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residents expect to see them in operation; if not, why not, and will the Government consider the construction of a container refund depot in West Belconnen in the future as part of the 2019-2020 Budget?
Mr Steel: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) There are currently three express return points in the Belconnen District. These are Anglicare Jamison (Unit 2/3 Jamison Centre, Macquarie), Belconnen Vinnies (Corner Rae and Purdue Streets, Belconnen) and at Basketball ACT (42 Oatley Court, Belconnen).
(2) The network operator, ReTurn-It, has received approval to open a further express point in West Belconnen and the ACT Government is working with the network operator to have this site operational as soon as possible. Information on this and other new return points will made available once the appropriate licencing arrangements are confirmed and in place.
Multicultural affairs—funding
(Question No 2546)
Mrs Kikkert asked the Minister for Multicultural Affairs, upon notice, on 17 May 2019:
How much funding was given to Multicultural Youth Services (MYS) in the 2017-18 financial year and what was the breakdown of expenditures of that funding, as reported by the MYS.
Mr Steel: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
The Community Services Directorate (the Directorate) provides funding support to Queanbeyan Multilingual Centre Incorporated trading as Multicultural Youth Services (MYS) and Multicultural Employment Services (MES) for a range of support services and programs.
In 2017-18, the directorate provided a total of $491,281 (GST exclusive) to MYS. This total is inclusive of MYS Equal Remuneration Order (ERO) allocation.
The funding was provided to MYS for three support services and programs, including:
• Multicultural Youth Services ($37,357.20 GST exclusive);
• Multicultural Youth Engagement Services and Workplace Readiness Training Program ($314,378.66 GST exclusive); and
• Workforce Participation Assistance for Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers ($139,545.45 GST exclusive).
MYS have reported and acquitted on each of the funded programs for the financial year 2017-18 in accordance with the terms and conditions of the executed funding agreements. The acquittal reports have been accepted by the Directorate, noting full exhaustion of allocated funding for both:
• Multicultural Youth Services; and
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