Estimates Committee A - Answers to Questions
Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
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Parliament of South Australia
Estimates Committee A - Answers to Questions
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Estimates Replies
APY Task Force
APY TASK FORCE
In reply to Dr McFETRIDGE
House of Assembly
Morphett
APY TASK FORCE
In reply to Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (12 October 2010).
Ms PORTOLESI
House of Assembly
Hartley
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation
Minister for Multicultural Affairs
Minister for Youth
Minister for Volunteers
APY TASK FORCE
Ms PORTOLESI (Hartley—Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers): The following table is a summary of the APY Task Force programs and expenditure for the APY Lands in 2009-10.
| APY LANDS TASK FORCE PROGRAM 2009-10 |
Programs |
2009-10(State) Expenditure (000's) |
2009-10 (Commonwealth) Expenditure (000's) |
| Drug and Alcohol Services |
| Amata Substance Misuse Facility and Outreach Services |
1,051 |
|
| Amata Substance Misuse Facility upgrading works |
|
153 |
| Swimming Pools |
| Swimming Pools maintenance (Mimili, Amata and Pipalyatjara) |
472 |
|
| Families and Communities |
| Community Services (Aged, disability, young families and homemaker programs) |
1,569 |
|
| Community Youth Programs |
729 |
|
| Police Stations |
| New police stations (3)—(Mullighan Inquiry—Cwlth funds) |
|
12,098 |
| Environmental Health |
| Environmental Health Program—(Nganampa Health program) |
313 |
|
| Land Management |
| APY Land Management support |
80 |
|
| Improved Government Service Delivery |
| Land Service Delivery project |
210 |
|
| Staff Housing—(Mullighan Inquiry—Commonwealth funds) |
| DPC (1xDuplex) |
|
637 |
| DFC (4.5xDuplex) |
|
3,086 |
| Health (1xDuplex) |
|
686 |
| DECS (1.5xDuplex) |
|
977 |
| DPC Managed projects/programs |
| Essential services breakdowns/vandalism |
296 |
|
| Arts based tourism programs |
205 |
|
| Capacity Building/Governance training |
200 |
|
| NPY Womens Group—School holiday program |
51 |
|
| APY Newsletter and general administration |
33 |
|
| Spatial site identifiers |
33 |
|
| APY Permits Officer |
33 |
|
| Waste management plan (KESAB) |
30 |
|
| Zero Waste—removal of car bodies |
15 |
|
| Interpreter services |
14 |
|
| Town planning |
13 |
|
| Preparation of Youth Strategy |
13 |
|
| NPY Womens Group—Mullighan Inquiry—Child abuse consultations |
8 |
|
| Other minor expenses |
5 |
|
| Early Childhood report |
3 |
|
| Total |
5,376 |
17,637 |
In submitting this information, it is important to note it is widely recognised that the Task Force model of creating a central funding pool managed by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet’s Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation Division has been highly successful in delivering specific and targeted services and programs to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people and families on the APY Lands.
A clear example of the benefits of the program, is the reduction in the prevalence of petrol sniffing. The 2006 Nganampa survey of petrol sniffing on the APY Lands reported a 60 per cent reduction in the incidence of petrol sniffing across the Lands. A further 54 per cent reduction was reported in 2007 (from the cases still remaining from 2006). In 2008, the survey identified a further 47 per cent reduction, indicating a total 90 per cent reduction in the number of petrol sniffing cases over 3 years.
A key to this success is the pooling of funding that provides the flexibility to direct resources, as required, to the highest and most immediate service needs on the Lands.