Page 4217 - Week 12 - Wednesday, 23 October 2019
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MS ORR: Canberra’s community groups and organisations are an important part of our diverse and inclusive city. Providing them with sound infrastructure and places to operate is an important part of the way this government ensures that Canberra’s community groups can deliver their best. When you look at the groups we support, you can see how providing sound infrastructure and support means helping the Canberrans who need help most.
Carers ACT is one organisation that we partner with. I would like to acknowledge their efforts in running an incredibly successful Carers Week last week. Carers ACT provides a broad range of supports for carers and the people they care for. Further to our support for carers and the broader community sector, the Community Services Directorate provides a significant number of community grants that support and empower our community. This support, on top of the facilities and infrastructure we provide, means that our community groups are empowered to reach even more people with more services. The ACT disability inclusion grants and I-Day grants are two programs that support disability advocacy organisations to improve the lives of Canberrans living with disability. I am looking forward to seeing the innovative ways in which these grants will support our community when they are announced later this year.
The ACT government has a strong commitment to supporting Canberra’s local community groups and organisations through strong partnerships. Providing the right infrastructure and the right support to take advantage of that infrastructure means that our community organisations can remain sustainable and strong. We will keep working this term to ensure that community groups get access to the facilities they need and the support they need to keep serving Canberrans.
ACT public service—workplace behaviour resources
MISS C BURCH: My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Safety. Regarding the CMTEDD website’s employment portal for the ACT public service, under the heading “Resolving workplace issues”, the site outlines a list of resources that are supposed to provide information about appropriate workplace behaviour for ACT public service employees. Of the seven resources listed, only two provide a link to their respective documents. Minister, when will the government take workplace bullying and harassment seriously enough to update the website and make the resources available to support ACT public service employees?
MS ORR: I thank Miss Burch for her interest in making sure that our public servants are well supported. The ACT government has a range of programs and policies in place to support the ACT public service. Certainly, if some of the links are not working, I am very glad that the member has brought that to my attention. I will take that up with the public service and I will get back to her with an exact date as to when those links will be repaired.
MISS C BURCH: Thank you, minister. What resources does the government currently have available for ACT public servants dealing with bullying, harassment and discrimination?
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