❓ Hon Phil Edman asks the Minister for Child Protection about the locations of the other nine child and parent centres in WA, following an announcement in his electorate. The Minister provides the list after significant interjections and points of order.
AnsweredQoN 64Legislative Council
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CHILD AND
PARENT CENTRES
64. Hon PHIL EDMAN to the Minister for Child Protection:
Firstly, I would just like to thank the minister for going
down to Kwinana in my electorate this morning for the state government's
announcement of a child and parent centre to open at Calista Primary School.
Several members interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order!
Hon PHIL EDMAN : This centre will provide the necessary
service to help parents in Kwinana provide the best future for their children.
My question to Hon Robyn McSweeney is: is the minister able to inform me of the
other nine locations of the child and parent centres in Western Australia?
Several members
interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order! The
standing orders for questions are set out very clearly. It just makes it hard
for me to adjudicate for all members if one member asks a question with a
lengthy preamble.
PARENT CENTRES
64. Hon PHIL EDMAN to the Minister for Child Protection:
Firstly, I would just like to thank the minister for going
down to Kwinana in my electorate this morning for the state government's
announcement of a child and parent centre to open at Calista Primary School.
Several members interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order!
Hon PHIL EDMAN : This centre will provide the necessary
service to help parents in Kwinana provide the best future for their children.
My question to Hon Robyn McSweeney is: is the minister able to inform me of the
other nine locations of the child and parent centres in Western Australia?
Several members
interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order! The
standing orders for questions are set out very clearly. It just makes it hard
for me to adjudicate for all members if one member asks a question with a
lengthy preamble.
AnswerView source ↗
Thank you, Mr
President. I thank Hon Phil
Edman for the question. Since I have been a member of this place, I have
heard many a preamble and some of them have been a page long!
Several members interjected.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Stop yelling at me, thank you!
The PRESIDENT : Order! Let us get to the
answer.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Thank you, Mr President. I do not like
being yelled at in this house, really. Can members stop it, please?
Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : Toughen up, sister!
The PRESIDENT : Order!
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : I hope that is on —
The PRESIDENT : Order! Let us
have the answer from the minister.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Thank you. I hope that is on television,
Mr President, because we will just see how crass the Labor Party is!
I know that Hon Phil
Edman spends a lot of time dealing with youth in the Kwinana area. In fact, as
a parent with two small children, he is very aware of the need for the child
and parent centres that we announced today. I am very proud of our government
for announcing those 10 child and parent centres.
Several members
interjected.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Do members know what the opposition came
out with? Did opposition members say what a wonderful idea this was?
Several members
interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order!
Point of Order
Hon
KEN TRAVERS : Mr President,
we introduced new standing orders that are very clear about the need for answers
to be precise and relevant. The question was very specific about the location
of the other centres. I would have thought that the question requires an answer
that lists the other nine centres, nothing more—to be precise.
The
PRESIDENT : Every member has
an obligation to have a close look at those standing orders. The member is
right in saying that answers have to be concise and relevant. I am sure the
minister on her feet is getting to the answer, which will be concise and
relevant.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Thank you, Mr President. When we announced
these 10 new centres, I expected opposition members would have said how good
this program would be; but no, they called us dishonest.
Several members
interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order!
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : In answer to the question, we will have
new child and parent centres at the Challis Early Childhood Education Centre in
Armadale; Neerabup Primary School, Banksia Grove; Roseworth Primary School,
Girrawheen; Westminster Junior Primary School, Westminster; Dudley Park Primary
School, Mandurah, which is in my electorate; Carey Park Primary School, Bunbury—I
am very pleased to see that two of these centres are in my electorate; South
Hedland Primary School, South Hedland; Brookman Primary School, Langford;
Calista Primary School, Kwinana; and Warriapendi Primary School, Balga. This is
a $29 million project —
Several members
interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order! Let us
hear the minister's answer and other members can then get on to asking
some other questions.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Thank you, Mr President. Many parents on
this side of the house understand what it is like to be a parent and to also
want some information about their child. No matter what the problem or situation
is, access to parenting is necessary. Good parenting is fundamental to the
wellbeing of a child. These integrated services are just good, solid programs
and are practical, universal models. It is hoped that we will have child health
checks and referrals by nurses; parenting information and programs; student
assessment referrals, counselling and family support delivered by a school
psychologist; playgroups and early learning programs with parental involvement;
advice on supporting children's physical, cognitive, language, social
and emotional development; and, allied health services such as occupational
therapy, speech therapy and physiotherapy. It is also hoped that we can
identify and engage with at-risk children and parents. It is just such a wonderful
program. Each coordinator at these centres will be provided with $200 000 to
run these programs —
Several members
interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order! Look,
other members who are interjecting at the moment, I am sure, would not
appreciate the answers to their questions being drowned out by interjections.
You reap what you sow in this place; members are all subject to exactly the
same conditions.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Thank you, Mr President. I am just coming
to my conclusion. An additional 75 schools are to receive new grants of up to
$10 000 for support programs. This is a fantastic program and a good initiative
from the Liberal–National government.
President. I thank Hon Phil
Edman for the question. Since I have been a member of this place, I have
heard many a preamble and some of them have been a page long!
Several members interjected.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Stop yelling at me, thank you!
The PRESIDENT : Order! Let us get to the
answer.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Thank you, Mr President. I do not like
being yelled at in this house, really. Can members stop it, please?
Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : Toughen up, sister!
The PRESIDENT : Order!
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : I hope that is on —
The PRESIDENT : Order! Let us
have the answer from the minister.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Thank you. I hope that is on television,
Mr President, because we will just see how crass the Labor Party is!
I know that Hon Phil
Edman spends a lot of time dealing with youth in the Kwinana area. In fact, as
a parent with two small children, he is very aware of the need for the child
and parent centres that we announced today. I am very proud of our government
for announcing those 10 child and parent centres.
Several members
interjected.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Do members know what the opposition came
out with? Did opposition members say what a wonderful idea this was?
Several members
interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order!
Point of Order
Hon
KEN TRAVERS : Mr President,
we introduced new standing orders that are very clear about the need for answers
to be precise and relevant. The question was very specific about the location
of the other centres. I would have thought that the question requires an answer
that lists the other nine centres, nothing more—to be precise.
The
PRESIDENT : Every member has
an obligation to have a close look at those standing orders. The member is
right in saying that answers have to be concise and relevant. I am sure the
minister on her feet is getting to the answer, which will be concise and
relevant.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Thank you, Mr President. When we announced
these 10 new centres, I expected opposition members would have said how good
this program would be; but no, they called us dishonest.
Several members
interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order!
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : In answer to the question, we will have
new child and parent centres at the Challis Early Childhood Education Centre in
Armadale; Neerabup Primary School, Banksia Grove; Roseworth Primary School,
Girrawheen; Westminster Junior Primary School, Westminster; Dudley Park Primary
School, Mandurah, which is in my electorate; Carey Park Primary School, Bunbury—I
am very pleased to see that two of these centres are in my electorate; South
Hedland Primary School, South Hedland; Brookman Primary School, Langford;
Calista Primary School, Kwinana; and Warriapendi Primary School, Balga. This is
a $29 million project —
Several members
interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order! Let us
hear the minister's answer and other members can then get on to asking
some other questions.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Thank you, Mr President. Many parents on
this side of the house understand what it is like to be a parent and to also
want some information about their child. No matter what the problem or situation
is, access to parenting is necessary. Good parenting is fundamental to the
wellbeing of a child. These integrated services are just good, solid programs
and are practical, universal models. It is hoped that we will have child health
checks and referrals by nurses; parenting information and programs; student
assessment referrals, counselling and family support delivered by a school
psychologist; playgroups and early learning programs with parental involvement;
advice on supporting children's physical, cognitive, language, social
and emotional development; and, allied health services such as occupational
therapy, speech therapy and physiotherapy. It is also hoped that we can
identify and engage with at-risk children and parents. It is just such a wonderful
program. Each coordinator at these centres will be provided with $200 000 to
run these programs —
Several members
interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order! Look,
other members who are interjecting at the moment, I am sure, would not
appreciate the answers to their questions being drowned out by interjections.
You reap what you sow in this place; members are all subject to exactly the
same conditions.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Thank you, Mr President. I am just coming
to my conclusion. An additional 75 schools are to receive new grants of up to
$10 000 for support programs. This is a fantastic program and a good initiative
from the Liberal–National government.
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