❓ A parliamentary question contrasts funding for a mallee fowl centre with cuts to children's mental health, prompting a defensive response highlighting regional tourism benefits and federal funding cuts impacting health services.
AnsweredQoN 1304Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
On 18 June this year, the Government announced a $1.3 million input into a mallee fowl interpretive and visitor centre in Ongerup. Either this week or last week the Government announced that it would abolish $450 000 of funding to the mental health program for children under the age of five. Why does the Government believe that the mallee fowl interpretive and visitor centre is more important than the mental health of young children? Hon KIM CHANCE
AnswerView source ↗
I thank Hon Paddy Embry for some notice of the question, which should have had a second part: “When did you stop beating your wife?” Nonetheless, the question does not offend the standing orders. If I rephrase this question the other way around, it might say something like: why has the Government shown so little interest in tourism in a regional area that it has refused the Shire of Gnowangerup and its supporters some assistance in this matter and continued to pour money into the black hole of the Department of Health? It is a question that could go either way. However, I will deal with this question as it is structured. Hon Bill Stretch: I wonder what the answer would be to that. Hon KIM CHANCE: I am sure it would be equally honest and open. The Shire of Gnowangerup was a successful applicant, under the regional infrastructure funding program for funding of $500 000 - not $1.3 million - towards the mallee fowl interpretive and visitor centre in Ongerup. I should say that I support that very strongly. It is a significant contribution by government to tourism in a regional area. Indeed, it is perhaps not in the member’s electorate, but it is not far away in my electorate, as it happens. The Government was pleased to provide funding towards what I believe is a wonderful tourism project, which is also an initiative of a community that has endured years of drought and difficult seasons. It was a huge morale boost in the community. Substantial funding was also provided by the Shire of Gnowangerup and the federal Government. The project will result in 25 extra jobs in the region. This week the Minister for Health was forced to announce cuts to a number of areas in the health budget following a reduction of $110.5 million over five years in health funding from the federal Government. Following a review of the family early intervention program, which has declined from a peak of 4 570 occasions of service in 1999 to 1 907 in 2002-03, it is considered that these clinical services can be more effectively provided by the existing clinical service streams within the psychological medicine directorate. As a result of relocating the program into existing clinical service streams, cost savings will be redirected into core health services.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank Hon Paddy Embry for some notice of the question, which should have had a second part: “When did you stop beating your wife?” Nonetheless, the question does not offend the standing orders. If I rephrase this question the other way around, it might say something like: why has the Government shown so little interest in tourism in a regional area that it has refused the Shire of Gnowangerup and its supporters some assistance in this matter and continued to pour money into the black hole of the Department of Health? It is a question that could go either way. However, I will deal with this question as it is structured. Hon Bill Stretch: I wonder what the answer would be to that. Hon KIM CHANCE: I am sure it would be equally honest and open. The Shire of Gnowangerup was a successful applicant, under the regional infrastructure funding program for funding of $500 000 - not $1.3 million - towards the mallee fowl interpretive and visitor centre in Ongerup. I should say that I support that very strongly. It is a significant contribution by government to tourism in a regional area. Indeed, it is perhaps not in the member’s electorate, but it is not far away in my electorate, as it happens. The Government was pleased to provide funding towards what I believe is a wonderful tourism project, which is also an initiative of a community that has endured years of drought and difficult seasons. It was a huge morale boost in the community. Substantial funding was also provided by the Shire of Gnowangerup and the federal Government. The project will result in 25 extra jobs in the region. This week the Minister for Health was forced to announce cuts to a number of areas in the health budget following a reduction of $110.5 million over five years in health funding from the federal Government. Following a review of the family early intervention program, which has declined from a peak of 4 570 occasions of service in 1999 to 1 907 in 2002-03, it is considered that these clinical services can be more effectively provided by the existing clinical service streams within the psychological medicine directorate. As a result of relocating the program into existing clinical service streams, cost savings will be redirected into core health services.
I thank Hon Paddy Embry for some notice of the question, which should have had a second part: “When did you stop beating your wife?” Nonetheless, the question does not offend the standing orders. If I rephrase this question the other way around, it might say something like: why has the Government shown so little interest in tourism in a regional area that it has refused the Shire of Gnowangerup and its supporters some assistance in this matter and continued to pour money into the black hole of the Department of Health? It is a question that could go either way. However, I will deal with this question as it is structured. Hon Bill Stretch: I wonder what the answer would be to that. Hon KIM CHANCE: I am sure it would be equally honest and open. The Shire of Gnowangerup was a successful applicant, under the regional infrastructure funding program for funding of $500 000 - not $1.3 million - towards the mallee fowl interpretive and visitor centre in Ongerup. I should say that I support that very strongly. It is a significant contribution by government to tourism in a regional area. Indeed, it is perhaps not in the member’s electorate, but it is not far away in my electorate, as it happens. The Government was pleased to provide funding towards what I believe is a wonderful tourism project, which is also an initiative of a community that has endured years of drought and difficult seasons. It was a huge morale boost in the community. Substantial funding was also provided by the Shire of Gnowangerup and the federal Government. The project will result in 25 extra jobs in the region. This week the Minister for Health was forced to announce cuts to a number of areas in the health budget following a reduction of $110.5 million over five years in health funding from the federal Government. Following a review of the family early intervention program, which has declined from a peak of 4 570 occasions of service in 1999 to 1 907 in 2002-03, it is considered that these clinical services can be more effectively provided by the existing clinical service streams within the psychological medicine directorate. As a result of relocating the program into existing clinical service streams, cost savings will be redirected into core health services.
Hon Bill Stretch: I wonder what the answer would be to that. Hon KIM CHANCE: I am sure it would be equally honest and open. The Shire of Gnowangerup was a successful applicant, under the regional infrastructure funding program for funding of $500 000 - not $1.3 million - towards the mallee fowl interpretive and visitor centre in Ongerup. I should say that I support that very strongly. It is a significant contribution by government to tourism in a regional area. Indeed, it is perhaps not in the member’s electorate, but it is not far away in my electorate, as it happens. The Government was pleased to provide funding towards what I believe is a wonderful tourism project, which is also an initiative of a community that has endured years of drought and difficult seasons. It was a huge morale boost in the community. Substantial funding was also provided by the Shire of Gnowangerup and the federal Government. The project will result in 25 extra jobs in the region. This week the Minister for Health was forced to announce cuts to a number of areas in the health budget following a reduction of $110.5 million over five years in health funding from the federal Government. Following a review of the family early intervention program, which has declined from a peak of 4 570 occasions of service in 1999 to 1 907 in 2002-03, it is considered that these clinical services can be more effectively provided by the existing clinical service streams within the psychological medicine directorate. As a result of relocating the program into existing clinical service streams, cost savings will be redirected into core health services.
Hon KIM CHANCE: I am sure it would be equally honest and open. The Shire of Gnowangerup was a successful applicant, under the regional infrastructure funding program for funding of $500 000 - not $1.3 million - towards the mallee fowl interpretive and visitor centre in Ongerup. I should say that I support that very strongly. It is a significant contribution by government to tourism in a regional area. Indeed, it is perhaps not in the member’s electorate, but it is not far away in my electorate, as it happens. The Government was pleased to provide funding towards what I believe is a wonderful tourism project, which is also an initiative of a community that has endured years of drought and difficult seasons. It was a huge morale boost in the community. Substantial funding was also provided by the Shire of Gnowangerup and the federal Government. The project will result in 25 extra jobs in the region. This week the Minister for Health was forced to announce cuts to a number of areas in the health budget following a reduction of $110.5 million over five years in health funding from the federal Government. Following a review of the family early intervention program, which has declined from a peak of 4 570 occasions of service in 1999 to 1 907 in 2002-03, it is considered that these clinical services can be more effectively provided by the existing clinical service streams within the psychological medicine directorate. As a result of relocating the program into existing clinical service streams, cost savings will be redirected into core health services.
The Shire of Gnowangerup was a successful applicant, under the regional infrastructure funding program for funding of $500 000 - not $1.3 million - towards the mallee fowl interpretive and visitor centre in Ongerup. I should say that I support that very strongly. It is a significant contribution by government to tourism in a regional area. Indeed, it is perhaps not in the member’s electorate, but it is not far away in my electorate, as it happens. The Government was pleased to provide funding towards what I believe is a wonderful tourism project, which is also an initiative of a community that has endured years of drought and difficult seasons. It was a huge morale boost in the community. Substantial funding was also provided by the Shire of Gnowangerup and the federal Government. The project will result in 25 extra jobs in the region. This week the Minister for Health was forced to announce cuts to a number of areas in the health budget following a reduction of $110.5 million over five years in health funding from the federal Government. Following a review of the family early intervention program, which has declined from a peak of 4 570 occasions of service in 1999 to 1 907 in 2002-03, it is considered that these clinical services can be more effectively provided by the existing clinical service streams within the psychological medicine directorate. As a result of relocating the program into existing clinical service streams, cost savings will be redirected into core health services.
The Government was pleased to provide funding towards what I believe is a wonderful tourism project, which is also an initiative of a community that has endured years of drought and difficult seasons. It was a huge morale boost in the community. Substantial funding was also provided by the Shire of Gnowangerup and the federal Government. The project will result in 25 extra jobs in the region. This week the Minister for Health was forced to announce cuts to a number of areas in the health budget following a reduction of $110.5 million over five years in health funding from the federal Government. Following a review of the family early intervention program, which has declined from a peak of 4 570 occasions of service in 1999 to 1 907 in 2002-03, it is considered that these clinical services can be more effectively provided by the existing clinical service streams within the psychological medicine directorate. As a result of relocating the program into existing clinical service streams, cost savings will be redirected into core health services.
This week the Minister for Health was forced to announce cuts to a number of areas in the health budget following a reduction of $110.5 million over five years in health funding from the federal Government. Following a review of the family early intervention program, which has declined from a peak of 4 570 occasions of service in 1999 to 1 907 in 2002-03, it is considered that these clinical services can be more effectively provided by the existing clinical service streams within the psychological medicine directorate. As a result of relocating the program into existing clinical service streams, cost savings will be redirected into core health services.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank Hon Paddy Embry for some notice of the question, which should have had a second part: “When did you stop beating your wife?” Nonetheless, the question does not offend the standing orders. If I rephrase this question the other way around, it might say something like: why has the Government shown so little interest in tourism in a regional area that it has refused the Shire of Gnowangerup and its supporters some assistance in this matter and continued to pour money into the black hole of the Department of Health? It is a question that could go either way. However, I will deal with this question as it is structured. Hon Bill Stretch: I wonder what the answer would be to that. Hon KIM CHANCE: I am sure it would be equally honest and open. The Shire of Gnowangerup was a successful applicant, under the regional infrastructure funding program for funding of $500 000 - not $1.3 million - towards the mallee fowl interpretive and visitor centre in Ongerup. I should say that I support that very strongly. It is a significant contribution by government to tourism in a regional area. Indeed, it is perhaps not in the member’s electorate, but it is not far away in my electorate, as it happens. The Government was pleased to provide funding towards what I believe is a wonderful tourism project, which is also an initiative of a community that has endured years of drought and difficult seasons. It was a huge morale boost in the community. Substantial funding was also provided by the Shire of Gnowangerup and the federal Government. The project will result in 25 extra jobs in the region. This week the Minister for Health was forced to announce cuts to a number of areas in the health budget following a reduction of $110.5 million over five years in health funding from the federal Government. Following a review of the family early intervention program, which has declined from a peak of 4 570 occasions of service in 1999 to 1 907 in 2002-03, it is considered that these clinical services can be more effectively provided by the existing clinical service streams within the psychological medicine directorate. As a result of relocating the program into existing clinical service streams, cost savings will be redirected into core health services.
I thank Hon Paddy Embry for some notice of the question, which should have had a second part: “When did you stop beating your wife?” Nonetheless, the question does not offend the standing orders. If I rephrase this question the other way around, it might say something like: why has the Government shown so little interest in tourism in a regional area that it has refused the Shire of Gnowangerup and its supporters some assistance in this matter and continued to pour money into the black hole of the Department of Health? It is a question that could go either way. However, I will deal with this question as it is structured. Hon Bill Stretch: I wonder what the answer would be to that. Hon KIM CHANCE: I am sure it would be equally honest and open. The Shire of Gnowangerup was a successful applicant, under the regional infrastructure funding program for funding of $500 000 - not $1.3 million - towards the mallee fowl interpretive and visitor centre in Ongerup. I should say that I support that very strongly. It is a significant contribution by government to tourism in a regional area. Indeed, it is perhaps not in the member’s electorate, but it is not far away in my electorate, as it happens. The Government was pleased to provide funding towards what I believe is a wonderful tourism project, which is also an initiative of a community that has endured years of drought and difficult seasons. It was a huge morale boost in the community. Substantial funding was also provided by the Shire of Gnowangerup and the federal Government. The project will result in 25 extra jobs in the region. This week the Minister for Health was forced to announce cuts to a number of areas in the health budget following a reduction of $110.5 million over five years in health funding from the federal Government. Following a review of the family early intervention program, which has declined from a peak of 4 570 occasions of service in 1999 to 1 907 in 2002-03, it is considered that these clinical services can be more effectively provided by the existing clinical service streams within the psychological medicine directorate. As a result of relocating the program into existing clinical service streams, cost savings will be redirected into core health services.
Hon Bill Stretch: I wonder what the answer would be to that. Hon KIM CHANCE: I am sure it would be equally honest and open. The Shire of Gnowangerup was a successful applicant, under the regional infrastructure funding program for funding of $500 000 - not $1.3 million - towards the mallee fowl interpretive and visitor centre in Ongerup. I should say that I support that very strongly. It is a significant contribution by government to tourism in a regional area. Indeed, it is perhaps not in the member’s electorate, but it is not far away in my electorate, as it happens. The Government was pleased to provide funding towards what I believe is a wonderful tourism project, which is also an initiative of a community that has endured years of drought and difficult seasons. It was a huge morale boost in the community. Substantial funding was also provided by the Shire of Gnowangerup and the federal Government. The project will result in 25 extra jobs in the region. This week the Minister for Health was forced to announce cuts to a number of areas in the health budget following a reduction of $110.5 million over five years in health funding from the federal Government. Following a review of the family early intervention program, which has declined from a peak of 4 570 occasions of service in 1999 to 1 907 in 2002-03, it is considered that these clinical services can be more effectively provided by the existing clinical service streams within the psychological medicine directorate. As a result of relocating the program into existing clinical service streams, cost savings will be redirected into core health services.
Hon KIM CHANCE: I am sure it would be equally honest and open. The Shire of Gnowangerup was a successful applicant, under the regional infrastructure funding program for funding of $500 000 - not $1.3 million - towards the mallee fowl interpretive and visitor centre in Ongerup. I should say that I support that very strongly. It is a significant contribution by government to tourism in a regional area. Indeed, it is perhaps not in the member’s electorate, but it is not far away in my electorate, as it happens. The Government was pleased to provide funding towards what I believe is a wonderful tourism project, which is also an initiative of a community that has endured years of drought and difficult seasons. It was a huge morale boost in the community. Substantial funding was also provided by the Shire of Gnowangerup and the federal Government. The project will result in 25 extra jobs in the region. This week the Minister for Health was forced to announce cuts to a number of areas in the health budget following a reduction of $110.5 million over five years in health funding from the federal Government. Following a review of the family early intervention program, which has declined from a peak of 4 570 occasions of service in 1999 to 1 907 in 2002-03, it is considered that these clinical services can be more effectively provided by the existing clinical service streams within the psychological medicine directorate. As a result of relocating the program into existing clinical service streams, cost savings will be redirected into core health services.
The Shire of Gnowangerup was a successful applicant, under the regional infrastructure funding program for funding of $500 000 - not $1.3 million - towards the mallee fowl interpretive and visitor centre in Ongerup. I should say that I support that very strongly. It is a significant contribution by government to tourism in a regional area. Indeed, it is perhaps not in the member’s electorate, but it is not far away in my electorate, as it happens. The Government was pleased to provide funding towards what I believe is a wonderful tourism project, which is also an initiative of a community that has endured years of drought and difficult seasons. It was a huge morale boost in the community. Substantial funding was also provided by the Shire of Gnowangerup and the federal Government. The project will result in 25 extra jobs in the region. This week the Minister for Health was forced to announce cuts to a number of areas in the health budget following a reduction of $110.5 million over five years in health funding from the federal Government. Following a review of the family early intervention program, which has declined from a peak of 4 570 occasions of service in 1999 to 1 907 in 2002-03, it is considered that these clinical services can be more effectively provided by the existing clinical service streams within the psychological medicine directorate. As a result of relocating the program into existing clinical service streams, cost savings will be redirected into core health services.
The Government was pleased to provide funding towards what I believe is a wonderful tourism project, which is also an initiative of a community that has endured years of drought and difficult seasons. It was a huge morale boost in the community. Substantial funding was also provided by the Shire of Gnowangerup and the federal Government. The project will result in 25 extra jobs in the region. This week the Minister for Health was forced to announce cuts to a number of areas in the health budget following a reduction of $110.5 million over five years in health funding from the federal Government. Following a review of the family early intervention program, which has declined from a peak of 4 570 occasions of service in 1999 to 1 907 in 2002-03, it is considered that these clinical services can be more effectively provided by the existing clinical service streams within the psychological medicine directorate. As a result of relocating the program into existing clinical service streams, cost savings will be redirected into core health services.
This week the Minister for Health was forced to announce cuts to a number of areas in the health budget following a reduction of $110.5 million over five years in health funding from the federal Government. Following a review of the family early intervention program, which has declined from a peak of 4 570 occasions of service in 1999 to 1 907 in 2002-03, it is considered that these clinical services can be more effectively provided by the existing clinical service streams within the psychological medicine directorate. As a result of relocating the program into existing clinical service streams, cost savings will be redirected into core health services.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.