❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details about the Department of Communities' visits and communication with the Cullacabardee community regarding the Best Start program. The response reveals limited engagement and challenges due to community friction.
AnsweredQoN 454Legislative Assembly
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(a) can the Minister provide a list of times and dates that the Department of Communities visited the community in the past 12 months;
(b) what were the reasons for the visits;
(c) can the Minister provide a list of times and dates when the Department of Communities had telephone communication with residents from the community; and
(d) what were the reasons for this communication?
(b) what were the reasons for the visits;
(c) can the Minister provide a list of times and dates when the Department of Communities had telephone communication with residents from the community; and
(d) what were the reasons for this communication?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
18 March 2009
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Community Services
Response time
8 days
The Minister for Community Services has provided the following response
(a) The Department for Communities Best Start Co-ordinator and Activity Leader visited Cullacabardee twice last year on 31 March 2009 at 1.30pm and 17 April 2009 at 11am.
(b) The purpose of these meetings was to discuss provision of suitable activities for babies and young children on one morning per week while school age children were attending school.
The first meeting did not proceed. The second meeting was stopped by the Chairperson of the Cullacabardee Community due to community friction between resident families.
(c) The Best Start Co-ordinator rang a Young Indigenous community Leader/spokesman prior to these two meetings.
(d) The purpose of that phone call was to assist with arranging the two meetings outlined above.
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(a) The Department for Communities Best Start Co-ordinator and Activity Leader visited Cullacabardee twice last year on 31 March 2009 at 1.30pm and 17 April 2009 at 11am.
(b) The purpose of these meetings was to discuss provision of suitable activities for babies and young children on one morning per week while school age children were attending school.
The first meeting did not proceed. The second meeting was stopped by the Chairperson of the Cullacabardee Community due to community friction between resident families.
(c) The Best Start Co-ordinator rang a Young Indigenous community Leader/spokesman prior to these two meetings.
(d) The purpose of that phone call was to assist with arranging the two meetings outlined above.
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