A parliamentary question regarding the Education Minister's support for Djidi Djidi Aboriginal School in Bunbury, including land tenure and a planned visit. The Minister confirms support and a future meeting.

AnsweredQoN 280Legislative Council
Asked
27 June 2001
Portfolio
Education

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(1) Is the minister aware of the quest by the Djidi Djidi Aboriginal School in Bunbury for security of tenure? (2) Does the minister intend to support the school when a recommendation on three sites for the school is put to the Bunbury City Council in July? (3) If the answer is yes to the above, how will this support be expressed? (4) If the answer is no to the above, why not? (5) Despite the minister’s rhetoric about support for Aboriginal education, why will he not visit the Djidi Djidi School when he is in Bunbury this Sunday and Monday, when he intends also to visit the Carey Park Primary School, a mere couple of hundred metres away? Hon G.T. GIFFARD

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2)-(3) This school will be supported through the acquisition of an appropriate site, establishment of facilities and the normal resourcing for a school of this category. (4) Not applicable. (5) The minister has agreed to meet with representatives from the Djidi Djidi School when he visits Bunbury later this year.  The minister will be in Australind on Sunday for only a few hours.
(2) Does the minister intend to support the school when a recommendation on three sites for the school is put to the Bunbury City Council in July? (3) If the answer is yes to the above, how will this support be expressed? (4) If the answer is no to the above, why not? (5) Despite the minister’s rhetoric about support for Aboriginal education, why will he not visit the Djidi Djidi School when he is in Bunbury this Sunday and Monday, when he intends also to visit the Carey Park Primary School, a mere couple of hundred metres away? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2)-(3) This school will be supported through the acquisition of an appropriate site, establishment of facilities and the normal resourcing for a school of this category. (4) Not applicable. (5) The minister has agreed to meet with representatives from the Djidi Djidi School when he visits Bunbury later this year.  The minister will be in Australind on Sunday for only a few hours.
(3) If the answer is yes to the above, how will this support be expressed? (4) If the answer is no to the above, why not? (5) Despite the minister’s rhetoric about support for Aboriginal education, why will he not visit the Djidi Djidi School when he is in Bunbury this Sunday and Monday, when he intends also to visit the Carey Park Primary School, a mere couple of hundred metres away? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2)-(3) This school will be supported through the acquisition of an appropriate site, establishment of facilities and the normal resourcing for a school of this category. (4) Not applicable. (5) The minister has agreed to meet with representatives from the Djidi Djidi School when he visits Bunbury later this year.  The minister will be in Australind on Sunday for only a few hours.
(4) If the answer is no to the above, why not? (5) Despite the minister’s rhetoric about support for Aboriginal education, why will he not visit the Djidi Djidi School when he is in Bunbury this Sunday and Monday, when he intends also to visit the Carey Park Primary School, a mere couple of hundred metres away? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2)-(3) This school will be supported through the acquisition of an appropriate site, establishment of facilities and the normal resourcing for a school of this category. (4) Not applicable. (5) The minister has agreed to meet with representatives from the Djidi Djidi School when he visits Bunbury later this year.  The minister will be in Australind on Sunday for only a few hours.
(5) Despite the minister’s rhetoric about support for Aboriginal education, why will he not visit the Djidi Djidi School when he is in Bunbury this Sunday and Monday, when he intends also to visit the Carey Park Primary School, a mere couple of hundred metres away? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2)-(3) This school will be supported through the acquisition of an appropriate site, establishment of facilities and the normal resourcing for a school of this category. (4) Not applicable. (5) The minister has agreed to meet with representatives from the Djidi Djidi School when he visits Bunbury later this year.  The minister will be in Australind on Sunday for only a few hours.
Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2)-(3) This school will be supported through the acquisition of an appropriate site, establishment of facilities and the normal resourcing for a school of this category. (4) Not applicable. (5) The minister has agreed to meet with representatives from the Djidi Djidi School when he visits Bunbury later this year.  The minister will be in Australind on Sunday for only a few hours.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2)-(3) This school will be supported through the acquisition of an appropriate site, establishment of facilities and the normal resourcing for a school of this category. (4) Not applicable. (5) The minister has agreed to meet with representatives from the Djidi Djidi School when he visits Bunbury later this year.  The minister will be in Australind on Sunday for only a few hours.
(1) Yes. (2)-(3) This school will be supported through the acquisition of an appropriate site, establishment of facilities and the normal resourcing for a school of this category. (4) Not applicable. (5) The minister has agreed to meet with representatives from the Djidi Djidi School when he visits Bunbury later this year.  The minister will be in Australind on Sunday for only a few hours.
(2)-(3) This school will be supported through the acquisition of an appropriate site, establishment of facilities and the normal resourcing for a school of this category. (4) Not applicable. (5) The minister has agreed to meet with representatives from the Djidi Djidi School when he visits Bunbury later this year.  The minister will be in Australind on Sunday for only a few hours.
(4) Not applicable. (5) The minister has agreed to meet with representatives from the Djidi Djidi School when he visits Bunbury later this year.  The minister will be in Australind on Sunday for only a few hours.
(5) The minister has agreed to meet with representatives from the Djidi Djidi School when he visits Bunbury later this year.  The minister will be in Australind on Sunday for only a few hours.

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