Mrs BRAHAM - 2006-05-04
As you know, we have been negotiating with Braitling Primary School to get students from three town camps to that school. The system has broken down because Tangentyere is funded for the buses and, at the moment, does not have a driver. Could you direct the funding your government gives to Tangentyere to the school so that they can pick up the students themselves?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Braitling for her question. The decision about the redirection or otherwise of that funding is not under my portfolio. However, as Minister for Central Australia, I am delighted to see Braitling Primary School take an interest in the particular town camps they are looking at, which I understand are the ones to the north of the Stuart Highway - Warlpiri camp, Hoppy’s and so on. Those camps have a great need to re-engage kids. As we heard in recent debate, quite a number of at risk kids are in those camps. A school taking a particular interest in the camps is a great development, similar to Gillen Primary and the Larapinta Valley development that we have seen earlier.
All the town schools have a role to play in re-engaging kids and interceding with their education and general wellbeing. I am sure the minister responsible would be – I am not sure. Let us see - Tangentyere Council, that would be the member for Barkly. No? Anyway, we will sort it out. The question has gone into play. We will sort it out. I am sure we will do anything we can to help with that relationship.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Braitling for her question. The decision about the redirection or otherwise of that funding is not under my portfolio. However, as Minister for Central Australia, I am delighted to see Braitling Primary School take an interest in the particular town camps they are looking at, which I understand are the ones to the north of the Stuart Highway - Warlpiri camp, Hoppy’s and so on. Those camps have a great need to re-engage kids. As we heard in recent debate, quite a number of at risk kids are in those camps. A school taking a particular interest in the camps is a great development, similar to Gillen Primary and the Larapinta Valley development that we have seen earlier.
All the town schools have a role to play in re-engaging kids and interceding with their education and general wellbeing. I am sure the minister responsible would be – I am not sure. Let us see - Tangentyere Council, that would be the member for Barkly. No? Anyway, we will sort it out. The question has gone into play. We will sort it out. I am sure we will do anything we can to help with that relationship.
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