Page 2256 - Week 07 - Thursday, 7 August 2014

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Questions without notice taken on notice

ACT Emergency Services—funding

Mr Corbell (in reply to a question by Mr Hanson on Tuesday, 3 June 2014): The Memorandum of Understanding for the Provision of Fire Services to the Commonwealth was signed on 7 June 2013.

Asbestos—removal

Mr Corbell (in reply to a supplementary question by Mr Smyth on Wednesday, 14 May 2014): Between 18 February and 14 May 2014, there have been 123 inquiries or contacts to government through Canberra Connect.

ACTION bus service—airport

Mr Rattenbury (in reply to a supplementary question by Mr Coe on Wednesday, 14 May 2014): Senior staff from the Territory and Municipal Services (TAMS) Directorate met on several occasions with a private operator that had raised some concerns about the impact of the Centenary Loop Route 100 service on their business. Those discussions included ways in which TAMS could assist the operator.

Disability services—autism spectrum disorder

Ms Burch (in reply to a question and a supplementary question by Mr Doszpot on Wednesday, 4 June 2014): To date, Governance and Financial Management Packages worth $20,000 each have been provided to fifteen organisations, as follows:

TADACT

Southside Community Services

Mental Health Foundation ACT

CatholicCare Canberra & Goulburn

Darryl’s Den

Community Connections

Karralika

Barnardos Australia

Richmond Fellowship ACT

Anglicare

Volunteering ACT

Havelock Housing Association

Community Options

Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT

The Deaf Society of NSW

There are Forty Governance and Financial Management Packages available and expressions of interest will be accepted until 31 July 2014.

These packages offer tailored professional assistance to develop organisational financial management capacity, governance arrangements and business planning in the NDIS context.

Expressions of interest for Business Improvement Packages worth $50,000 each have closed and providers will be notified of the outcome in the next two weeks.


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