The Australian Government has announced a total of $850,000 in infrastructure grants to upgrade 17 community-based alcohol and drug treatment facilities across the nation.
Treasurer Peter Costello and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health, Christopher Pyne, said today that each facility would receive $50,000 to improve its premises for the benefit of clients and drug and alcohol workers.
Alcohol and drug abuse is a devastating problem in the community that the Government is focussed on addressing, Mr Costello said, These non-government organisations work hard to provide assistance to those in the community with alcohol and drug problems, and these grants will help to get recovering alcoholics and drug addicts back on the straight and narrow.
The funding would be a welcome boost to the facilities, which will now be able to purchase much-needed items such as furniture and undertake minor renovations such as painting and repair work, Mr Pyne said.
As well as improving the physical work environment for staff and their clients, the funding will also help to create settings more conducive to providing professional treatment, counselling and rehabilitation services to the community.
Mr Pyne said community-based drug treatment facilities provided a variety of much-needed services, including counselling, outreach and peer support, home detoxification, medicated and non-medicated detoxification, therapeutic communities and rehabilitation.
The Australian Government is committed to drug treatment as an essential component of its balanced Tough on Drugs Strategy and has provided more than $124 million for treatment services since 1997. A list of the organisations that will receive grants is attached.
INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS FOR NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS
|
Agency |
Location |
Grant |
|
We Help Ourselves (WHOS) |
NSW Sydney (relocating to Rozelle Hospital Grounds) |
$50,000 |
|
Ted Noffs Foundation |
150 Avoca St , Randwick , NSW, 2031 |
$50,000 |
|
Salvation Army OASIS Youth Service |
365 Crown St , Surry Hills, NSW |
$50,000 |
|
Salvation Army Canberra Recovery Service |
5-15 Mildura St , Fyshwick, ACT, 2609 |
$50,000 |
|
Karralika Therapeutic Community |
155 Keverstone Ct , Isabella Plains , ACT, 2904 |
$50,000 |
|
The Link Youth Health Service |
57 Liverpool St , Hobart , TAS, 7000 |
$50,000 |
|
Missiondale Recovery Centre |
Launceston City Mission , 75 Leylands Rd , Evendale, TAS, 7212 |
$50,000 |
|
Goorie Recovery House |
69 Haggup St , Cleveland , QLD, 4163 |
$50,000 |
|
Gold Coast Drug Council (Mirakai) |
191 West Burleigh Rd, West Burleigh, QLD, 4219 |
$50,000 |
|
Banyan House |
16 Beaton Rd , Berrimah , NT , 0828 |
$50,000 |
|
Drug and Alcohol Services Association |
4 Schwarz Cres , Alice Springs , NT , 0870 |
$50,000 |
|
Cyrenian House |
318 Fitzgerald St , Perth , WA , 6000 |
$50,000 |
|
Palmerston Association |
134 Palmerston St , Perth , WA , 6000 |
$50,000 |
|
Windana Society Therapeutic Community |
254 Snells Rd , Maryknoll, VIC, 3812 |
$50,000 |
|
Odyssey House |
28 Bonds Rd , Lower Plenty, VIC, 3093 |
$50,000 |
|
Aboriginal Society Group of SA |
182-190 Wakefield St , Adelaide , SA, 5000 |
$50,000 |
|
Uniting Care Wesley Mission Kuitpo Program |
10 Pitt St , Adelaide , SA, 5000 |
$50,000 |