❓ Question regarding the provision of local government services to Indigenous communities and the government's plan to rectify historical disparities. The Minister outlines a plan involving business plan development and funding allocation.
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES — INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
As the minister knows — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the member for North West to take his seat. Member for Albany, I have given the call to the member for North West. There are opportunities for you in this place to get the call, but not at this stage. I formally call you for the second time. Mr V.A. CATANIA : As the minister knows, I have an ongoing interest in ensuring that services are provided to Indigenous communities. I am also aware that historically some of those communities are not provided with local government services. Will the minister please advise what is being done by this Liberal–National government to rectify this situation and provide better services for Aboriginal communities? Mr G.M. CASTRILLI
As the minister knows — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the member for North West to take his seat. Member for Albany, I have given the call to the member for North West. There are opportunities for you in this place to get the call, but not at this stage. I formally call you for the second time. Mr V.A. CATANIA : As the minister knows, I have an ongoing interest in ensuring that services are provided to Indigenous communities. I am also aware that historically some of those communities are not provided with local government services. Will the minister please advise what is being done by this Liberal–National government to rectify this situation and provide better services for Aboriginal communities? Mr G.M. CASTRILLI
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I thank the member for North West for his question and also for his ongoing strong interest in this very important matter. Several members interjected. Mr D.A. Templeman : You’re the Joh Bjelke-Petersen of this Parliament. Goodness gracious me; don’t you worry about that! The SPEAKER : I will not worry about calling you for the first time, member for Mandurah! People on both sides of this house have expectations that some questions might be answered and that, in some instances, as the member for Balcatta indicated earlier, a little less time might be spent trying to answer questions. Continual interjections from members on both sides do not help that process. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : I say for the benefit of the member opposite, who I thought had a very strong interest in Indigenous communities, that I would have thought this answer would be of enormous interest to him. Mr T.G. Stephens : My interest is sincere. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : That is what I thought, member. As we know, in the 1970s the commonwealth government phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the member for North West to take his seat. Member for Albany, I have given the call to the member for North West. There are opportunities for you in this place to get the call, but not at this stage. I formally call you for the second time. Mr V.A. CATANIA : As the minister knows, I have an ongoing interest in ensuring that services are provided to Indigenous communities. I am also aware that historically some of those communities are not provided with local government services. Will the minister please advise what is being done by this Liberal–National government to rectify this situation and provide better services for Aboriginal communities? Mr G.M. CASTRILLI replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and also for his ongoing strong interest in this very important matter. Several members interjected. Mr D.A. Templeman : You’re the Joh Bjelke-Petersen of this Parliament. Goodness gracious me; don’t you worry about that! The SPEAKER : I will not worry about calling you for the first time, member for Mandurah! People on both sides of this house have expectations that some questions might be answered and that, in some instances, as the member for Balcatta indicated earlier, a little less time might be spent trying to answer questions. Continual interjections from members on both sides do not help that process. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : I say for the benefit of the member opposite, who I thought had a very strong interest in Indigenous communities, that I would have thought this answer would be of enormous interest to him. Mr T.G. Stephens : My interest is sincere. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : That is what I thought, member. As we know, in the 1970s the commonwealth government phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : I ask the member for North West to take his seat. Member for Albany, I have given the call to the member for North West. There are opportunities for you in this place to get the call, but not at this stage. I formally call you for the second time. Mr V.A. CATANIA : As the minister knows, I have an ongoing interest in ensuring that services are provided to Indigenous communities. I am also aware that historically some of those communities are not provided with local government services. Will the minister please advise what is being done by this Liberal–National government to rectify this situation and provide better services for Aboriginal communities? Mr G.M. CASTRILLI replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and also for his ongoing strong interest in this very important matter. Several members interjected. Mr D.A. Templeman : You’re the Joh Bjelke-Petersen of this Parliament. Goodness gracious me; don’t you worry about that! The SPEAKER : I will not worry about calling you for the first time, member for Mandurah! People on both sides of this house have expectations that some questions might be answered and that, in some instances, as the member for Balcatta indicated earlier, a little less time might be spent trying to answer questions. Continual interjections from members on both sides do not help that process. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : I say for the benefit of the member opposite, who I thought had a very strong interest in Indigenous communities, that I would have thought this answer would be of enormous interest to him. Mr T.G. Stephens : My interest is sincere. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : That is what I thought, member. As we know, in the 1970s the commonwealth government phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
Mr V.A. CATANIA : As the minister knows, I have an ongoing interest in ensuring that services are provided to Indigenous communities. I am also aware that historically some of those communities are not provided with local government services. Will the minister please advise what is being done by this Liberal–National government to rectify this situation and provide better services for Aboriginal communities? Mr G.M. CASTRILLI replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and also for his ongoing strong interest in this very important matter. Several members interjected. Mr D.A. Templeman : You’re the Joh Bjelke-Petersen of this Parliament. Goodness gracious me; don’t you worry about that! The SPEAKER : I will not worry about calling you for the first time, member for Mandurah! People on both sides of this house have expectations that some questions might be answered and that, in some instances, as the member for Balcatta indicated earlier, a little less time might be spent trying to answer questions. Continual interjections from members on both sides do not help that process. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : I say for the benefit of the member opposite, who I thought had a very strong interest in Indigenous communities, that I would have thought this answer would be of enormous interest to him. Mr T.G. Stephens : My interest is sincere. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : That is what I thought, member. As we know, in the 1970s the commonwealth government phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
Mr G.M. CASTRILLI replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and also for his ongoing strong interest in this very important matter. Several members interjected. Mr D.A. Templeman : You’re the Joh Bjelke-Petersen of this Parliament. Goodness gracious me; don’t you worry about that! The SPEAKER : I will not worry about calling you for the first time, member for Mandurah! People on both sides of this house have expectations that some questions might be answered and that, in some instances, as the member for Balcatta indicated earlier, a little less time might be spent trying to answer questions. Continual interjections from members on both sides do not help that process. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : I say for the benefit of the member opposite, who I thought had a very strong interest in Indigenous communities, that I would have thought this answer would be of enormous interest to him. Mr T.G. Stephens : My interest is sincere. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : That is what I thought, member. As we know, in the 1970s the commonwealth government phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
I thank the member for North West for his question and also for his ongoing strong interest in this very important matter. Several members interjected. Mr D.A. Templeman : You’re the Joh Bjelke-Petersen of this Parliament. Goodness gracious me; don’t you worry about that! The SPEAKER : I will not worry about calling you for the first time, member for Mandurah! People on both sides of this house have expectations that some questions might be answered and that, in some instances, as the member for Balcatta indicated earlier, a little less time might be spent trying to answer questions. Continual interjections from members on both sides do not help that process. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : I say for the benefit of the member opposite, who I thought had a very strong interest in Indigenous communities, that I would have thought this answer would be of enormous interest to him. Mr T.G. Stephens : My interest is sincere. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : That is what I thought, member. As we know, in the 1970s the commonwealth government phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
Several members interjected. Mr D.A. Templeman : You’re the Joh Bjelke-Petersen of this Parliament. Goodness gracious me; don’t you worry about that! The SPEAKER : I will not worry about calling you for the first time, member for Mandurah! People on both sides of this house have expectations that some questions might be answered and that, in some instances, as the member for Balcatta indicated earlier, a little less time might be spent trying to answer questions. Continual interjections from members on both sides do not help that process. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : I say for the benefit of the member opposite, who I thought had a very strong interest in Indigenous communities, that I would have thought this answer would be of enormous interest to him. Mr T.G. Stephens : My interest is sincere. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : That is what I thought, member. As we know, in the 1970s the commonwealth government phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
Mr D.A. Templeman : You’re the Joh Bjelke-Petersen of this Parliament. Goodness gracious me; don’t you worry about that! The SPEAKER : I will not worry about calling you for the first time, member for Mandurah! People on both sides of this house have expectations that some questions might be answered and that, in some instances, as the member for Balcatta indicated earlier, a little less time might be spent trying to answer questions. Continual interjections from members on both sides do not help that process. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : I say for the benefit of the member opposite, who I thought had a very strong interest in Indigenous communities, that I would have thought this answer would be of enormous interest to him. Mr T.G. Stephens : My interest is sincere. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : That is what I thought, member. As we know, in the 1970s the commonwealth government phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : I will not worry about calling you for the first time, member for Mandurah! People on both sides of this house have expectations that some questions might be answered and that, in some instances, as the member for Balcatta indicated earlier, a little less time might be spent trying to answer questions. Continual interjections from members on both sides do not help that process. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : I say for the benefit of the member opposite, who I thought had a very strong interest in Indigenous communities, that I would have thought this answer would be of enormous interest to him. Mr T.G. Stephens : My interest is sincere. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : That is what I thought, member. As we know, in the 1970s the commonwealth government phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : I say for the benefit of the member opposite, who I thought had a very strong interest in Indigenous communities, that I would have thought this answer would be of enormous interest to him. Mr T.G. Stephens : My interest is sincere. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : That is what I thought, member. As we know, in the 1970s the commonwealth government phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
Mr T.G. Stephens : My interest is sincere. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : That is what I thought, member. As we know, in the 1970s the commonwealth government phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : That is what I thought, member. As we know, in the 1970s the commonwealth government phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
As we know, in the 1970s the commonwealth government phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the member for North West to take his seat. Member for Albany, I have given the call to the member for North West. There are opportunities for you in this place to get the call, but not at this stage. I formally call you for the second time. Mr V.A. CATANIA : As the minister knows, I have an ongoing interest in ensuring that services are provided to Indigenous communities. I am also aware that historically some of those communities are not provided with local government services. Will the minister please advise what is being done by this Liberal–National government to rectify this situation and provide better services for Aboriginal communities? Mr G.M. CASTRILLI replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and also for his ongoing strong interest in this very important matter. Several members interjected. Mr D.A. Templeman : You’re the Joh Bjelke-Petersen of this Parliament. Goodness gracious me; don’t you worry about that! The SPEAKER : I will not worry about calling you for the first time, member for Mandurah! People on both sides of this house have expectations that some questions might be answered and that, in some instances, as the member for Balcatta indicated earlier, a little less time might be spent trying to answer questions. Continual interjections from members on both sides do not help that process. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : I say for the benefit of the member opposite, who I thought had a very strong interest in Indigenous communities, that I would have thought this answer would be of enormous interest to him. Mr T.G. Stephens : My interest is sincere. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : That is what I thought, member. As we know, in the 1970s the commonwealth government phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : I ask the member for North West to take his seat. Member for Albany, I have given the call to the member for North West. There are opportunities for you in this place to get the call, but not at this stage. I formally call you for the second time. Mr V.A. CATANIA : As the minister knows, I have an ongoing interest in ensuring that services are provided to Indigenous communities. I am also aware that historically some of those communities are not provided with local government services. Will the minister please advise what is being done by this Liberal–National government to rectify this situation and provide better services for Aboriginal communities? Mr G.M. CASTRILLI replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and also for his ongoing strong interest in this very important matter. Several members interjected. Mr D.A. Templeman : You’re the Joh Bjelke-Petersen of this Parliament. Goodness gracious me; don’t you worry about that! The SPEAKER : I will not worry about calling you for the first time, member for Mandurah! People on both sides of this house have expectations that some questions might be answered and that, in some instances, as the member for Balcatta indicated earlier, a little less time might be spent trying to answer questions. Continual interjections from members on both sides do not help that process. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : I say for the benefit of the member opposite, who I thought had a very strong interest in Indigenous communities, that I would have thought this answer would be of enormous interest to him. Mr T.G. Stephens : My interest is sincere. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : That is what I thought, member. As we know, in the 1970s the commonwealth government phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
Mr V.A. CATANIA : As the minister knows, I have an ongoing interest in ensuring that services are provided to Indigenous communities. I am also aware that historically some of those communities are not provided with local government services. Will the minister please advise what is being done by this Liberal–National government to rectify this situation and provide better services for Aboriginal communities? Mr G.M. CASTRILLI replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and also for his ongoing strong interest in this very important matter. Several members interjected. Mr D.A. Templeman : You’re the Joh Bjelke-Petersen of this Parliament. Goodness gracious me; don’t you worry about that! The SPEAKER : I will not worry about calling you for the first time, member for Mandurah! People on both sides of this house have expectations that some questions might be answered and that, in some instances, as the member for Balcatta indicated earlier, a little less time might be spent trying to answer questions. Continual interjections from members on both sides do not help that process. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : I say for the benefit of the member opposite, who I thought had a very strong interest in Indigenous communities, that I would have thought this answer would be of enormous interest to him. Mr T.G. Stephens : My interest is sincere. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : That is what I thought, member. As we know, in the 1970s the commonwealth government phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
Mr G.M. CASTRILLI replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and also for his ongoing strong interest in this very important matter. Several members interjected. Mr D.A. Templeman : You’re the Joh Bjelke-Petersen of this Parliament. Goodness gracious me; don’t you worry about that! The SPEAKER : I will not worry about calling you for the first time, member for Mandurah! People on both sides of this house have expectations that some questions might be answered and that, in some instances, as the member for Balcatta indicated earlier, a little less time might be spent trying to answer questions. Continual interjections from members on both sides do not help that process. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : I say for the benefit of the member opposite, who I thought had a very strong interest in Indigenous communities, that I would have thought this answer would be of enormous interest to him. Mr T.G. Stephens : My interest is sincere. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : That is what I thought, member. As we know, in the 1970s the commonwealth government phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
I thank the member for North West for his question and also for his ongoing strong interest in this very important matter. Several members interjected. Mr D.A. Templeman : You’re the Joh Bjelke-Petersen of this Parliament. Goodness gracious me; don’t you worry about that! The SPEAKER : I will not worry about calling you for the first time, member for Mandurah! People on both sides of this house have expectations that some questions might be answered and that, in some instances, as the member for Balcatta indicated earlier, a little less time might be spent trying to answer questions. Continual interjections from members on both sides do not help that process. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : I say for the benefit of the member opposite, who I thought had a very strong interest in Indigenous communities, that I would have thought this answer would be of enormous interest to him. Mr T.G. Stephens : My interest is sincere. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : That is what I thought, member. As we know, in the 1970s the commonwealth government phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
Several members interjected. Mr D.A. Templeman : You’re the Joh Bjelke-Petersen of this Parliament. Goodness gracious me; don’t you worry about that! The SPEAKER : I will not worry about calling you for the first time, member for Mandurah! People on both sides of this house have expectations that some questions might be answered and that, in some instances, as the member for Balcatta indicated earlier, a little less time might be spent trying to answer questions. Continual interjections from members on both sides do not help that process. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : I say for the benefit of the member opposite, who I thought had a very strong interest in Indigenous communities, that I would have thought this answer would be of enormous interest to him. Mr T.G. Stephens : My interest is sincere. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : That is what I thought, member. As we know, in the 1970s the commonwealth government phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
Mr D.A. Templeman : You’re the Joh Bjelke-Petersen of this Parliament. Goodness gracious me; don’t you worry about that! The SPEAKER : I will not worry about calling you for the first time, member for Mandurah! People on both sides of this house have expectations that some questions might be answered and that, in some instances, as the member for Balcatta indicated earlier, a little less time might be spent trying to answer questions. Continual interjections from members on both sides do not help that process. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : I say for the benefit of the member opposite, who I thought had a very strong interest in Indigenous communities, that I would have thought this answer would be of enormous interest to him. Mr T.G. Stephens : My interest is sincere. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : That is what I thought, member. As we know, in the 1970s the commonwealth government phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : I will not worry about calling you for the first time, member for Mandurah! People on both sides of this house have expectations that some questions might be answered and that, in some instances, as the member for Balcatta indicated earlier, a little less time might be spent trying to answer questions. Continual interjections from members on both sides do not help that process. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : I say for the benefit of the member opposite, who I thought had a very strong interest in Indigenous communities, that I would have thought this answer would be of enormous interest to him. Mr T.G. Stephens : My interest is sincere. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : That is what I thought, member. As we know, in the 1970s the commonwealth government phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : I say for the benefit of the member opposite, who I thought had a very strong interest in Indigenous communities, that I would have thought this answer would be of enormous interest to him. Mr T.G. Stephens : My interest is sincere. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : That is what I thought, member. As we know, in the 1970s the commonwealth government phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
Mr T.G. Stephens : My interest is sincere. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : That is what I thought, member. As we know, in the 1970s the commonwealth government phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : That is what I thought, member. As we know, in the 1970s the commonwealth government phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
As we know, in the 1970s the commonwealth government phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I have been reasonably tolerant of you today. That is no longer. I formally call you for the first time. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
Mr G.M. CASTRILLI : As I was saying, back in the 1970s the commonwealth phased in direct funding to Indigenous communities for the delivery of essential services, with variable success. It has been recognised for many years that these services need to be normalised. It has been recognised that Indigenous communities should have similar services to those of other communities of a similar size. The Local Government Advisory Board’s 2008 report into local government service delivery to Indigenous communities recommended that business plans be developed for each local government area to include discrete Indigenous communities. These plans were to provide costings and develop standards for the delivery of services to those communities. That concerns 22 local governments. I am pleased to advise the member for North West that a business template plan has been developed that will help to facilitate the process. It not only provides for standard uniformity, but also helps local governments work out the process for determining the services that are required, the cost of those services and how and when they will be delivered. Most importantly, I have allocated $1.44 million, which is available immediately, so that these local governments can access expertise in developing those plans. In that way, they will be able to provide information to their communities. This will assist local governments with the total cost. We can then approach the commonwealth for that funding. I thank the member, because this is another aspect of the reform process whereby we are trying to deliver better services to everybody in Western Australia.
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