❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on housing funds allocated to Halls Creek and nearby Indigenous communities, inquiring about the number of houses provided, associated infrastructure, costs, and Indigenous involvement in related programs.
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I refer to the recent injection of funds to address housing problems in Halls Creek. Could you please provide details of the following -
(1) What funds were provided for housing in Halls Creek over the last five years?
(2) What funds were provided for housing for nearby Indigenous communities over the last five years?
(3) How many houses will the additional $15 million provide and where will they be located?
(4) Are additional funds being provided for associated infrastructure (i.e. sewerage, roads, water, power, white goods and furniture) in those communities?
(5) What is the total cost, including infrastructure, of each new home?
(6) Is the Remote Area Essential Services Program (RAESP) operational in Halls Creek and the nearby communities?
(7) If so, how many local Indigenous people are employed in the RAESP?
(8) How many Indigenous people are on the waiting list for accommodation in and around Halls Creek?
(9) How many Indigenous people have applied for but are ineligible for housing in and around Halls Creek?
(10) How do the housing problems in Halls Creek compare with other Indigenous communities (top ten only please for both town based and discreet communities)?
(11) Are any figures available for the number of Indigenous people currently living on the outskirts of Halls Creek who have housing in other communities (i.e. Balgo)?
(12) I note $3.5 million will be diverted from GEHA to provide housing in Halls Creek. Which specific houses will be deleted from the GEHA program to provide these funds?
(1) What funds were provided for housing in Halls Creek over the last five years?
(2) What funds were provided for housing for nearby Indigenous communities over the last five years?
(3) How many houses will the additional $15 million provide and where will they be located?
(4) Are additional funds being provided for associated infrastructure (i.e. sewerage, roads, water, power, white goods and furniture) in those communities?
(5) What is the total cost, including infrastructure, of each new home?
(6) Is the Remote Area Essential Services Program (RAESP) operational in Halls Creek and the nearby communities?
(7) If so, how many local Indigenous people are employed in the RAESP?
(8) How many Indigenous people are on the waiting list for accommodation in and around Halls Creek?
(9) How many Indigenous people have applied for but are ineligible for housing in and around Halls Creek?
(10) How do the housing problems in Halls Creek compare with other Indigenous communities (top ten only please for both town based and discreet communities)?
(11) Are any figures available for the number of Indigenous people currently living on the outskirts of Halls Creek who have housing in other communities (i.e. Balgo)?
(12) I note $3.5 million will be diverted from GEHA to provide housing in Halls Creek. Which specific houses will be deleted from the GEHA program to provide these funds?
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Answered
13 June 2006
Responded by
Minister for Housing and Works
Response time
42 days
(1) $7,940,342 (2)$7,074,407 (3) Four new houses and 20 refurbished properties in the Garden Area of Halls Creek; 12 Homeswest homes in the LandCorp subdivision; 10 houses in town based communities, majority located in Mardiwah Loop; and 10 GEHA houses in the LandCorp subdivision. (4) Sites for the 4 new homes in the Garden Area are serviced, and sites for the 10 homes in the town based communities are either serviced or will be serviced following completion of a currently active service upgrade contract. (5) Approximately $350,000. (6)-(7) The Remote Area Essential Services Program (RAESP) services remote Aboriginal Communities and in Halls Creek RAESP is operational at Red Hill (Lundja). Emergency repairs to essential services are also provided at a number of town based communities that are not on the RAESP including the communities of Nicholson Camp, Yardgee and Mardiwah Loop. Work is being undertaken with Horizon Power to upgrade essential services at these four communities and the Department is also currently designing and documenting the upgrade of water and waste water services at Nicholson Camp and Red Hill. Under the Aboriginal Enterprise & Employment Tendering Preference Policy indigenous involvement, employment and training is promoted. An indigenous training component is being developed for inclusion in the construction program for the new homes. (8) 44. (9)Two who are Shire Workers. (10)While the Department advises it is not possible to prioritise towns and communities in this way, the availability of land has made it more difficult to deal with the housing issues in Halls Creek. (11)It is understood that some of the people at Dinner Camp are from the Balgo community. (12) The Government has allocated additional money to GEHA and the houses will be funded from that source. Houses have not been deleted from the GEHA program.
(1) $7,940,342 (2)$7,074,407 (3) Four new houses and 20 refurbished properties in the Garden Area of Halls Creek; 12 Homeswest homes in the LandCorp subdivision; 10 houses in town based communities, majority located in Mardiwah Loop; and 10 GEHA houses in the LandCorp subdivision. (4) Sites for the 4 new homes in the Garden Area are serviced, and sites for the 10 homes in the town based communities are either serviced or will be serviced following completion of a currently active service upgrade contract. (5) Approximately $350,000. (6)-(7) The Remote Area Essential Services Program (RAESP) services remote Aboriginal Communities and in Halls Creek RAESP is operational at Red Hill (Lundja). Emergency repairs to essential services are also provided at a number of town based communities that are not on the RAESP including the communities of Nicholson Camp, Yardgee and Mardiwah Loop. Work is being undertaken with Horizon Power to upgrade essential services at these four communities and the Department is also currently designing and documenting the upgrade of water and waste water services at Nicholson Camp and Red Hill. Under the Aboriginal Enterprise & Employment Tendering Preference Policy indigenous involvement, employment and training is promoted. An indigenous training component is being developed for inclusion in the construction program for the new homes. (8) 44. (9)Two who are Shire Workers. (10)While the Department advises it is not possible to prioritise towns and communities in this way, the availability of land has made it more difficult to deal with the housing issues in Halls Creek. (11)It is understood that some of the people at Dinner Camp are from the Balgo community. (12) The Government has allocated additional money to GEHA and the houses will be funded from that source. Houses have not been deleted from the GEHA program.
(2)$7,074,407 (3) Four new houses and 20 refurbished properties in the Garden Area of Halls Creek; 12 Homeswest homes in the LandCorp subdivision; 10 houses in town based communities, majority located in Mardiwah Loop; and 10 GEHA houses in the LandCorp subdivision. (4) Sites for the 4 new homes in the Garden Area are serviced, and sites for the 10 homes in the town based communities are either serviced or will be serviced following completion of a currently active service upgrade contract. (5) Approximately $350,000. (6)-(7) The Remote Area Essential Services Program (RAESP) services remote Aboriginal Communities and in Halls Creek RAESP is operational at Red Hill (Lundja). Emergency repairs to essential services are also provided at a number of town based communities that are not on the RAESP including the communities of Nicholson Camp, Yardgee and Mardiwah Loop. Work is being undertaken with Horizon Power to upgrade essential services at these four communities and the Department is also currently designing and documenting the upgrade of water and waste water services at Nicholson Camp and Red Hill. Under the Aboriginal Enterprise & Employment Tendering Preference Policy indigenous involvement, employment and training is promoted. An indigenous training component is being developed for inclusion in the construction program for the new homes. (8) 44. (9)Two who are Shire Workers. (10)While the Department advises it is not possible to prioritise towns and communities in this way, the availability of land has made it more difficult to deal with the housing issues in Halls Creek. (11)It is understood that some of the people at Dinner Camp are from the Balgo community. (12) The Government has allocated additional money to GEHA and the houses will be funded from that source. Houses have not been deleted from the GEHA program.
(3) Four new houses and 20 refurbished properties in the Garden Area of Halls Creek; 12 Homeswest homes in the LandCorp subdivision; 10 houses in town based communities, majority located in Mardiwah Loop; and 10 GEHA houses in the LandCorp subdivision. (4) Sites for the 4 new homes in the Garden Area are serviced, and sites for the 10 homes in the town based communities are either serviced or will be serviced following completion of a currently active service upgrade contract. (5) Approximately $350,000. (6)-(7) The Remote Area Essential Services Program (RAESP) services remote Aboriginal Communities and in Halls Creek RAESP is operational at Red Hill (Lundja). Emergency repairs to essential services are also provided at a number of town based communities that are not on the RAESP including the communities of Nicholson Camp, Yardgee and Mardiwah Loop. Work is being undertaken with Horizon Power to upgrade essential services at these four communities and the Department is also currently designing and documenting the upgrade of water and waste water services at Nicholson Camp and Red Hill. Under the Aboriginal Enterprise & Employment Tendering Preference Policy indigenous involvement, employment and training is promoted. An indigenous training component is being developed for inclusion in the construction program for the new homes. (8) 44. (9)Two who are Shire Workers. (10)While the Department advises it is not possible to prioritise towns and communities in this way, the availability of land has made it more difficult to deal with the housing issues in Halls Creek. (11)It is understood that some of the people at Dinner Camp are from the Balgo community. (12) The Government has allocated additional money to GEHA and the houses will be funded from that source. Houses have not been deleted from the GEHA program.
(4) Sites for the 4 new homes in the Garden Area are serviced, and sites for the 10 homes in the town based communities are either serviced or will be serviced following completion of a currently active service upgrade contract. (5) Approximately $350,000. (6)-(7) The Remote Area Essential Services Program (RAESP) services remote Aboriginal Communities and in Halls Creek RAESP is operational at Red Hill (Lundja). Emergency repairs to essential services are also provided at a number of town based communities that are not on the RAESP including the communities of Nicholson Camp, Yardgee and Mardiwah Loop. Work is being undertaken with Horizon Power to upgrade essential services at these four communities and the Department is also currently designing and documenting the upgrade of water and waste water services at Nicholson Camp and Red Hill. Under the Aboriginal Enterprise & Employment Tendering Preference Policy indigenous involvement, employment and training is promoted. An indigenous training component is being developed for inclusion in the construction program for the new homes. (8) 44. (9)Two who are Shire Workers. (10)While the Department advises it is not possible to prioritise towns and communities in this way, the availability of land has made it more difficult to deal with the housing issues in Halls Creek. (11)It is understood that some of the people at Dinner Camp are from the Balgo community. (12) The Government has allocated additional money to GEHA and the houses will be funded from that source. Houses have not been deleted from the GEHA program.
(5) Approximately $350,000. (6)-(7) The Remote Area Essential Services Program (RAESP) services remote Aboriginal Communities and in Halls Creek RAESP is operational at Red Hill (Lundja). Emergency repairs to essential services are also provided at a number of town based communities that are not on the RAESP including the communities of Nicholson Camp, Yardgee and Mardiwah Loop. Work is being undertaken with Horizon Power to upgrade essential services at these four communities and the Department is also currently designing and documenting the upgrade of water and waste water services at Nicholson Camp and Red Hill. Under the Aboriginal Enterprise & Employment Tendering Preference Policy indigenous involvement, employment and training is promoted. An indigenous training component is being developed for inclusion in the construction program for the new homes. (8) 44. (9)Two who are Shire Workers. (10)While the Department advises it is not possible to prioritise towns and communities in this way, the availability of land has made it more difficult to deal with the housing issues in Halls Creek. (11)It is understood that some of the people at Dinner Camp are from the Balgo community. (12) The Government has allocated additional money to GEHA and the houses will be funded from that source. Houses have not been deleted from the GEHA program.
(6)-(7) The Remote Area Essential Services Program (RAESP) services remote Aboriginal Communities and in Halls Creek RAESP is operational at Red Hill (Lundja). Emergency repairs to essential services are also provided at a number of town based communities that are not on the RAESP including the communities of Nicholson Camp, Yardgee and Mardiwah Loop. Work is being undertaken with Horizon Power to upgrade essential services at these four communities and the Department is also currently designing and documenting the upgrade of water and waste water services at Nicholson Camp and Red Hill. Under the Aboriginal Enterprise & Employment Tendering Preference Policy indigenous involvement, employment and training is promoted. An indigenous training component is being developed for inclusion in the construction program for the new homes. (8) 44. (9)Two who are Shire Workers. (10)While the Department advises it is not possible to prioritise towns and communities in this way, the availability of land has made it more difficult to deal with the housing issues in Halls Creek. (11)It is understood that some of the people at Dinner Camp are from the Balgo community. (12) The Government has allocated additional money to GEHA and the houses will be funded from that source. Houses have not been deleted from the GEHA program.
(8) 44. (9)Two who are Shire Workers. (10)While the Department advises it is not possible to prioritise towns and communities in this way, the availability of land has made it more difficult to deal with the housing issues in Halls Creek. (11)It is understood that some of the people at Dinner Camp are from the Balgo community. (12) The Government has allocated additional money to GEHA and the houses will be funded from that source. Houses have not been deleted from the GEHA program.
(9)Two who are Shire Workers. (10)While the Department advises it is not possible to prioritise towns and communities in this way, the availability of land has made it more difficult to deal with the housing issues in Halls Creek. (11)It is understood that some of the people at Dinner Camp are from the Balgo community. (12) The Government has allocated additional money to GEHA and the houses will be funded from that source. Houses have not been deleted from the GEHA program.
(10)While the Department advises it is not possible to prioritise towns and communities in this way, the availability of land has made it more difficult to deal with the housing issues in Halls Creek. (11)It is understood that some of the people at Dinner Camp are from the Balgo community. (12) The Government has allocated additional money to GEHA and the houses will be funded from that source. Houses have not been deleted from the GEHA program.
(11)It is understood that some of the people at Dinner Camp are from the Balgo community. (12) The Government has allocated additional money to GEHA and the houses will be funded from that source. Houses have not been deleted from the GEHA program.
(12) The Government has allocated additional money to GEHA and the houses will be funded from that source. Houses have not been deleted from the GEHA program.
(1) $7,940,342 (2)$7,074,407 (3) Four new houses and 20 refurbished properties in the Garden Area of Halls Creek; 12 Homeswest homes in the LandCorp subdivision; 10 houses in town based communities, majority located in Mardiwah Loop; and 10 GEHA houses in the LandCorp subdivision. (4) Sites for the 4 new homes in the Garden Area are serviced, and sites for the 10 homes in the town based communities are either serviced or will be serviced following completion of a currently active service upgrade contract. (5) Approximately $350,000. (6)-(7) The Remote Area Essential Services Program (RAESP) services remote Aboriginal Communities and in Halls Creek RAESP is operational at Red Hill (Lundja). Emergency repairs to essential services are also provided at a number of town based communities that are not on the RAESP including the communities of Nicholson Camp, Yardgee and Mardiwah Loop. Work is being undertaken with Horizon Power to upgrade essential services at these four communities and the Department is also currently designing and documenting the upgrade of water and waste water services at Nicholson Camp and Red Hill. Under the Aboriginal Enterprise & Employment Tendering Preference Policy indigenous involvement, employment and training is promoted. An indigenous training component is being developed for inclusion in the construction program for the new homes. (8) 44. (9)Two who are Shire Workers. (10)While the Department advises it is not possible to prioritise towns and communities in this way, the availability of land has made it more difficult to deal with the housing issues in Halls Creek. (11)It is understood that some of the people at Dinner Camp are from the Balgo community. (12) The Government has allocated additional money to GEHA and the houses will be funded from that source. Houses have not been deleted from the GEHA program.
(2)$7,074,407 (3) Four new houses and 20 refurbished properties in the Garden Area of Halls Creek; 12 Homeswest homes in the LandCorp subdivision; 10 houses in town based communities, majority located in Mardiwah Loop; and 10 GEHA houses in the LandCorp subdivision. (4) Sites for the 4 new homes in the Garden Area are serviced, and sites for the 10 homes in the town based communities are either serviced or will be serviced following completion of a currently active service upgrade contract. (5) Approximately $350,000. (6)-(7) The Remote Area Essential Services Program (RAESP) services remote Aboriginal Communities and in Halls Creek RAESP is operational at Red Hill (Lundja). Emergency repairs to essential services are also provided at a number of town based communities that are not on the RAESP including the communities of Nicholson Camp, Yardgee and Mardiwah Loop. Work is being undertaken with Horizon Power to upgrade essential services at these four communities and the Department is also currently designing and documenting the upgrade of water and waste water services at Nicholson Camp and Red Hill. Under the Aboriginal Enterprise & Employment Tendering Preference Policy indigenous involvement, employment and training is promoted. An indigenous training component is being developed for inclusion in the construction program for the new homes. (8) 44. (9)Two who are Shire Workers. (10)While the Department advises it is not possible to prioritise towns and communities in this way, the availability of land has made it more difficult to deal with the housing issues in Halls Creek. (11)It is understood that some of the people at Dinner Camp are from the Balgo community. (12) The Government has allocated additional money to GEHA and the houses will be funded from that source. Houses have not been deleted from the GEHA program.
(3) Four new houses and 20 refurbished properties in the Garden Area of Halls Creek; 12 Homeswest homes in the LandCorp subdivision; 10 houses in town based communities, majority located in Mardiwah Loop; and 10 GEHA houses in the LandCorp subdivision. (4) Sites for the 4 new homes in the Garden Area are serviced, and sites for the 10 homes in the town based communities are either serviced or will be serviced following completion of a currently active service upgrade contract. (5) Approximately $350,000. (6)-(7) The Remote Area Essential Services Program (RAESP) services remote Aboriginal Communities and in Halls Creek RAESP is operational at Red Hill (Lundja). Emergency repairs to essential services are also provided at a number of town based communities that are not on the RAESP including the communities of Nicholson Camp, Yardgee and Mardiwah Loop. Work is being undertaken with Horizon Power to upgrade essential services at these four communities and the Department is also currently designing and documenting the upgrade of water and waste water services at Nicholson Camp and Red Hill. Under the Aboriginal Enterprise & Employment Tendering Preference Policy indigenous involvement, employment and training is promoted. An indigenous training component is being developed for inclusion in the construction program for the new homes. (8) 44. (9)Two who are Shire Workers. (10)While the Department advises it is not possible to prioritise towns and communities in this way, the availability of land has made it more difficult to deal with the housing issues in Halls Creek. (11)It is understood that some of the people at Dinner Camp are from the Balgo community. (12) The Government has allocated additional money to GEHA and the houses will be funded from that source. Houses have not been deleted from the GEHA program.
(4) Sites for the 4 new homes in the Garden Area are serviced, and sites for the 10 homes in the town based communities are either serviced or will be serviced following completion of a currently active service upgrade contract. (5) Approximately $350,000. (6)-(7) The Remote Area Essential Services Program (RAESP) services remote Aboriginal Communities and in Halls Creek RAESP is operational at Red Hill (Lundja). Emergency repairs to essential services are also provided at a number of town based communities that are not on the RAESP including the communities of Nicholson Camp, Yardgee and Mardiwah Loop. Work is being undertaken with Horizon Power to upgrade essential services at these four communities and the Department is also currently designing and documenting the upgrade of water and waste water services at Nicholson Camp and Red Hill. Under the Aboriginal Enterprise & Employment Tendering Preference Policy indigenous involvement, employment and training is promoted. An indigenous training component is being developed for inclusion in the construction program for the new homes. (8) 44. (9)Two who are Shire Workers. (10)While the Department advises it is not possible to prioritise towns and communities in this way, the availability of land has made it more difficult to deal with the housing issues in Halls Creek. (11)It is understood that some of the people at Dinner Camp are from the Balgo community. (12) The Government has allocated additional money to GEHA and the houses will be funded from that source. Houses have not been deleted from the GEHA program.
(5) Approximately $350,000. (6)-(7) The Remote Area Essential Services Program (RAESP) services remote Aboriginal Communities and in Halls Creek RAESP is operational at Red Hill (Lundja). Emergency repairs to essential services are also provided at a number of town based communities that are not on the RAESP including the communities of Nicholson Camp, Yardgee and Mardiwah Loop. Work is being undertaken with Horizon Power to upgrade essential services at these four communities and the Department is also currently designing and documenting the upgrade of water and waste water services at Nicholson Camp and Red Hill. Under the Aboriginal Enterprise & Employment Tendering Preference Policy indigenous involvement, employment and training is promoted. An indigenous training component is being developed for inclusion in the construction program for the new homes. (8) 44. (9)Two who are Shire Workers. (10)While the Department advises it is not possible to prioritise towns and communities in this way, the availability of land has made it more difficult to deal with the housing issues in Halls Creek. (11)It is understood that some of the people at Dinner Camp are from the Balgo community. (12) The Government has allocated additional money to GEHA and the houses will be funded from that source. Houses have not been deleted from the GEHA program.
(6)-(7) The Remote Area Essential Services Program (RAESP) services remote Aboriginal Communities and in Halls Creek RAESP is operational at Red Hill (Lundja). Emergency repairs to essential services are also provided at a number of town based communities that are not on the RAESP including the communities of Nicholson Camp, Yardgee and Mardiwah Loop. Work is being undertaken with Horizon Power to upgrade essential services at these four communities and the Department is also currently designing and documenting the upgrade of water and waste water services at Nicholson Camp and Red Hill. Under the Aboriginal Enterprise & Employment Tendering Preference Policy indigenous involvement, employment and training is promoted. An indigenous training component is being developed for inclusion in the construction program for the new homes. (8) 44. (9)Two who are Shire Workers. (10)While the Department advises it is not possible to prioritise towns and communities in this way, the availability of land has made it more difficult to deal with the housing issues in Halls Creek. (11)It is understood that some of the people at Dinner Camp are from the Balgo community. (12) The Government has allocated additional money to GEHA and the houses will be funded from that source. Houses have not been deleted from the GEHA program.
(8) 44. (9)Two who are Shire Workers. (10)While the Department advises it is not possible to prioritise towns and communities in this way, the availability of land has made it more difficult to deal with the housing issues in Halls Creek. (11)It is understood that some of the people at Dinner Camp are from the Balgo community. (12) The Government has allocated additional money to GEHA and the houses will be funded from that source. Houses have not been deleted from the GEHA program.
(9)Two who are Shire Workers. (10)While the Department advises it is not possible to prioritise towns and communities in this way, the availability of land has made it more difficult to deal with the housing issues in Halls Creek. (11)It is understood that some of the people at Dinner Camp are from the Balgo community. (12) The Government has allocated additional money to GEHA and the houses will be funded from that source. Houses have not been deleted from the GEHA program.
(10)While the Department advises it is not possible to prioritise towns and communities in this way, the availability of land has made it more difficult to deal with the housing issues in Halls Creek. (11)It is understood that some of the people at Dinner Camp are from the Balgo community. (12) The Government has allocated additional money to GEHA and the houses will be funded from that source. Houses have not been deleted from the GEHA program.
(11)It is understood that some of the people at Dinner Camp are from the Balgo community. (12) The Government has allocated additional money to GEHA and the houses will be funded from that source. Houses have not been deleted from the GEHA program.
(12) The Government has allocated additional money to GEHA and the houses will be funded from that source. Houses have not been deleted from the GEHA program.
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