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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 187 asked in the Legislative Council on 28 March 2018 by Hon Diane Evers

Parliament: 40 Session: 1


COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRES — FUNDING
      187. Hon DIANE EVERS to the Minister for Regional Development:
      (1) Given the minister has previously acknowledged that in cutting community resource centre funding by 40 per cent she did not consider the substantial growth in wages for CRCs since staff were paid under the federal social, community, home care and disability services industry award, would the minister consider asking her cabinet colleagues to reconsider the funding cuts so that CRC workers can maintain their hours and level of remuneration?
      (2) In the event that the services provided to rural and regional communities by CRCs will be lost due to closures or limited hours of operation after the funding cuts, who will be able to replace those services, including assistance with online access, at the same price in rural and remote WA?
      (3) Has the minister read the Curtin report ''Diversity in place, Unity in service'' from November 2016, which clearly highlights that CRCs provide excellent value above and beyond their funded outcomes?
Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
I thank the member for the question.
(1) I do not accept the premise of the question but, in any event, the answer is no.
      (2) Community resource centre funding increased almost fivefold in nine years. We accept that many CRCs will reduce hours but will continue to deliver meaningful services in a more restrained funding environment.
(3) I have been briefed on that report.