The Regional Services Reform Unit has released a roadmap outlining major reforms to the delivery of housing, education, employment and human services for Aboriginal people in regional and remote Western Australia.
The ‘Resilient Families; Strong Communities’ roadmap sets out 10 priority actions the State Government will take within two years in partnership with Aboriginal people to strengthen families, improve living conditions, increase job prospects and accelerate student progress at school.
The Kimberley Strategic Regional Advisory Council met in Kununurra in June to discuss the progress of regional services reform and upcoming priorities.
The meeting was attended by Child Protection Minister Andrea Mitchell, who is one of the reform’s lead Ministers, and included a tour of Kununurra and Welcome to Country by Waringarri Aboriginal Arts.
Strategic Regional Advisory Councils in the Pilbara and Kimberley were established to advise the State Government on the direction for the reform.
The Regional Services Reform Unit visited Roebourne in June to inform and update local Aboriginal organisations about the State Government’s reform activities.
State reform leader Grahame Searle and the reform’s Pilbara Strategic Regional Advisory Council (SRAC) hosted a community forum on 1 June.
Strategic Regional Advisory Councils in the Pilbara and Kimberley were established to advise the Government on the direction for the reform.