❓ Mr. Mubarakai asks about the Cook Labor government's support for multicultural communities through facility upgrades. The Minister outlines $5.4 million allocated to community hubs and highlights the government's commitment to CALD communities, contrasting it with the opposition's diversity.
AnsweredQoN 202Legislative Assembly
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CULTURALLY AND
LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES —MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY HUBS
Mr Y. MUBARAKAI : Speaker!
The SPEAKER : Member for
Jandakot; I am so glad that you called me Speaker, not President.
202. Mr Y. MUBARAKAI to the Minister for Citizenship and
Multicultural Interests:
My apologies for that from
yesterday, Speaker!
I refer to the Cook Labor government's
support for multicultural communities across Western Australia.
(1) Can the minister outline to the house how this
government's delivery of facility upgrades and multicultural community hubs is building stronger local communities?
(2) Can the
minister advise the house what these facilities mean for culturally and
linguistically diverse Western Australians?
LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES —MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY HUBS
Mr Y. MUBARAKAI : Speaker!
The SPEAKER : Member for
Jandakot; I am so glad that you called me Speaker, not President.
202. Mr Y. MUBARAKAI to the Minister for Citizenship and
Multicultural Interests:
My apologies for that from
yesterday, Speaker!
I refer to the Cook Labor government's
support for multicultural communities across Western Australia.
(1) Can the minister outline to the house how this
government's delivery of facility upgrades and multicultural community hubs is building stronger local communities?
(2) Can the
minister advise the house what these facilities mean for culturally and
linguistically diverse Western Australians?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) I
thank the member for Jandakot for his question and for being an outstanding
parliamentary secretary in my portfolios, including multicultural interests.
Yes,
I can inform the house that more than $5.4 million has been allocated by the
community capital works fund to assist grassroots community hubs
supporting the growing needs of our culturally and linguistically diverse
communities. Thirty-one CALD associations and community service organisations
will now be able to upgrade, maintain and diversify critical community
infrastructure in 35 locations across the state to ensure that these important
spaces are available for generations to come. You will be happy to know, Madam
Speaker, that I do not want to retain the record for the longest answer so I will
not read out the whole list.
The SPEAKER : Excellent. I think
there are two in my electorate, so I am happy to hear about them!
Mr R.H. Cook interjected.
Dr A.D. BUTI : No, I do not want to retain or get it
back.
Mr R.H. Cook : Give it a crack!
Dr A.D. BUTI : No, I will not
do that!
We have the Italian club in Collie,
the Macedonian community in Manjimup, the Sikh Gurdwara in Bennett Springs and
the Chung Wah Association heritage-listed building in Northbridge. There is
funding throughout the regions and metropolitan Western Australia. Before I go
on, this does not include the other funding that we have given for the Jewish
community centre in Yokine, the Chung Wah centre that is being built in Bentley
and the Vietnamese cultural centre that is happening in Girrawheen. We are
really, really investing in our various CALD community groups. What is
important is that these facilities are run and operated by volunteer groups and
provide culturally appropriate services, including for people who have recently
come from refugee situations or are newly arrived migrants. The services
include family support, enterprise development and housing support. They are
incredibly important hubs for various CALD communities. As I said, it is in not
just one part of the metropolitan area, but across the metropolitan area and
the regions. The Cook Labor government values multiculturalism. It is one of
our greatest strengths. This funding
demonstrates our commitment to ensuring CALD communities continue to flourish and contribute to our unique social, economic and cultural fabric.
Whenever I walk into our Labor Party
caucus room, I see that diversity. I see in front of my eyes the diversity of
our members of Parliament. That is quite different from the opposition benches,
when I look over that side. At the next election, the Nationals WA will have
three —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Dr A.D. BUTI : — white
men standing for the three seats they retain at the moment. We are incredibly
diverse on our side.
Last week, with the Premier, I had
the honour of attending the celebration of the Western Australian Multicultural
Awards, which was a terrific night. I was not only there with the Premier; I was
there with my parliamentary secretaries and
a number of caucus members from CALD backgrounds. It was disappointing that on
the biggest night in the multicultural calendar not to have one
opposition member of Parliament there.
Dr D.J. Honey interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Dr D.J. Honey interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Dr A.D. BUTI : I have to say
that it was noticed. But the multicultural communities in Western Australia
know that they can always trust and value the Western Australian Labor Party
when it is in government to invest in our CALD communities. That is reflected
in this latest round of investment to the tune of $5.4 million.
thank the member for Jandakot for his question and for being an outstanding
parliamentary secretary in my portfolios, including multicultural interests.
Yes,
I can inform the house that more than $5.4 million has been allocated by the
community capital works fund to assist grassroots community hubs
supporting the growing needs of our culturally and linguistically diverse
communities. Thirty-one CALD associations and community service organisations
will now be able to upgrade, maintain and diversify critical community
infrastructure in 35 locations across the state to ensure that these important
spaces are available for generations to come. You will be happy to know, Madam
Speaker, that I do not want to retain the record for the longest answer so I will
not read out the whole list.
The SPEAKER : Excellent. I think
there are two in my electorate, so I am happy to hear about them!
Mr R.H. Cook interjected.
Dr A.D. BUTI : No, I do not want to retain or get it
back.
Mr R.H. Cook : Give it a crack!
Dr A.D. BUTI : No, I will not
do that!
We have the Italian club in Collie,
the Macedonian community in Manjimup, the Sikh Gurdwara in Bennett Springs and
the Chung Wah Association heritage-listed building in Northbridge. There is
funding throughout the regions and metropolitan Western Australia. Before I go
on, this does not include the other funding that we have given for the Jewish
community centre in Yokine, the Chung Wah centre that is being built in Bentley
and the Vietnamese cultural centre that is happening in Girrawheen. We are
really, really investing in our various CALD community groups. What is
important is that these facilities are run and operated by volunteer groups and
provide culturally appropriate services, including for people who have recently
come from refugee situations or are newly arrived migrants. The services
include family support, enterprise development and housing support. They are
incredibly important hubs for various CALD communities. As I said, it is in not
just one part of the metropolitan area, but across the metropolitan area and
the regions. The Cook Labor government values multiculturalism. It is one of
our greatest strengths. This funding
demonstrates our commitment to ensuring CALD communities continue to flourish and contribute to our unique social, economic and cultural fabric.
Whenever I walk into our Labor Party
caucus room, I see that diversity. I see in front of my eyes the diversity of
our members of Parliament. That is quite different from the opposition benches,
when I look over that side. At the next election, the Nationals WA will have
three —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Dr A.D. BUTI : — white
men standing for the three seats they retain at the moment. We are incredibly
diverse on our side.
Last week, with the Premier, I had
the honour of attending the celebration of the Western Australian Multicultural
Awards, which was a terrific night. I was not only there with the Premier; I was
there with my parliamentary secretaries and
a number of caucus members from CALD backgrounds. It was disappointing that on
the biggest night in the multicultural calendar not to have one
opposition member of Parliament there.
Dr D.J. Honey interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Dr D.J. Honey interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Dr A.D. BUTI : I have to say
that it was noticed. But the multicultural communities in Western Australia
know that they can always trust and value the Western Australian Labor Party
when it is in government to invest in our CALD communities. That is reflected
in this latest round of investment to the tune of $5.4 million.
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