Mr GUNNER - 2010-02-17
Can you please outline to the House how the Alice Springs Transformation Plan is improving the lives of people in town camps?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Fannie Bay for his question. Quite rightly, the Alice Springs Transformation Plan is making a significant difference to the lives of town camp people living in Alice Springs. The $150m Alice Springs Transformation Plan will see 85 new homes for town camp residents built, significant civil works, and a large number of refurbishments on town camps to be undertaken as well.
There are already significant improvements on the ground, with the town camp clean-ups well under way and most of those completed. Organisations such as Ingkerreke Outstation Resource Services and the prison work camps have done a fantastic job in doing the clean-ups, with Ingkerreke Outstation Resource Services employing some 36 local Indigenous people.
The Fix and Make Safe Program is well under way, and Territory Alliance is continuing scoping works for the refurbishments expected to begin in the first quarter of this year. I have had the opportunity on quite a number of occasions to witness for myself the Fix and Make Safe Programs, and it is great to see teams of tradespeople working with town camp residents to fix up those houses so quickly. Residents are closely involved, and there is a real sense of optimism about the future and their lives living in town camps, with some town camp residents looking forward to having a chance to own their own homes.
Through this partnership with the federal government and minister Macklin, there is a major investment in dealing also with the social issues in Alice Springs.
Mr Tollner: Spending money - that is great. $130m for 80 houses - beauty.
Madam SPEAKER: Order! Order, member for Fong Lim! Minister, you have the call.
Mr HAMPTON: Thank you, Madam Speaker. They are so rude and just a rabble.
Madam Speaker, this is a great program we are seeing unfold in Alice Springs …
Mr Conlan interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Order!
Mr HAMPTON: I thought the member for Greatorex would be really interested, because these are some of his constituents.
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Order! Resume your seat. Honourable members, it is extremely hard to hear the minister. There are far too many interjections, and now the minister only has 40 seconds to answer this question. Minister, I will call you again.
Mr HAMPTON: Thank you, Madam Speaker. This government is absolutely proud to work in partnership with the federal government to make a real difference to town camp residents.
The only time the member for Greatorex speaks is in this House, because he is just so silent in his own electorate. He does not like to get out and visit town camps in his own electorate.
This program is fantastic. The transformation and innovative approaches are leading to real results on the ground for the people of Alice Springs and the town camp residents who live there.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Fannie Bay for his question. Quite rightly, the Alice Springs Transformation Plan is making a significant difference to the lives of town camp people living in Alice Springs. The $150m Alice Springs Transformation Plan will see 85 new homes for town camp residents built, significant civil works, and a large number of refurbishments on town camps to be undertaken as well.
There are already significant improvements on the ground, with the town camp clean-ups well under way and most of those completed. Organisations such as Ingkerreke Outstation Resource Services and the prison work camps have done a fantastic job in doing the clean-ups, with Ingkerreke Outstation Resource Services employing some 36 local Indigenous people.
The Fix and Make Safe Program is well under way, and Territory Alliance is continuing scoping works for the refurbishments expected to begin in the first quarter of this year. I have had the opportunity on quite a number of occasions to witness for myself the Fix and Make Safe Programs, and it is great to see teams of tradespeople working with town camp residents to fix up those houses so quickly. Residents are closely involved, and there is a real sense of optimism about the future and their lives living in town camps, with some town camp residents looking forward to having a chance to own their own homes.
Through this partnership with the federal government and minister Macklin, there is a major investment in dealing also with the social issues in Alice Springs.
Mr Tollner: Spending money - that is great. $130m for 80 houses - beauty.
Madam SPEAKER: Order! Order, member for Fong Lim! Minister, you have the call.
Mr HAMPTON: Thank you, Madam Speaker. They are so rude and just a rabble.
Madam Speaker, this is a great program we are seeing unfold in Alice Springs …
Mr Conlan interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Order!
Mr HAMPTON: I thought the member for Greatorex would be really interested, because these are some of his constituents.
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Order! Resume your seat. Honourable members, it is extremely hard to hear the minister. There are far too many interjections, and now the minister only has 40 seconds to answer this question. Minister, I will call you again.
Mr HAMPTON: Thank you, Madam Speaker. This government is absolutely proud to work in partnership with the federal government to make a real difference to town camp residents.
The only time the member for Greatorex speaks is in this House, because he is just so silent in his own electorate. He does not like to get out and visit town camps in his own electorate.
This program is fantastic. The transformation and innovative approaches are leading to real results on the ground for the people of Alice Springs and the town camp residents who live there.
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