❓ The Minister details the allocation of funding for carer support programs targeting young, Indigenous, culturally diverse, and rural/remote carers in WA, outlining specific initiatives and funding amounts.
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Will the minister provide details to the House of the outcomes of the funding for the carers package, which was allocated to meet the needs of young carers, indigenous carers, carers from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and carers in rural and remote communities across Western Australia? Ms McHALE
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I thank the member for his question. I am pleased to be able to tell the House about some of the new programs that will be rolled out as part of the Gallop Government’s commitment to improve the quality of life of carers and family members of people who have a disability. In recent weeks the Government has determined an allocation of $100 000 of non-recurrent funding for a number of innovative projects. Firstly, a web site for young people and young carers will be provided through the Association of Relatives and Friends of the Mentally Ill. There will also be a joint initiative with the Disability in the Arts, Disadvantage in the Arts Australia network to deliver culturally sensitive carer services to three western desert communities. Material will be developed to raise awareness of services available to indigenous carers through the East Kimberley Family Support Association, and a project by the Ethnic Disability Advocacy Centre will identify strategies to help service providers address the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse carers. In terms of recurrent funding, the Government will allocate $250 000 for the development and expansion of programs to better meet the needs of carers in those target groups. Funding of $12 000 has been allocated to the East Kimberley Family Support Association for a respite retreat for indigenous carers, and funding has been allocated to Pilbara Homecare for an indigenous family support worker to visit indigenous families in Port Hedland and surrounding communities to establish their respite needs and to develop local solutions. Finally, we are negotiating with the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women’s Council for a contract worth more than $160 000 to develop a pool of disability support workers to provide respite in local communities on the Ngaanyatjarra lands in Western Australia. This work will commence in Wingellina, east of Warburton, shortly. In summary, this Government is delivering better services to all Western Australians. These programs that are about to be rolled out will help enormously in providing services to young people, Aboriginal carers and carers in regional and remote Western Australia.
Ms McHALE replied: I thank the member for his question. I am pleased to be able to tell the House about some of the new programs that will be rolled out as part of the Gallop Government’s commitment to improve the quality of life of carers and family members of people who have a disability. In recent weeks the Government has determined an allocation of $100 000 of non-recurrent funding for a number of innovative projects. Firstly, a web site for young people and young carers will be provided through the Association of Relatives and Friends of the Mentally Ill. There will also be a joint initiative with the Disability in the Arts, Disadvantage in the Arts Australia network to deliver culturally sensitive carer services to three western desert communities. Material will be developed to raise awareness of services available to indigenous carers through the East Kimberley Family Support Association, and a project by the Ethnic Disability Advocacy Centre will identify strategies to help service providers address the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse carers. In terms of recurrent funding, the Government will allocate $250 000 for the development and expansion of programs to better meet the needs of carers in those target groups. Funding of $12 000 has been allocated to the East Kimberley Family Support Association for a respite retreat for indigenous carers, and funding has been allocated to Pilbara Homecare for an indigenous family support worker to visit indigenous families in Port Hedland and surrounding communities to establish their respite needs and to develop local solutions. Finally, we are negotiating with the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women’s Council for a contract worth more than $160 000 to develop a pool of disability support workers to provide respite in local communities on the Ngaanyatjarra lands in Western Australia. This work will commence in Wingellina, east of Warburton, shortly. In summary, this Government is delivering better services to all Western Australians. These programs that are about to be rolled out will help enormously in providing services to young people, Aboriginal carers and carers in regional and remote Western Australia.
I thank the member for his question. I am pleased to be able to tell the House about some of the new programs that will be rolled out as part of the Gallop Government’s commitment to improve the quality of life of carers and family members of people who have a disability. In recent weeks the Government has determined an allocation of $100 000 of non-recurrent funding for a number of innovative projects. Firstly, a web site for young people and young carers will be provided through the Association of Relatives and Friends of the Mentally Ill. There will also be a joint initiative with the Disability in the Arts, Disadvantage in the Arts Australia network to deliver culturally sensitive carer services to three western desert communities. Material will be developed to raise awareness of services available to indigenous carers through the East Kimberley Family Support Association, and a project by the Ethnic Disability Advocacy Centre will identify strategies to help service providers address the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse carers. In terms of recurrent funding, the Government will allocate $250 000 for the development and expansion of programs to better meet the needs of carers in those target groups. Funding of $12 000 has been allocated to the East Kimberley Family Support Association for a respite retreat for indigenous carers, and funding has been allocated to Pilbara Homecare for an indigenous family support worker to visit indigenous families in Port Hedland and surrounding communities to establish their respite needs and to develop local solutions. Finally, we are negotiating with the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women’s Council for a contract worth more than $160 000 to develop a pool of disability support workers to provide respite in local communities on the Ngaanyatjarra lands in Western Australia. This work will commence in Wingellina, east of Warburton, shortly. In summary, this Government is delivering better services to all Western Australians. These programs that are about to be rolled out will help enormously in providing services to young people, Aboriginal carers and carers in regional and remote Western Australia.
In terms of recurrent funding, the Government will allocate $250 000 for the development and expansion of programs to better meet the needs of carers in those target groups. Funding of $12 000 has been allocated to the East Kimberley Family Support Association for a respite retreat for indigenous carers, and funding has been allocated to Pilbara Homecare for an indigenous family support worker to visit indigenous families in Port Hedland and surrounding communities to establish their respite needs and to develop local solutions. Finally, we are negotiating with the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women’s Council for a contract worth more than $160 000 to develop a pool of disability support workers to provide respite in local communities on the Ngaanyatjarra lands in Western Australia. This work will commence in Wingellina, east of Warburton, shortly. In summary, this Government is delivering better services to all Western Australians. These programs that are about to be rolled out will help enormously in providing services to young people, Aboriginal carers and carers in regional and remote Western Australia.
In summary, this Government is delivering better services to all Western Australians. These programs that are about to be rolled out will help enormously in providing services to young people, Aboriginal carers and carers in regional and remote Western Australia.
Ms McHALE replied: I thank the member for his question. I am pleased to be able to tell the House about some of the new programs that will be rolled out as part of the Gallop Government’s commitment to improve the quality of life of carers and family members of people who have a disability. In recent weeks the Government has determined an allocation of $100 000 of non-recurrent funding for a number of innovative projects. Firstly, a web site for young people and young carers will be provided through the Association of Relatives and Friends of the Mentally Ill. There will also be a joint initiative with the Disability in the Arts, Disadvantage in the Arts Australia network to deliver culturally sensitive carer services to three western desert communities. Material will be developed to raise awareness of services available to indigenous carers through the East Kimberley Family Support Association, and a project by the Ethnic Disability Advocacy Centre will identify strategies to help service providers address the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse carers. In terms of recurrent funding, the Government will allocate $250 000 for the development and expansion of programs to better meet the needs of carers in those target groups. Funding of $12 000 has been allocated to the East Kimberley Family Support Association for a respite retreat for indigenous carers, and funding has been allocated to Pilbara Homecare for an indigenous family support worker to visit indigenous families in Port Hedland and surrounding communities to establish their respite needs and to develop local solutions. Finally, we are negotiating with the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women’s Council for a contract worth more than $160 000 to develop a pool of disability support workers to provide respite in local communities on the Ngaanyatjarra lands in Western Australia. This work will commence in Wingellina, east of Warburton, shortly. In summary, this Government is delivering better services to all Western Australians. These programs that are about to be rolled out will help enormously in providing services to young people, Aboriginal carers and carers in regional and remote Western Australia.
I thank the member for his question. I am pleased to be able to tell the House about some of the new programs that will be rolled out as part of the Gallop Government’s commitment to improve the quality of life of carers and family members of people who have a disability. In recent weeks the Government has determined an allocation of $100 000 of non-recurrent funding for a number of innovative projects. Firstly, a web site for young people and young carers will be provided through the Association of Relatives and Friends of the Mentally Ill. There will also be a joint initiative with the Disability in the Arts, Disadvantage in the Arts Australia network to deliver culturally sensitive carer services to three western desert communities. Material will be developed to raise awareness of services available to indigenous carers through the East Kimberley Family Support Association, and a project by the Ethnic Disability Advocacy Centre will identify strategies to help service providers address the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse carers. In terms of recurrent funding, the Government will allocate $250 000 for the development and expansion of programs to better meet the needs of carers in those target groups. Funding of $12 000 has been allocated to the East Kimberley Family Support Association for a respite retreat for indigenous carers, and funding has been allocated to Pilbara Homecare for an indigenous family support worker to visit indigenous families in Port Hedland and surrounding communities to establish their respite needs and to develop local solutions. Finally, we are negotiating with the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women’s Council for a contract worth more than $160 000 to develop a pool of disability support workers to provide respite in local communities on the Ngaanyatjarra lands in Western Australia. This work will commence in Wingellina, east of Warburton, shortly. In summary, this Government is delivering better services to all Western Australians. These programs that are about to be rolled out will help enormously in providing services to young people, Aboriginal carers and carers in regional and remote Western Australia.
In terms of recurrent funding, the Government will allocate $250 000 for the development and expansion of programs to better meet the needs of carers in those target groups. Funding of $12 000 has been allocated to the East Kimberley Family Support Association for a respite retreat for indigenous carers, and funding has been allocated to Pilbara Homecare for an indigenous family support worker to visit indigenous families in Port Hedland and surrounding communities to establish their respite needs and to develop local solutions. Finally, we are negotiating with the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women’s Council for a contract worth more than $160 000 to develop a pool of disability support workers to provide respite in local communities on the Ngaanyatjarra lands in Western Australia. This work will commence in Wingellina, east of Warburton, shortly. In summary, this Government is delivering better services to all Western Australians. These programs that are about to be rolled out will help enormously in providing services to young people, Aboriginal carers and carers in regional and remote Western Australia.
In summary, this Government is delivering better services to all Western Australians. These programs that are about to be rolled out will help enormously in providing services to young people, Aboriginal carers and carers in regional and remote Western Australia.
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