Ninga Mia community

Submitted by Louise Sales on Tue, 29/11/2011 - 15:20

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[COUNCIL — Tuesday, 29 November 2011]
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Hon Lynn MacLaren; Hon Simon O'Brien

NINGA MIA COMMUNITY

1094. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the minister representing the Minister for Housing:

(1) Will the Aboriginal community of Ninga Mia, five kilometres outside Kalgoorlie, benefit from the
National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing before 2012–13?

(2) Is the minister aware of the demolition in May 2011 of a series of makeshift derelict structures just
outside the Ninga Mia community, known as “Silver City”?

(3) Can the minister confirm that following the demolition of these structures, housing was intended to be
built at the Ninga Mia community, in addition to the Kalgoorlie short-stay facility?

(4) When will more housing be built at the Ninga Mia community?

(5) What steps is the Department of Housing taking to provide appropriate housing options for the dialysis
patients currently living in the camps outside Ninga Mia?

Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question.

(1) No.

(2) Yes. The demolition was undertaken by the Department of Indigenous Affairs.

(3) No.

(4) Construction at Ninga Mia will be considered under the 2014–16 National Partnership Agreement on
Remote Indigenous Housing competitive bid process.

(5) Applications can be made for permanent public housing. Short-term accommodation is provided by
Trilby CooperHostel, which is run by Aboriginal Hostels Limited.