Juvenile Firelighters Intervention Program

236 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (27 September 2016). In reference to 2016-17 Budget Paper 4, Volume 2, page 83—how many participants were involved in the Juvenile Firelighters Intervention Program in 2015-16?

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for Housing and Urban Development): The Minister for Emergency Services has been advised:

During 2015-16, the Juvenile Firelighters Intervention Program worked with 58 children and their families. The program was highly successful. During 2015-16, evaluations were undertaken with 37 families whose children had finished the program in the 12 months prior, and not one child had relapsed into more fire lighting – representing a 100% success rate.'