❓ A parliamentary question seeks details about alleged abuse, intimidation, and graffiti experienced by a community nurse in Brookdale, related to community concerns about the Brookdale Liquid Waste Treatment Plant. The Minister provides some details but cites privacy and lack of records for some unanswered questions.
AnsweredQoN 808Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to a
Sunday Times
newspaper article of May 11 2003 in which it was alleged that Dr Margaret Stevens of the Public Health Department WA stated that the Brookdale Community nurse person dealing with testing and interviewing of local residents had vacated and closed the premises, suffered abuse and intimidation and felt threatened by graffiti -
(1) Can the Minister state to what specific extent, and what form was the graffiti?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) Can the Minister state what words were uttered relative to the alleged abuse and intimidation?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
(5) Can the Minister state what specifically did the graffiti say?
(6) If no to (5), why not?
Sunday Times
newspaper article of May 11 2003 in which it was alleged that Dr Margaret Stevens of the Public Health Department WA stated that the Brookdale Community nurse person dealing with testing and interviewing of local residents had vacated and closed the premises, suffered abuse and intimidation and felt threatened by graffiti -
(1) Can the Minister state to what specific extent, and what form was the graffiti?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) Can the Minister state what words were uttered relative to the alleged abuse and intimidation?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
(5) Can the Minister state what specifically did the graffiti say?
(6) If no to (5), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
27 June 2003
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
17 days
1.
Posters advocating the closure of the Brookdale Liquid Waste Treatment Plant were stuck to the outer walls of the health centre in which the community nurse was based. There was pictorial graffiti on the door. This was an isolated event.
2.
Not applicable
3.
No
4.
Consultations between the nurse and residents who sought her help were private consultations, so no records have been made of the specific words. However, on more than one occasion, the nurse was distressed and shaken by the abusive and intimidating behaviour of some residents.
5.
No
6.
The graffiti was pictorial.
Posters advocating the closure of the Brookdale Liquid Waste Treatment Plant were stuck to the outer walls of the health centre in which the community nurse was based. There was pictorial graffiti on the door. This was an isolated event.
2.
Not applicable
3.
No
4.
Consultations between the nurse and residents who sought her help were private consultations, so no records have been made of the specific words. However, on more than one occasion, the nurse was distressed and shaken by the abusive and intimidating behaviour of some residents.
5.
No
6.
The graffiti was pictorial.
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