Key Spending Initiatives
Jobs, Growth and Diversifying the Economy
- $465 million for building primary schools in high growth areas, redevelop aging high schools and improving learning facilities across the state
- $129 million over four years to build at least 95 km of new cycling paths
- Additional $87 million over four years for events and destination marketing to support tourism
- $39 million on the Local Projects Local Jobs grants program to deliver 750+ projects across the State
- Establish Defence West to actively campaign for greater share of defence contracts
- $20 million over five years to establish an Aboriginal Ranger Program
- $17 million for a New Industries Fund to support new and emerging businesses in the high-tech sector
- $17 million to convert primary school classrooms into science labs and $2 million to upskill teachers to integrate software coding into their teaching
- $16.7 million in grants for new technology start-ups and computer gaming to create new jobs
- Vocational education and training course fees to be frozen from 2018 training year
Building Metronet, Reducing Congestion, Creating Jobs
- $1.3 billion for METRONET Stage 1 projects, including the Thornlie-Cockburn Link and Yanchep Rail Extension, and acquisition of an additional 102 rail cars
- $237 million for construction of the Armadale Road Bridge
- $50 million for a new traffic interchange at Wanneroo Road and Joondalup Drive
- $49 million for the widening of Kwinana Freeway northbound between Russell Road and Roe Highway
- $40 million to begin works on widening the Mitchell Freeway southbound between Cedric Street and Vincent Street
Housing Affordability
- There have been no changes to the First Home Buyers Grant announced in the WA State Budget, which is currently available up to $10,000 for eligible first home buyers.
Funding of approximately $344 million for significant programs under The Asset Investment Program including:
- The development of 1,509 housing lots to support affordable public and community housing in metro and Regional WA
- $21.7 million to secure a range of entry-level properties for low and moderate earners, as part of the Affordable Housing Shared Equity program
- $44.1 million to allow the commencement of 335 public housing home to be completed in the next year, under the Construction and Spot Purchase program
- $58.5 million for the acquisition of land for government housing programs and to maintain a stream of affordable land supply for home buyers
Foreign property buyers will pay a 4% surcharge on the purchase of residential property. This is forecasted to add $48 million in net additional revenue
Healthcare
- $2 million to establish Urgent Care Clinics to reduce the pressure on emergency departments
- $2.8 million to expand the Ear Bus program into the Kimberley region
- $2.1 million to initiate the Let's Prevent pilot program to support & educate people at high risk of developing chronic health conditions
- $1.6 million to expand the Find Cancer Early program further in Regional WA
Mental Health investment is focused on the following:
- $7.3 million for a step up/step down mental health facility in Kalgoorlie
- $13.2 million towards specialised mental health programs for students in approximately 300 schools
- $5 million to develop the Peel Youth Medical Service Health Hub
Safer Communities
- $83.5 million to establish a Meth Border Force to reduce the supply of methamphetamine coming into the State, and a further $48.2 million for a coordinated and targeted Methamphetamine Action Plan
- $12.4 million for the Stopping Family and Domestic Violence package
Rural WA
- $2b+ in new spending across infrastructure, health, housing and the environment
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