Hon Darren West questions the government's progress on a $10 million election commitment to fund a hostel for the Bundiyarra Aboriginal Community Aboriginal Corporation. The government's response deflects responsibility and cites a review of similar projects.

AnsweredQoN 852Legislative Council
Asked
26 November 2013
Portfolio
Housing

QuestionView source ↗

BUNDIYARRA ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY ABORIGINAL
CORPORATION
852. Hon DARREN WEST to the minister
representing the Minister for Housing:
I refer to the National Party's
$10 million election commitment to the Bundiyarra Aboriginal Community
Aboriginal Corporation to fund a 138-bed hostel.
(1) What contact
has been made by the Liberal–National government to Bundiyarra,
specifically regarding this project?
(2) What action has been taken by the Liberal–National
government to advance this project?
(3) When can the Geraldton community expect this project to
be delivered?
(4) Does the Liberal–National
government intend to honour this commitment; and, if not, why not?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of this question.
(1)–(4) The
Department of Housing is unable to comment on a National Party election
commitment. The department advises that the Aboriginal Affairs Coordinating
Committee has decided to assess the outcomes and lessons learnt from the
Kalgoorlie–Boulder short-stay Indigenous visitor accommodation
facility, and the facility being constructed in Derby, before considering
further requests.

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