Grant reporting – Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy

Agencies are required to publish details of their individual grants on their websitesno later than seven working days after the funding agreement for the grant takes effect.

A grant is a conditional transfer of resources from the Australian Government to a recipient for a specified purpose. Grants are directed at assisting recipients to achieve their own goals whilst also supporting Australian Government policy objectives.

This list was last updated on 30May2014.

# / Portfolio / Agency / Program title / Program component / Recipient / Purpose / Value / Approval date[i] / Grant term / Grant funding location
1 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Australian Communications Consumer Action Network Establishment and Research Grant / N/A / Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) / Support activities associated with the establishment of ACCAN. / $770000.00 / 14/01/2009 / 6 months / Melbourne,
Vic
2 / DBCDE / DBCDE / National Transmission Network Residual Funding Pool / N/A / North West Radio / Funding is to assist with the transmission of commercial radio services in remote areas of Australia. / $10056.00 / 2/02/2009 / 1 year / Derby and Kununurra,
WA
3 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Cybersafety: ISP filtering live pilot / N/A / G.A. Wigzell and M.E. Wigzell (trading as Webshield) / Participation in live pilot ofISP filtering . / $11550.00 / 3/02/2009 / Up to 30/06/09 / Brighton,
SA 5048
4 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Cybersafety: ISP filtering live pilot / N/A / TECH 2U Pty Limited / Participation in live pilot ofISP filtering . / $31944.00 / 3/02/2009 / Up to 30/06/09 / Gordon,
NSW 2072
5 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Cybersafety: ISP filtering live pilot / N/A / OMNIconnect Pty Ltd / Participation in live pilot ofISP filtering. / $25795.00 / 9/02/2009 / Up to 30/06/09 / Carrum Downs,
Vic 3201
6 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Cybersafety: ISP filtering live pilot / N/A / HIGHWAY 1 (AUST) Pty Ltd / Participation in live pilot ofISP filtering. / $95725.00 / 9/02/2009 / Up to 30/06/09 / Perth,
WA 6000
7 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Cybersafety: ISP filtering live pilot / N/A / Netforce Pty Limited / Participation in live pilot ofISP filtering. / $40700.00 / 10/02/2009 / Up to 30/06/09 / Neutral Bay,
NSW 2089
8 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Cybersafety: ISP filtering live pilot / N/A / Primus Telecommunications (Australia) Pty Ltd / Participation in live pilot ofISP filtering. / $70400.00 / 11/02/2009 / Up to 30/06/09 / Melbourne
Vic 3000
9 / DBCDE / DBCDE / National Transmission Network Residual Funding Pool / N/A / Golden West Network Pty Limited / To provide for the retransmission of a remote commercial television service in Western Australia. / $115742.00 / 11/02/2009 / 1 year / Broome, Carnarvon, Derby, Port Hedland, Karratha, Kununurra, Wyndham, Roebourne, Exmouth, Pannawonnica and Moora,
WA
10 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Cybersafety: ISP filtering live pilot / N/A / OGHMA Pty Limited trading as Nelson Bay Online / Participation in live pilot of ISP filtering. / $11275.00 / 12/02/2009 / Up to 30/06/09 / Nelson Bay,
NSW 2315
11 / DBCDE / DBCDE / National Transmission Network Residual Funding Pool / N/A / RPH Australia Co-Operative Limited / To provide for the retransmission of a remote commercial radio service. / $494341.00 / 26/02/2009 / 1 year / Australia-wide
12 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Indigenous Communications Program / Community Phones Element / Australian Private Networks Pty Ltd / To supply, install, monitor and maintain fixed public phones in small, remote and very remote Indigenous communities. / $15.616million / 6/04/2009 / 4 years / Small Indigenous communities in Remote and Very Remote regions throughout Australia
13 / DBCDE / DBCDE / E -Security National Agenda / N/A / Pingelly Telecentre & Resource Facility Inc. / National E Security Awareness Week Program 2009 Regional WA. / $22000.00 / 22/04/2009 / 3 months / Pingelly,
WA 6308
14 / DBCDE / DBCDE / E -Security National Agenda / N/A / Murray Hume Business Enterprise Centre / National E Security Awareness Week Program 2009 Regional WA / $22000.00 / 23/04/2009 / 3 months / Wodonga,
Vic 3690
15 / DBCDE / DBCDE / TV Towers / N/A / King Island Council / Establishment of a self-help digital television retransmission facility to provide five television services and a selfhelp facility to provide ABC Local Radio in Currie on King Island, Tas. / $374000.00 / 23/04/2009 / 3.5 months / Currie, King Island,
Tas 7256
15 / DBCDE / DBCDE / TV Towers / N/A / Mitchell Shire Council / Establishment of a self-help digital television retransmission facility to provide five television services to Broadford in Vic. / $143930.00 / 15/05/2009 / 3.25 months / Broadford,
Vic 3658
17 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Cybersafety: ISP filtering live pilot / N/A / Unwired Australia Pty Limited / Participation in live pilot of ISP filtering. / $1870.00 / 22/05/2009 / Up to 31/07/09 / Sydney,
NSW 2000
18 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Backing Indigenous Ability / Community Phones Element / Telstra Corporation Limited / To install and maintain network service to fixed public phones in small, remote and very remote Indigenous communities. / $424512.00 / 23/06/2009 / 2 years / Darwin,
NT 0800
19 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Community Broadcasting Program / Digital radio project / Community Broadcasting Foundation Ltd / Community Radio Digital Broadcasting. / $5625400.00 / 2/07/2009 / 1 year / Mainland capital cities
20 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Consumer Representation Grants Program / N/A / Australian Communications Consumer Action Network / Consumer representation and research. / $50919.00 / 8/07/2009 / 30 days / Sydney,
NSW 2007
21 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Consumer Representation Grants Program / N/A / Australian Communications Consumer Action Network / Consumer representation and research. / $1805310
(2009–2010)
$2000000 (indexed per annum each year thereafter)
excluding GST / 22/07/2009 / 22/07/09
to
30/06/13 / Sydney,
NSW 2007
22 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Control Systems Cybersecurity Advanced Training Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, USA
12–16 October 2009 / SCADA CoI / Hydro Electric Corporation / To assist a representative of Hydro Electric Corporation to attend and participate in the training program. / Up to $5000.00 / 1/09/2009 / 12 weeks / Hobart,
Tas 7001
23 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Control Systems Cybersecurity Advanced Training Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, USA
12–16 October 2009 / SCADA CoI / ActewAGL (Electrical Distribution) / To assist a representative of ActewAGL to attend and participate in the training program. / Up to $5000.00 / 2/09/2009 / 12 weeks / Canberra,
ACT 2601
24 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Control Systems Cybersecurity Advanced Training Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, USA
12–16 October 2009 / SCADA CoI / Hunter Water Australia / To assist a representative of Hunter Water Australia to attend and participate in the training program. / Up to $5000.00 / 2/09/2009 / 12 weeks / Mayfield West,
NSW 2304
25 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Control Systems Cybersecurity Advanced Training Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, USA
12–16 October 2009 / SCADA CoI / Sunshine Coast Regional Council (Sunshine Coast Water) / To assist a representative of Sunshine Coast Regional Council to attend and participate in the training program. / Up to $5000.00 / 2/09/2009 / 12 weeks / Sunshine Coast,
Qld 4560
26 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Control Systems Cybersecurity Advanced Training Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, USA
12–16 October 2009 / SCADA CoI / Public Transport Authority WA / To assist a representative of Public Transport Authority WA to attend and participate in the training program. / Up to $5000.00 / 2/09/2009 / 12 weeks / Perth,
WA 6000
27 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Control Systems Cybersecurity Advanced Training Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, USA
12–16 October 2009 / SCADA CoI / Goulburn Valley Region Water Corporation (Goulburn Valley Water) / To assist a representative of Goulburn Valley Water to attend and participate in the training program / Up to $5000.00 / 2/09/2009 / 12 weeks / Shepparton,
Vic 3632
28 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Control Systems Cybersecurity Advanced Training Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, USA
12–16 October 2009 / SCADA CoI / ElectraNet / To assist a representative of ElectraNet to attend and participate in the training program. / Up to $5000.00 / 2/09/2009 / 12 weeks / Adelaide,
SA 5000
29 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Control Systems Cybersecurity Advanced Training Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, USA
12–16 October 2009 / SCADA CoI / Vic Department of Transport / To assist a representative of the Department of Transport to attend and participate in the training program. / Up to $5000.00 / 4/09/2009 / 12 weeks / Melbourne,
Vic 3001
30 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Control Systems Cybersecurity Advanced Training Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, USA
12–16 October 2009 / SCADA CoI / CS Energy Ltd / To assist a representative of CS Energy Ltd to attend and participate in the training program. / Up to $5000.00 / 4/09/2009 / 12 weeks / Brisbane,
Qld 4001
31 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Control Systems Cybersecurity Advanced Training Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, USA
12–16 October 2009 / SCADA CoI / AGL Energy Ltd / To assist a representative of AGL Energy Ltd to attend and participate in the training program. / Up to $5000.00 / 4/09/2009 / 12 weeks / Sydney,
NSW 2060
32 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Community Liaison Officer Program in the Mildura/Sunraysia Licence Area / Mildura Pilot / Mildura Rural City Council / To host a community liaison officer to work with the community to achieve a smooth switchover to digital television in the Mildura/Sunraysia area. / $90000.00.00 / 10/09/2009 / 11 months / Mildura,
Vic 3500
33 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Control Systems Cybersecurity Advanced Training Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, USA
12–16 October 2009 / SCADA CoI / Ergon Energy Corporation Ltd / To assist a representative of Ergon Energy Corporation Ltd to attend and participate in the training program. / Up to $5000.00 / 15/09/2009 / 12 weeks / Garbutt,
Qld 4814
34 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Control Systems Cybersecurity Advanced Training Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, USA
12–16 October 2009 / SCADA CoI / Energy Australia / To assist a representative of Energy Australia to attend and participate in the training program. / Up to $5000.00 / 15/09/2009 / 12 weeks / Sydney,
NSW 2001
35 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Consumer Representation Grants Program / N/A / Communication Rights Australia / Consumer representation and research. / $42900.00 / 21/09/2009 / 9 months / Moorabbin,
Vic 3189
36 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Consumer Representation Grants Program / N/A / Internet Society of Australia / Consumer representation and research. / $27610.00 / 21/09/2009 / 9 months / Melbourne,
Vic 3000
37 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Community Broadcasting Program / Community Broadcasting Foundation 2009–10 funding deed / Community Broadcasting Foundation Pty Ltd / The government provides funding to the Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF) to support community broadcasting in Australia.The CBF is an independent not-for-profit organisation that distributesCommonwealth funds to licensed community broadcasters; including specialist services for ethnic, Indigenous and Radio for the Print Handicapped audiences. / $9809800.00 / 23/09/2009 / 1 year / Australia-wide
38 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Consumer Representation Grants Program / N/A / Deafness Forum Limited / Consumer representation and research / $52360.00 / 29/09/2009 / 9 months / Braddon,
ACT 2612
39 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Consumer Representation Grants Program / N/A / Deaf Australia Incorporated / Consumer representation and research / $52800.00 / 12/10/2009 / 8 months / Stafford,
Qld 4053
40 / DBCDE / DBCDE / National Transmission Network Residual Funding Pool Program / North West Radio 2009–10 funding deed / North West Radio Pty. Ltd. / Funding is provided to assist with the transmission of broadcasting services in remote areas of Australia. / $10308.00 / 23/10/2009 / Annual agreement / Derby and Kununurra,
WA
41 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Community Broadcasting Program / RPH Australia Co-operative Limited 2009–10 funding deed / RPH Australia Co-operative Limited / The government provides funding to RPH Australia Co-operative Limited (RPH) to purchase transmission services and meet operational costs of radio services from Broadcast Australia Pty Ltd and meet operational costs of radio services for the print handicapped. / $498550.37 / 18/11/2009 / 18/11/09–30/06/10. Annual agreement. / Australia-wide
42 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Community Broadcasting Program / Community Television Broadcasting / Television Sydney (TVS) Limited / One-off grant to assist with the digital simulcast of Community Television Broadcasting Service. / $660000.00 / 23/12/2009 / One-off / Sydney,
NSW 2000
43 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Community Broadcasting Program / Community Television Broadcasting / Melbourne Community Television Consortium Limited / One-off grant to assist with the digital simulcast of Community Television Broadcasting Service. / $660000.00 / 23/12/2009 / One-off / Melbourne,
Vic 3000
44 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Community Broadcasting Program / Community Television Broadcasting / West TV Limited / One-off grant to assist with the digital transmission of community television broadcasting service. / $220000.00 / 23/12/2009 / One-off / Subiaco,
WA 6008
45 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Community Broadcasting Program / Community Television Broadcasting / BRIZ31 Limited (Trading As QCTV) / One-off grant to assist with the digital transmission of community television broadcasting service. / $660000.00 / 15/01/2010 / One-off / West End,
Qld 4101
46 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Community Broadcasting Program / Community Television Broadcasting / C31 Adelaide Limited / One-off grant to assist with the digital transmission of community television broadcasting service. / $660000.00 / 25/01/2010 / One-off / Thebarton,
SA 5031
47 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Regional Equalisation Plan / Supplementary Grant Payment / Broken Hill Television Pty Ltd (t/a Southern Cross Media) / Funding for supplementation of licence fee rebates under the REP which provides assistance to commercial television broadcaster to broadcast digital television signals in regional and remote television licence areas. / $77000.00 / 17/03/2010 / 1 year / Broken Hill licence area,
NSW
48 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Regional Equalisation Plan (REP) / Supplementary Grant Payment / WIN Television SA Pty Ltd / Funding for supplementation of licence fee rebates under the REP which provides assistance to commercial television broadcaster to broadcast digital television signals in regional and remote television licence areas. / $253000.00 / 23/03/2010 / 1 year / Riverland licence area,
SA
49 / DBCDE / DBCDE / National transmission network residual funding pool program / N/A / Golden West Network Pty Limited / The government provides funding to assist golden west network to purchase transmission services from broadcast Australia for television services in remote communities in Western Australia / $121529.14 / 31/03/2010 / 1 year / Broome, Carnarvon, Derby, Port Hedland, Karratha, Kununurra, Wyndham, Roebourne, Exmouth, Pannawonnica and Moora,
WA.
50 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Viewer Access Satellite Television (VAST)—Program 1.3 in 2009-10 PBS—Television Towers Improved Coverage / 1.3 / Eastern Australia Satellite Broadcasters Pty Ltd / Provide the Eastern VAST Service that will offer viewers in regional and remote areas digital television services that are as equivalent as possible to terrestrial television services available in metropolitan areas. / $82815700.00 / 1/04/2010 / 10 years 3months / South Melbourne,
Vic 3205
51 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Regional Equalisation Plan (REP) / Supplementary Grant Payment / WIN Television WA Pty Ltd / Funding for supplementation of licence fee rebates under the REP which provides assistance to commercial television broadcaster to broadcast digital television signals in regional and remote television licence areas. / $605000.00 / 14/04/2010 / 1 year / Regional & Remote licence area,
WA
52 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Regional Equalisation Plan (REP) / Supplementary Grant Payment / Mid-Western Television Limited / Funding for supplementation of licence fee rebates under the REP which provides assistance to commercial television broadcaster to broadcast digital television signals in regional and remote television licence areas. / $123750.00 / 16/04/2010 / 1 year / Regional & Remote licence area,
WA
53 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Regional Equalisation Plan (REP) / Supplementary Grant Payment / Golden West Network Pty Ltd / Funding for supplementation of licence fee rebates under the REP which provides assistance to commercial television broadcaster to broadcast digital television signals in regional and remote television licence areas. / $123750.00 / 16/04/2010 / 1 year / Regional & Remote licence area,
WA
54 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Regional Equalisation Plan (REP) / Supplementary Grant Payment / Geraldton Telecaster Pty Ltd / Funding for supplementation of licence fee rebates under the REP which provides assistance to commercial television broadcaster to broadcast digital television signals in regional and remote television licence areas. / $123750.00 / 16/04/2010 / 1 year / Regional & Remote licence area,
WA
55 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Regional Equalisation Plan (REP) / Supplementary Grant Payment / Golden West Satellite Communications Pty Ltd / Funding for supplementation of licence fee rebates under the REP which provides assistance to commercial television broadcaster to broadcast digital television signals in regional and remote television licence areas. / $123750.00 / 16/04/2010 / 1 year / Regional & Remote licence area,
WA
56 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Digital Switchover Liaison Officer / Digital Switchover Liaison Officer(s) for Riverland switchover area / Regional Development Australian Murraylands and Riverland Incorporated / To host a Liaison Officer to raise local awareness of digital switchover. / $68750.00 / 29/04/2010 / 1 year / Murray Bridge,
SA 5253
57 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Digital Switchover Liaison Officer (DSLO) / Digital Switchover Liaison Officers for regional South Australia / Central Local Government Region of South Australia Incorporated / To deploy a DSLO to raise awareness of switchover in the Spencer Gulf (East) Switchover Area. / $68750.00 / 14/05/2010 / 11 months approx— finishes 27/04/11 / Crystal Brook,
SA 5523
58 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Digital Switchover Liaison Officer (DSLO) / Digital Switchover Liaison Officers for regional South Australia / Regional Development Australia Limestone Coast Incorporated / To deploy a DSLO to raise awareness of switchover in the Mt Gambier Switchover Area. / $68750.00 / 31/05/2010 / 11 months / Mount Gambier,
SA5290
59 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Digital Switchover Liaison Officer (DSLO) / Digital Switchover Liaison Officers for regional South Australia / Council of the City of Broken Hill / To deploy a DSLO to raise awareness of switchover in the Broken Hill Switchover Area. / $44000.00 / 31/05/2010 / 11 months / Broken Hill,
NSW 2880
60 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Digital Switchover Liaison Officer (DSLO) / Digital Switchover Liaison Officers for regional South Australia / Corporation of the City of Whyalla / To deploy a DSLO to raise awareness of switchover in the Spencer Gulf (West) Switchover Area. / $68750.00 / 9/06/2010 / 11 months / Whyalla,
SA5600
61 / DBCDE / DBCDE / TV towers / TV Towers Craigmore /Hillbank / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / Improvement of digital television reception in the Craigmore to Hillbank area of the Para Escarpment near Adelaide in South Australia. / $909341.00 / 18/06/2010 / 10 years / Elizabeth Downs,
SA 5113
62 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Community Broadcasting Program / N/A / Community Broadcasting Foundation / Support the community Broadcasting Digital Radio Project. / $3359400.00 / 20/07/2010 / Up to 30/06/11 / Melbourne,
Vic 3065
63 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Community Broadcasting Program / N/A / Community Broadcasting Foundation / Support the maintenance and development of community broadcasting. / $9940700.00 / 20/07/2010 / Up to 30/06/11 / Melbourne,
Vic 3065
64 / DBCDE / DBCDE / National Transmission Network Residual Funding Pool Program / North West Radio 2010–11 funding deed / North West Radio Pty Ltd / Funding is provided to assist with the transmission of broadcasting services in remote areas of Australia. / $10606.97 / 04/08/2010 / Up to 30/06/11 / Derby and Kununurra,
WA 6743
65 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Community Broadcasting Program / N/A / Radio Print Handicapped Australia Cooperative Limited / Assistance for transmission costs / $509878.17 / 23/09/2010 / 1 year / Sydney,
NSW
66 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Digital Switchover Liaison Officer Program / Digital Switchover Liaison Officers for regional Victoria / Municipal Association of Victoria / To host four Liaison Officers to raise local awareness of digital switchover in the Regional Victoria switchover region. / $396000.00 / 25/10/2010 / 1 year / Melbourne,
Vic 3000
67 / DBCDE / DBCDE / National Transmission Network residual funding pool program / N/A / Golden West Network Pty Limited / The government provides funding to assist Golden West Network to purchase transmission services from broadcast Australia for television services in remote communities in Western Australia. / $123109.02 / 18/11/2010 / Up to 30/06/11 / Broome, Carnarvon, Derby, Port Hedland, Karratha, Kununurra, Wyndham, Roebourne, Exmouth, Pannawonnica and Moora,
WA
69 / DBCDE / DBCDE / One-off / N/A / University of Canberra / Assessing the Social and Fiscal Policy Implications of an Ageing Population 2010–2011 cash contribution. / $11000.00 / 17/06/2010 / 1 year / Bruce,
ACT 2617
70 / DBCDE / DBCDE / Viewer Access Satellite Television (VAST)—Program 1.3 in 2011-12 PBS—Television Towers Improved Coverage / 1.3 / WA Satco Pty Ltd / Provide the Western VAST Service that will offer viewers in regional and remote areas digital television services that are as equivalent as possible to terrestrial television services available in metropolitan areas. / $44678,106.00 / 30/03/2011 / 9 years and 3 months / Mt St Thomas,