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JULIA FARR SERVICES

In reply to Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (28 October 2008).

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Families and Communities, Minister for Northern Suburbs, Minister for Housing, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Disability): I am advised:

On 27 April 2006, a proposal was approved to dissolve the Boards of the Intellectual Disability Services Council, Julia Farr Services and the Independent Living Centre. The proposal included transferring the function of these boards and their respective assets and liabilities, into new disability services governance arrangements, namely Disability SA as a division within the Department for Families and Communities.

The Julia Farr Services Board of Directors, at its meeting on 26 June 2006, passed a motion to accept the government's offer to:

Make available to the Julia Farr Housing Association (JFHA) an additional $21m in community based housing for people with disabilities over the next three financial years, commencing in the 2006-07 financial year.

A legally binding 'Heads of Agreement' was executed on 25 September 2007 by the SA Housing Trust and Julia Farr Housing Association, which restates the commitment of $21m. Construction and planning for new building construction activities commenced during 2007-08, with an intention to fully commit the agreed $21m by 30 June 2010, or as agreed by both parties.

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