                                            $121,502.00 Windorah Airport                                                 $183,578.00 Winton Airport                                                     $155,145.00 Yorke Island                                                          $173,619.00 * Gladstone Airport was originally announced as $41,366.25. This was subsequently increased to $43,893.87 due to an increase in the cost of implementing their approved basic security measures. SA Ceduna Airport                                                     $292,228.00 Coober Pedy Airport                                           $43,485.60 Kingscote Airport                                                $135,770.46 Mount Gambier Airport                                       $444,385.10 Parafield Airport                                                   $2,065,540.00 Port Lincoln Airport                                             $225,555.00 Whyalla Airport                                                   $239,396.27 Olympic Dam Airport                                           $707,142.86 TAS Cambridge Airport                                               $38,911.00 Flinders Island Airport                                        $97,729.69 VIC Essendon Airport                                                 $1,911,430.70 Hamilton Airport                                                  $102,541.00 Latrobe Airport                                                     $161,962.00 Moorabbin Airport                                              $663,834.00 (Stages 1 & 2) Mount Hotham Airport                                       $88,029.00 Portland Airport                                                   $39,953.00 Warrnambool Airport                                          $40,441.00 (Stage 1 only) Warrnambool Airport                                          $38,162.00 (Stage 2 only) WA Albany Airport                                                     $130,644.00 Argyle Airport                                                      $18,672.00 (Stage 1 only) Carnarvon Airport                                                $81,070.00 (Stage 1 only) Carnarvon Airport                                                $93,585.00 (Stage 2 only) Carnarvon Airport                                                $85,058.00 (Stage 3 only) Derby Airport                                                       $159,580.20 Esperance Airport                                                $169,539.00 Fitzroy Crossing Airport                                     $93,351.25 (Stage 1 only)* Fitzroy Crossing Airport                                     $222,132.00 (Stage 2 only) Geraldton Airport                                                 $215,211.00 (Stage 1 only)** Geraldton Airport                                                 $215,727.00 (Stage 2 only) Halls Creek Airport                                              $439,858.00 Jandakot Airport                                                  $885,741.00 Kalbarri Airport                                                    $38,880.00 Laverton Airport                                                  $171,314.00 Learmonth                                                             $155,501.00 Leinster Airport                                                    $221,457.14 Leonora Airport                                                    $183,465.20***             Meekatharra Airport                                            $66,820.00 Mt Magnet Airport                                              $439,708.00 Ravensthorpe Airport                                         $16,923.00 (Stage 1 only) Ravensthorpe Airport                                         $28,676.00 (Stage 2 only) Shark Bay Airport                                                $118,417.16 * Fitzroy Crossing Airport’s (Stage 1) funding was originally announced as $86,948.95. This was subsequently increased to $93,351.25 due to an increase in the cost of implementing their approved basic security measures. ** Geraldton Airport’s (Stage 1) funding was originally announced as $210,987.00. This was subsequently increased to $215,211.00 due to an increase in the cost of implementing their approved basic security measures. *** Leonora Airport’s funding was originally announced as $161,617.00. This was subsequently increased to $183,465.20 due to an increase in the cost of implementing their approved basic security measures.