13 September 2014
Guy Barnett,
Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier
Labor and the Greens Fail Veterans
Labor and the
Greens have such misguided priorities they failed to scrutinise the chapter on
Veterans Affairs in this week's estimates' hearing.
Labor and the
Greens failed to ask a single question about veterans.
The Liberal
Government is a strong supporter of our state's 11,000 war veterans and
ex-service personnel.
Unlike Labor and
the Greens we have made veterans a priority and that's why the State Budget
delivered on our election promises to increase funding, including;
- Doubling the funding provided to the RSL State Branch, with an additional $100,000 each year over three years to assist with the ongoing operational costs and increased support of the veteran community;
- Establishing the Teddy Sheean Memorial Grants Program to offer $100,000 each year over three years to fund minor capital works at ex-service clubs and organisations;
- Offering $100,000 to assist in the maintenance and upgrade of Army, Navy and Air Force cadet infrastructure through the Cadet Infrastructure Grants Program;
- Providing $20,000 to RSL Tasmania to create a pilot program aimed at encouraging defence personnel to return to Tasmania when they discharge from the Australian Defence Force;
- Enabling the Claremont RSL to build a memorial at Windermere Bay with $45,000 in funding;
- Providing $230,000 to the Scottsdale RSL Military Museum to construct a hanger to display an Iroquois helicopter from the Vietnam War; and
- Assisting the Cygnet RSL to upgrade its car park with $5,000 in funding.
These initiatives
are in addition to funding that already provides support for our RSLs and
important memorials including the Centenary of ANZAC.
Labor and the
Greens need to take a long hard look at themselves and review their priorities.
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