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Western Australian State Budget
2021/22
Overview
The 2021/22 Western Australian Budget was handed down on Thursday 9 September by Western
Australian Premier and Treasurer Mark McGowan.
This Budget addresses health and mental health services, expanding the hydrogen
industry, building Metronet and community safety.
In the 2020/21 financial year, the Budget delivered a $5.6 billion operating surplus. Additionally, the
State surplus is projected to be $2.8 billion in the 2021/22 financial year. The Western Australian
economy will remain in surplus over the forward estimates, with a forecast $1.5 billion surplus in
2023/2024.
Western Australia’s Gross State Product (GSP) is projected to be 3.5 per cent over the 2021/22
financial year. The GSP is expected to decrease over the forward estimates to 1.5 per cent in
2023/24. State net debt is projected to decrease to $32 billion in 2021/22 before growing to $35.9
billion in 2024/25.
The summary below provides an overview of the Budget measures:
Jobs
• $146 million towards culture and the arts, including $105 million for a film studio and screen
production facility at Victoria Quay, $3 million for the Contemporary Music Fund, and $13
million for the Regional Arts program
• $50 million over four years expanding the Aboriginal Ranger Program
• $19.8 million for the Regional Airfare Zone Cap
• $200 million improving WA agricultural supply chains in the regions of the Wheatbelt, Mid
West, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance
• $10.1 million for the Processed Oats Industry Growth Partnership
• $15.1 million towards state biosecurity capabilities
• $3 million for the Wine Industry Export Growth Partnership
• $10 million constructing a Food Technology Facility at Peel Business Park
• $350 million for the WA softwood plantation estate
• $206 million invested into renewable energy initiatives, including $1 million to fund research
into the viability of a local green steel industry
• $118 million for climate related initiatives
• $50 million contributed for renewable hydrogen initiatives
• $26 million towards Carbon Innovation Grants and coastal erosion managementPerth City Deal
• $1.5 billion investing in the Perth City Deal, including:
o $42 million for the Perth Concert Hall
o $50 million for an Aboriginal Cultural Centre
o $695 million (jointly funded by the WA Government, Commonwealth Government
and Edith Cowan University) to move the Edith Cowan University Law and Business
schools and WAAPA into the Perth CBD
Health
• $3.1 billion for the expansion of the WA health system, including $1.3 billion over the next
four years for health infrastructure and major hospital developments
• $960 million towards the WA Health budget to increase services
• $487 million for COVID-19 health response measures
• 99 additional Child and Adolescent Mental health staff
• 332 new hospital beds, 100 new doctors and 500 new nurses
Community Mental Health Support
• $495 million in additional investments for the Mental Health Commission for mental health
and alcohol and other drug services
• $311 million towards contemporary community accommodation and services, including
$135.7 million for outpatient treatment services
• $12.5 million to establish a purpose built 20 bed alcohol and drug withdrawal rehabilitation
facility in Perth
• $25.5 million towards the Step Up/Step Down facilities, offering community mental health
service and short-term residential support
• $27.7 million funding youth long-term housing and psychological support
• $129.9 million for youth mental health and drug and alcohol services and initiatives
• $31.7 million towards an expansion of the state-wide eating disorder treatment program
• $17.6 million for social and emotional wellbeing services for Aboriginal people in the
Kimberley, Pilbara, Goldfields, Mid-West and South West regions
• $14.8 million to fund a Step Up/Step Down facility in South Hedland to provide a community
mental health service and short-term residential support
• $8.6 million towards regional Methamphetamine Action Plan initiatives
• $9.2 million to extend the Strong Spirit Strong Mind public education program
• $1.7 million to fund Active Recovery Teams in the Wheatbelt and Mid West regions
Health Infrastructure
• $1.8 billion to be set aside for a Women and Babies Hospital
• $256.7 million to expand Joondalup Health Campus
• $48.5 million for a consolidated health service at Meekatharra Hospital
• $200.1 million to upgrade Bunbury Regional Hospital
• $152 million invested in the redevelopment of the Peel Health Campus
• $82.3 million towards the redevelopment of the Geraldton Health Campus
• $23.5 million to fund the new Laverton Hospital
• $32.8 million to upgrade the Tom Price Hospital
• $61.4 million for the redevelopment of the Newman Health Service
• $3.2 million to fund the planning and design of a children’s hospice• $40 million to replace essential medical and imaging equipment
• $12.1 million for an image guided operating theatre at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
• $22 million for critical building works
• $5.6 million towards upgrades of the Bentley Hospital and at regional Acute Psychiatric
Units in Broome, Albany, Kalgoorlie and Bunbury
• $49.1 million to establish the Bentley Secure Extended Care Unit and Mental Health
Emergency Centres
Emergency Department Support Package
• $100 million invested in an Emergency Department Support Package, including:
o $61.6 million towards mental health emergency departments
o $35.6 million to implement new emergency department staff models
o $2.3 million for the expansion of the virtual emergency medicine system
Health Initiatives
• $11.5 million implementing of an early childhood dental program
• $10 million for a culturally appropriate health and aged care facility for Aboriginal people
• $8 million supporting a hospital outpatient reform program
• $3.5 million for the establishment of a two-year pilot Health Navigator program for children in
out-of-home care
• $5 million implementing priority work under the Sustainable Health Review
• $19.7 million increasing the Patient Assisted Travel Scheme subsidy to $100 per night as well
an expansion of the program for patient support escorts to patients from vulnerable and
disadvantaged groups and maternity patients
• $10.9 million for the Royal Flying Doctors Service for the refurbishment and replacement of
aircraft engines
• $4.4 million for the WA Country Health Service
• $11.2 million funding new dental therapy centres, including $4.2 million for the adult public
dental clinic at Narrogin Regional Hospital
• $2.8 million over four years for women’s community health services in the Kimberley,
including for women’s mental health and family, domestic and sexual violence
• $2.2 million establishing a Women’s Community Health Service in the Peel region
• $2 million for the WA Country Health Service’s Regional Renal Support teams
• $6.9 million for health initiatives in the Pilbara
• $1.6 million funding a Find Cancer Early program
• $2.1 million towards meet and greet services
• $1.8 million funding GP services which offer cervical cancer screening and women's primary
health services at the Goldfields Women's Health Care Centre
• $0.79 million establishing a 12-month Women and Newborn Health Service pilot program
through Karratha’s Women’s Place
COVID-19 response
• $605 million towards the COVID-19 vaccination rollout, to equip frontline police and health
services, and community health and safety initiatives including school cleaning and public
transport
• $219 million toward small business grants and industry assistance
• $182 million for economic recovery and other initiativesCommunity safety
Police and Justice
• $83.6 million towards refurbishing and expanding police stations, accommodating 950
additional officers
• $41 million for the construction of new police stations in Baldivis and Forrestfield
• $100 million from the Road Trauma Trust Account towards safety initiatives and
improvements to dangerous roads and intersections
• $27.5 million to purchase of another helicopter for WA Police
• $27.8 million for youth and other justice programs in regional communities
• $21.6 million towards supporting WA Police’s COVID-19 response
• $21.4 million contribution towards the WA Government's response to the recommendations
of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse
• $9.3 million towards detecting drivers impaired by alcohol and rugs
• $9.3 million for expanding the drug treatment prison model with the establishment of the
Bunbury Prison Alcohol and Other Drug Unit
• $8.9 million towards road safety related community education and engagement initiatives
• $6.3 million towards the Pathwest and Chemcentre DNA testing
• $7.8 million in additional funding for the Kimberley Juvenile Justice Strategy, including a new
night patrol program at Fitzroy Crossing, a collaborative project designing an on-country
alternative to detention in Broome, and a continuation if the TAFE learning program, existing
night patrols and safe place activities
• $4 million for Legal Aid WA to establish Elder Rights WA
• $1.5 million towards the Olabud Doogethu Halls Creek Youth Justice Reinvestment program
• $1.5 million towards the Western Desert Justice Program
Social housing and Homelessness Services
• $2.1 billion over four years funding 3,300 social housing properties and deliver
homelessness initiatives
• $750 million for a Social Housing Investment Fund
• $20 million towards the renewal of three ageing social housing precincts in Albany, Bunbury,
and Geraldton
• $38.5 million additional funding to expand capacity at 2 Common Ground facilities
• $26 million for the conversion of 72 dwellings from the METRONET Social and Affordable
Housing and Jobs Package into social housing
• $6 million towards a Local Government Partnership Fund for Homelessness partner and co-
fund homelessness initiatives in specific local government areas
• $3.4 million over four years for the expansion of Youth Futures crisis accommodation
Family and Domestic Violence Prevention
• $8 million in additional funding to expand the shuttle conferencing pilot to support victims in
Bunbury, Broome and Armadale
• $4.5 million towards a Family and Domestic Violence Forensic Service trial staffed by
experts in non-fatal strangulation and other injuries related to family violence to assist with
securing perpetrator convictions and to help identify appropriate medical treatment
• $5.6 million to fund a Broome Aboriginal-led specialist family violence court based on the
Barndimalgu Court in Geraldton, including a Family Violence Intervention Service• $3.4 million to expand the Safe at Home program providing support services, transitional
accommodation, funding for home security upgrades and victim and perpetrator
interventions
• $3.4 million towards the operation of the Warlang Bidi (Peel) and Andrea Mia (Kwinan) refuge
expansions, which include six additional accommodation units for women and their children
at each site
• $4.3 million to establish a rapid rehousing pilot project for women and children leaving
refuges
• $2.5 million towards the establishing one metropolitan and one regional family and domestic
violence counselling program for young people aged 12 to 18
• $2 million to fund a family and domestic violence-focussed pilot program for women in
prison to support a safe transition back to the community
• $1.6 million for the training of 3,000 first responders in recognising and responding to family
and domestic violence
• $1.7 million towards the Safer Pathways program for women and children in the public
housing system
• $1.5 million to subsidise dental treatment and driving lessons for women exiting refuges
• $2.3 million for the expansion of the Respectful Relationships Programs to sport and
recreational clubs and organisations, and to continue in schools
• $1.3 million towards the expansion of the Pets in Crisis and Building Animal relationships with
Kids (BARK) programs in Albany, Busselton and Bunbury
• $1.1 million towards the establishment of two additional One-Stop Family and Domestic
Violence Hubs, in Perth and in regional WA
• $0.11 million for the trial of the Caring Dads program in the Peel region
Emergencies and Natural Disasters
• $281.8 million to increase frontline emergency services and helping Western Australians
recover from major disasters
• $17.8 million to employ an additional 36 career firefighters in Albany, Kalgoorlie-Boulder and
Geraldton
• $1.2 million upgrading Kalgoorlie-Boulder Fire Station accommodating additional firefighters
• $14.5 million constructing a new fire station in Perth’s south-east
• $11.2 million for greater resources and communications capabilities for the Department of
Fire and Emergency Services
• $4.9 million contributing to 4,100 replacement sets of personal protective equipment for
volunteer and career firefighters
• $80.2 million funding the joint Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding
Arrangements (DRFA) responding to natural disasters, including the Wooroloo bushfire and
Carnarvon floods
• $104.5 million for the joint Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Fund Arrangements for
responding to Cyclone Seroja
• $9.7 million employing 20 staff for assisting the recovery effort to Tropical Cyclone Seroja
Other Community Initiatives
• $37.2 million expanding the Homestretch pilot into a permanent state-wide program
• $12 million restoring the Safety and Security Rebate for WA Seniors Card members
• $6.2 million investing increased support payments for Grandcarers
• $1.2 million extending operating hours at Gosnells, Warwick and Rockingham Police stations
• $5.1 million improving regional families’ access for childcare• $14 million continuing the Aboriginal Community Connectors program
• $0.1 million for Circle Green Community Legal providing additional employment support
services for vulnerable workers for whom English is a second language
Infrastructure
METRONET
• 353.5 million towards the Forrestfield-Airport Link
• $15.5 million for the Denny Avenue level crossing removal
• $14.5 million for the Mandurah Station Multi-Storey Car Park
• $5.7 billion over four years for 15 METRONET projects, including:
o the Morley-Ellenbrook Line
o the Thornlie-Cockburn Link
o the Yanchep Rail Extension
o the new Bayswater Station project
o the new Lakelands Station
o Thomas Road Bridge, as part of the Byford Rail Extension
o the Victoria Park-Canning level crossing removal project
o the Byford Rail Extension
o the High-Capacity Signalling project
• $44 million over four years towards one new METRONET project and two planning studies,
including:
o $38 million delivering a 700 bay multi-storey carpark at Greenwood Station
o $6 million undertaking a North East Rapid Transit feasibility study between the East
Wanneroo corridor and the Perth CBD; and
o overarching land use and transport plan for Wanneroo Road
• $15 million over four years to upgrade key roads in Maylands and supporting the closure of
the Caledonian Avenue level crossing
Roads and Highways
• $11.7 billion over four years towards road projects and upgrades across Western Australia,
including:
o High Street upgrades improving safety for southern suburbs residents
o Roe Highway and Kalamunda Road interchange
o North Lake Road and Armadale Road bridge over the Kwinana Freeway.
o Tonkin Gap works, supporting 1,050 jobs
o $320 million for the Great Eastern Highway Bypass Interchanges
o $232 million towards the Mitchell Freeway Extension (Hester Ave to Romeo Road)
o $76 million to widen the Mitchell Freeway southbound from Hodges Drive to
Hepburn Avenue
o $140 million to transform freeways through the Mitchell Freeway corridor
o $138.6 million for the Stephenson Avenue extension
o $259 million for the Armadale Road Bridge - North Lake Road Flyover
o $852 million towards the Bunbury Outer Ring Road
o $175 million for the Albany Ring Road
o $98 million upgrading the Great Northern Highway at Ord River in the Kimberley
o $36 million towards the Port Hedland Airport deviation
o $52 million for the Coolgardie Esperance Highway at Emu Rocks
• Funding allocated to projects under procurement or in planning, includes:
o $49.8 million for the Causeway Cyclist and Pedestrian Bridge over the Swan River as
part of the Perth City Dealo $230 million towards the Swan River Crossings Project replacing the outdated
Fremantle Traffic Bridge
o $225 million preparing for the construction of grade separated interchanges on Reid
Highway at Altone Road, Daviot Road/Drumpellier Drive and West Swan Road
o $110 million to duplicate the Mandurah Estuary Bridge
o $27.5 million to construct the Pinjarra Heavy Haulage Deviation
o $120 million towards upgrading and sealing 100km of Marble Bar Road
o $380 million constructing and sealing Manuwarra Red Dog Highway Stage 4
o $250 million upgrading Great Eastern Highway at Coates Gully, between Walgoolan
to Southern Cross, and between Ghooli to Benari
o $55 million upgrading Indian Ocean Drive between Jurien Bay and Brand Highway
Road Safety
• $16 million invested in the Safer Roads and Bridges Program in Perth and Peel
• $104 million towards the Resealing Program in Perth and Peel
Regional Roads
• $217 million for the Regional Road Safety Program sealing shoulders and installing audible
edge lining over 3,000 kilometres of roads
Active Travel
• $265 million over the next four years upgrading cycling and pedestrian infrastructure,
including:
• $105.6 million delivering active transport infrastructure for major projects, including the
replacement of the Fremantle Traffic Bridge and the Tonkin Highway extension
• $64 million for the Principal Shared Path Expansion Program including the completion of the
Fremantle
• Principal Shared Path and Kwinana Freeway Pedestrian and Cyclist Path; and
• $16.7 million delivering priority projects, including:
o Railway Avenue in Kelmscott
o Hillarys Cycle Network
o Koondoola-Wanneroo Bike Plan
o Gnangara Shared Path
o Rosedale Road Shared Path
o expanding the Geraldton Cycling Network
o expanding the Soldiers Road Principal Shared Path in Byford
Buses
• $12 million expanding the Perth CAT Bus Service, including:
o New Purple CAT will be created and travel from Elizabeth Quay Bus Station to the
QEII Medical Centre precinct and the University of Western Australia, via Kings Park
Road and Thomas Street
o Red CAT services expanded incorporating Matagarup Bridge, including the
installation of 4 new bus stops
o Red CAT operating hours extended to similar times as the Blue CAT
o Blue CAT expanded with 16 new stops, including Kings Park, Elizabeth Quay and
NorthbridgePorts
• $490 million for the Westport project in the Kwinana Industrial Area over the next four years
including:
o $90 million for program development, road corridor planning and WAPC land
acquisition
o $400 million for enabling works, including strategic land acquisition
• $500 million invested in major upgrades and projects at Western Australia’s ports, including:
o Spoilbank Marina in Port Hedland
o Port of Ashburton infrastructure upgrades
o Port Hedland tug haven revetment wall upgrades
o Fremantle Harbour inner harbour berth upgrades
o Designing and constructing new access road and bridge to Turkey Point at the Port
of Bunbury
o Strengthening the Port of Geraldton Wharf 4 deck slab
o replacing Fishing Boat Harbour walkways replacement
Education
School Infrastructure
• $449.5 million for building and upgrading schools and school facilities. The construction of
four new primary schools opening in 2022:
o 23.4 million Shorehaven Primary School
o $22 million Riva Primary School
o $18.4 million Burns Beach Primary School
o $17.9 million Treeby Primary School
• Planning for new primary schools opening in 2023:
o Landsdale South Primary School (planning name)
o Wellard Village Primary School (planning name)
o Madora Bay Primary School (planning name)
o Yarralinka Primary School (second stage)
o West Swan (Dayton) Primary School (planning name)
• Schools modernised over the next four years include:
o $2 million towards commencing planning for Stage 2 and 3 facilities at Alkimos
College and Yanchep Secondary College
o $21.5 million invested in additional classroom blocks, including STEM facilities at
Byford Secondary College
o $8.5 million upgrading administration blocks, building new English and Maths
classrooms and upgrading a STEM classroom at Albany Senior High School
o $6.3 million for a new performing arts facility and refurbished STEM classroom at
Balga Senior High School
o $4.4 million upgrading the canteen and building a new STEM classroom Broome
Senior High School
o $12 million for Stage 2 facilities at Darling Range Sports College
o $1 million towards upgrading Donnybrook District High School
o $32.3 million for new classroom blocks and STEM facilities at Duncraig Senior High
School
o $15 million towards redeveloping Springfield Primary School
o $7 million for a new Design and Technology block at Eaton Community College
o $13.9 million for a new sports hall, refurbished performing arts centre and new STEM
classroom at Greenwood College
o $23 million commencing the staged redevelopment of John Curtin College of the
Arts including STEMo $8.5 million constructing a new sports hall, modifying the existing sports hall into a
performing arts centre and refurbished STEM classroom at Kelmscott Senior High
School
o $9 million towards a new gymnasium and STEM facilities at Melville Senior High
School
o $15 million for a new classroom block at Mount Lawley Senior High School
o $35 million redeveloping and providing additional permanent accommodation and a
new science block and STEM classrooms at Rossmoyne Senior High School
o $5 million for a new performing arts centre and new STEM classroom at Warwick
Senior High School
o $10 million towards new classroom block and a new food and textile classroom at
Halls Creek District High School
o $9.7 million for a new sports hall with stage and classrooms and refurbishing of
science laboratories and upgrades at Roleystone Community College
o $18.7 million rebuilding Hillarys Primary School completed for 2024
o $16.6 million redeveloping Mount Lockyer Primary School
o $20.9 million towards planning and commencing upgrades at Derby District High
School
o $50 million for new and refurbished accommodation at John Forrest Secondary
College
o $18.5 million towards refurbishment works commencing Hedland Senior High School
and constructing the new sports hall and student accommodation
o $26.1 million invested in minor capital works and maintenance programs taking place
in schools throughout Western Australia
• Disability support infrastructure supporting students with disabilities includes:
o $3 million for South Bunbury Education Support Centre
o $3 million constructing an education support centre at Burns Beach Primary School
o $2 million for the West Coast Education Support Centre
o $0.25 million towards the Castlereagh School
• Investments in new permanent facilities for replacing transportable classrooms include:
o $3.5 million Baler Primary School
o $3 million Camboon Primary School
o $2.5 million Ballajura Primary School
o $4.5 million Cassia Primary School
o $5.5 million Baynton West Primary School
o $9.7 million Scarborough Primary School Landsdale South Primary School (planning
name). The school will also benefit $1.1 million for a shared oval with the City of
Wanneroo
Student Wellbeing Support
• $42.2 million over four years 100 additional fulltime school psychologists in schools
providing support for students and promoting positive mental health
• $38.5 million expanding the Alternative Learning Settings program across WA and providing
separate learning environments for students who have committed violent acts
• $21.8 million providing WA public schools opportunities the purchase chaplaincy services
STEM
• $87.6 million providing upgrades for schools in Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics facilities
• $18.2 million invested towards primary school science programs, including:o Classrooms across 130 public schools for creating and upgrading science
laboratories and receiving science resource grants for equipment and resources
• $10.3 million providing additional 282 primary schools with science resource grants
Youth Training and Apprenticeships
• $19.2 million for the VET Career Taster Program rolled out for Year 9 students from 2022
• $32.4 million creating 300 new jobs for apprentices and trainees with Group Training
Schemes
TAFE Infrastructure
• $25 million over four years for equipment upgrades and modernising TAFE colleges,
facilities, and equipment
• $9.9 million over four years supporting TAFE college lectures undertaking industry
placements
Environment, Climate and Energy
Energy
• $61.5 million investing in WA’s renewable hydrogen initiatives
• $14.2 million delivering Australian-first Distributed Energy Resources Roadmap, including
rooftop solar, household and community batteries, and electric vehicles in WA’s main
electricity grid
• $0.95 million for the Western Australian Advocacy for Consumers of Energy Program
supporting energy consumers and building capacity in the non-government sector
Climate Action Fund
• $750 million Climate Action Fund delivering initiatives designed for addressing climate
change and creating sustainable industry and jobs, including:
• $350 million expanding Western Australia’s softwood plantation estate
• $206 million for renewable energy initiatives, including clean energy in schools, and $1
million for research into the viability of a local green steel industry
• $118 million fund investing in future climate-related initiatives responding to climate change
and creating climate-resilient communities
• $50 million for new renewable hydrogen initiatives
• $11 million for Carbon Innovation Grants
• $18.5 million additional funding for fighting erosion and protecting WA’s coastline
Environment, Waterways and Parks
• $30.9 million towards the Plan for Our Parks
• $4 million over four years reducing plastic pollution and enlarging the grant funding available
to community volunteer groups for protecting the health of the Swan and Canning rivers
• $1 million converting four hectares of former landfill into an urban forest providing dryland
habitat and linking the existing Eric Singleton Bird Sanctuary
• $3 million over four years supporting local government authorities implementing urban forest
initiatives within the Swan Canning Riverpark
• $0.5 million expanding the successful Dolphin Watch program• $0.5 million for the Plastic Free Riverpark initiative and phasing out single-use plastic use by
businesses operating within and surrounding the Swan Canning Riverpark
• $13 million installing seven gross pollutant traps and reducing plastic pollution in the state’s
oceans
• $5 million implementing the Peel Harvey Estuary Protection Plan
• $34.1 million contributing towards the Natural Resource Management Program
Climate Resilience
• $100 million for the Investment Attraction and New Industries Fund supporting industry
assistance, attraction, and grants across emerging sectors, including battery manufacturing
and green steel
• $61.5 million stimulating local demand for renewable hydrogen in transport and industrial
settings
• $15 million developing the Carbon Innovation Grants program
• $15.7 million facilitating negotiations for additional reserve proposals
• $15.2 million towards the joint management of the Badimia Conservation Reserves and the
Thundelarra Conservation Park
• $15 million for the Agriculture Climate Resilience Fund
• $14 million supporting a ban on e-waste in landfill by 2024
• $13 million for the Household Energy Efficiency Scheme
• $4.8 million for six Virtual Power Plants at Kalgoorlie and Geraldton public schools
• $4.2 million supporting the development of the next Forest Management Plan
• $2 million additional funding over two years establishing and maintaining Native Vegetation
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