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It seems Simon Crean needs some help in calculating the funding outcomes under his own Regional Development Australia Fund. In an interview on ABC TV this morning, Minister Crean said that:  
VIRGINIA TRIOLI: The Herald Sun ran a story just recently suggesting that nearly 70 per cent of $200 million allocated through the fund has been funnelled into seats held by Labor or independent MPs. What's your response to that?
SIMON CREAN: Well, Virginia, half of the seats went to National, half of the allocations went to the Nationals, half of them went to us. I mean, you can do the figures if you like.
Well, let's do the figures for him. As the table below shows $140.5 million under this program has gone to Labor and Labor-supporting Independent seats. $58.1 million has gone to Coalition seats or WA Nationals seats. So over 73 per cent of the funding has been directed to help Minister Crean's mates. 
This is despite the fact that Labor holds just over one-third of the seats in regional Australia. According to the Parliamentary Library, Labor holds 23 out of the 62 non-metropolitan seats.   
If this is not pork-barrelling, show me what is.  
All of these figures will make interesting reading for the Auditor-General as he completes his audit of round one of the Regional Development Australia Fund.  
 

Recipient
Project
State
Electorate
Member
Party
Funding
Newcastle City Council
Newcastle Region Art Gallery Redevelopment
New South Wales
Newcastle
Sharon Grierson MP
Labor
$7 million
Ballina Shire Council
Upgrade and extension of the Ballina Byron Gateway Airport
New South Wales
Page
Janelle Saffin MP
Labor
$3.5 million
Central Coast Emergency Accommodation Services
Refurbishment of the Coast Community Centre in North Gosford
New South Wales
Robertson
Deb O’Neill MP
Labor
$890,000
Hunter Valley Research Foundation
Expand its capacity to meet the emerging information needs of the Hunter community
New South Wales
Newcastle
Sharon Grierson MP
Labor
$698,000
Lismore City Council
Lismore City Hall Upgrade
New South Wales
Page
Janelle Saffin MP
Labor
$4.96 million
Four Winds Concerts Inc
Four Winds: Building Nature's Concert Hall project at Barragga Bay
New South Wales
Eden- Monaro
The Hon Dr Mike Kelly
Labor
S1.67 million
Youth Off The Streets Ltd
Youth Off The Streets - Cordeaux Heights, to refurbish the existing facility
New South Wales
Cunningham
Sharon Bird MP
Labor
$2.26 million
Greater Bendigo City Council
Sandhurst Community Theatre Complex project
Victoria
Bendigo
Steve Gibbons MP
Labor
$12.3 million
Geelong Football Club
Construct Stage Three of Skilled Stadium
Victoria
Corio
The Hon Richard Marles
Labor
$10 million
City of Greater Geelong 
Geelong Library and Heritage Centre
Victoria
Corio
The Hon Richard Marles
Labor
$10 million
Hepburn Shire Council
Clunes Community and Interpretive Centre project
Victoria
Ballarat
The Hon Catherine King MP
Labor
$2.7 million
Rockhampton Regional Council
Rockhampton Southside Memorial Pool Redevelopment in Wandal
Queensland
Capricornia
Kirsten Livermore MP
Labor
$5 million
Somerset Regional Council
Somerset Civic Centre in Esk
Queensland
Blair
Shayne Neumann MP
Labor
$2 million
City of Rockingham
Baldivis Library and Community Centre
Western Australia
Brand 
The Hon Gary Gray MP
Labor
$5.57 million
Barossa Council
Build a Tanunda to Gawler Shared Bicycle/Walking Path
South Australia
Wakefield
Nick Champion MP
Labor
$4.81 million
Alice Springs Town Council
Alice Springs Regional Waste Management Centre
Northern Territory
Lingiari
The Hon Warren Snowden MP
Labor
$3.5 million
St Vincent de Paul Society (New South Wales)
Rebuild of Freeman House Complex in Armidale
New South Wales
New England
Tony Windsor
Independent
$8 million
Glenorchy City Council
Glenorchy Art Sculpture Park Stage Two project
Tasmania
Denison
Andrew Wilkie MP
Independent
$2.32 million
St Giles Society Inc
Build a new multi-purpose Paediatric Regional Centre of Excellence in West Hobart
Tasmania
Denison
Andrew Wilkie MP
Independent
$4.31 million
Electorate of Lyne
Roads, Bridges and Infrastructure
New South Wales
Lyne
Rob Oakeshott MP
Independent
$49 million
Total in Labor and Independent Electorates:
$140.49 million
Southern Grampians Shire Council
Lake Hamilton Regional All Abilities Playground and Foreshore Redevelopment
Victoria
Wannon
Dan Tehan MP
Liberal
$1.05 million
Shire of Roebourne
Karratha Leisure Complex
Western Australia
Durack
Barry Haase MP
Liberal
$15 million
Kimberley Land Council Aboriginal Corporation
Purpose-built Kimberley Land Council Office Project in Broome
Western Australia
Durack
Barry Haase MP
Liberal
$4.9 million
District Council of Streaky Bay
Streaky Bay Oval Precinct
South Australia
Grey
Rowan Ramsey MP
Liberal
$1.72 million
Flinders Ranges Council
Solar installation project across the Flinders region
South Australia
Grey
Rowan Ramsey MP
Liberal
$914,672
District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula
Port Lincoln Airport Upgrade
South Australia
Grey
Rowan Ramsey MP
Liberal
$4.5 million
UnitingCare Wesley Port Pirie
Rebuild the Port Pirie Men's Shed and Community Centre Complex
South Australia
Grey
Rowan Ramsey MP
Liberal
$1.11 million
Ananguku Arts and Culture Aboriginal Corporation
Upgrade and build new art centre infrastructure on the APY Lands
South Australia
Grey
Rowan Ramsey MP
Liberal
$2.84 million
Gold Coast City Council
Upper Coomera Community and Youth Hub
Queensland
Forde
Bert Van Manen MP
LNP
$2.02 million
Townsville City Council
Magnetic Island Walkway Project - Nelly Bay to Arcadia
Queensland
Herbert
Ewan Jones MP
LNP
$4.79 million
Lifeline Community Care to construct
Lifeline Youth, Community Counselling, Education and Training Facilities in Pialba
Queensland
Hinkler
Paul Neville MP
LNP
$1.03 million
Bundaberg Regional Council
Bundaberg Recreational Precinct
Queensland
Hinkler
Paul Neville MP
LNP
$4 million
Maleny Community Centre
Maleny Community Centre's Social Enterprise Capacity Building Renovation
Queensland
Fisher
The Hon Peter Slipper MP
LNP
$1.65 million
Housing Industry Association
Construct a dedicated Building Industry Training Centre in Berrimah for the Northern Territory
Northern Territory
Solomon
Natasha Griggs MP
Country Liberal Party
$3.25 million
Griffith City Council
Upgrade to Griffith Airport
New South Wales
Riverina
 Michael McCormack MP
Nationals
$1.9 million
Shire of Katanning
Construct a new state-of-the-art sheep saleyards in Katanning
Western Australia
O’Connor
Tony Crook MP
Nationals
$7.42 million
Total in non Labor-Independent Electorates:
$58.09 million

  
 
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