❓ Premier Carpenter acknowledges adverse impacts from the Commonwealth's CDEP funding withdrawal, highlighting the significant impact on Goolarri Media in Broome and the potential loss of Indigenous jobs. The WA government is considering financial support.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYMENT PROJECTS FUNDING
Is the Premier aware of any adverse impacts arising from the commonwealth government’s withdrawal of community development employment projects funding? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
Is the Premier aware of any adverse impacts arising from the commonwealth government’s withdrawal of community development employment projects funding? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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I thank the member for Kimberley for the question. The answer is yes. In 2006 John Howard announced that the CDEP program would be wound back. The program has been very important in developing meaningful employment projects for Aboriginal people. CDEPs have been especially important in remote areas of the state where there is no established labour market. The ideology underlying Mr Howard’s decision was that the job search arrangements for Aboriginal people should be normalised, so that an Aboriginal job seeker at Balgo would be subject to the same arrangements as a job seeker in Sydney. The practical effects of the wind back of CDEP became very clear to me when I visited Broome last year and went on a tour with the member. We went to Goolarri Media Enterprises Pty Ltd in Broome. Goolarri, as many members will know, is an outstanding Aboriginal enterprise based in Broome. It employs 37 Indigenous people and is the largest employer of Indigenous people in Broome. Goolarri Media provides leading-edge training in media technology for young Aboriginal people and has won commonwealth and state awards for its training achievements. Goolarri has captured the attention of international media organisations that have recognised its production expertise when filming in the remote north. We must remember that this organisation works in a very small population base, so that obviously affects its economics. Unfortunately, the winding back of the community development employment program has cut Goolarri’s operating revenue by more than $1 million a year, which is about 50 per cent of its annual revenue. More than 30 Aboriginal people’s jobs are in jeopardy. Goolarri has asked the Western Australian government for financial support, through the member for Kimberley, who has advocated on behalf of Goolarri to me directly and to the government more broadly. We are in the process of considering that request because Goolarri plays such an important part in the lives of many people in the Kimberley region, not just in Broome but right through the region. It is used as a vehicle to transmit very important public health and other messages right through the Kimberley area. I would hate to see the Goolarri Media operation come to an end because of the withdrawal of commonwealth support. I thank the member for Kimberley for bringing this matter to my attention. We intend to deal with it.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Kimberley for the question. The answer is yes. In 2006 John Howard announced that the CDEP program would be wound back. The program has been very important in developing meaningful employment projects for Aboriginal people. CDEPs have been especially important in remote areas of the state where there is no established labour market. The ideology underlying Mr Howard’s decision was that the job search arrangements for Aboriginal people should be normalised, so that an Aboriginal job seeker at Balgo would be subject to the same arrangements as a job seeker in Sydney. The practical effects of the wind back of CDEP became very clear to me when I visited Broome last year and went on a tour with the member. We went to Goolarri Media Enterprises Pty Ltd in Broome. Goolarri, as many members will know, is an outstanding Aboriginal enterprise based in Broome. It employs 37 Indigenous people and is the largest employer of Indigenous people in Broome. Goolarri Media provides leading-edge training in media technology for young Aboriginal people and has won commonwealth and state awards for its training achievements. Goolarri has captured the attention of international media organisations that have recognised its production expertise when filming in the remote north. We must remember that this organisation works in a very small population base, so that obviously affects its economics. Unfortunately, the winding back of the community development employment program has cut Goolarri’s operating revenue by more than $1 million a year, which is about 50 per cent of its annual revenue. More than 30 Aboriginal people’s jobs are in jeopardy. Goolarri has asked the Western Australian government for financial support, through the member for Kimberley, who has advocated on behalf of Goolarri to me directly and to the government more broadly. We are in the process of considering that request because Goolarri plays such an important part in the lives of many people in the Kimberley region, not just in Broome but right through the region. It is used as a vehicle to transmit very important public health and other messages right through the Kimberley area. I would hate to see the Goolarri Media operation come to an end because of the withdrawal of commonwealth support. I thank the member for Kimberley for bringing this matter to my attention. We intend to deal with it.
I thank the member for Kimberley for the question. The answer is yes. In 2006 John Howard announced that the CDEP program would be wound back. The program has been very important in developing meaningful employment projects for Aboriginal people. CDEPs have been especially important in remote areas of the state where there is no established labour market. The ideology underlying Mr Howard’s decision was that the job search arrangements for Aboriginal people should be normalised, so that an Aboriginal job seeker at Balgo would be subject to the same arrangements as a job seeker in Sydney. The practical effects of the wind back of CDEP became very clear to me when I visited Broome last year and went on a tour with the member. We went to Goolarri Media Enterprises Pty Ltd in Broome. Goolarri, as many members will know, is an outstanding Aboriginal enterprise based in Broome. It employs 37 Indigenous people and is the largest employer of Indigenous people in Broome. Goolarri Media provides leading-edge training in media technology for young Aboriginal people and has won commonwealth and state awards for its training achievements. Goolarri has captured the attention of international media organisations that have recognised its production expertise when filming in the remote north. We must remember that this organisation works in a very small population base, so that obviously affects its economics. Unfortunately, the winding back of the community development employment program has cut Goolarri’s operating revenue by more than $1 million a year, which is about 50 per cent of its annual revenue. More than 30 Aboriginal people’s jobs are in jeopardy. Goolarri has asked the Western Australian government for financial support, through the member for Kimberley, who has advocated on behalf of Goolarri to me directly and to the government more broadly. We are in the process of considering that request because Goolarri plays such an important part in the lives of many people in the Kimberley region, not just in Broome but right through the region. It is used as a vehicle to transmit very important public health and other messages right through the Kimberley area. I would hate to see the Goolarri Media operation come to an end because of the withdrawal of commonwealth support. I thank the member for Kimberley for bringing this matter to my attention. We intend to deal with it.
The practical effects of the wind back of CDEP became very clear to me when I visited Broome last year and went on a tour with the member. We went to Goolarri Media Enterprises Pty Ltd in Broome. Goolarri, as many members will know, is an outstanding Aboriginal enterprise based in Broome. It employs 37 Indigenous people and is the largest employer of Indigenous people in Broome. Goolarri Media provides leading-edge training in media technology for young Aboriginal people and has won commonwealth and state awards for its training achievements. Goolarri has captured the attention of international media organisations that have recognised its production expertise when filming in the remote north. We must remember that this organisation works in a very small population base, so that obviously affects its economics. Unfortunately, the winding back of the community development employment program has cut Goolarri’s operating revenue by more than $1 million a year, which is about 50 per cent of its annual revenue. More than 30 Aboriginal people’s jobs are in jeopardy. Goolarri has asked the Western Australian government for financial support, through the member for Kimberley, who has advocated on behalf of Goolarri to me directly and to the government more broadly. We are in the process of considering that request because Goolarri plays such an important part in the lives of many people in the Kimberley region, not just in Broome but right through the region. It is used as a vehicle to transmit very important public health and other messages right through the Kimberley area. I would hate to see the Goolarri Media operation come to an end because of the withdrawal of commonwealth support. I thank the member for Kimberley for bringing this matter to my attention. We intend to deal with it.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Kimberley for the question. The answer is yes. In 2006 John Howard announced that the CDEP program would be wound back. The program has been very important in developing meaningful employment projects for Aboriginal people. CDEPs have been especially important in remote areas of the state where there is no established labour market. The ideology underlying Mr Howard’s decision was that the job search arrangements for Aboriginal people should be normalised, so that an Aboriginal job seeker at Balgo would be subject to the same arrangements as a job seeker in Sydney. The practical effects of the wind back of CDEP became very clear to me when I visited Broome last year and went on a tour with the member. We went to Goolarri Media Enterprises Pty Ltd in Broome. Goolarri, as many members will know, is an outstanding Aboriginal enterprise based in Broome. It employs 37 Indigenous people and is the largest employer of Indigenous people in Broome. Goolarri Media provides leading-edge training in media technology for young Aboriginal people and has won commonwealth and state awards for its training achievements. Goolarri has captured the attention of international media organisations that have recognised its production expertise when filming in the remote north. We must remember that this organisation works in a very small population base, so that obviously affects its economics. Unfortunately, the winding back of the community development employment program has cut Goolarri’s operating revenue by more than $1 million a year, which is about 50 per cent of its annual revenue. More than 30 Aboriginal people’s jobs are in jeopardy. Goolarri has asked the Western Australian government for financial support, through the member for Kimberley, who has advocated on behalf of Goolarri to me directly and to the government more broadly. We are in the process of considering that request because Goolarri plays such an important part in the lives of many people in the Kimberley region, not just in Broome but right through the region. It is used as a vehicle to transmit very important public health and other messages right through the Kimberley area. I would hate to see the Goolarri Media operation come to an end because of the withdrawal of commonwealth support. I thank the member for Kimberley for bringing this matter to my attention. We intend to deal with it.
I thank the member for Kimberley for the question. The answer is yes. In 2006 John Howard announced that the CDEP program would be wound back. The program has been very important in developing meaningful employment projects for Aboriginal people. CDEPs have been especially important in remote areas of the state where there is no established labour market. The ideology underlying Mr Howard’s decision was that the job search arrangements for Aboriginal people should be normalised, so that an Aboriginal job seeker at Balgo would be subject to the same arrangements as a job seeker in Sydney. The practical effects of the wind back of CDEP became very clear to me when I visited Broome last year and went on a tour with the member. We went to Goolarri Media Enterprises Pty Ltd in Broome. Goolarri, as many members will know, is an outstanding Aboriginal enterprise based in Broome. It employs 37 Indigenous people and is the largest employer of Indigenous people in Broome. Goolarri Media provides leading-edge training in media technology for young Aboriginal people and has won commonwealth and state awards for its training achievements. Goolarri has captured the attention of international media organisations that have recognised its production expertise when filming in the remote north. We must remember that this organisation works in a very small population base, so that obviously affects its economics. Unfortunately, the winding back of the community development employment program has cut Goolarri’s operating revenue by more than $1 million a year, which is about 50 per cent of its annual revenue. More than 30 Aboriginal people’s jobs are in jeopardy. Goolarri has asked the Western Australian government for financial support, through the member for Kimberley, who has advocated on behalf of Goolarri to me directly and to the government more broadly. We are in the process of considering that request because Goolarri plays such an important part in the lives of many people in the Kimberley region, not just in Broome but right through the region. It is used as a vehicle to transmit very important public health and other messages right through the Kimberley area. I would hate to see the Goolarri Media operation come to an end because of the withdrawal of commonwealth support. I thank the member for Kimberley for bringing this matter to my attention. We intend to deal with it.
The practical effects of the wind back of CDEP became very clear to me when I visited Broome last year and went on a tour with the member. We went to Goolarri Media Enterprises Pty Ltd in Broome. Goolarri, as many members will know, is an outstanding Aboriginal enterprise based in Broome. It employs 37 Indigenous people and is the largest employer of Indigenous people in Broome. Goolarri Media provides leading-edge training in media technology for young Aboriginal people and has won commonwealth and state awards for its training achievements. Goolarri has captured the attention of international media organisations that have recognised its production expertise when filming in the remote north. We must remember that this organisation works in a very small population base, so that obviously affects its economics. Unfortunately, the winding back of the community development employment program has cut Goolarri’s operating revenue by more than $1 million a year, which is about 50 per cent of its annual revenue. More than 30 Aboriginal people’s jobs are in jeopardy. Goolarri has asked the Western Australian government for financial support, through the member for Kimberley, who has advocated on behalf of Goolarri to me directly and to the government more broadly. We are in the process of considering that request because Goolarri plays such an important part in the lives of many people in the Kimberley region, not just in Broome but right through the region. It is used as a vehicle to transmit very important public health and other messages right through the Kimberley area. I would hate to see the Goolarri Media operation come to an end because of the withdrawal of commonwealth support. I thank the member for Kimberley for bringing this matter to my attention. We intend to deal with it.
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