❓ Ms. Mettam questions the closure of the Department of Communities office in Margaret River and the provision of mental health services. The Minister clarifies the office's operational status and refers mental health support to the Department of Health.
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I refer to the "trial" of a Department of Communities office in Margaret River and its subsequent closure in 2020 and ask: (a) Given the trial review was supposed to finish in January 2021, is this office now permanently closed: (i) If not, when will the office re-open; (ii) What will the opening hours be; and (iii) How many Full Time Equivalent staff will be employed; (b) When will the outcomes of the review of the trial be released; (c) If the office will remain permanently closed, what is the justification; and (d) Are there any other support services being implemented in Margaret River to address the increasing mental health needs: (i) If not, why not; and (ii) If yes, what are they and when will they be implemented?
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Answered
10 May 2022
Responded by
Minister for Community Services
Response time
9 days
(a) (i-iii) The Department of Communities’ Margaret River office has not been open to the general public since 2018.
Separately, Communities trialled a model of place-based service delivery known as Local Communities Coordination in Margaret River and other sites in 2019 and 2020.
(b) Communities examined how the Local Communities Coordination trial could inform future service delivery, not where Communities offices are located or how they operate.
(c) There has been no change to service delivery in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River. Communities staff continue to work out of the Margaret River office as required and have a regular presence in the Margaret River community.
(d) (i-ii) Mental health support is primarily a service of the Department of Health and the Mental Health Commission.
Separately, Communities trialled a model of place-based service delivery known as Local Communities Coordination in Margaret River and other sites in 2019 and 2020.
(b) Communities examined how the Local Communities Coordination trial could inform future service delivery, not where Communities offices are located or how they operate.
(c) There has been no change to service delivery in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River. Communities staff continue to work out of the Margaret River office as required and have a regular presence in the Margaret River community.
(d) (i-ii) Mental health support is primarily a service of the Department of Health and the Mental Health Commission.
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