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Regional Airports Development Scheme (RADS)
The Department for Planning and Infrastructure's aim is to ensure aviation infrastructure and services at airports are developed and maintained to support business and tourism needs, achieve regional development objectives and meet the reasonable demands of the community.
Regional Airports Development Scheme
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The Regional Airports Development Scheme (RADS) has played a significant role in helping develop airport infrastructure in regional Western Australia.
Following the 2007-08 funding round allocations, the program has injected approximately $12.3 million into approximately 137 projects since 2001.
Information on completed and current projects is available on our interactive RADS project map.
Western Australia was the first State to provide funding for airport infrastructure in regional areas. Some other Australian States have since developed similar programs.
Through RADS, the State works in partnership with airport owners providing assistance to develop regional airport infrastructure that meets access needs and contributes to regional economic growth.
The 2009-10 funding round will be open in February 2009. More information will be available on this website soon. |
RADS 2008-09 funding round
Submissions for 2008-09 RADS funding round closed on Friday 12 October 2007.
Details of the submission criteria and the information required are outlined in:
All submissions must include an application form.
For further information, please contact the RADS Research Officer on telephone 9216 8744.
Assessment process
Applications are assessed by a panel chaired by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and comprising Tourism Western Australia, Department of Industry and Resources, Department of Treasury and Finance, Department of Local Government and Regional Development and the Western Australian Local Government Association. Recommendations are then forwarded to the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure for approval. Successful applicants are then notified by letter and offered to enter into a funding agreement with the State.
Other funding sources
The Department encourages applicants to explore all avenues for funding towards their projects. Other funding opportunities available for airport infrastructure include:
- Remote Aerodrome Safety Programme (RASP) is a federally funded initiative to assist the upgrading of airstrips for remote and isolated aerodromes to facilitate the provision of non-commercial essential community air services across the nation. Applications for funding for 2008/09 closed on Thursday 24 April 2008.
Funding is based on a one third contribution from the applicant, the Commonwealth and the State, or a fifty percent contribution from the applicant and the Commonwealth. Applicants are required to apply directly to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Government and Development and, if also seeking State Government funding, provide a copy of the application to the Department no later than the RASP submission closing date.
Further information is available from the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Government and Development.
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Successful 2008-09 RADS applications
| Airport |
RADS grant amount |
Summary |
| Albany |
$240,000.00 |
Seal the cross runway (05/23). |
| Busselton |
$37,000.00 |
Line-mark runway 03/21, extend and seal apron. |
| Coral Bay |
$25,000.00 |
Replace portable lighting for night landings. |
| Cunderdin |
$15,000.00 |
Develop airport master plan. |
| Eco Beach |
$240,000.00 |
Construct new airport. |
| Gnowangerup |
$10,000.00 |
Replace patient transfer facility and asphalt apron. |
| Halls Creek |
$229,000.00 |
Crack-seal and apply second coat seal to runway 04/22 and apron. |
| Kununurra |
$152,000.00 |
Reconstruct taxiway F. |
| Lombadina |
$171,291.00 |
Reseal runway. |
| Manjimup |
$39,000.00 |
Construct parallel taxiway. |
| Marble Bar |
$250,000.00 |
Seal runway. |
| Meekatharra |
$100,000.00 |
Reseal shoulders, repair and reseal taxiway, apply enrichment seal on runway, line-mark runway and taxiway. |
| Morawa |
$35,000.00 |
Re-sheet 300 metres of the runway. |
| Murchison |
$188,000.00 |
Install lighting and seal runway and taxiway. |
| Northam |
$68,000.00 |
Construct a hardstand area and taxiway link and seal existing taxiway for the Australian International Flight Instructor Training School. |
| Nugadong |
$10,000.00 |
Correct wind indicator, signal circle layout, markings and markers. |
| Nullagine |
$125,400.00 |
Install Pilot Activated Lighting. |
| Westonia |
$87,000.00 |
Extend runway, construct turnaround, run-up, aircraft parking areas and install markers and fencing. |
| Wongan Hills |
$36,000.00 |
Resurface runway. |
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