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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 563 asked in the Legislative Council on 19 August 2021 by Hon James Hayward

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

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