Remote Communities Expenditure
Over the past two financial years 1996/97 and 1997/98, what money has been spent on —
(a) the services of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) to remote communities; and
(b) hostel and THS funded accommodation for people from remote communities receiving treatment at urban locations.
For financial years 1996/97 and 1997/98, what were the number of emergency evacuations from remote communities; and include the details of the number of RFDS flights and THS funded vehicle transfers.
ANSWER (See Attachment A below)
REGION | 1996/97 | 1997/98 | |
1(a) | Operations Central | ||
. RFDS Aviation | $1,647,476.00 | $1,652,908.00 | |
. Operation of Yulara Medical Centre | $483,076.00 | $494,600.00 | |
TOTAL | $2,130,552.00 | $2,147,508.00 | |
Note: RFDS does not operate in the Top End | |||
1(b) | Operations Central | $83,419.00 | $99,556.00 |
Operations North | $454,642.00 | $485,824.00 | |
TOTAL | $538.061.00 | $585,380.00 | |
2 | Operations Central | ||
(a) RFDS | 1355 | 1497 | |
(b) Other | 865 | 1015 | |
Subtotal | 2220 | 2512 | |
Operations North | |||
(a) NT Air Medical Service | 4307 | 4657 | |
(b) Other | 715 | 713 | |
Subtotal | 5022 | 5370 | |
TOTAL | 7242 | 7882 |
Last updated: 04 Aug 2016