Question - National Resource Management Funding

Wednesday 16 April 2026

National Resource Management Funding

Ms ARMITAGE question to LEADER for the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Ms RATTRAY

[2.43 p.m.]

With regard to funding arrangements for the three Tasmanian Natural Resource Management (NRM) organisations, can the Leader please advise:

(1)          How does the Premier/government interpret core funding for the purposes of resourcing the three NRM organisations in Tasmania? Does it refer to the $544,000 per NRM per annum, as provided in current core funding deeds or does it refer to the narrower interpretation that NRE considers core funding at $250,000 per annum?

(2)          Is it possible to confirm that core funding will continue at current levels, $544,000 per region per annum plus indexation, through to June 2030?

ANSWER

Mr President, each NRM organisation received $544,000 in 2024‑25 and 2025‑26, which reflected an uplift in funding for two years from 2023‑24 and the Tasmanian government acknowledges the NRM submission as part of the 2026-27 Tasmanian community budget consultation process, and confirms that the submission will be considered as part of the development of the 2026-27 state Budget, so you're going to have some repetition here. The 2026-27 Tasmanian state Budget will be delivered on 21 May 2026.