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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 11 Hansard (30 November) . . Page.. 3593 ..


Wine Industry-ACT Government Incentives

(Question No 314)

Mr Stanhope asked the Chief Minister, upon notice, on 25 September 2000:

In relation to the development of a local wine industry:

(1) What incentives were offered to BRL Hardy Limited to establish the Kamberra Tourist Centre.

(2) What was the value of those incentives.

(3) What was the cost to the ACT Government of the site development work.

(4) How many permanent jobs have been created as a result of the development.

(5) How many hectares of vineyards are planted in the ACT.

(6) How many hectares of vineyards in the ACT:

(a) has BRL Hardy Limited planted; and

(b) does BRL Hardy Limited plan to plant in the next two years.

(7) Has the Government, or will the Government, contribute to the cost of these plantings.

(8) Where will BRL Hardy Limited obtain the water necessary for irrigating these plantings.

(9) What price will BRL Hardy pay for the water.

(10) What is the basis of the statement in the Chief Minister's 1997-1998 Annual Report that a "conservative estimate of the economic benefit of every $1 spent on wine development is that an extra $0.60 is spent in the wider economy"

Mr Humphries: The answer to Mr Stanhope's question is as follows:

(1) What incentives were offered to BRL Hardy Limited to establish the Kamberra Tourist Centre.

BRL Hardy was offered an assistance package totalling $2m. The package comprised:

land valued at $980,000 for the tourism facility. BRL Hardy has invested $8.5m in developing the facility.

$0.5m towards development costs of the site, including internal roads and access, service connections, agreed site works and the Preliminary Assessment and Development Control Plan;

a waiver of payment of stamp duty on the Lease; and the facility to apply the balance of the $2m assistance package to the second stage of the project.


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