Ms SCRYMGOUR - 2002-10-10
Can the minister inform the House on the progress of the 2002-03 capital works program for education?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for her question, because there was a difficult fiscal situation when we came in and a difficult time in which to frame this budget. We put education right at the top in terms of dollars and our commitment to it. There are six items on the 2002-03 capital works program, over $12m, plus one revote project which will bring the total to over $13m.
Remote schools provision: $3m allocated to upgrade remote schools, including Maningrida, Papunya, Milyakburra and homeland centres in the Alwyawara and Amatjere cluster. Those projects are to be at the design and readiness stage by March 2003.
Minyerri School, there is provision for new library, classroom, storage and toilets, cost approximately $340 000, and the design and documentation for that project to be at readiness stage for tender by March 2003. Completion target date: December 2003.
The Alice Springs High School, one that we inherited which should have been adjusted and seen to by our predecessors, to upgrade the airconditioning stage two. We have already done stage one. Estimated at $1.26m, stage one completed May 2002. The majority of the work for stage two, because it is a working school, has to be carried out during the 2002 Christmas break to minimise disruption with a final completion target date of April 2003.
Parap Primary School stage one, estimate $2.24m. Design and documentation work has already been completed. The project is ready to go to tender this month with a completion target date of June 2003.
Nhulunbuy High School, a new multi-purpose hall estimated at $2.1m. Design and documentation progress with contract target date of November-December 2002. That is on track. That was the commitment that was made. Anticipated completion date around September 2003.
The Mitchell Centre: relocation and consolidation of the DEET Darwin-based staff into the new accommodation, around $3.75m. The building is on target to be completed in April 2003, DEET staff to relocate during May and June next year.
Leanyer Primary School, a revote project of $1.24m. Upgrade existing administration, library and student support areas. The contract target date is October 2002, this very month, and a target completion date of March 2003.
Projects funded under the non-government capital assisted grant schemes will progress based on acceptance and signing of funding deeds. I am pleased to be able to provide the House with updated information as these projects work through the design and documentation stage, out to tender and contract letting stage. I will continue to advise the House of progress as they come to completion.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for her question, because there was a difficult fiscal situation when we came in and a difficult time in which to frame this budget. We put education right at the top in terms of dollars and our commitment to it. There are six items on the 2002-03 capital works program, over $12m, plus one revote project which will bring the total to over $13m.
Remote schools provision: $3m allocated to upgrade remote schools, including Maningrida, Papunya, Milyakburra and homeland centres in the Alwyawara and Amatjere cluster. Those projects are to be at the design and readiness stage by March 2003.
Minyerri School, there is provision for new library, classroom, storage and toilets, cost approximately $340 000, and the design and documentation for that project to be at readiness stage for tender by March 2003. Completion target date: December 2003.
The Alice Springs High School, one that we inherited which should have been adjusted and seen to by our predecessors, to upgrade the airconditioning stage two. We have already done stage one. Estimated at $1.26m, stage one completed May 2002. The majority of the work for stage two, because it is a working school, has to be carried out during the 2002 Christmas break to minimise disruption with a final completion target date of April 2003.
Parap Primary School stage one, estimate $2.24m. Design and documentation work has already been completed. The project is ready to go to tender this month with a completion target date of June 2003.
Nhulunbuy High School, a new multi-purpose hall estimated at $2.1m. Design and documentation progress with contract target date of November-December 2002. That is on track. That was the commitment that was made. Anticipated completion date around September 2003.
The Mitchell Centre: relocation and consolidation of the DEET Darwin-based staff into the new accommodation, around $3.75m. The building is on target to be completed in April 2003, DEET staff to relocate during May and June next year.
Leanyer Primary School, a revote project of $1.24m. Upgrade existing administration, library and student support areas. The contract target date is October 2002, this very month, and a target completion date of March 2003.
Projects funded under the non-government capital assisted grant schemes will progress based on acceptance and signing of funding deeds. I am pleased to be able to provide the House with updated information as these projects work through the design and documentation stage, out to tender and contract letting stage. I will continue to advise the House of progress as they come to completion.
Last updated: 09 Aug 2016