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Australia for its respite care service for the young disabled, Belconnen Community Service for an aged persons drop-in centre, and Red Cross Meals on Wheels to enable it to open a new distribution point in Tuggeranong. Access to the younger disabled has also improved recently. I have already mentioned the innovative respite care service to be operated by the Community Programs Association and the expanded service run by Barnardo's Australia.
In addition, a number of capital grants that I have just described will go towards the needs of this group. The third objective outlined in the strategic plan - access and equity - has also been pursued by my department. A two-day training course is to be run next month for all HACC service providers on issues affecting people from a non-English speaking background. In addition, the funding that I recently announced will enable four services to translate and publish multilingual brochures on their services. To improve HACC services to the Aboriginal community, my department is investigating the possibility of running a training course on Aboriginal awareness issues, which I expect will take place later this year.
Contributions to the HACC newsletter will be sought from service providers as well as clients. This is only one of the ways in which my department plans to meet the fourth objective of the strategic plan - to promote effective program management in a way which encourages contribution by service providers. Other options include continuing to develop training strategies for carers and workers in the HACC field, and increasing the volunteer pool available to relevant HACC services. HACC is only one of the many areas under my portfolio, but it is a vital part of the overall approach required to provide a high quality and appropriate health and community service to ACT residents. I present the following paper:
Home and Community Care program -
Ministerial statement, 1 June 1989.
and move:
That the Assembly takes note of the paper.
Debate (on motion by Mr Moore) adjourned.
STANDING COMMITTEES - AMENDMENTS TO RESOLUTIONS OF APPOINTMENT
Motion Without Notice
MR STEVENSON: I seek leave, Mr Speaker, to move a motion varying the resolutions of appointment to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts and the Standing Committee on Social Policy.
MR SPEAKER: Is leave granted? Leave is not granted.
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