❓ Hon Giz Watson questions the Minister for Health regarding funding for the Wamba Nilgee Burru Ngardu Derby Men’s Service, highlighting concerns about their ongoing funding base and the lack of a whole-of-government funding conference.
AnsweredQoN 344Legislative Council
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(1) Is the Minister aware that research carried out by the Australian National University on behalf of the Kimberley Land Council shows the most disadvantaged regions for Aboriginal people in Australia are the Derby, Broome and Kununurra areas in the Kimberley?
(2) Did the Office of Aboriginal Health and the Department of Indigenous Affairs receive an application for funding from the Wamba Nilgee Burru Ngardu Derby Men’s Service last year?
(3) If yes to (2), was funding granted?
(4) If yes to (3), how much funding was granted for what period?
(5) If no to (3), why not?
(6) Did the Minister recently receive a letter, from the Wamba Nilgee Burru Ngardu Derby Men’s Service outlining a series of concerns about their ongoing funding base?
(7) Can the Minister outline the content of that letter?
(8) Will the Minister table the letter?
(9) Has the Minister responded to the letter?
(10) If yes to (9), Will the Minister table his response?
(11) Does the Ministers support the provision of services by the Wamba Nilgee Burru Ngardu Derby Men’s Service?
(2) Did the Office of Aboriginal Health and the Department of Indigenous Affairs receive an application for funding from the Wamba Nilgee Burru Ngardu Derby Men’s Service last year?
(3) If yes to (2), was funding granted?
(4) If yes to (3), how much funding was granted for what period?
(5) If no to (3), why not?
(6) Did the Minister recently receive a letter, from the Wamba Nilgee Burru Ngardu Derby Men’s Service outlining a series of concerns about their ongoing funding base?
(7) Can the Minister outline the content of that letter?
(8) Will the Minister table the letter?
(9) Has the Minister responded to the letter?
(10) If yes to (9), Will the Minister table his response?
(11) Does the Ministers support the provision of services by the Wamba Nilgee Burru Ngardu Derby Men’s Service?
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Answered
7 April 2009
Responded by
Minister for Transport representing the Minister for Health
Response time
28 days
(1) Yes.
(2) Yes.
(3) No.
(4) Not applicable.
(5) The request for funding was not approved due to a fully committed budget.
(6) Yes.
(7) The letter from Mr Robertson, Coordinator of the Derby Men's Service, indicated that the organisation's current funding from the Australian Government's Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs runs out in June 2009 and that applications for renewed funding to both State and Australian governments have been unsuccessful. Mr Robertson seeks an explanation as to why the Department of Indigenous Affairs has not so far organised a whole of government funding conference for the Derby Men's Service.
(8) Yes. See Tabled paper No.
(9) Yes.
(10) Yes. See Tabled paper No.
(11) The Minister for Health acknowledges the Derby Men's Service and the role it plays in the Derby community supporting Aboriginal men with complex issues. The Department of Indigenous Affairs will continue to work closely with the Derby Men's Service in providing information and advice of alternative funding streams in support of ongoing efforts to secure funds for the service.
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(2) Yes.
(3) No.
(4) Not applicable.
(5) The request for funding was not approved due to a fully committed budget.
(6) Yes.
(7) The letter from Mr Robertson, Coordinator of the Derby Men's Service, indicated that the organisation's current funding from the Australian Government's Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs runs out in June 2009 and that applications for renewed funding to both State and Australian governments have been unsuccessful. Mr Robertson seeks an explanation as to why the Department of Indigenous Affairs has not so far organised a whole of government funding conference for the Derby Men's Service.
(8) Yes. See Tabled paper No.
(9) Yes.
(10) Yes. See Tabled paper No.
(11) The Minister for Health acknowledges the Derby Men's Service and the role it plays in the Derby community supporting Aboriginal men with complex issues. The Department of Indigenous Affairs will continue to work closely with the Derby Men's Service in providing information and advice of alternative funding streams in support of ongoing efforts to secure funds for the service.
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