State Budget Breakfast, Kalgoorlie
The State Budget for 2024-25 was unveiled at a breakfast event hosted by the GEDC in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Friday 10 May 2024. The Hon John Carey, Minister for Planning, Housing, Lands and Homelessness attended the event to deliver details of the State Budget which included a number of key commitments for the Goldfields-Esperance region.
The breakfast event, which was attended by 80 regional residents, provided an opportunity to hear first-hand from the Minister and ask questions following the presentation.
The budget outlined an investment of $20.8 million for the expansion of the ANZAC Drive Industrial Estate incorporating 22 new lots as well $16.8 million for 32 new residential lots in stage five of GreenView at Karlkurla. In addition, $15 million has been allocated for future upgrades to the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme and $3.3 million to upgrade Eucla Airstrip in the Shire of Dundas.
State Budget Lunch, Esperance
GEDC also hosted a State Budget 2024-25 Luncheon in Esperance on Friday 10 May 2024. The 38 Esperance attendees received an overview of the newly announced State Budget delivered by the Hon. Dr Tony Buti, Minister for Education, Aboriginal Affairs, Citizenship and Multicultural Interests.
Minister Buti presented the State Budget and discussed what this meant for the Goldfield-Esperance region. Notable investments for the Esperance community included $650,000 to the Esperance Senior High School to undertake planning for future upgrades.
The Luncheon gave the audience a chance to have their questions addressed with a dedicated Q&A session to close the event. To find out more information on the state budget, follow the link. 2024-25 State Budget (www.wa.gov.au)