❓ The Minister provides an update on the government's commitment to establish one-stop family and domestic violence hubs, including progress on the Broome hub with a restricted tender for Aboriginal organisations. The Minister also discusses the 16 Days in WA campaign and a recent event with lived experience speakers.
AnsweredQoN 587Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
FAMILY AND DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE — ONE-STOP HUBS
587. Mrs L.A. MUNDAY to the Minister for Prevention of
Family and Domestic Violence:
I refer to the WA Labor government
election commitment to establish a one-stop family and domestic violence hub in
regional Western Australia.
(1) Can the
minister update the house on the delivery of this hub, which will build on this
government's investment in support services for victim–survivors?
(2) Can the
minister also inform the house of this morning's talks on family and
domestic violence held by the Centre for Women's Safety and Wellbeing?
VIOLENCE — ONE-STOP HUBS
587. Mrs L.A. MUNDAY to the Minister for Prevention of
Family and Domestic Violence:
I refer to the WA Labor government
election commitment to establish a one-stop family and domestic violence hub in
regional Western Australia.
(1) Can the
minister update the house on the delivery of this hub, which will build on this
government's investment in support services for victim–survivors?
(2) Can the
minister also inform the house of this morning's talks on family and
domestic violence held by the Centre for Women's Safety and Wellbeing?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
member for Dawesville for the question.
(1)–(2) Of
course, one-stop hubs were a key election commitment of this government to
provide wraparound services to allow victim–survivors comfortable and
easy access at times of need. We know that the $64.8 million commitment is
having an impact. It is having an impact in the hub in Kalgoorlie, which I visited, and it is having an impact in the hub
in Mirrabooka. I am really happy to announce today that our third hub,
for Broome, has now reached the stage of restricted tender. It is important to
acknowledge that we have deliberately gone
with a restricted tender for the Broome one-stop hub because we want Aboriginal organisations to be able to run that service and be key partners in influencing
what services there are and how they will operate in Broome in that hub. It is
a really important milestone.
People in Broome have told us that
cultural healing and on-country activities are absolutely critical to prevent family and domestic violence and to
support the healing and recovery process, and are an important area of
primary prevention. I also want to acknowledge the member for Kimberley in this
place. She is an extraordinary local member and quite an extraordinary woman
who knows her community so, so well and spends her entire time advocating with
all ministers, but I have had experience particularly around the prevention of
family and domestic violence. I know that she is very pleased that we have
taken this approach of having a restricted tender to make sure that the Broome
prevention of family and domestic violence hub will serve the people of Broome
and surrounds.
One
of the most important primary prevention activities is to increase the
awareness of family and domestic violence. We have made great gains in
that regard in the last six years, but we have not done enough. By me saying we
have not done enough, I mean that our community still has a long way to go. It
is absolutely clear that we all need to play
a part in changing the attitudes that lead to violence in our communities. The 16 Days in WA campaign, which has been
running for the last few years and was started under the previous Minister for Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence, is a really great
opportunity. For 16 days in November, the community comes together to make it
clear that the prevention of family and domestic violence is everyone's
responsibility. This year it will be a grassroots campaign that reflects the
need for us to encourage conversations out in our community about violent
behaviour. This year, for the first time, the Centre for Women's Safety
and Wellbeing, as well as Aboriginal Family Legal Services, have been provided
grants to support local communities to get that message out during that
campaign. I look forward to being able to support communities right across our
state as we amplify the conversations we need to have as a community.
The theme for 2023 is ''Stopping
family and domestic violence—Play your part''. Everyone has to
play their part. Government is playing its part strongly. We have a resolute
commitment to stopping family and domestic violence in this community. The
community has its part to play. Whether it is employers, businesses, community
groups or parents, we all have a role to play, and so I think the theme ''Play
your part'' is the right one at this critical time when we are all
talking about the unacceptable levels of family and domestic violence in our
community.
The Premier, Deputy Premier, Minister
for Police, Minister for Women's Interests, the Leader of the Liberal
Party and I were pretty privileged to attend a really powerful event this
morning at which people with lived experience had the opportunity to speak and
tell us what needs to change. We also heard important contributions from
various family and domestic violence sector partners. What was made abundantly
clear to me at the event this morning is that no-one is apportioning blame. The
message was loud and clear from victim–survivors, from the ones who are
most impacted, that we must come together as a community and all play our part
in this. Our government reaffirms its commitment to those people with lived
experience and the family and domestic violence sector, as we have done for the
last six years. In developing our Path to Safety and the Aboriginal Family
First strategies over the last six years, the key planks have been talking to people with lived experience and working
very closely with our sector partners . In fact, the one-stop hub is a clear
example of a model that was not developed by us; it came from the sector and we
responded accordingly.
I reaffirm this government's
commitment and my commitment to preventing the scourge of family and domestic
violence, and I look forward to continuing to work with people with lived
experience and the sector to address this issue.
member for Dawesville for the question.
(1)–(2) Of
course, one-stop hubs were a key election commitment of this government to
provide wraparound services to allow victim–survivors comfortable and
easy access at times of need. We know that the $64.8 million commitment is
having an impact. It is having an impact in the hub in Kalgoorlie, which I visited, and it is having an impact in the hub
in Mirrabooka. I am really happy to announce today that our third hub,
for Broome, has now reached the stage of restricted tender. It is important to
acknowledge that we have deliberately gone
with a restricted tender for the Broome one-stop hub because we want Aboriginal organisations to be able to run that service and be key partners in influencing
what services there are and how they will operate in Broome in that hub. It is
a really important milestone.
People in Broome have told us that
cultural healing and on-country activities are absolutely critical to prevent family and domestic violence and to
support the healing and recovery process, and are an important area of
primary prevention. I also want to acknowledge the member for Kimberley in this
place. She is an extraordinary local member and quite an extraordinary woman
who knows her community so, so well and spends her entire time advocating with
all ministers, but I have had experience particularly around the prevention of
family and domestic violence. I know that she is very pleased that we have
taken this approach of having a restricted tender to make sure that the Broome
prevention of family and domestic violence hub will serve the people of Broome
and surrounds.
One
of the most important primary prevention activities is to increase the
awareness of family and domestic violence. We have made great gains in
that regard in the last six years, but we have not done enough. By me saying we
have not done enough, I mean that our community still has a long way to go. It
is absolutely clear that we all need to play
a part in changing the attitudes that lead to violence in our communities. The 16 Days in WA campaign, which has been
running for the last few years and was started under the previous Minister for Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence, is a really great
opportunity. For 16 days in November, the community comes together to make it
clear that the prevention of family and domestic violence is everyone's
responsibility. This year it will be a grassroots campaign that reflects the
need for us to encourage conversations out in our community about violent
behaviour. This year, for the first time, the Centre for Women's Safety
and Wellbeing, as well as Aboriginal Family Legal Services, have been provided
grants to support local communities to get that message out during that
campaign. I look forward to being able to support communities right across our
state as we amplify the conversations we need to have as a community.
The theme for 2023 is ''Stopping
family and domestic violence—Play your part''. Everyone has to
play their part. Government is playing its part strongly. We have a resolute
commitment to stopping family and domestic violence in this community. The
community has its part to play. Whether it is employers, businesses, community
groups or parents, we all have a role to play, and so I think the theme ''Play
your part'' is the right one at this critical time when we are all
talking about the unacceptable levels of family and domestic violence in our
community.
The Premier, Deputy Premier, Minister
for Police, Minister for Women's Interests, the Leader of the Liberal
Party and I were pretty privileged to attend a really powerful event this
morning at which people with lived experience had the opportunity to speak and
tell us what needs to change. We also heard important contributions from
various family and domestic violence sector partners. What was made abundantly
clear to me at the event this morning is that no-one is apportioning blame. The
message was loud and clear from victim–survivors, from the ones who are
most impacted, that we must come together as a community and all play our part
in this. Our government reaffirms its commitment to those people with lived
experience and the family and domestic violence sector, as we have done for the
last six years. In developing our Path to Safety and the Aboriginal Family
First strategies over the last six years, the key planks have been talking to people with lived experience and working
very closely with our sector partners . In fact, the one-stop hub is a clear
example of a model that was not developed by us; it came from the sector and we
responded accordingly.
I reaffirm this government's
commitment and my commitment to preventing the scourge of family and domestic
violence, and I look forward to continuing to work with people with lived
experience and the sector to address this issue.
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