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Regional HighlightsRegional Highlights presents an overview of key items and programs in the 2013-14 Budget. It complements the extensive information in the other Budget Papers by presenting budget details of particular relevance to the communities in each of the Territory’s seven regions.This book details initiatives in service delivery, tailored specifically for each region in the areas of business and economic development, safer communities, schooling, health, regional development, and lifestyle and environment. It also includes Territory-wide initiatives, which apply across all regions.Important infrastructure projects are identified for each region as well as on a Territory-wide basis. Where Commonwealth funding is provided from national partnership agreements and can be used flexibly, it is included under the title of the relevant agreement.

ContentsTerritory Wide 2Central Australia 5Barkly 8Katherine 10East Arnhem 12Top End Rural 14Palmerston and Litchfield 16Darwin 18

Territory WideSome initiatives cannot be accurately apportioned between regions, however they are important and relevant across the Territory.Details of these initiatives are provided here, in addition to the information specific to each region in later sections.

Supporting Business and Economic Development $29M to market and promote the Territory as a leisure tourism destination $17.04M in Territory and Commonwealth funds for Charles Darwin University and

Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education and other providers to deliver qualifications to Territorians to develop new skills or build on existing skills for employment opportunities

$7.27M for the skilled worker campaign and skilled migration workforce planning $6.7M for major events that support the Territory’s economy and positioning as a

visitor destination $4.9M to provide new generation geoscience data and promote mining investment $3.07M to continue the National Partnership to upskill the Territory’s workers and

provide access to qualifications for job seekers through the Productivity Places Program

$2.9M for the apprenticeship and traineeship support package $2.1M for the Industry Development Support Program to assist peak industry

associations to grow the capability and capacity of local industry, and develop and grow a skilled workforce

$1.78M to provide a quality assured veterinary laboratory that supports diagnostic, regulatory and research programs for aquatic and terrestrial animal health

$1.5M to support mineral and petroleum exploration through new geoscience programs and improved management and delivery of geoscience and exploration data

$1M for the Indigenous Workforce Participation Initiatives Program to plan and establish practices and systems that engage and expand the number and skills of Indigenous Territorians in work

$0.95M to establish an Energy Directorate to plan, develop and regulate Territory energy industries

$0.93M for the Territory Business Growth Program to assist Territory small to medium enterprises with strategic business development

$0.8M to increase the intensity of exploration drilling and geophysics in greenfields areas of the Territory through the Geophysics and Drilling Collaborations Program

$0.68M for extension and support of aquaculture development in the Territory $0.5M for the Trade Support Scheme to assist Territory businesses to develop

export opportunities $0.44M in grant funding for the ecoBiz NT program to assist businesses to improve

their energy efficiency

$0.4M for Tourism Industry Business Development officers $0.34M to coordinate preparation of responses to incursions of exotic diseases,

pests or plants with potentially serious economic or environmental impacts $0.3M to develop and implement a live export market development strategy

together with industry $0.26M to continue the Indigenous Pastoral Program with partner agencies $0.26M to deliver financial management and governance assistance and

information to the community-based childcare sector $0.21M to increase productivity, sustainability and market opportunities for

horticultural industries $0.16M to maintain and expand markets for Territory cattle into South East Asia

Safer Communities $22.5M for additional police in Alice Springs and across the Top End $7.48M for Youth Justice $4.8M in grants to the Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission $1.43M to provide community and school-based road safety programs $0.5M to extend the DriveSafe NT Remote Indigenous Driver Education and

Licensing Program $0.44M for the Community Justice Centre’s Fast and Free Dispute Resolution

Service $0.21M in grants to Victims of Crime Northern Territory Incorporated to support

victims of crime across the Territory

Better Health $35M for mandatory treatment alcohol reform program including rehabilitation

centres throughout the Territory $30.9M for aeromedical retrieval services across the Territory and patient-assisted

travel $30.4M for patient travel including the Patient Assistance Travel Scheme $22.5M to subsidise eligible pensioners in the Territory $20.8M for the provision of road ambulance services across the Territory $17.34M for secure care accommodation services for young people and adults with

complex care needs $10.96M for Cardiac Outreach and Rehabilitation services as well as the

commencement of low-risk angioplasty and 400 additional elective surgery procedures per annum

$10.15M to continue alcohol reform services development, withdrawal support and community outreach programs

$7.26M towards cancer treatment and accommodation for cancer patients $3.2M to provide a clinical service system, enhance children and adolescent

mental health services and implement suicide prevention programs in the Territory $1.5M to manage existing exceptional and complex-needs clients in the

community

$1.49M to monitor the quality of Territory water supplies through the provision of analytical testing to clients

$0.37M to administer the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act to ensure responsible use of agricultural and veterinary chemicals, fertilizers and stock foods and prevent potential adverse economic, environmental or social effects

Regional Development $30.9M in Commonwealth funding for financial assistance and road grants $20M to provide municipal and essential services to homelands $7.3M to provide assistance to homelands residents to maintain housing $6.2M over four years to support the reform of local government in the Territory $5.6M to manage and support accommodation and tenancy support programs $5M to increase the Northern Territory Operational Subsidy grants pool for shire

councils to $25.6M $4.2M to provide Aboriginal Interpreter Services under the Stronger Futures

National Partnership Agreement in the Territory $3.8M to support the headlease rental initiative of the Real Housing for Growth

plan $2.6M for multicultural, senior, youth and community support grants programs $2M to improve existing housing in homelands $1.4M to support regional development and Indigenous economic development

activities $1.1M additional funding to focus on land release initiatives across the Territory $0.8M to establish an independent Office for Territory Women $0.4M to support the operations of food rescue services by Foodbank NT $0.25M ongoing, to establish the Family Safe Environment Fund to assist councils

in improving the safety of public parks

Lifestyle and Environment $14.7M to assist the thoroughbred racing industry in conducting race meetings

and maintenance of facilities across the Territory $5.3M to support peak sporting bodies and active recreation organisations $4M to implement and run the Sports Voucher Scheme $2.4M for grant programs under the Community Benefit Fund – community grants,

gambling amelioration and gambling research $2.2M to ensure active mining operations operate in a manner that supports

sustainable development of the environment $2M to create a Mining Remediation Contingency Fund to address remediation

costs for legacy mines $1.47M to bring AFL matches to the Territory and conduct community engagement

programs $1M for wildfire suppression $1M for remote community sport and recreation programs $0.85M for sustainable management of the Territory recreational fishing sector

and the implementation of a Recreational Fishing Development Plan $0.73M to support regional and remote festivals $0.5M ongoing for rangelands monitoring and the Pastoral Land Board

$0.2M to support the Marine Ranger Program including training and consultation with Indigenous communities

$0.2M for asbestos management on park assets $0.2M for the Keep Australia Beautiful Council of the Northern Territory

Infrastructure Highlights $139.6M for remote Indigenous housing capital works $32.8M for the national network strengthening and widening of roads program $14.49M for government employee teacher housing in remote locations $10M for rehabilitation centres $8.59M to construct additional government employee housing in remote locations

under the OATSI health agreement and Closing the Gap $7M to construct child and family centres at Gunbalanya, Maningrida, Ngukurr and

Yuendumu $6.5M to construct new overtaking opportunities at selected sections of the

Stuart Highway between Darwin and Katherine $5M for a hospital scoping study and master plan for the Greater Darwin region $4.24M to upgrade government employee housing in remote locations $4M for the Urban Arterial Traffic Management program $3.38M to refurbish existing public housing unit complexes across all regions $2.46M for additional beds to support Alcohol and Other Drugs Services in

Katherine and Alice Springs $2.2M to upgrade existing and construct new cyclone shelters at schools and other

government assets across Territory coastal communities $2M for government employee housing land servicing in remote locations $2M to upgrade targeted sections on selected secondary local roads $1.46M for urban roads landscaping $0.9M for the upgrade of ‘safe places’ in 15 remote communities across the

Territory to provide improved and more secure amenities $0.68M for Epenarra and Angurugu police overnight facilities $0.28M to complete level crossing upgrades to improve safety at selected rail

crossings

Central AustraliaThe Central Australian region, which occupies 41 per cent of the Territory’s land area, is home to 18 per cent of the Territory’s population. There are about 41 000 people living in the region, around 36 per cent of whom are Indigenous. Alice Springs, the main centre in the region, has a population of about 25 800. The Central Australian region has a relatively young population, with 38 per cent aged 24 years or under and 5.3 per cent aged over 65 years. The main industries in the central region include pastoralism, tourism, defence and Indigenous arts and culture. Tourist attractions in the central region include Uluru-Kata Tjuta, Kings Canyon and the West MacDonnell Ranges, while the Indigenous arts and culture industry is an important source of Indigenous employment.

Supporting Business and Economic Development $16.68M in Territory and Commonwealth funds for Charles Darwin University and

Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education and other providers to deliver qualifications to Territorians to develop new skills or build on existing skills for employment opportunities

$1M to provide new generation geoscience data and promote mining investment $0.96M to provide vehicle registration and driver licensing services $0.76M to Tourism Central Australia for visitor information services in Alice

Springs, and marketing and industry engagement activities for Alice Springs, Uluru and Barkly

$0.65M to provide education, assistance and support to businesses to achieve their obligation to provide safe workplaces

$0.52M for research and extension into improved pastoral industry profitability and sustainability

$0.37M to support the livestock industry by protecting market access and minimising establishment of exotic pests and diseases

$0.36M for the Territory Business Centre to provide business advice and licence information

$0.28M to operate the Arid Zone Research Institute and Ti Tree Research Farm $0.25M for a dedicated Alice Springs tourism marketing campaign highlighting

experiences and products available in the region and amplifying positive tourism messages for the town

$0.23M to support plant industries by protecting market access and minimising establishment of exotic pests and diseases

$0.19M to evaluate new table grape varieties and improve water use efficiency for producers in the central arid region

$0.15M to develop new technology to improve pastoral management efficiencies $0.15M to operate the Old Man Plains Research Station $0.13M to evaluate commercial opportunities of water re-use from urban and

commercial waste in horticultural production systems

$0.1M for a local Tourism Industry Business Development Officer

Safer Communities $57.5M to provide police, fire and emergency services in the Alice Springs region

including: nine police stations and a further six police stations funded under Stronger Futures at Finke, Haasts Bluff, Imanpa, Mutitjulu, Nyirripi and Santa Teresa; two fire stations; and 12 volunteer groups (fire and emergency)

$40.1M to provide safe, secure and humane care of adult inmates at Alice Springs Correctional Centre while offering a range of therapeutic and re-integrated interventions to assist in their rehabilitation

$4.11M to provide assessment, monitoring and supervision services to community-based clients in the Alice Springs region in line with sentences and orders issued by the Courts and the Parole Board

$4.11M for courts to administer justice for regional and remote communities. The courts sit in Papunya, Mutitjulu, Yuendumu, Ti Tree, Hermannsburg and Docker River. Registry services are provided through the Magistrates Court at Alice Springs

$2.77M to provide safe, secure and humane care of youth detainees at Alice Springs Youth Detention Centre while offering a range of therapeutic and re-integrated interventions to assist in their rehabilitation

$1.1M for Sex Offender Treatment, Indigenous Family Violence and Elders programs and Remote Communities Corrections Officers

$0.78M towards the Alice Springs Integrated Response to Family and Domestic Violence project, including establishing a men’s behaviour change program

$0.62M for the Alice Springs Family Support Centre $0.3M for land titles, births, deaths and marriage registration and public trustee

Better Schooling $78.7M for primary school education in government and non-government schools $30.6M for senior years education and Vocational Education and Training in

government and non-government schools $26.4M for middle years education in government and non-government schools $6.8M for preschool education in government and non-government schools $4.7M to fund isolated student education through the Alice Springs School of the

Air and distance education $1.85M to establish the Sentenced to a Job initiative, which places increased

emphasis on providing real life work skills to prisoners to assist upon release and reduce recidivism

$1.6M to provide school buses and special needs transport for students $1.4M for early childhood programs including Families as First Teachers $1.1M for the Back to School vouchers of $150 $0.4M for the modification of disabled and special needs access in Territory

schools $0.24M for tertiary education in government schools $0.16M for a new special needs student transport bus in Alice Springs to support

critical current demand

Better Health $230M for acute care services, including patient travel and aeromedical retrieval

transport services $62.2M for non-acute health and community services in the region $5.51M in increased funding for the Alice Springs Hospital emergency department

Regional Development $29.6M in Commonwealth funding under the National Partnership Agreement on

Remote Indigenous Housing and the National Partnership Agreement on Stronger Futures, spread over ten years, to construct new housing, upgrade existing housing and provide associated infrastructure in remote Indigenous communities

$14.7M for property and tenancy management under the Remote Public Housing Framework

$12.62M to continue and expand the Territory and Commonwealth governments’ Alice Springs Transformation Plan, incorporating the Stronger Futures National Partnership. The Alice Springs Transformation Plan was developed to improve life outcomes for Indigenous people in Alice Springs

$3.1M for the Territory Government’s commitment to improve remote Indigenous housing and related infrastructure

$2.1M from joint Commonwealth and Territory funding for specialist homelessness services to provide crisis and transitional supported accommodation, counselling, case management and advocacy services for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness

Lifestyle and Environment $5.8M for the Alice Springs Desert Park $0.65M for the management of feral camels $0.5M to upgrade the Alice Springs drag strip to support hosting national and

regional motor sporting events $0.29M to manage and maintain Crown land including weeds and associated

buildings $0.25M for the Water Tank Rebate Scheme to encourage water preservation $0.23M for the conservation work of the Alice Springs Telegraph Station $0.19M to monitor surface and groundwater to enable the assessment of mining

impacts and requirements for ongoing management $0.16M to support the Olive Pink Botanic Gardens $0.15M to maintain herbarium plant collections in the Territory $0.12M for water allocation plan implementation, regulation and compliance

monitoring $0.1M to fund rebates enabling Alice Springs and Tennant Creek householders to

install appliances and hardware that meet national standards for water efficiency $50 000 to support the delivery of the Imparja Cup in Alice Springs $15 000 for new scheduled public bus services in Alice Springs to Kilgariff

Infrastructure Highlights $29.6M for continuing remediation and upgrades of Alice Springs Hospital $13M for a rail overpass 10.5 kilometres south of Alice Springs $10.9M to expand police facilities in Alice Springs $5.97M to construct a new remote health centre at Ntaria $5M to upgrade and seal targeted sections on the Tanami Road to improve

accessibility and reduce access disruption to communities $5M for increased courts capacity in Alice Springs $4.85M for the completion of the seal on Namatjira Drive as part of the Mereenie

Loop $4.58M for the Alice Springs Correctional Centre to provide new and upgraded

infrastructure to support an additional 50 prisoners $4.35M to continue headworks for the new residential subdivision at Kilgariff,

including water and sewerage, power reticulation, roadworks and trunk stormwater drainage

$3.5M to upgrade the Kaltukatjara health centre $3.4M for continuing works to progress the expansion of police facilities in Alice

Springs $2.5M for the Kaltukatjara airstrip upgrade $2.5M to upgrade and seal the existing airstrip at Utopia $1.57M to upgrade the health centre at Papunya $1.26M for the Centre for Appropriate Technology building refurbishment to

facilitate a residential youth alcohol and other drug service $0.88M to extend and remodel the stand-alone administration block to provide

new staff preparation area, ablutions and offices at Yuendumu School $0.4M for Acacia Hill School, stage 3 – new hydrotherapy pool $0.1M to complete the replacement of the administration block destroyed by fire

with a new staff room, storage space and office at Walungurru School

BarklySupporting Business and Economic Development

$4.91M in Territory and Commonwealth funds for Charles Darwin University and Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education and other providers to deliver qualifications to Territorians to develop new skills or build on existing skills for employment opportunities



$0.2M to provide new generation geoscience data and promote mining investment $0.15M for the provision of vehicle registration and driver licensing services $0.1M for a local Tourism Industry Business Development Officer $90 000 for visitor information services $88 000 for the Territory Business Centre to provide business advice and licence information

Safer Communities $13M to provide police, fire and emergency services in the Barkly region including:

three police stations and a further three police stations funded under Stronger Futures at Alpurrurulam, Arlparra and Willowra; one fire station; and three volunteer groups (fire and emergency)

$6.72M to operate the low security prisoner work camp in Tennant Creek to contribute to providing real life skills and real life experience for prisoners

$2.29M to establish a joint farming venture $1.66M to provide assessment, monitoring and supervision services to community-based

clients in the Tennant Creek region in line with sentences and orders issued by the courts and the Parole Board

$0.95M for the expansion of the Elders Visiting Program, assisting offenders’ reintegration into the community

$0.53M for Indigenous Family Violence and Elders programs and Remote Communities Corrections Officers

$0.51M for courts to administer justice for regional and remote communities, including at Elliott and Ali Curung. Registry services are provided through the courthouse at Tennant Creek

$0.36M for investment in post-release support and accommodation for offenders’ reintegration into the community

Better Schooling $17.3M for primary school education in government and non-government schools $6.5M for middle years education in government and non-government schools $5.5M for senior years education and Vocational Education and Training in government and

non-government schools $3M for early childhood programs including Families as First Teachers $2.9M for preschool education in government and non-government schools $0.3M to fund isolated student education through distance education $0.22M for the Back to School vouchers of $150

Better Health

$19.72M for acute care services including patient travel $7.53M for non-acute health and community services in the region

Regional Development $14M in Commonwealth funding under the National Partnership Agreement on Remote

Indigenous Housing and the National Partnership Agreement on Stronger Futures, spread over ten years, to construct new housing, upgrade existing housing and provide associated infrastructure in remote Indigenous communities

$4.5M for property and tenancy management under the Remote Public Housing Framework $0.7M additional funding to expand the capacity of existing family support service providers in

the Tennant Creek region $0.4M to replace and upgrade gas engines to improve power system reliability and efficiency

Lifestyle and Environment $0.25M to monitor surface and groundwater to enable the assessment of mining impacts and

requirements for ongoing management $0.25M to increase weed management extension services in the Barkly region to assist

pastoralists in controlling weed incursions and infestations $0.21M ongoing funding for

land resource assessment and mapping at various pastoral leases

$0.14M for water allocation plan implementation, regulation and compliance monitoring for the Barkly and Katherine regions

$0.1M to fund rebates enabling Alice Springs and Tennant Creek householders to install appliances and hardware that meet national standards for water efficiency

Infrastructure Highlights $9.36M for the Arlparra Police Station and accommodation $5.57M to construct a new remote health centre at Elliott $5.3M to construct a new remote health centre at Canteen Creek $1M to complete the Tennant Creek Hospital fire safety upgrade $0.9M for cyclical maintenance of rural local roads in Barkly $0.8M to install guardrail extensions at various bridge railings $0.45M to re-gravel several sections of the Barkly Stock Route $0.3M to re-gravel various sections of Ranken Road $0.25M to construct a concrete floodway and culvert at Little Fletcher Creek Crossing on

Wollogorang Road

KatherineThe Katherine region extends from the Ord Bonaparte area in the west to the Gulf of Carpentaria in the east. The town of Katherine is the main centre with a population of about 10 400. The region has a population of about 20 350 people, approximately 52 per cent of whom are Indigenous. About 44 per cent of the region’s population is aged 24 years and under, and 5.2 per cent is aged 65 years and over. Industries in the region include tourism, horticulture, pastoralism and mining, particularly for gold.The Xstrata-operated McArthur River mine, located near Borroloola, is one of the world’s largest providers of zinc in bulk concentrate form. In recent years there have been large plantings of mangoes, rockmelons and other melons in the region and production has risen as a result.Good quality road and rail infrastructure and a strategic location have enabled Katherine to develop as a regional freight hub, servicing industries in both the Territory and the Kimberley region. RAAF Base Tindal is also located in the region. Tourist attractions in the Katherine region include Nitmiluk Gorge, Leliyn (Edith Falls) and Mataranka.

Supporting Business and Economic Development $7.85M in Territory and Commonwealth funds for Charles Darwin University and Batchelor

Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education and other providers to deliver qualifications to Territorians to develop new skills or build on existing skills for employment opportunities


$0.78M to increase productivity, sustainability and market opportunities for the mango industry


$0.55M to operate the Victoria River Research Station $0.47M to operate the Katherine Research Station $0.36M to increase sustainability and market opportunities for

melons and other horticultural industries $0.31M to provide vehicle registration and driver licensing services $0.3M to provide new generation geoscience data and promote mining investment $0.28M to the Katherine Town Council for visitor information services $0.28M for the Territory Business Centre to provide business advice and licence

information $0.25M to increase the uptake of sustainable cropping practices for current and new

agricultural enterprises $0.23M to support plant industries by protecting market access and minimising

establishment of exotic pests and diseases $0.1M for a local Tourism Industry Business Development Officer

Safer Communities $30.1M to provide police, fire and emergency services in the Katherine region including:

ten police stations and a further two police stations funded under Stronger Futures at Minyerri and Yarralin; one fire station; and ten volunteer groups (fire and emergency)

$2.56M to provide assessment, monitoring and supervision services to community-based clients in the Katherine and Lajamanu regions in line with sentences and orders issued by the courts and the Parole Board

$1.14M for courts to administer justice for regional and remote communities, including Beswick, Ngukurr, Timber Creek, Kalkaringi, Borroloola and Lajamanu. Registry services are provided through the courthouse at Katherine

$0.53M for Indigenous Family Violence and Elders programs and Remote Communities Corrections Officers

$0.5M for the installation of closed circuit television

Better Schooling $47.4M for primary school education in government and non-government schools $16.3M for middle years education in government and non-government schools $13.1M for senior years education and Vocational Education and Training (VET) in

government and non-government schools $5.4M for preschool education in government and non-government schools $4.1M to fund isolated student education through Katherine School of the Air and distance

education $2.6M for early childhood programs including Families as First Teachers $1.55M for the provision of school buses and special needs transport for students $0.6M for the Back to School vouchers of $150 $0.1M for tertiary education in government schools

Better Health $39.2M for acute care services including patient travel $21.7M for non-acute health and community services in the region

Regional Development $35.3M in Commonwealth funding under the National Partnership Agreement on Remote



$0.9M for joint Commonwealth and Territory funding for specialist homelessness services to provide crisis and transitional supported accommodation, counselling, case management and advocacy services for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness

Lifestyle and Environment $0.5M to support the Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Cultural Centre $0.42M to manage and maintain Crown land including weeds and associated buildings $0.31M to monitor surface and groundwater to enable the assessment of mining impacts

and requirements for ongoing management $0.23M to increase weed management extension services in the Katherine region to assist

pastoralists in controlling weed incursions and infestations $0.14M for water allocation plan implementation, regulation and compliance monitoring

for the Barkly and Katherine regions $0.12M for the Marine Ranger Program including financial and training support to

Indigenous communities, monitoring of fishing activity, sacred site protection and community education

Infrastructure Highlights

$6.17M to construct a new remote health centre at Numbulwar $5.93M to construct a new remote health centre at Ngukurr $4.43M for the Lajamanu airstrip upgrade $3.83M to continue construction of a new high-level bridge over the King River on the

Stuart Highway south of Katherine to improve flood immunity $2.5M to upgrade and seal existing airstrip at Yarralin $1.33M for a new training facility to provide for VET programs at the Ngukurr Trade

Training Centre $0.68M to complete construction of a clinical conference and training facility at Katherine

Hospital for students in the Katherine region $0.6M to continue upgrades of the Tomato Island campground $0.4M to complete the Katherine Police and Fire Station airconditioning replacement $0.14M to complete the Kalkarindji School upgrade including a new classroom block of

four learning spaces and ablutions

East ArnhemThe East Arnhem region covers East Arnhem Land and includes the neighbouring Groote Eylandt and Elcho Island, with the major population centres of Nhulunbuy and Alyangula. Access for travellers and freight is mainly by air or sea as roads to the region cross very difficult terrain.The East Arnhem region has a population of about 16 100, of whom more than 60 per cent are Indigenous. The main centre, Nhulunbuy, has a population of around 4400 people. East Arnhem’s population is relatively young and dispersed, with 45 per cent aged 24 years and under and about 2.0 per cent aged 65 years and over.Mining production is the main economic activity in the region, including alumina/bauxite production and manganese. Phase 2 of the Groote Eylandt Mining Company expansion project on Groote Eylandt is currently underway and when completed will lead to a significant increase in manganese output and create additional employment opportunities in the region.Other industries in East Arnhem include buffalo farming, aquaculture and fishing. Traditional Indigenous cultural experiences, Indigenous art, and the remote and natural wilderness attract many tourists to the region.



$0.2M to provide new generation geoscience data and promote mining investment $0.18M for the provision of vehicle registration and driver licensing services

Safer Communities $11.8M to provide police, fire and emergency services in the East Arnhem region,

including: three police stations and a further four police stations funded under Stronger Futures at Bulman, Gapuwiyak, Mutitjulu and Ramingining; one fire station; and eight volunteer groups

$1.19M to provide assessment, monitoring and supervision services to community-based clients in the Groote Eylandt and Nhulunbuy regions in line with sentences and orders issued by the courts and the Parole Board

$0.61M for courts to administer justice for regional and remote communities, including Alyangula, Nhulunbuy, Numbulwar and Galiwin’ku. Registry services are provided through the courthouse at Nhulunbuy

$70 000 for the expansion of the Elders Visiting Program, assisting offenders’ reintegration into the community

$40 000 for the facilitation of guidance and mentoring by respected community Elders within the correctional centres under Closing the Gap Initiatives

Better Schooling $46.7M for primary school education in government and non-government schools $16.9M for middle years education in government and non-government schools $16M for senior years education and Vocational Education and Training (VET) in

government and non-government schools $5.4M for preschool education in government and non-government schools

$4.3M for early childhood programs including Families as First Teachers $0.8M to fund isolated student education through distance education $0.78M to provide school buses and special needs transport for students $0.6M for the Back to School vouchers of $150 $0.2M for tertiary education in government schools

Better Health $23.9M for acute care services including patient travel $22.68M for non-acute health and community services in the region




$0.50M for ongoing support of a fisheries support network in East Arnhem $0.24M to investigate the potential for regionally based commercial fisheries

Lifestyle and Environment $0.33M to monitor surface and groundwater to enable the assessment of mining impacts

and requirements for ongoing management $0.24M for water allocation plan implementation, regulation and compliance monitoring $0.18M for the Marine Ranger Program including financial and training support to


Infrastructure Highlights $29.6M for community beef and mining roads, Central Arnhem Road stream crossing

upgrades at Goyder River and Badalngarrmirri (Donydji) River and targeted pavement upgrades

$13M for the Gove District Hospital emergency department upgrade $6.1M to construct a new remote health centre at Galiwin’ku $3M for the Groote Eylandt Trade Training Centre – a new training facility including

classrooms at Angurugu and refurbishment of the kitchen at Alyangula to provide for VET programs

$1.5M to provide passing opportunities on the Central Arnhem Road $0.7M to continue fire upgrades at Gove District Hospital $0.5M for the new administration building at Angurugu school $0.4M for additional classrooms at Milyakburra school

Top End RuralThe Top End Rural region encompasses many small communities and covers the area south of Palmerston and Litchfield, the Tiwi Islands, east to East Arnhem and south to the Katherine region. About 18 000 people live in the region, the majority of whom are Indigenous. The region’s population is relatively young, with 45 per cent aged 24 years and under, and only 4.0 per cent 65 years and older. Tourism, horticulture and mining contribute significantly to the region’s economic activity.Mining in the region includes uranium oxide from the Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) Ranger mine near Jabiru, gold from the Crocodile Gold mine near Pine Creek as well as iron ore from the Frances Creek mine.Tourist attractions in the region include the Litchfield and Kakadu national parks, as well as the Daly River for recreational fishing. Other important industries in the region include horticulture and agriculture supported by the Coastal Plains and Douglas Daly research farms.

Supporting Business and Economic Development $5.87M for Charles Darwin University and Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary

Education and other providers to deliver qualifications to Territorians to develop new skills or build on existing skills for employment opportunities

$0.81M to operate the Douglas Daly Research Farm $0.81M to support the livestock industry by protecting market access and minimising

establishment of exotic pests and diseases $0.36M to increase the uptake of sustainable cropping practices for current and new

agricultural enterprises $0.31M to operate the Beatrice Hill Research Farm $0.25M to provide technical advice on improved pasture management and cattle

production $0.16M to enhance hardwood forestry opportunities for the semi-arid tropics $0.12M for research to improve buffalo genetics and reproduction to increase

performance $80 000 to increase productivity, sustainability and market opportunities for the tropical

fruit and vegetable industries $80 000 to support plant industries by protecting market access and minimising

establishment of exotic pests and diseases $50 000 to increase productivity, sustainability and market opportunities for the mango

industry $50 000 to assist the Crocodile Farmers Association of the Northern Territory with

research and development projects

Safer Communities $12.9M to provide police, fire and emergency services in the Top End Rural region

including: nine police stations and a further three police stations funded under Stronger Futures at Minjilang, Peppimenarti and Warruwi; one fire station; and nine volunteer groups (fire and emergency)

$0.42M for courts to administer justice for regional and remote communities, including Wadeye, Daly River and Jabiru. Registry services are provided through the Magistrates Court at Darwin

$0.42M to provide assessment, monitoring and supervision services to community-based clients in the Wadeye, Jabiru and Tiwi Islands regions in line with sentences and orders issued by the courts and the Parole Board

Better Schooling $28M for primary school education in government and non-government schools $10M for middle years education in government and non-government schools $7M for senior years education and Vocational Education and Training (VET) in

government and non-government schools $2.3M for preschool education in government and non-government schools $1.40M to provide school buses and special needs transport for students $0.8M for tertiary education in government schools $0.7M for early childhood programs including Families as First Teachers $0.5M to fund isolated student education through distance education $0.4M for the Back to School vouchers of $150

Better Health $50.5M for non-acute health and community services in the region

Regional Development $2.7M to provide improved quality and consistency of water supply to Adelaide River

Lifestyle and Environment $0.92M to monitor surface and groundwater to enable the assessment of mining impacts

and requirements for ongoing management $0.51M to manage and maintain Crown land including weeds and associated buildings $0.3M for strategic management of bellyache bush in the upper Daly catchment in

conjunction with the Commonwealth $0.18M for the Marine Ranger Program including financial and training support to


$0.17M ongoing funding for the gamba grass assistance program

Infrastructure Highlights $17M for strengthening and widening targeted sections of the Arnhem Highway $5.45M for the upgrade and sealing of Fog Bay Road and selected stream crossings

including Charlotte River crossing $2M to upgrade the hardstand area at Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) to include raising the level

of the site, providing a public receiving of goods area, bulk storage and a shed $1.62M to upgrade the health centre at Maningrida $1.1M for the West Arnhem College Trade Training Centre – new training facilities at

Gunbalunya and Jabiru schools to provide for VET programs $0.4M to complete overnight facilities at Milikapiti consisting of patrol office, overnight

accommodation, shed, sally port and cells

Palmerston and LitchfieldAn estimated 48 800 people live in the Palmerston and Litchfield region, with 29 200 people residing in Palmerston. Approximately 9 per cent of Palmerston-Litchfield’s population is Indigenous. The region has a relatively young population overall, with about 39 per cent of the population aged 24 years and under, and only 4.9 per cent of the population aged 65 years and over.Industries in the Palmerston and Litchfield region include aquaculture, horticulture, cattle and crocodile farming, defence, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and helium production. LNG production will increase substantially following the completion of construction of the Ichthys LNG plant at Blaydin Point in 2016. Mango production is the largest contributor to the horticultural industry, while LNG is the Territory’s most valuable export. The region has significant transport and logistics infrastructure including East Arm Wharf, Darwin Business Park and the Adelaide to Darwin railway terminal. The region will also become a services hub with the construction of the Marine Supply Base and activities associated with the INPEX and Total joint venture Ichthys project. The region is also home to the Australian Army 1st Brigade at Robertson Barracks.



$0.69M to support plant industries by protecting market access and minimising establishment of exotic pests and diseases

$0.68M to increase productivity, sustainability and market opportunities for the tropical fruit and vegetable industries

$0.47M to increase productivity, sustainability and market opportunities for the mango industry

$0.35M to increase sustainability, development and market opportunities for the amenity horticulture and lifestyle industries

$0.3M to operate the Coastal Plains Research Farm $90 000 to support the livestock industry by protecting market access and minimising

establishment of exotic pests and diseases $40 000 to assist the Palmerston Regional Business Association to hold functions and

deliver programs that support local businesses

Safer Communities $59.58M for the safe, secure and humane care of adult inmates at Darwin Correctional

Centre while offering a range of therapeutic and re-integrated interventions to assist in their rehabilitation

$19.29M to provide police, fire and emergency services in the Palmerston and Litchfield region, including two police stations, two fire stations and seven volunteer groups (fire and emergency)

$6.35M to provide safe, secure and humane care of youth detainees at Don Dale Youth Detention Centre while offering a range of therapeutic and re-integrated interventions to assist in their rehabilitation

$5.39M for the commissioning of the new Darwin Correctional Precinct

$3.13M to provide assessment, monitoring and supervision services to community-based clients in the Palmerston region in line with sentences and orders issued by the courts and the Parole Board

$1.55M for Sex Offender Treatment, Indigenous Family Violence and Elders programs for rehabilitation of indigenous offenders, and Remote Communities Corrections Officers

Better Schooling $76.8M for primary school education in government and non-government schools $32.5M for middle years education in government and non-government schools $21.6M for senior years education and Vocational Education and Training in government

and non-government schools $8.2M for preschool education in government and non-government schools $5.7M for early childhood programs including Families as First Teachers $3.51M to provide school buses and special needs transport for students $1.3M for tertiary education in government schools $1.3M for the Back to School vouchers of $150 $1.3M to fund isolated student education through distance education

Better Health $5.33M for non-acute health and community services in the region

Regional Development $2.1M to upgrade capacity of existing trunk sewer to meet demand of new Palmerston

east suburbs of Johnston, Zuccoli and Mitchell and Ichthys workers’ accommodaton village $2M capital grant to support Somerville Community Services in Palmerston $0.5M of joint Commonwealth and Territory funding for Specialist Homelessness Services

to provide crisis and transitional supported accommodation, counselling, case management and advocacy services for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness

Lifestyle and Environment $6.1M for the Territory Wildlife Park $2.3M to operate the Palmerston Water Park $1.37M to manage and maintain Crown land including weeds and associated buildings $0.74M for new scheduled public bus services in Palmerston to the suburbs of Rosebery,

Bellamack and Zuccoli

Infrastructure Highlights $41.37M to continue construction of the Marine Supply Base including the connection of

essential services such as power, water and sewerage $28.5M for water supply construction works at the Middle Arm Industrial Precinct $24.27M for Palmerston East headworks $9.66M to complete headworks for the new Darwin Correctional Precinct $6.8M to continue site works at Blaydin Point for the Middle Arm Industrial Precinct $6.05M to construct new public housing in Zuccoli $4.3M to continue the subdivision and development of industrial land at Muramats Road $3.9M to continue the development of industrial land in the vicinity of Wishart Road $3.4M to construct new public housing in Bellamack $2M for Woodroffe Primary School special education upgrades $2M for further environmental and safety upgrades to enclose the existing incline

conveyor belt, washing system and bulk ore belly trays at East Arm Wharf $1.68M to construct seven two-bedroom units at Rosebery

$1.5M to complete the duplication of Howard Springs Road from the Stuart Highway to Whitewood Road and associated works

$1.45M to reclaim land behind the bulk loading facility to create hardstand at East Arm Wharf

$0.87M to complete the upgrade of facilities for special education classes at Palmerston Senior College

$0.85M to complete Taminmin College’s new stand-alone canteen to provide for enrolment growth

$0.6M to provide a purpose-built wash down area at East Arm Wharf to capture and channel contaminants into a treatment area to prevent them from entering the harbour and surrounding areas

$0.5M to complete stage 2 of the Jenkins Road upgrade

DarwinDarwin is the Territory’s capital city and the main population and administrative centre. About 80 200 people live in Darwin, which is approximately 35 per cent of the Territory’s population. About 9 per cent of Darwin’s population is Indigenous. Although having a relatively young population, with 32 per cent aged 24 years and under, Darwin also has the highest proportion of the Territory regions of population aged over 65 years, at 7.1 per cent. Major industries in Darwin include tourism, government administration, defence and construction. In addition to its own tourist attractions, Darwin is also the gateway to Kakadu and Litchfield national parks. Recreational fishing also contributes a large amount to overall tourism activity.The Northern Territory Public Sector is a large employer in the region and Darwin is an important centre for defence with a number of bases, including the patrol boat base HMAS Coonawarra, RAAF Base Darwin and Defence Establishment Berrimah.

Supporting Business and Economic Development $28.45M in Territory and Commonwealth funds for Charles Darwin University and

Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education and other providers to deliver qualifications to Territorians to develop new skills or to build on existing skills for employment opportunities

$8.81M to provide vehicle registration and driver licensing services $1.83M to maintain and refurbish facilities at Berrimah Research Farm $1.2M for the Territory Business Centre to provide business advice and licence

information $0.79M to Tourism Top End for visitor information services in Darwin, and marketing and

industry engagement activities for Darwin, Kakadu, Katherine and Arnhem Land $0.51M to operate the Berrimah Farm Research Facility

Safer Communities $249.5M to provide police, fire and emergency services in the Darwin region including

two police stations, three fire stations, one volunteer group (fire and emergency) and a police college and forensic laboratory

$3.4M to provide assessment, monitoring and supervision services to community-based clients in the Darwin and Casuarina regions in line with sentences and orders issued by the courts and the Parole Board

$1.96M for investment in supported accommodation, treatment and program centres for residential and outreach adult offenders

$1.46M for the expansion of education, training programs and community work opportunities for adult offenders

$1.35M for the development and implementation of reform initiatives in correctional services

$1.07M for offender management $0.84M for the Family Support Centre

Better Schooling $141.6M for primary school education in government and non-government schools $67.2M for middle years education in government and non-government schools $63.7M for senior years education and Vocational Education and Training in government

and non-government schools

$10.9M for preschool education in government and non-government schools $10.36M to provide school buses and special needs transport for students $9.6M for tertiary education in government schools $4.1M for early childhood

programs including Families as First Teachers $2.8M to fund isolated student education through distance education $2.4M for the Back to School vouchers of $150 $0.5M for international education in government schools

Better Health $518.3M for acute care services including patient travel, road and aeromedical retrieval

transport services $350.6M for non-acute health and community services to the region




$2.9M of joint Commonwealth and Territory funding for Specialist Homelessness Services to provide crisis and transitional supported accommodation, counselling, case management and advocacy services for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness

Lifestyle and Environment $2.4M to operate the Lake Leanyer Recreation Park $1M to implement and operate a data and ticketing system on the Darwin bus network $0.83M to support operations of the Defence of Darwin Experience $0.8M for monitoring and research activities in Darwin Harbour $0.8M to support the Darwin Greyhound Association $0.29M for new scheduled public bus services in Darwin to the suburbs of Lyons and

Muirhead

Infrastructure Highlights $16M for the Royal Darwin Hospital to increase the number of beds in the Emergency

Department and Short Stay Unit and provide an additional two operating theatres $15.4M for the Royal Darwin Hospital high voltage electrical system, chiller and stand-by

power upgrade $7M for the Tiger Brennan Drive duplication from the Darwin CBD to Berrimah $4.9M for the resurfacing of the Hidden Valley Motor Sports Complex track $3.49M to continue works to the Cullen Bay sheet pile wall and replacement of the

pontoon $2.22M to continue preparatory works for stage 2 at the Darwin Waterfront Precinct $2M for additional classrooms in Darwin schools to respond to population growth $1.7M to continue restoration of Stokes Hill Wharf

$1.63M to construct seven one and two-bedroom units in the northern suburbs $1.6M for the Royal Darwin Hospital to complete the upgrade of the fire detection system

in the main ward block $1.5M for the Peter McAulay Centre to expand and reconfigure the Joint Emergency

Services Communications Centre $1M for the provision of a pontoon at Fort Hill Wharf to improve safety access to pilot and

cruise vessels $1M to establish a stand-alone Youth Justice Court in Darwin $1M for a double transportable classroom at Darwin Middle School $0.5M for flexible learning space at Larrakeyah Primary school $0.5M to upgrade classrooms at Darwin High School $0.4M to finalise the Hornibrooks Wharf rehabilitation $0.2M for the modification of disabled and special needs access in Territory schools $0.2M to upgrade Karama preschool

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