HOMELESSNESS SERVICES — BUNBURY
563. Hon JAMES HAYWARD to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Community Services:
I refer to question without notice
537 asked yesterday, 18 August 2021, in relation to homelessness in Bunbury.
(1) Is the
minister or the department aware of a report that investigated the feasibility
of using the decommissioned Bunbury fire station as a temporary or transitory
homeless shelter?
(2) If yes to (1), will the
minister table that report?
(3) Can the
minister confirm that the department has no plans or options to provide
temporary or transitory accommodation to homeless people in Bunbury in the
short to medium term?
(4) When does the
minister anticipate long-term, more permanent housing models will be delivered,
resulting in homeless people having access to accommodation in Bunbury?
Hon
SAMANTHA ROWE replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question and provide the following answer on behalf of the
Minister for Community Services.
(1)–(2) No. The minister and the Department of
Communities are aware of a letter by Dr Jane Anderson suggesting the use
of Bunbury fire station as a temporary shelter for homeless sleepers in
Bunbury. The letter is independent of government and it would be inappropriate
for the minister to table it.
(3)–(4) In
addition to the existing service investment in the Bunbury area to address
homelessness, the McGowan government has
provided $2.4 million over five years to Anglicare WA to deliver the Housing
First support service, which will provide localised and essential
supports to help people experiencing homelessness in Bunbury. Bunbury was
chosen as one of three regional centres to attract this additional investment.
The Housing First support service is part of the $34.5 million investment in
the Housing First Homelessness Initiative to support implementation of the
state's 10-year strategy on homelessness. The strategy's focus
is on moving away from temporary solutions and providing people with
appropriate, stable, long-term accommodation with wraparound support.
I seek leave to have the following
list of funded homelessness services in Bunbury as at 19 August 2021
incorporated into Hansard.
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Organisation Name
|
Service Name
|
District
|
Office
|
Agencies for South West Accommodation Inc trading as
Accordwest
|
ASWA Youth Accommodation Support Service
|
Southwest
|
Bunbury
|
Agencies for South West Accommodation Inc trading as
Accordwest
|
Bunbury Accommodation Service – BAS
|
Southwest
|
Bunbury
|
Agencies for South West Accommodation Inc trading as
Accordwest
|
Capes Accommodation Support and Advocacy Service –
CASA
|
Southwest
|
Bunbury
|
Agencies for South West Accommodation Inc trading as
Accordwest
|
General Foster Care – Metropolitan, Peel and
South West Areas
|
Southwest
|
Bunbury
|
Agencies for South West Accommodation Inc trading as
Accordwest
|
Housing Support Workers – South West
|
Southwest
|
Bunbury
|
Anglicare WA Inc
|
Provision of Housing First Support Services Under the
Housing
First Homelessness Initiative (Bunbury)
|
Southwest
|
Bunbury
|
Centrecare Inc
|
Bunbury Counselling and Family Support
|
Southwest
|
Bunbury
|
Centrecare Inc
|
Housing Support Workers; Drug and Alcohol Initiative –
South West Region
|
Southwest
|
Bunbury
|
Centrecare Inc
|
Intensive Family Support Services – South
West
|
Southwest
|
Bunbury
|
In Town Centre Incorporated
|
Shoe String Cafe
|
Southwest
|
Bunbury
|
Jobs South West Inc
|
Youth South West
|
Southwest
|
Bunbury
|
Key Assets the Children's Services Provider
(Australia) Limited
|
General Foster Care Services – South West
|
Southwest
|
Bunbury
|
MacKillop Family Services Ltd
|
South West Emergency Care for Children
|
Southwest
|
Bunbury
|
Mission Australia
|
Navig8
|
Southwest
|
Bunbury
|
Salvation Army (WA) Property Trust
|
Bunbury Family Crisis Centre
|
Southwest
|
Bunbury
|
South West Refuge Inc
|
Safe At Home Initiative – South West Region
|
Southwest
|
Bunbury
|
South West Refuge Inc
|
South West Refuge
|
Southwest
|
Bunbury
|
Waratah Support Centre (South West Region) Inc
|
Family and Domestic Violence Coordinated Response
Service – Southwest
|
Southwest
|
Bunbury
|
Waratah Support Centre (South West Region) Inc
|
Waratah Child Sexual Abuse Therapeutic Service
|
Southwest
|
Bunbury
|
Waratah Support Centre (South West Region) Inc
|
Waratah Children's Domestic Violence Counselling
Service
|
Southwest
|
Bunbury
|
Waratah Support Centre (South West Region) Inc
|
Waratah Family Abuse Intervention Service
|
Southwest
|
Bunbury
|