Royalties for Regions

Royalties for Regions is an historic agreement that underlines the State Government’s long-term focus on regional development throughout Western Australia.

Through Royalties for Regions, the equivalent of 25 per cent of the State’s mining and
onshore petroleum royalties will be returned to the State’s regional areas each year as an additional investment in projects, infrastructure and community services.

The money is in addition to regular Budget programs and in 2009-10 it will provide an
additional $619million for regional communities, this represents less than 4 per cent of Western Australia’s total budget.

The money is being distributed through three funds:

• the Country Local Government Fund
• the Regional Community Services Fund.
• the Regional Infrastructure and Headworks Fund (including the Regional Grants Scheme)

Find out how The Nationals WA Royalties for Regions is working for you: