Hon Stephen Dawson asks the Minister for Child Protection about the location and number of relative and general carers in the Goldfields-Esperance region, specifically questioning the number of carers in Esperance. The Minister provides a breakdown by town and postcode.

AnsweredQoN 402Legislative Council
Asked
9 April 2014
Portfolio
Child Protection

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DEPARTMENT FOR CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY SUPPORT — ESPERANCE
OFFICE
402. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the
Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to question without notice 396.
(1) Will the
minister please provide the list of goldfields–Esperance towns where
the 48 relative carers and 23 general carers are located, and the number of
carers in each town?
(2) Can the
minister confirm reports that there are fewer than five relative and general
carers located in the town of Esperance?

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question.
(1)–(2)
By town and postcode: Kalgoorlie and Boulder, 6430 and 6432, 13 general carers
and 25 relative carers; Leonora and Laverton, 6438 and 6440, one general carer
and five relative carers; other smaller towns in the goldfields district, one
general carer and 14 relative caters; and Esperance, 6450, eight general carers
and four relative caters.

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