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Appendix 15 - Networking the Nation Board Annual Report

1. HISTORY AND FOCUS OF THE NETWORKING THE NATION PROGRAM

Networking the Nation (NTN) is the grants program being delivered from the Regional Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund (RTIF). The initial $250 million allocation to the RTIF was announced in December 1996 and is being funded from the first partial sale of Telstra. In 1999 the Government announced an increase of $171 million in NTN funding from the Social Bonus resulting from the sale of a further 16 per cent of Telstra.

The objective of the program is to assist the economic and social development of rural Australia by funding projects which:

enhance telecommunications infrastructure and services;
increase access to, and promote use of, services available through telecommunications networks; and
reduce disparities in access to such services and facilities.

The program's initial funding is being rolled out over five years. The $250 million has been allocated so that the share each State receives is in direct relation to the share of that State's population that resides outside the State's capital city.

A small administrative component has been included in the allocations, which is used for the support of the NTN Secretariat, based at the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts in Canberra. The allocations are as follows:

	Total Allocation	Funds (excluding administrative component) available for projects
NSW	$37.4 million	$35.963 million
VIC	$28.5 million	$27.405 million
QLD	$53.1 million	$51.060 million
WA	$26.5 million	$25.482 million
SA	$26.5 million	$25.482 million
TAS	$58 million	$55.771 million
NT	$16 million	$15.385 million
ACT	$4 million	$3.846 million

Social Bonus Funding for Networking the Nation

The new $171 million NTN funding initiatives were:

$70 million for the Building Additional Rural Networks initiative to promote ongoing, sustainable improvements in regional telecommunications services;
$45 million for the Local Government Fund which will assist local government authorities in regional Australia to provide online access to information and services including the Internet;
$36 million to stimulate Internet service delivery in regional and rural Australia; and
$20 million to improve telecommunications access for remote islands communities.

The Board has noted that in the 2001-2002 Budget, the Government announced that it had decided to reallocate a proportion of the funding from the $36 million Internet Access initiative to fund telecommunications and Internet initiatives as part of the Government's response to the Telecommunications Service Inquiry. The Board received advice from the Minister that the Government's view was that the outcome of the Extended Zones Tender together with recent commercial developments, in particular Telstra's BigPond offer from April 2001 of universal untimed Internet access, meets the objective of the NTN Internet Access Fund.

Six million dollars of uncommitted funds from the Internet Access Fund has been allocated towards the establishment of an Internet Assistance Program, a joint venture with Telstra to provide better quality and faster access to dial-up Internet services.

OUTCOMES OF THE PROGRAM

Nine major funding rounds have been conducted to the end of June 2001. To this date the Board approved 615 projects worth $290.3 million.

While most of the funded projects impact on just one State or Territory, 41 multistate projects have also been approved to date. Multistate projects must be able to demonstrate clear impacts in each State and Territory targeted as well as offering economies of scale and other benefits among States and Territories.

In the fourth financial year of the program's operation, the Board approved $91 596 491 million in funding for 206 projects across Australia. A list of projects approved in 1997-1998, 1998-1999 and 1999-2000 and payments made to these projects in 2000-2001 is provided at Annex A. A list of projects approved during 2000-2001 and payments made during 2000-2001 is provided at Annex B; and a table summarising approvals and payments for each Fund administered under the NTN program in 2000-2001 and over the life of the program to end 2000-2001 is provided at Annex C. A table providing information on NTN applications and Board approvals during 2000-2001 by State and Territory, is at Annex D and a table providing information on applications, approvals and payments over the life of the program to the end of 2000-2001 is at Annex E.

Over the life of the program, a total of approximately 97 projects have been acquitted or have not proceeded due to factors such as the applicant's inability to meet the conditions for funding set by the Board. As funding has been withdrawn for some projects and others have achieved their outcomes at a cost that was under the original NTN allocation, returns to the program have totalled approximately $6.7 million to date. These sums will be returned to the funds from which they were allocated.

A number of NTN funded projects have received awards, some of which include:

Australia and New Zealand Regional Science Association-Prestigious Annual Practitioners: Local Call Internet Access for South West WA;
Asia Pacific IT&T-Best of IT Regional Community Skills: The BridgIT project;
Australian Information Industry Association-Health and Medical: Queensland Telemedicine Network;
The Premier's Award for excellence in Public Sector Management-Services to Rural and Regional Queensland: Women's Justice Network; and
Outstanding New Business 2001 Lithgow Business Awards: Lithgow Community Technology Centre.

Benefits to communities

While a number of projects are still to be fully implemented, the program is already demonstrating that collaborative projects focusing on meeting the needs identified by regional people can produce very significant benefits for rural communities.

Many project proposals are multi-faceted and contain a number of integrated components and activities designed to maximise benefits to the target communities. Examples of the types of projects that have been approved for funding so far include:

the provision of infrastructure to regions unlikely to attract a commercial provider in the medium term;
improvements to the quality of existing telecommunications infrastructure;
trials or pilots of innovative technology, or innovative uses of existing technology including satellite delivery and video-conferencing;
projects to facilitate increased use of electronic commerce in regional areas;
reduction of the high costs faced by many Australians in rural and remote areas in order to gain access to the Internet;
provision of assistance with the development of telecommunications solutions to the delivery of services such as education, justice or health, to Australians in regional, rural and remote areas;
the delivery of training and general awareness raising activities to residents of regional, rural and remote areas;
the provision of public access points to ensure widespread availability of services such as the Internet and videoconferencing;
the establishment of community telecommunications facilities in a number of broad regional areas has been enabled through the Building Additional Rural Networks initiative;
significant support for new mobile telephone services in recent funding rounds-following the ninth funding round NTN has allocated $32.2 million to 88 mobile phone projects; and
local government bodies across Australia are actively pursuing the delivery of their services online under coordinated statewide strategies supported through the Local Government Fund.

Following the last funding round in June 2001 the amount remaining to be allocated in the NTN General Fund is $25 million with 12 months of the program remaining. This figure takes into account deductions for program administrative costs and returns to the fund due to project underspends. As at 30 June 2001 the amount remaining to be allocated across all Funds is approximately $99 million.

The following table shows the amount of funding remaining for each of the key initiatives under the Networking the Nation program.

INITIATIVE	FUNDS REMAINING
NTN General Fund	$25 022 913
Building Additional Rural Networks (BARN)	$39 868 927
Local Government Fund	$15 897 696
Internet Access Fund	$3 682 548
Remote and Isolated Islands Communities Fund	$14 670 699
TOTAL	$99 142 783

ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM

The NTN Board

NTN funding decisions are made by an independent Board appointed by the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. The Board is responsible for determining the activities and projects to be funded, and that the level of funding accords with the program guidelines and the overall State and Territory funding limits. The Minister is not involved in decisions on individual projects.

Board Members are: the Rt Hon Doug Anthony (Chair); Professor Gerry Anderson, University of Ballarat; Mrs Lindsay MacDonald, a Queensland wool farmer and telecommunications activist; Ms Johanna Plante, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Communications Industry Forum Limited; and Ms Eleanor Scholz, manager of a regional South Australian telecentre. All Board members and the Chair have been reappointed until 2002.

The Terms of Reference for the Board are at Annex F.

General processes

The NTN program operates under guidelines approved by the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. In addition to the guidelines, which remain the primary document for bodies wishing to seek funding, the NTN Board has issued fact sheets describing its funding priorities, determined after the Board's consideration of the program guidelines and based on its experience to date with the program. Applicants are able to access full information about the program online, including program guidelines and fact sheets.

NTN Online is the program's grants application and project management facility. Applicants firstly complete a registration form at http://www.dcita.gov.au/ntn. When this form has been completed and submitted and eligibility has been confirmed by the Secretariat, applicants are provided with a unique identifier and password and have access to the application form online. If applicants do not have Internet access, the Secretariat can provide application forms and other material on floppy disk by request. Applicants without access to a computer are provided with a hard copy application form and hard copies of other material. Enquiries about the program and application process can be directed to the NTN Secretariat on the toll-free telephone number, 1800 674 058 or emailed to ntn.mail@dcita.gov.au.

The NTN Secretariat

A secretariat within the Commonwealth Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts provides advice and support services to the Board.

Secretariat staff assist the Board by assessing applications, with the Board making its decisions based on its own consideration and collective discussion of proposals.

Secretariat staff act as case managers, being available to provide information and guidance specific to the needs of each applicant. They provide advice and guidance in the application development stage, administer the deeds of agreement, monitor the progress of funded projects and provide guidance to project managers as appropriate. Secretariat staff promote the program and discuss with interested people the aims and potential benefits of the program to their communities.

Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the NTN Secretariat before applying for funding.

State Advisory Groups/State contacts

Each State and Territory has established an Advisory Group to assist the Board in its deliberations. These groups meet before each Board meeting and provide information and advice on applications in relation to State policies and priorities for telecommunications and information technology. The State Advisory Groups provide valuable advice to the Board, although final decision making rests with the Board.

In May 2001 each State and Territory Government provided the Board with a presentation on their strategic directions for telecommunications and information technology. The Board anticipates conducting a similar series in 2002.

In addition to the State Advisory Groups, each State/Territory has a NTN Coordinator to provide a point of contact for applicants and prospective applicants within that State/Territory. All prospective applicants are urged to contact their respective State/Territory Coordinator to establish whether their project is consistent with the State Government telecommunications and information technology objectives and priorities. The Coordinator can also provide information regarding similar projects or place applicants in contact with other projects within a specific region.

NTN BOARD ACTIVITIES DURING 2000-2001

Board Meetings

In 2000-2001, the Board held two major funding meetings. The Board also convened two out of session teleconferences and one out of session meeting during the year.

The dates of Board meetings or teleconferences convened during 2000-2001 to discuss applications and/or strategic issues concerning the program, were as follows:

12 July 2000 (out of session teleconference);
29-30 November 2000;
1 May 2001 (State Advisory Group Presentations);
2 May 2001 (out of session Board meeting);
7 June 2001 (out of session teleconference); and
20-21 June 2001.

Board State Visit and Attendance at Conferences

During the year the NTN Board members attended a number of project launches, regional conferences and other events including:

State Seminar
Longreach
10 July 2000
Institute for International Research Group (IIRG) Conference-Rural and Regional Telecommunications
Melbourne
16-18 August 2000
Board visit to Western Australia
Peel, Great Southern, Wheatbelt and Mid-West regions
17-20 October 2000
Launch of SA Virtual Health Network project
Port August, SA
9 February 2001
ComsWorld/IBC Conference-Rural and Regional Telecommunications
Sydney, NSW
12-13 February 2001
Launch of Computer and Internet Awareness project
Tambo, QLD
1 June 2001
Regional Communications/AccessAbility Forum
Canberra, ACT
14-15 May 2001

The NTN Board toured regional Western Australia from 16-20 October 2000. Communities involved in the NTN projects from the Peel, Great Southern, Wheatbelt and Mid-West regions were visited and the Board had an opportunity see many projects in action and talk to locals about the benefits the technology has brought to their communities.

The Board was able to experience the facilities offered through Denmark, Walpole and Wagin Telecentres, participate in a videoconferencing link, and discuss e-commerce services and the training activities associated with Internet access with a range of people from the communities. The Board was particularly interested in the telehealth services operating out of the Norrogin hospital, hearing first hand accounts of ante natal care and speech therapy, and the partnering with telecentres in providing access to equipment and services.

Promoting the Program

During the year NTN was promoted through a range of events and activities including field visits by Board and Secretariat members, presentation to key conferences, media interviews and meetings with stakeholders. The second and third issues of the NTN Newsletter were circulated in September 2000 and March 2001. In addition, information kits containing fact sheets about the various aspects of the program were updated and distributed, the website (www.dcita.gov.au/ntn) was updated, funding decisions were announced, and the toll free 1800 number was available for people interested in the program.

The NTN Board and Secretariat staff are also actively involved in promoting the program during their visits to regional, rural and remote communities.

Monitoring and Review of the Program

The monitoring and review of the program comprises a number of elements.

In September 2000 the NTN Secretariat commenced a sample based program of compliance checks of NTN funded projects. On behalf of the Secretariat consultants will undertake a review covering financial compliance with the funding agreement; quality of documentation; internal control/financial management in the managing organisation; and the continuing (financial) viability of the managing organisation.

All funding recipients have been advised that, as set out in the funding documentation, they may be required to participate in this review. It is intended to check approximately ten projects per year and since September 2000 four funding recipients have participated.

Appropriate funding recipients have been provided with advice on ways to improve the quality of their administrative processes.

In addition, independent consultants have been employed to conduct an ongoing evaluation, both in order to maximise the expertise available to the program as well as to ensure that a degree of research independence is applied to the analytical processes.

A series of evaluation questionnaires have been developed to obtain detailed information on every project funded by the NTN program. Each project will provide regular progress reports, articulating information about project activities and outcomes. Such information will be used for both ongoing project management and evaluative purposes. The evaluation analysis will be available on the NTN website.

At the completion of an NTN project the manager of the project is required to prepare a final report on project outcomes which is in the form of a public document. These reports are intended to provide guidance and assistance to other projects as well as providing more detailed information on program outcomes. They will be posted on the NTN website in the near future, as the Department's re-developed website comes on stream.

Consultancies and Other Sources of Advice

Over the year, a number of consultancies have been commissioned, to assist with various aspects of the program. Details of consultancies are outlined in Annex G. Where necessary, technical and financial consultants are utilised to provide analysis of more complex applications. This analysis forms part of the Board's assessment.

In addition to the role of the State Advisory Groups, other relevant Commonwealth Government departments and agencies are regularly consulted by the Secretariat. They provide a source of advice on the merits of project applications; provisions of financial and technical advice; the merits on project applications and other sources of Commonwealth funding and expertise.

ANNEX A

NTN PROJECTS APPROVED IN 1997-1998, 1998-999 AND 2000-2001

Project	Applicant	Funding Approved $	Payments made 1997-1998 $	Payments made 1998-1999 $	Payments made 1999-2000 $	Payments made 2000-2001
Multistate
Farmwide Regional Access Network	Farmwide Pty Ltd.	6 210 000	2 990 000	2 024 000		1 176 000
Greater Green Triangle Telecommunications Project	Greater Green Triangle Region Association	50 000		50 000		-
Internet to the Outback	Volunteers for Isolated Students' Education and University of Ballarat	199 000	57 600	96 284	42 616	2 500
Outback Digital Network	Outback Digital Network Indigenous Taskforce	200 000	150 000	50 000		-
Poll Hereford Online Communications	Australian Poll Hereford Society	120 000		115 000	5 000	-
Remote Area Broadcasting Services (RABS)	Optus Communications Pty Ltd and Telstra Corporation	8 000 000	1 417 800	3 084 120	381 997	18 250
TeleTask	TeleTask Pty Ltd	580 000	45 000	255 000	125 000	125 000
Western Snowy Mountains Mobile Communications Extension	Upper Murray Development Board Inc	235 000		50 000	185 000	-
Australian Virtual Centre for Women and the Law	National Women's Justice Coalition Inc	132 800		100 000	27 000	-
Maintaining RABS Satellite Technology for Indigenous Australia	National Indigenous Media Association of Australia	101 000				-
Ara Irititja Archival Project	Pitjantjatjara Council Inc.	36 500		36 500		-
Outback Digital Network II	Outback Digital Network--Indigenous Taskforce	2 900 000		120 000	829 269	577 087
Greater Green Triangle Region Telecommunications Initiative	Greater Green Triangle Region Association	550 000			229 999	300 000
Promotion and Briefing for Remote Indigenous Communities	National Indigenous Media Association of Australia	75 000		40 000	30 000	-
Western Murray Regional Telecommunications Business Plan	Western Murray Development Inc	50 000		30 000	20 000	-
Western Murray Internet Awareness and Access Program	Western Murray Development Inc	609 000			20 000	310 000
Internet to the Bush II	Australian Poll Hereford Society	326 540			160 540	100 000
Design and Provision of Best Practice E-Commerce Facilities for Desart and Members	Desart	132 917				112 001
Western Murray Telecommunications 2000	Western Murray Development Inc	74 000				60 000
Outback Region Telecentre Network	Outback Regional Development Organisation & Broken Hill Regional Consultative Committee	2 000 000			1 230 000	230 000
MADEC Tri State Communications Project	Mildura & District Education Centre	50 000
Teleworking to the Fore	Kondinin Group Inc	175 000				165 000
Get IT...Got IT...Good (IT&T Roadshow)	ACTU Lend Lease Foundation	32 500				30 000
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Communications	Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Media	200 000				70 000
Skills.net.in Schools II	VICNET	500 000			-	446 000
AICN Pilot Project: Research and Development	Australian Indigenous Cultural Network	75 000				40 000
Greater Green Triangle Telecommunications	Greater Green Triangle Region Association	2 310 000				1 900 000
Project still to be announced		3 000 000
National
FRAN Internet Access for All	Farmwide Pty Ltd	20 378 000			180 000
Nationalising E Momentum in Local Government	Australian Local Government Association	70 000				65 000

Australian Capital Territory
Regional Telecommunications Strategy	Australian Capital Region Development Council	45 000	20 000	25 000
Connecting the Capital Region	Australian Capital Region Development Council Inc	329 360			200 000	110 000
ACT Regional Online Services System (ACROSS)	ACT Chief Minister's Department	562 000			10 000	180 000
Healthy.Communities@SENSW	ACT Chief Minister's & urban Services Depts	840 966			44 500	301 992

New South Wales
CEZ Regional InterCommerce Project	New South Wales Central Economic Zone	275 000	108 000	108 000	51 000
Coolah's "Technology Heart"	Coolah District Development Group	329 165	100 000	80 000	80 000	60 000
Holiday Coast Telecommunications Framework	Australian Holiday Coast Regional Development Board	50 000	25 000	20 000	5 000
Hunter Regional Tourism E-Commerce Trial	Hunter Regional Tourism Organisation	304 000	135 000	20 000	135 000	14 000
Hunter Telecommunications Strategy	Hunter Economic Development Corporation	50 000	25 000	15 000	10 000
Hunter Telemedicine Centre	Hunter Area Health Service John Hunter Hospital	854 628	150 000	200 000	303 228	175 000
Murray Region Telecommunications Strategic Plan	Murray Regional Development Board	50 000	20 000	8 000	18 500	3 500
Networking the Northern Rivers Region Study	Norlink	150 000		145 000	5 000
Northern Inland Online	New England North West Regional Development Board	358 900	150 000	145 100	60 000
Northern Rivers Community Services and Access	Northern Rivers Social Development Council	105 000	50 000	30 000	25 000
Northern Rivers Marketing Cooperative Study	Northern Rivers Regional Internet Marketing Cooperative	40 000	38 000	2 000
Outback Region Telecommunications Business Planning	Outback Regional Development Organisation Inc	12 000	8 000	3 000
Riverina Regional Telecommunications Strategy	Riverina Regional Development Board	50 000	10 000	35 000	5 000
South Coast Telecommunications Network Study	Eurobodalla Shire Council	165 000	35 000	65 000	55 000
Tumut Electronic Network Centre	Tumut Shire Council	71 764	45 000	32 000	2 464
WESTNET--A Regional Intranet	Tri Community Exchange	407 500	100 000	100 000	142 500	65 000
Cabonne Shire Telecentre Network	Cabonne Shire Council	191 600		75 000		90 000
Central Coast Regional Telecommunications Strategy	Central Coast Economic Development Board	50 000		25 000	24 000
Boorowa Mobile Telephony	Boorowa Shire Council	100 000			5 000	90 000
Bellingen Telecentre & Community Education Program	Bellingen Shire Enterprise Support Team	55 000		52 000	3 000
Coonabarabran Communications Project	Warrumbungle Rural Advisory Service Inc.	108 000	65 000	25 000	8 000
BAIT--Ballina Access to Information Technology	Ballina District Community Services Association Inc	100 000		50 000	25 000	20 000
Opening the West--Orana Strategic Plan	Orana Regional Development Board Inc	50 000		43 000	7 000
Gloucester Telecentre	Gloucester Online	104 165		90 000	9 165
Coonamble Network Centre	Coonamble Shire Council	200 600		100 000	30 000	35 000
Nambucca Koori Youth Website & Training	Nambucca Shire Council Youth Network	134 500		25 000	20 500	52 000
Armidale Aboriginal Community Access to Communications Technology	University of New England	58 400		30 000	28 400
Northern Rivers Marketing Cooperative Prototype	NSW Northern Rivers Regional Internet Marketing Cooperative Inc	83 250		83 250
Hunter Internet Access Exchange	Hunter Internet Access Exchange	25 500		18 000		3 000
Central West Regional Telecommunications Strategy	Central West Regional Development Board	46 000		34 000	12 000
Upper Hunter Remote Community Access	Upper Hunter Regional Library	31 530		20 000	10 000
The Reach Out! Bush Network	Inspire Foundation	315 000			180 000	130 000
Lithgow Community Technology Centre	Lithgow Community Technology Centre	100 000		50 000	30 000	18 000
Videoconferencing for Remote Communities	Port Macquarie College of Adult Education	318 500		220 000	70 500	13 000
Cobar Internet Cafe	Cobar Community Development Station	91 100			58 400	13 200
Hunter Region On Line	Newcastle & Hunter Business Chamber	400 000			190 000	49 000
CoastLine: Holiday Coast Website and Internet Training	Southern Cross University	385 750			200 000	165 000
Central West Internet Access	Central West Community College Inc	435 990			401 000	8 920
TAFTCo--The Australian Freshfood Trading Company	TAFTCo	894 000			324 000	36 000
Orana Region Telecommunications Development	Orana Regional Development Board Inc	245 000			50 000	140 000
Northern Rivers IT Facilitator	Norlink Ltd	110 840			105 000	5 840
Seniors PC/IT Empowerment Project	Central Economic Zone	50 000			37 500	12 500
Macquarie Valley Community Telecentre & POP	Narromine and Warren Shire Councils	148 500			25 000	102 000
Eden Community Access Centre	Eden Community Access Centre	161 599			93 599	20 000
Networking the Hunter	Hunter Economic Development Corp	90 000			30 000	47 500
Gilgandra Telecentre	Gilgandra Shire Council	185 000			117 000
Orana Region Videoconferencing Network	Orana Education & Training Centre	600 000			415 581	130 000
Riverina Region Facilitator and Demand Aggregation & Generation	Riverina Region Development Board	176 800			77 800	30 000
Buladelah & District Internet Initiative	Buladelah & District Progress Association	117 555				80 000
Dungog Shire Telecentre	Dungog Shire Council	167 000			100 000	57 000
Batlow Mobile Telephony	Tumut Shire Council	110 000
Northern Inland Online II	New England North West Regional Development Board	1 095 090			812 698
Central West Regional Telecommunications Service	Central West Regional Development Board	225 000			150 000
Hunter Centre Access Project	Hunter Region Neighbourhood Centre Forum	118 320			82 320	20 000
Scone Internet Café & Learning Centre	Scone Shire Council	129 880			100 000
Merriwa Online	Merriwa Shire Council	255 781			85 000	135 000
Port Stephens District Telecentre Network	Port Stephens Council	154 080			92 500
Hillston Mobile Telephony	Carrathool Shire Council	90 000				85 500
Cobar Shire Internet Access	Cobar Community Development Station	95 000				60 000
Warren Shire Local Call Internet Access	Warren Shire Council	123 500				70 000
Weddin Information Technology Services (WITS)	Weddin Shire Council	188 100				125 000
Coolah Shire Mobile Phone Service	Coolah Shire Council	90 000				85 500
Mudgee NetSurf Training Centre	Mudgee Region Enterprise Centre Inc	170 000				100 000
Nyngan NetWork	Bogan Shire Council	209 200				168 500
Internet Tools for NSW Local Government	Local Government & Shires Association	585 215			250 000
Lower Lachlan Community Internet Access	Lower Lachlan Community Services Inc	185 006				155 000
Joint Commonwealth/NSW Community Technology Centre	Dept of Information Technology & Management	8 250 000				4 500 000
Tumbarumba 2000 Online	Tumbarumba Growth Committee	92 600				65 000
Networking Hunter Aboriginal Communities	Yarnteen Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Corporation	150 770				90 000
Brewarrina Local Call Internet Access	Brewarrina Shire Council	100 000				69 500
Brewarrina Mobile Telephone Coverage	Brewarrina Shire Council	140 000				133 000
Networking the Northern Rivers--Stage 4	Norlink Ltd	30 000				29 000
Gordon Estate Telecentre	Dubbo Chamber of Commerce & Industry Inc	108 250				78 000
e-Nambucca	Nambucca Shire Council	180 000				120 000
Singleton Information Technology and Training Telecentre	Upper Hunter Business Enterprise Centre Ltd	137 500				90 000
Lightning Ridge and Collarenebri Local Call Internet Access	Walgett Shire Council	180 000				139 000
Walgett Community Internet Access Centre	Walgett Shire Council	195 000				100 000
Richmond Valley Telecentre	Clunes Old School Association	110 900				80 000
Tottenham & Trundle Local Call Internet Access	Lachlan Shire Council	195 000				130 000
Armidale Smart City	Armidale Development Corporation	75 000				75 000
Black Stump No More	Griffith Skills Training Centre Inc & Carrathool Shire Council	97 460				67 000
Coonamble Shire Remote Online Access	Coonamble Shire Council	187 500				120 000
Wellington Valley Network	Wellington Council	220 000				60 000
NSW Local Government IT Strategic Framework	Local Government & Shires Association of NSW	25 000				23 000

Northern Territory
LGANT Internet Project	Local Government Association of the Northern Territory	214 000		150 000	64 000
Making Waves	CREATE Northern Territory	108 000	30 000		63 000	9 026
Tennant Creek Regional Telecommunications Infrastructure Project	Yapakurlangu ATSIC Regional Council	50 000	40 000	10 000
The Electronic Outback	NT Department of Communications and Advanced Technology	3 484 820		300 000	1 200 000
Communications Needs	Kardu Numida Inc	10 000		9 000
Networking the Galiwin'ku and Homelands--Feasibility Study	Galiwin'ku Community Incorporated	10 000
Landlink Feasibility Study	Northern Territory (NT) Cattleman's Association	50 000		42 601
Wavelink Feasibility Study	NT Fishing Industry Council Inc	50 000		50 000
Managed Access to Online Support Services (MAOSS)	Alice Springs School of the Air	175 000		60 000	80 000
Internet Training in the Outback (LGANT)	Local Government Association of the Northern Territory	128 000			102 500	25 500
Internet Access for NT Fishing Industry--Wavelink	NT Fishing Industry Council Inc	186 250
Internet Access for NT Pastoral Properties--Landlink	Northern Territory Cattleman's Association	309 000			180 000
I've Got EMail	Local Government Association of the Northern Territory Inc	260 800			30 000	160 800
Daly Waters & District Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Citizen Band (CB) Community Radio Network	Daly Waters Progress Association Inc	175 000			40 000	45 000
I've Got Email 2	Local Govt Association of the Northern Territory	762 754				100 000

Queensland Atherton Tablelands Information Technology Access (ATITA)	Mareeba Regional Development Organisation	861 320		370 000	225 000	60 000
Dawson Callide Community Information Network and Technology Training Centres	Banana Shire Council	392 000		185 000
Fitzroy Youth Link	Central Queensland University	30 589		20 589	10 000
Flexi.net ISP Service	Warwick Shire Council and the Warwick College of the Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE	75 000	37 500	37 500
Hervey Bay Connect	Hervey Bay City Council	386 758		244 258	62 000	25 500
Growzone	Southern Inland Queensland Area Consultative Committee	3 881 332		952 600	2 180 000	675 000
Satellite Telephones	Rural Industry Training and Extension Inc.	20 000	19 000	1 000
Wide Bay 2020 Growth Management Project--Information Access	Queensland Department of Local Government and Planning	683 704	471 983	82 612	129 108
Women's Justice Network	Legal Aid Queensland	1 528 826	415 440	227 100	227 100	384 200
NQ Network	North Queensland Economic Development Board	134 270		64 000	70 270
Electronic Commerce in the Central Queensland Beef Industry	Central Queensland University	160 000		74 000	62 000	19 000
Bushlink	Queensland Rural Women's Network	9 933	9 933
Capricornia Connect Indigenous Community Access	Central Queensland University	10 000		9 000	1 000
Central Western Queensland Communications Network	Central Western Queensland Remote Area Planning and Development Board	10 000	9 000	1 000
DesertNet	Boulia Desert Sands 2000 Inc	9 125	8 125	1 000
Electronic Networks to End Violence Against Women	Women's Community Aid Association	10 000	9 000	1 000
Improved Telecommunications and Services in South West Queensland	South West Financial Counselling Service Inc. on behalf of the South West Strategy Group	10 000		9 000	1 000
Queensland's Southern Inland Regional Communications Information Network	Southern Inland Queensland Area Consultative Committee	10 000	10 000
Resourcing the Region	Crows Nest Resource Centre	10 000		9 000	1 000
The Wide Bay Extranet	St John's Anglican Church	10 000	10 000
Communications Pioneers	Mount Isa Communications Group	10 000		9 000
Tambo Internet Access Centre	Tambo Shire Council	9 900		8 900	1 000
Remote Area IT Access for Far North Queensland	Cairns Region Economic Development Corporation	50 000		20 000	30 000
Bridg-IT	Queensland Rural Women's Network Inc	2 000 000		371 870	637 340	837 340
Cape York Digital Network	Balkanu Cape York Development Corporation Pty. Ltd.	120 000		75 000	45 000
DesertNet	Boulia Desert Sands 2000 Inc	200 000			134 000	42 000
Central Western Queensland Communications Network	Central Western Queensland Remote Area Planning and Development Board	447 108		105 126	231 249	96 133
Maranoa Telecommunications Enhancement and Manufacturing Project	Roma Town Council	43 500			43 500
Telemedicine for North and Western Queensland	Queensland Telemedicine Network	1 785 522		749 314	539 218	260 512
Island Watch	Torres Strait Islanders Media Association	50 000		15 000		26 214
Connecting the District	Central West District Health	148 000			129 000
Capricornia Connect Indigenous Community Access	Central Queensland University	442 160			164 156
Internet Health Food Cafe	Booringa Shire Council	95 000		87 000	8 000
Burnett Inland IT Strategy (BIITS)	Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation and Kingaroy Skillshare	652 535		132 000	153 993	175 000
Cherbourg Community Internet Access Program	Barambah Aboriginal Community Care Agency Inc	50 531		23 684	18 165	8 682
Upgrade of Statewide Internal and External Communication System	Royal Flying Doctor Service Queensland Section	141 000			40 000
Connecting the Towers	Charters Towers Chamber of Commerce and Mines Inc	158 115		100 115	40 000	10 000
CHConnect	Central Highlands Development Corporation Ltd	608 700		59 700	284 300
ESSENCE--Eacham Shire Servicing and Enhancing Networking and Community Education	Enterprise House	61 572		22 392	18 400	15 300
Mobile Net Digital Coverage Hughenden	Flinders Shire Council	70 000		35 000	35 000
Mackay RegionLink	Mackay Tourism and Development Bureau	930 000			105 000	300 000
Surat Community Access IT Training Centre	Surat & District Development Association	60 774		38 774	8 560	3 580
Moura POP	Banana Shire Council	40 000		30 000	10 000
Inglewood Shire ISP Project	Inglewood and District Progress Association	85 500		70 500	5 000
Youth Sector Training Council of Queensland	Youth Sector Training Council of Queensland	225 000		90 000	124 000	2 000
North Burnett Business and Education Communication Centre	North Burnett Regional Economic Development Council Inc	105 000		46 600	23 750	42 225
South Burnett Online	South Burnett Local Government Association	39 000			37 000	2 000
GraniteNet	Stanthorpe Shire Council	229 058			20 000	183 318
Joint Shire Mobile Phone Access--Barcaldine and Blackall	Barcaldine Shire Council	80 000				55 000
Northern Online Rural Link Queensland	Northern Online Rural Link Association Queensland (NorLinQ)	40 000			10 000	18 000
Maranoa E-business incubator and portal	Maranoa Economic and Tourism Development Association	194 223			60 037	51 044
Innisfail Internet Café	Innisfail & District Flexi Respite Association Inc	113 957			50 582	21 937
On-Line Information Technology Training and Employment Initiative	Blackall Shire Council	30 000
Queensland Local Govt - Connecting Communities	Local Government Association of Qld Inc	19 100			19 100
Queensland Electronic Business Network (Qe.NET) for Non-Urban Regional Rural and Remote Queensland	Office of Small Business Dept of State Development Dept of Communication & Information Local Government & Planning	280 280			93 000	172 280
Chinchilla Technology Centre	Chinchilla Economic & Tourism Development Association	59 400			18 218	27 134
Central Queensland Emerging System of Telecommunications	Proserpine Hospital Mackay District Health Service	396 868				200 000
Remote Far North Qld Information Technology Access	Cairns Region Economic Development Corporation	1 786 195			463 320	989 850
A Network of Communities Project	Queensland Open Learning Network	1 758 751			412 317
Maranoa Mobile Phone Project	Maranoa Development Association	240 000				200 000
Dawson Callide Net	Banana Shire Council	410 000				200 000
Tambo Computer and Internet Awareness Raising Project	Tambo Shire Council	35 500				32 500
RCC Central Queensland Community Informatics	Rockhampton City Council with Support from Central Queensland University	217 650				92 130
South Burnett LGA Council Connect	South Burnett Local Government Association Inc	59 005				30 000
OPAL Under 25.Net	State Library of Queensland	598 000				80 000
Burnett Inland Information Technology Strategy	Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation	195 265				125 000
Tambo CDMA Mobile Phone Installation	Central Western Queensland Remote Area Planning & Development Board (in conjunction with the Winton Shire Council)	40 000				40 000
Winton CDMA Mobile Phone Installation	Central Western Queensland Remote Area Planning & Development Board (in conjunction with the Winton Shire Council)	80 000				80 000
Expansion of Education Facilities at MECA--Phase II	North Burnett Regional Economic Development Council Inc	23 800
Qld Local Government--Connecting Communities	Local Government Association of Queensland Inc	1 026 700				650 000
Augathella Telecommunications Centre	Augathella Cultural Association Inc	37 000				26 000
Wide Bay Digital Network--transition to commercial sustainability	Wide Bay 2020 Regional Planning Advisory Committee	25 500
Island Watch (Lagaw Asmer)	Island Coordinating Council	100 000				50 000

South Australia
Barossa Regional Telecommunications Initiative	Barossa Regional Economic Development Authority	85 000	68 000	17 000
Coorong Microwave Communication Project	The Coorong District Council	892 000		25 000	350 000	517 000
Electronic Commerce Demonstration	South East Economic Development Board	171 250		81 250	50 000
Eyre Peninsula Regional Communications Initiative	Eyre Regional Development Board	82 500	56 500	14 000	12 000
Kimba Telecentre	Kimba Community Development Group Inc.	100 000	15 000	80 000	5 000
Regional Electronic Communications Project	Adelaide Hills Regional Development Board in conjunction with the Fleurieu Kangaroo Island and Southern Regional Development Boards	120 000		105 000	15 000
Regional Internet Services	South Australian Local Government Association the South Australian Regional Development Association and PLAIN Central Services (Public Libraries Automated Information Network)	1 124 725		562 780	44 645	63 750
South East Health Service Directory	South East Health Service Inc.	16 297		16 297
South East Health Service Video Conferencing	South East Health Service Inc	282 360		225 172	24 702	32 486
Spencer Access Network	Spencer Regions Development Association	435 000		69 500	300 000
Wudinna Telecentre Video Conferencing	Wudinna & Districts Telecentre Inc.	40 000	32 510	5 085	2 405
Networking Tumby Bay	Tumby Bay Community Development Board Incorporated	68 843		10 000	55 843	3 000
Port Lincoln On Line	Port Lincoln City Council	105 000			93 000	12 000
Gateway to the World	Yankalilla Tourist Information Centre	10 000			10 000
Eyre Peninsula Regional Communications Infrastructure Implementation	Eyre Peninsula Regional Development Board	100 000		95 000		5 000
Eyre Peninsula Regional Communications Initiative--Infrastructure and POPs Implementation	Eyre Peninsula Regional Development Board	757 290		28 750	147 000	37 500
Regional Internet Access Project	SALGA SARDA and PLAIN Central Services	1 502 400		1 152 400	345 000
SA Virtual Health Network	Telehealth Partners	800 000			5 000	710 775
Southern Goyder Telecommunications Network	Eudunda Business & Tourism Association inc.	82 950		26 000	52 205
Connecting Indigenous Community Links	Nangkada Tjikarna Council Inc.	77 000		69 000	8 000
Yorke District Videoconferencing Links	Yorke District Department of Education Training & Employment	179 807			174 053	5 000
Equity of Access to the Justice System--Videoconferencing Pilot	Courts Administration Authority	108 200			63 237	12 000
Internet Services to Northern Flinders Ranges	Northern Flinders Communication Development Association	95 000		52 005	7 629
Regional Videoconferencing Facilities Project--SA	Local Government Association of South Australia	200 970		35 000	155 970
Yorketown Regional Telecentre	Yorketown Progress Association	178 246			100 000	52 000
Southern Mallee Community Telecentre	Southern Mallee District Council	170 000			160 000
Internet Cafe & Technical Support for Central Eyre Peninsula	Wudinna and Districts Telecentre Inc.	146 163		5 000	90 059
Barossa Region Telecommunications Initiative	Barossa Regional Economic Development Authority	37 500			25 000	12 500
Regional Internet Access Project--Ethernet Extension	Local Government Association of South Australia	100 000		45 000	40 000
Whyalla Electronic Commerce Centre (WECC)	University of South Australia Whyalla Campus	189 415			49 415	105 000
Rural SA Get Connected	SA Information Economy Policy Office	342 500			160 000	166 000
Hawker Internet Access Project	Hawker Community Development Board	97 138			39 562	19 844
Survey of Outback Areas Communication Needs	Outback Areas Community Development Trust	35 000			33 250
Internet Provision for Kangaroo Island	Kangaroo Island Internet Inc.	56 000			56 000
Northern Region Mobile Phone Coverage	Northern Regional Development Board	10 000			7 000	3 000
Kangaroo Island Telecommunications-Mobile Telephony	Kangaroo Island Development Board	860 000			60 000	645 000
Ara Irititja Archival Project--Stage 2	Pitjantjatjara Council	280 000			180 000	75 000
Networking the Nulla Wimila Kutju (Port Augusta) Region	Umeewarra Aboriginal Media Association	50 000			35 000	15 000
South East & Murraylands Technology Enhanced Music Program	Dept Education Training & Employment--Music South Group of Districts	122 699			52 699	50 000
Regional Disabilities Policy Office	Information Economy Policy Office (IEPO)	30 000				25 000
Mobile Coverage--Putting Eyre Peninsula on the Map	Eyre Peninsula Regional Development Board	1 300 000			200 000	600 000
Kimba On Site Service Centre	Kimba Learning & Business Centre Inc	75 350				70 000
Video Access Support of the Northern Regional Development Board Small Business Centres Network	Northern Regional Development Board	42 475				35 000
Connecting Indigenous Community Links	Nangkada Tjikarna Council Inc	143 000				137 000
Digital Mobile Phone Coverage in the Northern Regions of South Australia	Northern Regional Development Board	690 000				650 000
Expansion of Telehealth Services in the Wakefield Region	Wakefield Regional Health Service	387 000				150 000
Strathalbyn Community Online Centre	Eastern Fleurieu School R-12	46 000				14 000
Spencer Alternative Network Project	Whyalla Economic Development Board Inc	50 000				48 000
Kangaroo Island Community Electronic Commerce Project	Kangaroo Island Development Board	84 000				55 000
Outreach Video Conferencing System	Tailem Bend District Hospital	30 000				27 000
SA Regional Community Information System	Local Government Association of South Australia	177 000			72 000	30 000
Improving the availability of and accessibility to telecommunications technology in the Murray Mallee by identifying telecommunications needs demands and gaps	Murray Mallee Strategic Task Force	10 000				10 000

Tasmania
Community Access Centres	Department of Education Community and Cultural Development	965 000	950 000	670 000	10 000
Communities Online	Department of Education Community and Cultural Development	665 000
OPEN-IT	Department of Education Culture and Community Development	250 000		180 000
Service Tasmania--Over the Counter Initiative	Department of Premier and Cabinet	1 000 000	500 000	300 000	97 944
Tasmania's Natural Experiences On-line E-Commerce and Marketing Solution	West North West Regional Tourism Ltd.	420 875		256 250	113 750	40 875
Tasmanian Electronic Commerce Centre Pty Ltd	Tasmanian Electronic Commerce Centre Pty Ltd	4 500 000	1 500 000	1 500 000	1 350 000	150 000
Tasmanian Integrated Community Network	Department of Premier and Cabinet Tasmania	377 000	367 000	10 000
Telehealth Tasmania Network	Department of Community and Health Services	5 595 880		1 000 000	500 000	500 000
Digital Media Industry Development Initiative	Contemporary Arts Services Tasmania (CAST)	10 000		9 000		1 000
Digital Mobile Network--Lyell Highway	Central Highlands Council	10 000	9 000	1 000
Furneaux Island Telecommunications	Furneaux Enterprise Centre Inc.	10 000	9 000	1 000
King Island Telecommunications	King Island Region Telecommunication Infrastructure Fund Group	10 000	10 000
Access for People with Disabilities	Oak Enterprises Inc.	10 000			10 000
Furneaux In Flow Project	Furneaux Enterprise Centre Inc	35 000		25 000	10 000
The King Island Telecommunications Infrastructure Project	King Island RTIF Group	35 000		25 000	9 760
Integrated Electronic Business Networks	Braddon Business Centre Ltd	42 520		14 350	23 370	4 800
Tasmania Business Online	Tasmanian Electronic Commerce Centre P/L	1 805 000			845 000	480 000
Community Services Sector Electronic Communications	Tasmanian Council of Social Services	20 000		15 500	4 500
Tasmanian Community Network--Stage 2	Department of Premier and Cabinet	538 000		300 000	238 000
Service Tasmania--Stage 2	Department of Premier and Cabinet	1 000 000			950 000	50 000
Tasmanian Communities Online--Stage 2	Department of Education Training Community and Cultural Development	4 470 000			4 350 000	100 000
Tasmanian Community Housing Network	Tasmanian Association of Community Houses Inc	164 800		50 000	75 000	30 000
OPEN IT (Stage 3)	Department of Education	1 682 150		300 000	1 297 150	85 000
Career Planning Information System	Launceston City Council	174 000			76 000	90 000
Telecommunications the Means to Improved Service Delivery--Launceston Blueprint	Launceston City Council	50 000			35 000
Network Access Technology and Training for Tasmanian Farmers--NATT Program	Tasmanian Rural Counselling Inc	347 975			120 000	170 000
Client and Staff Online Awareness Training and Interaction	Moondani Inc	30 400			24 000	6 400
NET-TREK for People with Disabilities	Independent Services Inc	3 259			950	50
CARE NET Tasmania	Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Society of Southern Tasmania Inc	45 520
OPEN-IT (ph 3)--Online Course Material Project	Department of Education	2 348 500			1 330 500	535 000
Tasmanian Community Network--Stage 3	Tasmanian Department of Premier & Cabinet	530 000				370 000
Tasmanian Community Online (part 3)	Tasmanian Department of Education	1 640 798			1 045 000	380 000
LETYAS--Leading Edge Technology Advisory Services	Office of Youth Affairs	106 500				90 000
Equipment Upgrade	Devonport Online Access Centre Inc	48 800			10 000	37 042
Advancing Northwest Business Online	Devonport Online Access Centre	38 500			16 000	22 500
Information & Consultative Gateway	Tasmanian Council of Social Service Inc	70 000			50 000	20 000
Mersey Accessible Internet Network	Devonport City Council	50 606				22 000
Online Access for People with Disabilities	Hobart College	1 583 734				389 266
Rural Youth Project	Sheffield On-line Access Centre	6 800				6 300
Service Tasmania Project--Stage 3	Department of Premier and Cabinet	852 000				680 000
The King Island Telecommunications Infrastructure Project	King Island RTIF Group	1 995 000			1 660 000
Equipment Upgrade for Meander Community Access Centre	Meander Community Access Centre	19 200				18 326
Tasmanian Electronic Commerce Centre	Tasmanian Electronic Commerce Centre Pty Ltd	6 600 000				2 000 000
Launceston Online Access Centre	Launceston Online Access Centre	67 717				60 000
Upgrade of facilities at Tasman Online Access Centre	Tasman Online Access Centre	20 000				18 000
Expanded IT Resource Sharing	Burnie City Council	762 300
Upgrade of Hardware & Software	Geeveston Online Access Inc	32 497				32 497
Upgrade and extension of IT equipment for the Deloraine Community	Deloraine Online Access Centre Inc	31 000				27 000
Equipment Upgrade for the Tullah Online Access Centre	Tullah Progress Association Inc	13 737				13 000
Integrated Community Network Project--North West Tasmania	Burnie City Council	665 875				50 000
Upgrade of Technology Equipment for Rosebery Online Access Centre	Rosebery Community Council Inc	20 085				20 085
St Mary's Mobile Online Centre	St Marys Association for Community Development	29 610				29 610
Central Product Inventory Management System (CPIMS)	Tourism Tasmania	500 000				460 000
Tasmania Central Internet Web Portal	Midlands Initiative for Local Enterprises Inc	51 750				35 000
OACAT--Executive Support	Online Access Centre Association of Tasmania	258 400				150 000
Community Online Access Centre	The Bruny Island Online Access Centre Management Committee	5 490				5 490
King Island Telehealth	Department of Health and Human Services	19 990				17 000
Enhancing the Future of Online Access Centres in the Huon and Channel Region of South Eastern Tasmania	The Channel Enterprise Inc	63 892				58 892
CARE NET Online	Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Society of Southern Tasmania Inc	241 856				140 520
Tasmanian Communities Online	Department of Education	105 541
King Island Telecentre Project	King Island RTIF Group	157 778				5 000
Tasmanian Broadband Network	Northern Tasmanian Regional Development Board Ltd	50 000				50 000
Telemedicine Service--Clarke & Cape Barren Islands	Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre Inc	249 200				200 000
Local Government Online Service Delivery Strategy	Local Government Association of Tasmania	817 000			325 000	323 000
Tasmanian Government Online Procurement	Department of Premier and Cabinet	488 600				238 600

Victoria
avNET	North East Telecentre	610 000		251 959	279 400	73 641
Central Highlands/Wimmera Region Telecommunications Initiative	University of Ballarat	20 000	15 000		5 000
E-COMM-AWARE!	La Trobe Shire Council and Monash University Centre for Electronic Commerce	415 000	107 500	210 000	88 750	8 750
GippsComm	Gippsland Development Ltd	50 000		50 000
Installation of Broadband Digital Wireless Network	Bass Coast Shire Council	250 000	50 000
Regional Communications Initiative Implementation Plan--Food Bowl of Australia	Greater Shepparton City Council Moira Shire Council Strathbogie Shire Council and Campaspe Shire Council	50 000		45 000	5 000
The Burnt Toast Cyber Coffee Shop	The Salvation Army Peninsula Youth and Family Services	134 035	15 535	2 000	60 000	30 000
Western Murray Regional Communications Initiative	Western Murray Development Incorporated	50 000	45 000	5 000
WPD/Bass Coast-Technology Centre and IT Platform	Chisholm Institute of TAFE	84 000		81 800	1 500
GIS SHOPFRONT	Cavendish Tele-Education Centre Ltd	34 586		30 586	2 800
Campaspe Communicating	Campaspe Shire Council	150 000		95 000	10 000	40 000
Central Highlands-Wimmera (CHW) Region Online--VicNet West	University of Ballarat	1 000 000		627 275	250 000	100 000
Networking to Increase Access--Regional Pilot	Western Murray Development Inc	250 000		175 000		70 000
Western Murray Online and Mobile	VICNET	230 000		80 000	57 500	55 000
Puckapunyal Neighbourhood Centre First Steps IT Project	Puckapunyal & District Neighbourhood Centre Inc	80 058		79 458
Moe Internet Club	Moe Neighbourhood House	17 157		16 000
Skills.net in Schools	Victoria's Network: Skills.net Association and Victoria's Network: VICNET	275 000		15 000	255 000	5 000
Uniting Rural Communities in Gippsland	Uniting our Rural Community Steering Committee	328 200		70 000	210 000	48 200
Victorian Rural Libraries Online	VICNET	3 479 407		205 000	1 091 316	685 000
Networking Yackandandah	Yackandandah Community Education Network (YCEN)	53 920			40 000	10 000
Planning Study--Needs Analysis for Central Victoria	Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE	50 000		45 000	5 000
Goulburn Broken Community Net	Shepparton Science and Technology Centre	200 000		91 000	60 000	44 000
Goongerah Hall Telecommunications Project	Goongerah Community Hall Committee	16 000			15 500
GIPPSCOM	Gippsland Development Ltd	1 195 000		100 000	500 000	200 000
Regional Connectivity Project	Victoria's Golden West-University of Ballarat	257 000			96 000	68 000
Food Bowl Aggregate Demand Study	Greater Shepparton City Council Moira Shire Council and Campaspe Shire Council	100 000		95 000	5 000
Golden Region Telecommunications Aggregate Demand Study	University of Ballarat Centre for Rural and Regional Information (CRRI)	150 000			145 000
Linking the Community: Telecommunications Solutions for East Gippsland.	East Gippsland Shire Council	20 000			20 000
Linking Regional and Rural Ace Providers	The Adult Community and Further Education Board	1 925 500			600 000
Scoping of Implemention Strategy for Tele-Legal Services for Regional Victoria	Victoria Legal Aid	12 500			12 500
Gippsland Regional Internet Access Point	Gippsland Development Limited	20 000				5 000
Mainstreet.au--Western Victorian Region 'Electronic Mainstreet' Project	Chamber of Electronic Commerce & Communications	409 000			174 000	83 750
Farm Management 5000.WEB--Accelerating Adoption of Internet Technology for Successful Farm Business	Farm Management 500	202 000			30 000	50 000
Central Vic Comm	Greater City of Bendigo	588 240			30 000	450 000
Connect 2000.Foodbowl	City of Greater Shepparton representing the Food Bowl Region	155 000				50 000
Installation of a Mobile Phone Base at Omeo	East Gippsland Shire Council	190 000				190 000
Cyberbus--A Rural Internet Mentoring Program	City of Whittlesea with Shire of Murrindindi & Cutting Edge Youth Services in Moira Shire	222 400			96 000	10 500
e-Access@ foodbowl.interactive	University of Melbourne	385 000				317 500
Regional Connectivity Project	Regional Connectivity-University of Ballarat	1 085 000				650 000
KNET	Ballarat and District Aboriginal Cooperative	50 000
The Coffee and Bytes Cyber Cafe	WorkPlacement Inc	125 000				80 000
Access Through Outreach	East Gippsland Institute of TAFE	257 420				250 000
Communityhall.Net	Maffra Area International Inc	190 137				110 000
'C.V. Youth' Website	City of Greater Bendigo	196 275				130 000
E Café/E Shop	Delatite Shire Council	179 480				50 000

Western Australia
A Business Incubator for Wheatbelt Area Consultative Committee	Wheatbelt Area Consultative Committee	51 152		20 000	15 000
From Needs to Solutions	The Great Southern Development Commission	50 000	30 000		20 000
Local call internet access for communities in southern Western Australia	Southern Province Projects Group and Eastern & Central Regional Development Organisation	370 000	50 000	50 000	158 400	30 000
Mobile Telephones in Kimberley Region	Kimberley Development Commission	345 000		340 000	5 000
Peel Rural Technology Centre	Peel Development Commission	85 000	30 000	30 000	15 000	10 000
South West Region (WA) Telecommunications Infrastructure Audit & Opportunities Study	South West Development Commission	15 000	10 000	5 000
TeleYOUTH	Department of Commerce and Trade (WA Telecentre Support Unit)	50 000		25 000	25 000
WA Telecentre Network Extension and Prototype Modular Interactive Technology Environment (MITE)	WA Telecentre Support Unit (part of the Department of Commerce and Trade)	1 800 000	298 333	455 000	406 666
WA Virtual Learning Environment	Central West College of TAFE Geraldton Western Australia	765 325	250 000	280 000	50 000	135 704
Telecommunication network infrastructure for multipurpose community and telehealth needs	Department of Health	8 000 000			1 501 200	1 763 904
Telecommunications for North East Goldfields Mineral Province Region	Shire of Wiluna and others	10 000	9 000			1 000
Networking the Ngannyatjarra Lands	Ngaanyatjarra Council	10 000			9 000
Esperance Community College Project	Esperance Community College Steering Committee (Inc.)	591 000		100 000	491 000
Digital Mobile Telephone Tower and Equipment	Corrigin Development Association	139 149		60 000	20 000	55 495
Electronic Commerce in the Peel Region	Peel Development Commission	300 000		250 000	50 000
TeleSENIOR	Dept of Commerce and Trade (WA Telecentre Support Unit)	20 000		10 000	10 000
Linking Legal Access to Remote Towns in the Wheatbelt Region and Beyond	Rural Community Legal Service	199 950			195 460	4 490
Communications Solutions--Gascoyne Region WA	Gascoyne Development Commission	12 000		10 000	2 000
Hand Held Satellite Phone Trial	Pilbara Development Commission	38 100			35 100	3 000
Provision of Internet Services and Telecentres to Regional Centres in the Pilbara Region	Pilbara Development Commission	957 000			30 000	450 000
Southern WA Shires Mobile Telephone Extension	Gnowangerup Shire Council	760 000			100 000	660 000
Mobile Telephony--Walpole Region	South West Development Commission	191 585			190 000
Mobile Phone Service--Quairading	Shire of Quairading	150 000			42 000	78 000
Construction of IMAGO MITES's	WA Telecentre Support Unit	1 225 000
Telecentre Access Points	WA Telecentre Support Unit	1 000 000			200 000
Central Eastern Wheatbelt Mobile Telephone Extension Project	Shire of Kondinin	1 245 500
Digital Mobile Network Tower and Associated Telstra Infrastructure	Shire of Coorow	160 000
North Midlands Voluntary Regional Organisation of Councils Mobile Telephone Extension Project	North Midlands Voluntary Regional Organisation of Councils	1 138 680				650 000
Videoconferencing Access & Support Fund--WAVOL: Western Australia Visually On-Line	WA Department of Commerce & Trade	500 000				100 000
Filling in the Black Holes--Provision of Internet Access at Local Call Cost in Isolated Exchange Areas in Southern WA	Southern Province Projects Group	177 876
Provision of Mobile Telephone Service to the Shire of Northampton and the Abrolhos Islands	Geraldton Fisherman's Cooperative	209 000			105 000
Provision of Mobile Phone System	Shire of Dalwallinu	130 000			65 000	65 000
Wired Wide West Project (for Mid West WA)	Mid West Development Commission	377 000
Peel Region Communications Tower and Mobile Telephone Extension Project	Serpentine Jarrahdale Shire Council	407 500			300 000
Linking Councils and the Community	Western Australian Municipal Association	100 000				100 000
Development of a Business Plan and Network Design for Improved Telecomms Delivery to the Ngaanyatjarra Lands Communities	Ngaanyatjarra Council (Aboriginal Corporation)	100 000				40 000

External Territories
Christmas Island Telecommunications Feasibility Study	Shire of Christmas Island	34 000			20 000	14 000
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Telecommunications Strategy	Administration of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands	80 000			40 000	9 836
Stand Alone Mobile Phone Network on Christmas Island	Christmas Island Administration	199 000
Norfolk Islands Telecommunications	Administration of Norfolk Island	80 000			30 000

ANNEX B

NTN PROJECTS APPROVED IN 2000-2001

Project	Applicant	Funding Approved $	Payments made 2000-2001 $
Multistate
Pilot for Satellite Internet Access for Students of the South Australian School of the Air	School of the Air South Australia	325 000
Outback Telecentre Network II	Outback Telecentre Network Inc	445 000	300 000

National
State and Territory Association Local Government Information System	Australian Local Government Association	784 000

Australian Capital Territory


New South Wales
Networking the Shoalhaven	Illawarra Forum Inc	104 000	65 000
Lower Lachlan Mobile Telephone Coverage	Lachlan Shire Council	256 000
Armidale Aboriginal Access to Communication Technology	Oorala Aboriginal Centre	200 000
Central Darling Shire Mobile Telephone Coverage	Central Darling Shire Council	810 000
Murray Shire Mobile Telephone Coverage	Murray Shire Council	150 000
Liverpool Plains Mobile Telephone Coverage	Gunnedah Shire Council	190 000
Yallaroi Shire Mobile Telephone Coverage	Yallaroi Shire Council	140 000
Coolamon Shire Mobile Telephone Coverage	Coolamon Shire Council	90 000
Coleambally Irrigation Area Mobile Telephone Coverage	Murrumbidgee Shire Council	90 000
Rural Link Program	NSW.Net (State Library of New South Wales)	4 990 000	47 500
Wakool Shire Jobile Telephone Coverage	Wakool Shire Council	155 000
Opening the Farm Gateway	Institute for Rural Futures and North West Service Providers (NWSP)	165 664	85 000
Central West Support Net	OCTEC Incorporated	236 460	125 000
Riverina Regional Telecommunications Strategy Stage III	Riverina Regional Development Board	125 000	80 000
Barraba, Bingara and Manilla Mobile Telephone Coverage	Barraba Shire Council on behalf of the Shire of Barraba, Bingara and Manilla	90 000
Kempsey Koori Community Network	Guri Wa Ngundagar Aboriginal Corporation	175 000
Online Action for NSW Local Government	Local Government & Shires Association of NSW	850 000	9 000
Mungindi Mobile Telephone Coverage	Moree Plains Shire Council	120 000
Armidale Smart City Business Plan	Armidale Inc	50 000
Balranald Shire Mobile Telephone Coverage	Balranald Shire Council	355 000
Bland Shire Mobile Telephone Coverage	Bland Shire Council	90 000
Burrendong Mobile Telephone Coverage`	Wellington Council	90 000
Central Ranges Fibre Optic Rollout Study	Central Ranges Natural Gas & Telecommunications Association Incorporated	200 000
Conargo Mobile Telephone Coverage	Conargo Shire Council	115 000
Dungog Shire Mobile Telephone Coverage	Dungog Shire Council1	175 000
Ebor & Tingha Mobile Telephone Coverage	Guyra Shire council	140 000
Emmaville Mobile Telephone Coverage	Severn Shire Council	115 000
Goolgowi Mobile Telephone Coverage	Carrathool Shire Council	90 000
Gunning Shire Mobile Telephone Coverage	Gunning Shire Council	90 000
Harden Shire Mobile Telephone Coverage	Harden Shire Council	40 000
Hume Shire Mobile Telephone Coverage	Hume Shire Council	252 500
Moree Plains Telephone Coverage	Moree Plains Shire Council	815 000
Murray Region Infrastructure Study	Murray Regional Development Board	55 000
Nambucca e-Resources	Nambucca Shire Council	35 000
Northern Rivers E-Town Wireless Local Loop Initiative	Norlink Ltd	1 500 000
Quirindi/Parry Mobile Phone Coverage	Quirindi Shire Council	55 000
Sofala Mobile Telephone Coverage	Evans Shire Council	90 000
Southern Phone Co	Eurobodalla Shire Council in association with the Australian Capital Region Development Council	2 500 000
Temora Shire Mobile Telephone Coverage	Temora Shire Council	90 000
Transforming Telecentres	Department of Information Technology and Management	1 062 334
Upper Clarence Mobile Telephone Coverage	Upper Clarence Community and Economic Development Organisation	290 000
Walcha Shire Mobile Telephone Coverage	Walcha Council	310 000
Walgett Shire Mobile Telephone Coverage	Walgett Shire Council	565 000
West Coolah and East Gilgandra Mobile Telephone Coverage	Coolah Shire Council	140 000
Wollombi Mobile Telephone Coverage	Cessnock City Council	40 000

Northern Territory
Jawoyn Association Technology Education Program	Jawoyn Association Aboriginal Corporation	72 650
KROL Technology Facilitator	Katherine Region Economic Development Organisation Inc	72 650
Mobiles for the Territory	Office of Communications, Science and Advanced Technology	1 091 000
On Line Strategy for Local Government in the NT	Local Government Association of the Northern Territory	60 000
The Electronic Outback Project - eCAF (Enhanced Community Access Facilities)	Office of Communications, Science and Advanced Technology	910 000
Triangle Council Network	Jabiru Town Council	136 000

Queensland
Capricornia Connect Indigenous Community Access	Central Queensland University	74 900
CH Connect	Central Highlands Development Corporation Ltd	60 000
Dirranbandi Mobile Phone Project	Balonne Shire Council	85 000
Mobile Telephony for Taroom Shire	Taroom Shire Council	150 000
Mobile Phone Service to Richmond	Richmond Shire Council	90 000
Mobile Phone Communications Quilpie	Quilpie Shire Council	90 000
Mobile Telephony--Agnes Water & Seventeen Seventy	Miriam Vale Shire Council	190 000
Mobile Service for Texas, Queensland	Inglewood Shire Council	50 000
Business Education Adaptive Technology Communications	Mundubbera Community Development Association Inc	10 000	5 000
Connect Collinsville	Collinsville Community Association Inc	210 650
Central West Queensland Regional IT Training and Associated Initiatives	Central Western Queensland Remot eArea Planning and Development Board	708 000	220 000
Gladstone Youth 'ON LINE'	Queensland Police-Citizens Youth Welfare Association--Gladstone Branch	53 000
Tara Shire Council--Mobile Phone Project	Tara Shire Council	190 000
Alpha Glenden Mobile Telephony Service	Central Highlands Development Corporation Ltd	327 500
Cape York CDMA Mobile Telephony Provisioning	Cape York Peninsula Development Association Inc. (CYPDA)	3 439 500
Central West Queensland Regional UHF Augmentation	Central Western Queensland Remote Area Planning and Development Board	600 000
Central Western Queensland CDMA Installations	Central Western Queensland Remote Area Planning and Development Board	189 000
Establishment of Additional Community Access Points (CAPs) Central Western Queensland	Central Western Queensland Remote Area Planning and Development Board	20 000
Maleny--A Model for Rural Social & Economic Growth	Maleny Enterprise Network Association	450 000
Mobile Learning Centres	Learning Network Queensland	334 490
Mobile telephony infrastructure for the Gulf Savannah Region	Gulf Local Authorities Development Association	527 550
Monto IT Centre, Community Sustainability Through IT	North Burnett Regional Economic Development Council Inc	150 000
Murilla Mobile Telephony Access	Murilla Shire Council	83 000
North Burnett Online	Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation	70 000
Online Documentary--Training Program	The Independent Living Centre	37 949
Project ESSENCE	Eacham Shire Council	114 500
Provision of Mobile Telephony in McKinlay Shire	McKinlay Shire Council	100 000
Qld Local Government--Connecting Communities--Phase Two	Local Government Associaiton of Queensland Inc	4 687 629
QRWN BridgIT2	Queensland Rural Women's Network Inc	1 435 000
Queensland Local Government--Building Community Capacity	Local Government Association of Queensland Inc	1 708 800
Rim Valleys Internet Training	Western Subregional Organisation of Councils	599 000
South Burnett Online Centre	South Burnett Community Training Centre Inc	150 000
TOPAP Online	Toowoomba Older People's Action Program Inc	170 000
Waggamba Shire Mobile Phone Project	Waggamba Shire Council	228 500

South Australia
Establishment of Internet cafes/kiosks in remote SA	Outback Areas Community Development Trust	52 500	25 000
Distance Mental Health Care--Clinical Services, Education and Training	Rural and Remote Mental Health Service of South Australia	288 500
Increasing the uptake of Satellite Mobile Phones in Northern South Australia	Northern Regional Development Board	40 000
NetWorks for You--Stage 2	SA Information Economy Policy Office	3 800 000
Community Access Centre	District Council of Loxton Waikerie	144 836	60 000
IT Strategy for Regional Local Government	Local Government Association of South Australia	150 000	110 000
The Hub--Coonalpyn Communication Network	Coonalpyn Communication Network	120 000	60 000
Dynamic Council Web Sites	Local Government Association of South Australia	974 000	50 000
Booleroo Centre Mobile Coverage	Northern Regional Development Board	75 000
Computers for the Community	Renmark Paringa Community Centre	68 329
Mobile Phone Coverage--Andamooka	Northern Regional Development Board	130 000
REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE	Port Pirie Regional Council	154 000
Redressing Telecommunications Deficiencies in the Murray Mallee of SA	Murray and Mallee Local Government Association	90 000
Southern Goyder Telecommunications Network--Stage 2	Southern Goyder Telecommunications Network Incorporated	50 400
Videoconferencing Facilities for Eyre Peninsula	Eyre Regional Development Board	72 000
Wattle Range Communities Online	Wattle Range Council	140 000

Tasmania
Telecommunications--Mobile Coverage	Furneaux Enterprise Centre	15 000	10 000
Huon Business Portal	Huon Valley Regional Development Board	8 900	8 880
King Island Telecentre Project	King Island RTIF Group	5 000
St Marys Online Access Centre Equipment & Software Upgrade	St Marys Association for Community Development	34 450	33 000
Equipment Upgrade for Penguin Online Access Centre	Penguin Online Access Centre	17 195
Dover On-site On-line	Dover Community Telecentre Inc	24 250	20 488
Equipment Upgrade for Smithton Online Access Centre	Smithton Online Access Centre	21 550	12 500
Winn Online Community/Business Training	Winnaleah Online Access Centre inc	7 500	37 229
Equipment update and expansion for the Winnaleah Online Access Centre	Winnaleah Online Access Centre inc	35 500
Ouse Online Additional equipment	Ouse Online Access Centre	9 742	5 500
Lorinna Online	Lorinna Residents and Ratepayers Association Incorporated	6 000	3 500
Upgrading of Computer Equipment at Ridgley Online	Ridgley Online Access Centre	5 950	5 500
Tasmania's E-Heritage	Department of Education	434 000
King Island Online Access Centre	King Island Regional Development Orgaisation	8 850	6 000
Yolla Online Upgrade	Yolla Online Access Centre Inc.	28 300
Expanding Horizons--Ulverstone Online	Ulverstone Online Access Centre	4 990	4 930
Lower Channel Mobile Phone Implementation	The Channel Enterprise Inc	210 000
A World of Difference	Ashley Youth Detention Centre	40 000
Digital Technology in Sorell	Sorell Online Access Centre	26 100	18 616
Flinders Island Telehealth Enhancement	Department of Community and Health Services	66 630	56 000
Authentication, Privacy and Security	Local Government Association of Tasmania	335 000
Bagdad Online Access Centre	Bagdad Online Access Centre	11 095
Bothwell Online additional equipment and upgrade	Bothwell Online Access Centre Inc	11 550
Bracknell Online Office Facility	Bracknell Online Access Centre	8 250
Bruny Island Online Upgrade	The Bruny Island Community Association Inc. on behalf of The Bruny Island Online Access Centre Management Committee	20 026
Centre Upgrade 2001	Launceston Online Access Centre	41 106
Dover Telecentre & Online Access Centre	Dover Community Telecentre Inc	2 000
Electronic Procurement Scoping Project	Local Government Association of Tasmania	120 000
Equipment Update and Expansion	Bridport Online Access Centre Inc	18 810
Equipment Ugrade for Edith Creek OAC	Edith Creek Online Access Centre Inc	15 818
Equipment Upgrade for Exeter Online Access Centre	Exeter Online Access Centre	9 150
Equipment Upgrade for the Spring Bay Community Access Centre	Spring Bay Online Access Centre Inc	13 800
Equipment Upgrade	Richmond Online Access Centre Incorporated	17 659
Equipment Upgrade	Burnie Online Access Centre	28 200
Increasing Services of Community Access Centre	Glenora Online Access Centre	17 100
Information Technology for Seniors, incorporating "Compassionate Computers".	Linking Tasmanian Seniors Inc	10 525
Local Government Entry Point Implementation	Local Government Association of Tasmania	940 000
Margate Online Access Centre	Margate Online Association Inc	6 985
NATT PROGRAM (Network Access Technology & Training)	Tasmanian Rural Counselling Inc	148 500
OUTREACH PROJECT	Orana Respite Care Centre Inc	11 730
Oatlands Online Access Centre	Oatlands Online Incorporated	27 250
Project Management and Common Elements	Local Government Association of Tasmania	748 000
Queenstown Online Access Centre Equipment upgrade	Tasmanian West Coast Business Development Inc	26 109
Ravenswood Online Access Centre (ROLAC)	Ravenswood Walk Tall Association	26 800
Re-location of the Winnaleah Online Access Centre	Winnaleah Online Access Centre inc	11 825
Service Expansion through Equipment Upgrade	Beaconsfield Online Access Centre	21 300
Services--initial 10	Local Government Association of Tasmania	1 095 000
Services--remaining	Local Government Association of Tasmania	1 467 333
St. Helens Online Service Extension	St Helens Online Inc	22 220
Ulverstone Online Upgrade	Ulverstone Online Access Centre	19 738
Upgrade of WOAC IT Facilities and Training	Wynyard Online Access Centre	26 675
King Island Telecentre Project	King Island Regional Development Organisation	4 761

Victoria
Rutherglen and Chiltern Resource Centres	Indigo Shire Council	121 750
Victorian Regional E-Business Management Network	La Trobe University	170 000	70 000
Community Access Technology Centres	Education Trust Victoria Ltd	131 500	95 000
Bendoc Information Terminal	Bendoc Progress Association Inc	36 500
Victorian Local Government Online Service Delivery	Municipal Association of Victoria	1 400 000	950 000
Skills.net for Small Business	Skills.net Association Co-op Ltd	50 000	40 000
Burnt Toast Cyber Café (Phase 2)	The Salvation Army (Victoria) Property Trust	278 000	75 000
The TONGALA coNnEcTion	Tongala Community Activities Centre Inc	20 000	11 500
Wonthaggi Community Cyber Café	The Salvation Army (Victoria) Property Trust	172 000
Koorie Community Information Technology Access Centre	Woolum Bellum Koorie Open Door Education School, Kurnai College	108 760	50 000
North East Online Network	North East Telecommunications Limited	304 240	230 000
Gippsland Aboriginal Information Technology Project	Djeetgun Kurnai Women's Aboriginal Corporation	106 645	60 000
Connecting the Upper Kiewa Valley	Mount Beauty Neighbourhood Centre Inc	93 000	70 000
Access Through Outreach Stage 2	East Gippsland Institute of TAFE	201 335
Baranduda World Access program	Baranduda Community Resource Centre Sub-Committee	35 800
Beaufort Community Information & Technology Centre	Pyrenees Shire Council	206 000