❓ Hon Ken Baston asks about ensuring adequate supplies to remote Aboriginal communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, referencing panic buying impacts. The government responds that it is working through existing emergency structures and the Department of Communities to address the issue.
AnsweredQoN 312Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
CORONAVIRUS — REMOTE ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES
— SUPPLIES
312. Hon KEN BASTON to the minister representing the
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs:
I refer to the WAtoday online
article titled ''Remote Indigenous communities pay the price for big
city panic buyers''. Is the government actively working with
supermarkets that service very remote towns such as Kununurra, Halls Creek and
Fitzroy Crossing to ensure that they are receiving adequate supplies of
essential goods?
— SUPPLIES
312. Hon KEN BASTON to the minister representing the
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs:
I refer to the WAtoday online
article titled ''Remote Indigenous communities pay the price for big
city panic buyers''. Is the government actively working with
supermarkets that service very remote towns such as Kununurra, Halls Creek and
Fitzroy Crossing to ensure that they are receiving adequate supplies of
essential goods?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
The Western Australian government is
working through the state emergency coordination group and the regional structures that sit beneath that group, which
include local government authorities, to ensure that adequate food and other
supplies are available in regional areas and towns. As part of this work, the
Department of Communities is working with individual remote Aboriginal
communities such as Noonkanbah at a local level to ensure that supermarkets are
delivering essential supplies to those communities.
some notice of the question.
The Western Australian government is
working through the state emergency coordination group and the regional structures that sit beneath that group, which
include local government authorities, to ensure that adequate food and other
supplies are available in regional areas and towns. As part of this work, the
Department of Communities is working with individual remote Aboriginal
communities such as Noonkanbah at a local level to ensure that supermarkets are
delivering essential supplies to those communities.
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