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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2004 Week 03 Hansard (Thursday, 11 March 2004) . . Page.. 1207 ..

(4) How do the community services provided by Communities @ Work Inc differ from your Department’s services in the various areas shown upon the letterhead or is the Department planning to vacate these fields;

(5) Would there have been economies of scale to produce this directory for the entire A.C.T.

(6) Was Communities @ Work Inc previously the Tuggeranong Community Council; if so, (a) why was the name changed, (b) what was the cost of the change and (c) who paid for the name change.

Mr Wood: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) The Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services provides funding of $228,800 (GST inclusive) to Communities @Work to undertake community development activities and projects, but no separate funding was provided specifically for the directory.

(2) Some other Regional Community Services, such as Belconnen Community Service, already produce similar directories for their region. It is up to each Regional Community Service to identify and provide the community development activities and projects they consider most relevant for their region.

(3) The directory is an initiative of Communities @ Work and they will be distributing it.

(4) The Department is not planning to vacate any field of current activity. Communities @ Work receives funding from the Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services and other ACT Government Departments and the Australian Government to provide a range of services to the ACT community.

The Department funds community agencies (including Communities @Work) to provide community services over and above the services provided by the Department.

Amongst its funded programs, Communities @ Work provide in home and community based services for people who are elderly or who have a disability, family support and parenting programs, a supported accommodation service for women escaping domestic violence and services for young people.

(5) The government provides funding for an annual ACT wide directory of community services. This directory is known as the Contact Handbook.

There would probably not be beneficial economies of scale if the Tuggeranong and Weston Creek directory was produced for the entire ACT. Possible savings in production costs would be offset by the loss of support provided by local business. The directory provides a useful local map of the social, recreational and support services in the Tuggeranong and Weston Creek regions.

(6) The Tuggeranong Community Council is a different organisation from the Tuggeranong Community Service. The Weston Creek Community Service and the Tuggeranong Community Service have combined to become Communities @ Work.

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