A Broome prison and emissions reduction reporting implementation are among 10 key projects the state has fallen behind on over the last year, a new progress report has revealed.
A Broome prison and emissions reduction reporting implementation are among 10 key projects the state has fallen behind on over the last year, a new progress report has revealed.
The pair are two among 11 actions listed behind schedule in the latest Infrastructure WA implementation report, measuring the progress of 156 actions the state committed to in response to IWA's 2022 infrastructure strategy.
There are some key measures among the list of those behind schedule.
The introduction of additional reporting of the state’s emissions reduction progress by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation was stalled after debate on the Climate Change Bill 2023 was shelved ahead of the election in March.
The bill was left off the government’s priority list when it was circulated in October.
The Department of Justice’s plan for a new prison in Broome to be funded by 2028 is also on the backburner, though a preferred site has been identified – according to DoJ.
An initiative to enhance the protection of personal information held by government departments is also behind, with the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries pushing its timeframe for an information classification policy back from mid-2025 to 2026.
A State Health Plan, outlining a 10-year vision for the WA health system, has been drafted but is behind schedule. It is expected by the end of 2024.
The Department of Health is also behind on the transfer of two remote health clinics at Lombadina and Ardyaloon to the Aboriginal community-controlled Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Service, slated for the current financial year.
The department said other opportunities were being considered for that measure.
Strategic direction and investment prioritisation frameworks for agricultural water use; planning for regional sporting infrastructure; a waste levy review and recovered materials frameworks were other measures currently found to be behind schedule.
Ten of the 11 listed as behind schedule fell back over the year to June 30, 2024.
Despite it, IWA said the state had made good progress in completing the laundry list of 156 commitments made in 2022.
Of those, 31 are now complete and 107 remain on track for completion as scheduled.
Three have been discontinued, all associated with the scrapping in February of water reforms which were 17 years in the making.
A further four are yet to start.
Prescribed timeframes for the action measures outlined in the State Infrastructure Strategy vary, with deadlines as far as 2032.
