Mr WARREN - 2008-02-13
Providing our people with safer streets in communities is a key commitment of the Northern Territory government. Can you please let the House know how the Territory’s Closing the Gap policy has helped people feel much safer?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Goyder for his question. One of the key focus areas of Closing the Gap is improving community safety right across the Northern Territory. This is a government that has invested in our police force like no other government has over many years. I believe the police budget is up something like 65% since 2001, and an additional 200 police officers have been deployed across the Northern Territory.
Closing the Gap funds more. As I said in my previous answer, 49 additional police are currently deployed under the Closing the Gap strategy. Under Task Force Themis, 17 temporary police stations have been established since July 2007. That is not bad. In just over seven or eight months, 17 temporary police stations have been established. They are at Alpurrurulam, Alpara, Bulman, Galiwinku, Gapuwiyak, Haasts Bluff, Imanpa, Minjilang, Minyerri, Mutitjulu, Numbulwar, Nyirripi, Peppimenarti, Ramingining, Santa Teresa, Willowra and Yarralin. That is not a bad effort in providing better coverage across our Northern Territory in police stations for police to work out of. The 18th station at Warruwi will be completed and operational on 11 March 2008.
Task Force Themis stations are manned by a total of 17 Northern Territory police officers and a total of 32 police from the AFP. As well as police on the ground, new police stations on the ground, an additional Pilatus PC-12 aircraft has been in operation since December, flying missions in support of Task Force Themis stations. This is being done in partnership with the Commonwealth government and that partnership will continue.
New opportunities are there for the Northern Territory, working in partnership with the Commonwealth to improve safety and security for people in remote parts of the Northern Territory. In just over eight months, a huge amount has already been done. More is going to occur. Once again, that sign of partnership - the Territory and Commonwealth governments working together - is delivering results for the Territory.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Goyder for his question. One of the key focus areas of Closing the Gap is improving community safety right across the Northern Territory. This is a government that has invested in our police force like no other government has over many years. I believe the police budget is up something like 65% since 2001, and an additional 200 police officers have been deployed across the Northern Territory.
Closing the Gap funds more. As I said in my previous answer, 49 additional police are currently deployed under the Closing the Gap strategy. Under Task Force Themis, 17 temporary police stations have been established since July 2007. That is not bad. In just over seven or eight months, 17 temporary police stations have been established. They are at Alpurrurulam, Alpara, Bulman, Galiwinku, Gapuwiyak, Haasts Bluff, Imanpa, Minjilang, Minyerri, Mutitjulu, Numbulwar, Nyirripi, Peppimenarti, Ramingining, Santa Teresa, Willowra and Yarralin. That is not a bad effort in providing better coverage across our Northern Territory in police stations for police to work out of. The 18th station at Warruwi will be completed and operational on 11 March 2008.
Task Force Themis stations are manned by a total of 17 Northern Territory police officers and a total of 32 police from the AFP. As well as police on the ground, new police stations on the ground, an additional Pilatus PC-12 aircraft has been in operation since December, flying missions in support of Task Force Themis stations. This is being done in partnership with the Commonwealth government and that partnership will continue.
New opportunities are there for the Northern Territory, working in partnership with the Commonwealth to improve safety and security for people in remote parts of the Northern Territory. In just over eight months, a huge amount has already been done. More is going to occur. Once again, that sign of partnership - the Territory and Commonwealth governments working together - is delivering results for the Territory.
Last updated: 09 Aug 2016