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6 — Centralian Advocate, Friday, August 16, 2013
Remote jobs programis rolling off the rails
Lettersto the Editor
PO BOX 2254, 2 GAP ROAD, ALICE SPRINGSFAX: 8950 9740
The Federal Labor Government’s Indi-genous employment program is in dis-array just weeks after it started.
Labor Member for Lingiari WarrenSnowdon visited Amoonguna, an indi-genous community near Alice Springs,earlier this week and found out first handthat Labor’s Remote Jobs and Communi-ties Program (RJCP) has failed to pro-vide services to Amoonguna despite thefact it was meant to be rolled out fromJuly 1.
Amoonguna had the highest numberof jobseekers in the Alice Springs district— 77 as at January 2013 — but they havebeen left high and dry by Warren Snow-don and Labor. RJCP has been bungledby Labor since day one. Contracts were
meant to be announced in December butmany were only revealed a few weeksbefore the program was due to start,leaving job service providers scramblingto provide support for job seekers.
Labor’s abysmal handling of RJCP
meant the Government had to extendthe transitional arrangements from theold Community Development Employ-ment Project.
There is no performance managementsystem in place meaning that RJCPcontracts have been awarded and fund-ing dispensed, with no way of knowinghow the money is being spent and howmany indigenous jobseekers are beingemployed.
You can’t trust Labor to roll outprograms properly — the pink batts andschool halls disasters are prime examplesof how Labor does things and RJCP canbe added to that list of failures.
Nigel ScullionNT Senator
17The number ofdifferent events inthe Henley-on-Toddregatta tomorrw.53
The number of riders on
the Posties Bike Rnu
arriving in Alice Springs
today.$11m
The amount Warren Snowdon
has promised will be invested
in Lingiari schools for six new
Trade Training Centres.
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Electoral editorial comment published in the Centralian Advocate isauthorised by Bryan Littlely of 2 Gap Road, Alice Springs
EditorialDecember 7, 2012
A lesson in medialaw and rightsTHE Centralian Advocate takes the educat-
ion, development and protection of the
children of this region seriously.
It is not only this newspaper’s desire but
also its responsibility to provide the com-
munity with an insight into what is happen-
ing in our schools — both the positive
outcomes and the areas where there is
potential or need for improvement.
All media are bound by laws which deter-
mine how we must obtain stories and images
and these laws are strong with regards to
the identification of children and taking
comment from minors in all settings, but
particularly in our education facilities.
The Centralian Advocate respects and
abides by these laws.
They are welcomed as they also offer
protection to our staff.
While much of media law relates only to
the publication of material and not the
collection, respect, courtesy and common
sense is used at the coal face.
Media outlets are not required by any law
to pre-announce their arrival at a public
school and have the right to walk on to the
property or interact over the fence, talk to
adults, observe and note activities and even
capture footage
This being so, it is not a common practice
and certainly not an encouraged one at the
Centralian Advocate.
It is our policy to seek out the school
principal when we enter a school and we see
it as that leader’s responsibility to instruct,
direct or reject our approach.
This approach is in line with media law,
common law and decency while still giving
us opportunity to report stories which are in
the public interest.
ALICEBY NUMBERS
Aged careburdenedAged care services in AliceSprings are seriouslystruggling to meetescalating demand.
Contrary to what WarrenSnowdon and the FederalLabor Government wouldhave you believe, the agedcare sector in CentralAustralia is underfunded.
Community care servicesproviding essential homebased care for the elderlyhave unacceptably longwait lists.
The local nursing homesare stretched to the limit.The CommonwealthDepartment of Health andAgeing, the agency thatfunds aged care servicesacross Australia, has noAged Care Packages toassist people to stay athome and will not have anyavailable for many months.
The Alice SpringsHospital has a ward full ofpeople awaiting long-termnursing home placement.
These people are
generally not sick andshould not be in hospital.
Robyn Lambley MLAMember for AraluenNT Health Minister
MusicalbenefitFull marks to theorganisers and contributorsto the highly informativeand successful NationalSeniors Expo.
The segment ‘Issuesrelating to the End of LifePlanning’ prompts us toannounce that aperformance of classical,light and humorous musicwill be held on the lawns ofthe Lutheran ChurchSunday September 29.Proceeds (notes for notes)will benefit two valued localcauses, namely PalliativeCare and the preservationof History and Heritage ofCentral Australia — bothrequiring life support.
Olga Radke, Tony CollinsOld Lutheran Church
History Team
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AQUA FITNESSLasseters Casino heated poolSAT: 8am.
NETBALLUndoolya Rd Netball courtsFRI: NetSetgo 5.30pm.SAT: 9am - 6pm.
SOCCERRoss ParkSUN: Scorpions v Verdi 1.30pm, Celtic v MPH Vikings 3.30pm.
TODD MALL MARKETSTodd MallSUN: 9am.
SUBMISSION IV MARTIAL ARTSAlice Springs Convention CentreSAT: 7pm.
MAYOR'S SENIORS MORNING TEAAlice Springs Convention CentreFRI: 10am.
HENLEY-ON-TODD REGATTATodd River bedSAT: 10.30am.
HAT-MOBILETodd River bedSAT: 10am.
9-HOUR CONCERTGap View HotelSAT: Johnny Goodall Pan Blues Band with Small Jupiter, Lachlan Grant Trio, FootKnuckles 4pm.
OZ LOTTO: 1017 WEDNESDAY LOTTO: 3269OPINION
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