6.1	summary of initiatives
The 2005-06 Budget allows for initiatives totalling $57.598m.  This includes $45.408m of recurrent funded initiatives and $12.190m agency funded initiatives.  Agency funded initiatives are those funded within agency budgets, usually through funds provided for ongoing growth in services or re‑prioritisation of existing funding.  Also included is a net $1.936m of revenue proposals and $18.154m of capital funded initiatives.  This demonstrates the level of additional investment made into the community in the 2005-06 Budget.
Table 6.1.1 provides a summary of these initiatives by portfolio.
Table 6.1.1
Initiatives
Recurrent Initiatives		Portfolio 	2005-06
Estimate
$’000	2006-07
Estimate
$’000	2007-08
Estimate
$’000	2008-09
Estimate
$’000	
							
Initiatives							
Slope Stability Safety Program		DUS	1  000	500	0	0	
Increased Water Rates for Canberra Urban Parks and Places		DUS	600	600	600	600	
Growth of the City – ACT NOWaste		DUS	131	131	131	131	
Footpath Maintenance		DUS	665	665	665	0	
Street Trees – enhanced maintenance program		DUS	290	290	290	290	
Removal of Dead Urban Trees		DUS	500	0	0	0	
Williamsdale Quarry Roadworks		DUS	428	100	0	0	
Reform of Community Sector Funding Indexation		DUS	0	3	7	11	
International Arboretum – running costs		DUS	100	400	800	800	
Real Time Information – running costs		DUS	0	155	325	325	
Increased Funding for Bus Maintenance - ACTION		DUS	923	0	0	0	
Diesel Fuel Funding Base Adjustment - ACTION		DUS	1  736	1  779  	1  823	1  869	
Hire Car Reforms (net)		DUS	2  636	909	797	797	
Reform of Planning and Land System		ACTPLA	290	0	0	0	
BASIX Energy Rating System		ACTPLA	160	0	30	0	
Bushfire related compliance review	2nd Approp 	ACTPLA	70	0	0	0	
Rural Village Redevelopment		CMD	170	0	0	0	
Strategic Projects Implementation		CMD	2  200	0	0	0	
Service Wide HR System Implementation		CMD	400	0	-180	-180	
Asbestos Taskforce		CMD	1  000	0	0	0	
60th Anniversary Event		CMD	100	0	0	0	
National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication		CMD	92	172	0	0	
Family Violence Intervention Program		CMD	114	118	123	127	
Enhancement of Energy Advisory Service		CMD	20	20	20	20	
Greenhouse Abatement Scheme		CMD	75	78	81	84	
Asbestos Law Reform	2nd Approp	CMD	500	0	0	0	
Communication and Information Management Capability		ESA	3  903	3  662	3  406	3  488	
Patient Stretchers (see capital also)		ESA	0	8	8	8	
Increase Aero-Medical-Service Funding 		ESA	100	100	100	100	
Human Rights Commission		JACS	100	392	399	403	
Children and Young People Commissioner 		JACS	313	392	399	403	
Circle Sentencing		JACS	100	100	100	100	
Reducing Property Crime		JACS	550	650	663	677	
Security Coordination Unit		JACS	100	100	100	100	
New Case Management System		JACS	70	70	70	70	
AFP – Child Protection Register		JACS	100	100	100	100	
AFP – Increased Patrol Strength		JACS	0	0	1  100	2  200	
Office of Community Advocate	2nd Approp	JACS	153	153	153	153	
Increase Preschool Hours		DET	1  150	1  978	2  361	2  420	
SCAN (Funding to Support Access and Participation Needs of Students with a Disability)		DET	1  000	1  025	1  051	1  077	
VET Growth to Meet Skills Shortages		DET	1  500	1  500	0	0	
Student Support Funds	2nd Approp	DET	500	512	525	538	
College Review	2nd Approp	DET	100	0	0	0	
Additional K to 3 Support  - Non Government Schools	2nd Approp	DET	250	256	263	269	
Community Support Services – Youth and Young Adults		DDHCS	415	426	436	447	
Children with High and Complex Needs (including Autism)		DDHCS	410	421	431	442	
Additional Therapy Support for Children with High and Complex Needs (including Autism)		DDHCS	200	206	210	215	
Child and Family Centre - Tuggeranong		DDHCS	338	408	415	421	
Community Support and Crisis Intervention		DDHCS	792	813	833	854	
ACT Concessions Program		DDHCS	1  154	1  183	1  213	1  243	
Reform of Community Sector Funding Indexation		DDHCS	0	126	259	400	
Refugee Resettlement Services Program	2nd Approp	DDHCS	104	107	109	112	
Respite for Older Carers	2nd Approp	DDHCS	324	372	384	0	
Reconfiguration of Long Gully	2nd Approp	DDHCS	104	0	0	0	
Elective Surgery		ACT Health	2  000	2  050	2  101	2  154	
Equipment for Hospitals		ACT Health	2  000	0	0	0	
Dental Services		ACT Health	278	285	292	299	
Reform of Community Sector Funding Indexation		ACT Health	0	224	463	716	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Dental Health Program	2nd Approp	ACT Health	222	228	233	239	
Children at Risk Assessment Unit	2nd Approp	ACT Health	638	659	669	678	
Manuka Oval Improvements and Operating Subsidy		DED	770	450	450	450	
Knowledge Fund		DED	0	0	0	3  000	
Quamby Security		OCYFS	342	353	358	364	
Individual Support Packages		OCYFS	3  161	3  240	3  321	3  404	
ATSI Unit (Child and Youth Services)		OCYFS	700	724	736	748	
Reform of Community Sector Funding Indexation		OCYFS	0	156	322	497	
Accommodation Consolidation		OCYFS	513	510	518	525	
Accommodation Consolidation	2nd Approp	OCYFS	356	754	786	856	
ATSI Youth Supported Accommodation	2nd Approp	OCYFS	514	532	539	547	
Revised Child Protection Manual	2nd Approp	OCYFS	150	100	0	0	
Additional Support for Children Health and Young Person’s System (CHYPS)	2nd Approp	OCYFS	535	544	558	563	
Care and Protection Staff	2nd Approp	OCYFS	2  667	2  752	2  793	2  835	
Business Support Costs	2nd Approp	OCYFS	2  532	2  387	2  419	2  459	
Reform of Community Sector Funding Indexation 		Housing	0	23	47	74	
Total Initiatives			45  408	36  951	37  205	41  522	
							
Agency Funded Initiatives							
National Urban Search and Rescue		ESA	0	500	500	810	
Calvary Obstetrics and Gynaecology Registrars 		ACT Health	210	215	221	226	
Calvary Maintenance of Surgery Activity		ACT Health	900	923	946	969	
Calvary Discharge Lounge		ACT Health	80	82	84	86	
TCH Discharge Lounge 		ACT Health	170	174	179	183	
Pharmaceutical Cost Growth		ACT Health	1  700	1  743	1  786	1  831	
Medical Oncology 		ACT Health	750	769	788	808	
Additional Hospital Beds 		ACT Health	2  300	3  020	3  096	3  174	
Home and Community Care Growth 		ACT Health	800	800	800	800	
Falls Prevention		ACT Health	300	300	300	300	
Nurse Re-entry/Refresher		ACT Health	500	512	525	538	
Pathology Registrar		ACT Health	100	100	100	100	
Intermittent Care Program		ACT Health	650	660	670	680	
Clinical IT Package		ACT Health	800	1  071	987	635	
Nurse Practitioners		ACT Health	250	256	263	269	
Allied Health Assistants		ACT Health	250	257	263	270	
After Hours GP Service		ACT Health	350	359	369	377	
High Needs Children		ACT Health	465	630	650	670	
Quality Infrastructure		ACT Health	500	916	933	950	
Care Package – returning mental health clients		ACT Health	613	623	634	0	
Picture Archival Communication System		ACT Health	170	1  310	1  686	1  702	
Kids at Play		DED	100	150	150	150	
Priority Industry Sectors Support Program		DED	232	373	382	392	
Total Agency Funded Initiatives			12  190	15  743	16  312	15  920	
							
Total Expenditure Initiatives			57  598	52  694	53  517	57  442	

Table 6.1.2
Initiatives Revenue
Initiatives – Revenue		Portfolio 	2005-06
Estimate
$’000	2006-07
Estimate
$’000	2007-08
Estimate
$’000	2008-09
Estimate
$’000	
							
Revenue Initiatives							
Additional Parking Enforcement (net)		DUS	-380	-393	-406	-420	
Speed Cameras (net)		DUS	-1  346	-1  093	-1  088	-1  084	
Improved Revenue Office service and tax compliance measures (net)		DT	-210	-429	-943	-1  099	
							
Total Revenue Initiatives			-1  936	-1  915	-2  437	-2  603	
Note – a negative represents an improvement to the budget.

As well as recurrent initiatives, capital initiatives in addition to the Government’s capital works program have been provided for in the 2005-06 Budget.  These are outlined in table 6.1.3.
Table 6.1.3
Initiatives Capital

Initiatives – Capital		Portfolio 	2005-06
Estimate
$’000	2006-07
Estimate
$’000	2007-08
Estimate
$’000	2008-09
Estimate
$’000	
							
Capital Initiatives							
Speed Cameras		DUS	1  050	0	0	0	
Redevelopment of Online Payment Forms		DUS	487	0	0	0	
ACTION Bus Replacement Program		DUS	4  840	0	0	0	
Replacement of Ageing Plant and Equipment 		CMD	1  000	0	0	0	
Patient Monitor/Defibrillators		ESA	1  020	0	0	0	
Emergency Vehicles Replacement		ESA	2  600	1  500	1  575	1  654	
Patient Stretchers		ESA	190	0	0	0	
New Case Management System 		JACS	133	0	0	0	
School Building Renewal 		DET	2  000	2  050	2  101	2  154	
Interactive Whiteboards	2nd Approp	DET	1  004	0	0	0	
Investment in the Business		Rhodium	1  500	0	0	0	
Total Capital Initiatives			15  824	3  550	3  676	3  808	
							
Agency Funded Capital Initiatives							
Picture Archival Communication System 		ACT Health	2  330	1  418	0	0	
Total Agency Funded Capital Initiatives			2  330	1  418	0	0	
							
Total Capital Initiatives			18  154	4  968	3  676	3  808