Page 4638 - Week 13 - Wednesday, 27 November 2019
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To answer Mr Hanson’s question, I have not received the quarterly report for the last quarter at this point in time.
MR HANSON: What are the latest results for categories 1 through to 5, and are you aware of any improvements or deterioration in those results?
MS STEPHEN-SMITH: I thank Mr Hanson for the question. I will take that question on notice. I note that the quarterly performance report is a whole-of-ACT report and that I do not receive regular reporting on the emergency department performance at Calvary Public Hospital Bruce in the same way I do for Canberra Hospital. But my understanding is that performance has been roughly on par with the previous quarter. That is exactly what I said was expected when I tabled the last quarterly performance report, noting that the next quarterly performance report will also cover much of the winter season which, as we know, was a particularly busy season.
MRS DUNNE: Minister, what document did you just put down when you said to Mr Hanson that you had not received the report?
MS STEPHEN-SMITH: I thank Mrs Dunne for the question. This is the quarterly performance report, April to June 2019.
Government—assistance for veterans and seniors
MR GUPTA: My question is to the Minister for Seniors and Veterans. Can the minister update the Assembly on the results of the most recent seniors and veterans grants rounds?
MR RAMSAY: I thank Mr Gupta for his question. I am very pleased to report to the Assembly on the two grants rounds that have recently been held for seniors and for veterans. The seniors grants round has concluded and over $68,000 worth of grants have been awarded to 12 organisations to help promote the social inclusion of seniors across the city. There are several initiatives designed to tackle elder abuse, programs to strengthen social inclusion, healthy eating workshops, upgrades and funding to men’s sheds, and opportunities for seniors to engage with the arts.
In the veterans grants rounds, six organisations were awarded over $42,000 in funding to help improve and support the lives of veterans in Canberra. Arts programs, nutrition programs, blacksmithing and social outings all attracted funding in these rounds.
There is a small amount of funding still available in the seniors grants pool, with opportunities for organisations to receive small grants of up to $2,000 still available. A second round of veterans funding will open on 29 November—later this week—with the opportunity for small grants of up to $2,000 also available.
I am pleased that we have the opportunity to fund organisations to provide targeted and meaningful programs to improve the lives of our seniors and our older Canberrans.
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