Mrs BRAHAM - 2007-08-23
At the end of the Alice Springs Crime Summit, the Chief Minister made a series of commitments and promises. One of them was to help fund an after hours centre for juveniles in Alice Springs. There was also some funding agreed for The Gap Youth Centre. I am particularly interested in the after hours centre, which at the moment is being held at the back of the youth centre. Could you advise where we are at, who you are negotiating with, who will run it, what funding is going to be available, and when are we going to see this new centre established?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Braitling for her question. That service for the youth drop-in centre was evaluated by FACS this year. The service has been restructured in line with the evaluation to focus on an outreach model, and that is trying to get youth workers out on the street and working, particularly around Alice Springs, where we have some real hot spots. The service is now under the auspices of Congress and is working cooperatively with the Tangentyere-run Youth Night Patrol which runs the transport service.
Our government is working on a range of proposals, looking at Alice Springs and that wider region, but particularly looking at how we extend youth services in and around Alice Springs, including the commitment made by the Chief Minister for a drop-in centre which is needed in Alice Springs. We recognise that and will certainly move forward with that. It has been restructured, it is being run under Congress, so if you want to get in touch with Congress, which …
Mrs Braham: Yes, I know that, but I am looking ahead to what premises are going to be made available.
Ms SCRYMGOUR: That is part of what we are looking at for the future, but certainly, a drop-in centre is being looked at.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Braitling for her question. That service for the youth drop-in centre was evaluated by FACS this year. The service has been restructured in line with the evaluation to focus on an outreach model, and that is trying to get youth workers out on the street and working, particularly around Alice Springs, where we have some real hot spots. The service is now under the auspices of Congress and is working cooperatively with the Tangentyere-run Youth Night Patrol which runs the transport service.
Our government is working on a range of proposals, looking at Alice Springs and that wider region, but particularly looking at how we extend youth services in and around Alice Springs, including the commitment made by the Chief Minister for a drop-in centre which is needed in Alice Springs. We recognise that and will certainly move forward with that. It has been restructured, it is being run under Congress, so if you want to get in touch with Congress, which …
Mrs Braham: Yes, I know that, but I am looking ahead to what premises are going to be made available.
Ms SCRYMGOUR: That is part of what we are looking at for the future, but certainly, a drop-in centre is being looked at.
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