Legislative Council - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2010-05-26 Daily Xml

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ANTI-VIOLENCE COMMUNITY AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS

The Hon. S.G. WADE (15:22): I have a supplementary question: will the minister advise what opportunities there might be beyond the 18 workshops that the Office for Women has funded for those programs to be made available? I agree with the minister that they would be extremely valuable.

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for State/Local Government Relations, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister for the City of Adelaide) (15:22): They have requested further funding so that they might roll out this same program to even more schools than already planned, and I have asked my agency to look at this. It has not got back to me to see whether any further funds are available, but I am looking at it.

I have spoken with the Legal Services Commission and informed them that the next round of community grants funds will be available shortly. I have invited them to put in a submission for that next round of funding to assist them to roll out this program even further. It is quite an astounding and most impressive program. The Legal Services Commission and the ActNow Theatre for Social Change actors are to be congratulated on their efforts.