Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 30 June 2008

  NOTES 2008
$000
2007
$000

Cash Flows From State Government

     
Service appropriation   476,323 561,940
Capital contribution - land sale proceeds and expenses   2,285 5,753
Capital contribution - Other Government agencies   992 17,594
Capital contribution - New MetroRail   82,217 1,271,798
Capital contributions - other   45,202 39,395
Net cash provided by State Government   607,019 1,896,480
Utilised as follows:      

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

     
Payments      
Employee benefits   (94,718) (81,183)
Supplies and services   (160,330) (140,459)
Finance costs   (51,584) (72,495)
Grants and subsidies   (313,389) (253,477)
Capital user charge   0 (130,340)
GST payments on purchases   (67,551) (81,669)
Other payments   (9,019) (7,548)
Receipts      
User charges and fees: Transwa   10,184 11,115
User charges and fees: Transperth train operations   28,122 27,241
User charges and fees: Transperth buses   104,651 76,351
Commonwealth Grants and contributions   28,110 0
Other receipts   15,414 10,816
Interest received   2,113 2,291
GST receipts on sales   16,237 13,843
GST receipts from taxation authority   48,721 68,807
Net cash used in operating activities 36 (443,039) (556,707)

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

     
Proceeds from sale of non-current physical assets   2,651 1,081
Purchase of non-current physical assets - PTA   (132,029) (125,096)
Purchase of non-current physical assets - New MetroRail   (78,140) (301,472)
Net cash used in investing activities   (207,518) (425,487)

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

     
Proceeds from borrowings   328,538 258,000
Repayment of borrowings   (282,836) (1,118,024)
Other repayments   (382) (3,282)
Net cash provided by/used in financing activities   45,320 (863,306)
Net increase in cash held   1,782 50,980
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period   52,820 1,840

Cash And Cash Equivalents At The End Of The Period

36 54,602 52,820

The Cash Flow Statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.