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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 914 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 12 November 2020 by Mr I.C. Blayney

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

HOMELESSNESS — GERALDTON

914. Mr I.C. BLAYNEY to the Minister for Community Services:

I have a supplementary question. Under the government's watch, Cameliers Guest House closed after three decades of providing crisis accommodation to people who find themselves in this situation. When will the minister make replacing this service a priority?

Ms S.F. McGURK replied:

Cameliers Guest House was not a government-run centre. We provided some funding for a small number of beds. When Cameliers was not sustainable as an organisation, it was not able to continue and it wound up. That was not a funding decision by government. It was not our call for it to be wound up; in fact, we made sure that there was still money available in the system for those crisis beds. I was just reminded of another announcement that has been made in the budget, and that is for Aboriginal short-stay accommodation in Geraldton. When I was in Broome recently, a number of people who work in the community sector told me how well the Broome short-stay accommodation is going. It is run by an Aboriginal provider and has been very successful. The money is there. The procurement is on its way to being done for Geraldton. In fact, I saw the site where the Geraldton short-stay accommodation will take place. Again, this will lay the foundation for some very good work to make sure that vulnerable people will be assisted not only in an emergency but also to have a solid, safe and secure future.