Friday, February 26, 2010

Huge local infrastructure development

The graphs show that government expenditure per head is running at the equivalent of about 5% of average incomes, about 40% higher than the national average.

Recent and current Projects include:
• New Federal skills training centre at Saint Joseph's College in Albany
• Lithium mine at nearby town of Ravensthorpe funded by Chinese Government sovereign wealth fund
• Western Australian Government plan to create 400 new houses for police officers, teachers and other staff in regional areas, including Albany.
• $9.1 million port redevelopment which is already bringing in cruise ships
• $40 million hospital redevelopment
• $135 million in Commonwealth investment in the Western Australian Government grain freight network.
• $2.1 million for the Albany Ring Road.
• $1.5 million for the Albany Entertainment and Convention Centre.
• $1.5 million for the Albany Herald Regional Resource Centre.

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