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.