Ms SCRYMGOUR - 2003-08-14
The government is committed to working in partnership with communities on crime prevention. Can the minister please advise the House how the community can access funding for crime prevention projects?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for her question. The next round of the $400 000 a year crime prevention grant scheme will close on Friday, 22 August. I would urge members to encourage community groups in their various electorates to make sure they put ideas in for this round of grants.
Previous applications funded have covered a wide range of crime prevention projects, including: the restorative justice program being run by Territory schools for youth at risk; a diversionary training program at Paradale community outstation, which services small communities around Peppimenarti; extended Night Patrol services; a multicultural council to address the use of alcohol and other drugs within the Darwin ethnic communities; Tennant Creek Town Council for lighting in Patterson Street and Haddock Park; Palmerston City Council for the development of the Palmerston/Litchfield Regional Community Safety Plan; Palmerston High School and Nakara Primary School, for projects to discourage crime by erecting stronger security and safety lighting and signs; and for some of our regional crime prevention councils to develop crime prevention and youth safety strategies.
These show the broad range of projects being worked on at the community level across the Territory. These are a very important resource for the emerging network of crime prevention groups throughout the Northern Territory, both in our remote regions and our main urban centres. In tandem with the announcement this week by the Police minister of the substantial new resources going into our police force, and the revival of the capacity of our police to play their front line role in crime prevention, the continued roll-out of these initiatives brought forward by the community throughout the Territory is going to give us a powerful two-pronged attack on the levels of criminal behaviour.
Of particular interest to us is pests and antisocial behaviour, so I will make sure that a copy of one of these grants goes to ‘Mr Bugger-off’ of Coconut Grove.
Mr HENDERSON (Leader of Government Business): Madam Speaker, I ask that further questions be placed on the Question Paper. I am sure honourable members would be pleased that there have been 21 questions in Question Time today. That must be something close to a record.
Mr Stirling: 56 questions this week - unheard of. It would have taken us three sittings to get 56 questions …
Mr Dunham: Yes, 56 questions, no answers. Spit it out, big guys.
Madam SPEAKER: Order, order! Member for Drysdale. Before we go on I believe the Minister for Environment and Heritage has some supplementary information he wishes to give.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for her question. The next round of the $400 000 a year crime prevention grant scheme will close on Friday, 22 August. I would urge members to encourage community groups in their various electorates to make sure they put ideas in for this round of grants.
Previous applications funded have covered a wide range of crime prevention projects, including: the restorative justice program being run by Territory schools for youth at risk; a diversionary training program at Paradale community outstation, which services small communities around Peppimenarti; extended Night Patrol services; a multicultural council to address the use of alcohol and other drugs within the Darwin ethnic communities; Tennant Creek Town Council for lighting in Patterson Street and Haddock Park; Palmerston City Council for the development of the Palmerston/Litchfield Regional Community Safety Plan; Palmerston High School and Nakara Primary School, for projects to discourage crime by erecting stronger security and safety lighting and signs; and for some of our regional crime prevention councils to develop crime prevention and youth safety strategies.
These show the broad range of projects being worked on at the community level across the Territory. These are a very important resource for the emerging network of crime prevention groups throughout the Northern Territory, both in our remote regions and our main urban centres. In tandem with the announcement this week by the Police minister of the substantial new resources going into our police force, and the revival of the capacity of our police to play their front line role in crime prevention, the continued roll-out of these initiatives brought forward by the community throughout the Territory is going to give us a powerful two-pronged attack on the levels of criminal behaviour.
Of particular interest to us is pests and antisocial behaviour, so I will make sure that a copy of one of these grants goes to ‘Mr Bugger-off’ of Coconut Grove.
Mr HENDERSON (Leader of Government Business): Madam Speaker, I ask that further questions be placed on the Question Paper. I am sure honourable members would be pleased that there have been 21 questions in Question Time today. That must be something close to a record.
Mr Stirling: 56 questions this week - unheard of. It would have taken us three sittings to get 56 questions …
Mr Dunham: Yes, 56 questions, no answers. Spit it out, big guys.
Madam SPEAKER: Order, order! Member for Drysdale. Before we go on I believe the Minister for Environment and Heritage has some supplementary information he wishes to give.
Last updated: 09 Aug 2016