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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1335 asked in the Legislative Council on 25 November 2020 by Hon Jacqui Boydell

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE — ORGANISATIONS — NEWMAN

1335. Hon JACQUI BOYDELL to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Community Services:

I refer to the Aboriginal Males Healing Centre in Newman and the associated Parnpajinya Aboriginal Community Safety project.

(1) Has the Department of Communities received any requests for, had any discussions with, or undertaken to provide funding for either the AMHC or the Parnpajinya Aboriginal Males Healing Service to assist with running programs or housing; and, if yes, can the minister please detail them?

(2) Can the minister please table any changes made to government funding between the 2019–20 and 2020–21 financial years for organisations focused on the prevention of family and domestic violence?

(3) Given that the minister has previously stated her support for programs working in partnership with Aboriginal communities and supporting local Aboriginal initiatives, does the minister plan to assist these organisations that provide essential services in Newman; and, if not, why not?

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1) The Department of Communities continues to engage with Mr Devon Cuimara, CEO of the Aboriginal Males Healing Centre, on a range of matters, including requests for assistance and funding.

(2) In 2019–20, the Department of Communities provided $44 791 837 in government funding focused on the prevention of family and domestic violence as follows: family and domestic violence services, $39 735 195; and family and domestic violence grants, $5 056 642. In 2020–21, the Department of Communities will provide $46 885 579 in government funding focused on the prevention of family and domestic violence as follows: FDV services, $40 497 003 and FDV grants, $6 388 576.

(3) The McGowan government is committed to addressing family and domestic violence through ''Path to Safety: Western Australia's Strategy to Reduce Family and Domestic Violence 2020–2030''. The Department of Communities has partnered with various Aboriginal community-controlled organisations to build their capacity as effective organisations throughout Western Australia. Communities engage with Aboriginal people, families and communities to support access to culturally informed and Aboriginal-led service responses, and culturally secure mainstream service delivery. The CEO of the Aboriginal Males Healing Centre is a current member of the Department of Communities' Aboriginal community–controlled organisation strategy project working group.