Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committees

Information relating to budget estimates 2001-2002

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Last updated:  24 August 2001

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Portfolio

A: Industry Development - Rural Support and Adjustment

Ques 1: Turnover of counsellors in Rural Financial Counselling Service
Ques 2: Funding for Rural Financial Counselling Service – letters received re lack on ongoing funding guarantee
Ques 3: Rural Financial Counselling Service review – consultations
Ques 4: Number of submissions received for RFCS review
Ques 5: RFCS funding by states and regions
Ques 6: Location of rural counsellors in states
Ques 7: RFSC service audits
Ques 8: BRS review of RFCS – fees
Ques 9: Agriculture-Advancing Australia (AAA) communication campaign budget
Ques 10&11: AAA communication campaign – targeted audience
Ques 12: AAA package – changes in second Solutions survey
Ques 13: Farm Help program – referral sources for applicants
Tables indicating number of farmers assisted by Farm Help
Ques 14: FarmBis Program logic map
Copy of logic map
Ques 15: Update on exceptional circumstance assistance
Table showing exceptional circumstances assistance by region
The numbering of questions went from 15 to 17 (no ques 16)
Ques 17: Multi-Peril Crop insurance – copy of ministerial correspondence and report
Letter from Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to the
Minister for Agriculture, Land and Water Conservation
(Final Report from the Multi-Peril Crop Insurance Steering Committee
is held in secretariat in hardcopy only)
Ques 18: Update on RCP review process