Questions & Answers Paper No. 158 - Parliament of New South ...

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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
MONDAY 12 OCTOBER 2009
provides the client, referrer and others involved, with information about contacting other support
services.
Home Care staff are continually participating in local HACC forums and liaise with key referral agencies,
such as Commonwealth Carelink and NSW Health services to ensure that information on intake to Home
Care services is available to any member of the community who requires assistance.
(4) ADHC funds almost 600 government and non-government providers to provide HACC services. In
the event that a particular organisation is unable to provide a requested service, clients can be referred to
another service in the area, and be provided with information about the Commonwealth Carelink Centre
(contact number 1800 052 222).
The Commonwealth Carelink Centre maintains a comprehensive database containing community aged
care, disability and other support services. This service acts as a central point of contact for the general
public and provides advice and information to clients regarding which services are available in their local
areas.
(5) Service planning, including the assessment of service gaps, is conducted annually at the regional
level. The planning process involves extensive consultation with all stakeholders and analysis of various
data sets.
Information on unmet needs is used to inform planning for services. For example, the regional planning
for 2008-09 identified unmet need for personal care and domestic assistance services in the South East
Sydney LPA, which covers inner city Sydney. In response, additional funding of $1.9 million was
provided for HACC service expansion in this planning area in 2008-09.
(6) There has been a steady increase of around 7% a year in HACC funding over several years. ADHC
has completed the HACC Planning process for 2009-10 and 2010-11 and details of service expansion
have been included in the Annual Supplements to the HACC Triennial Plan (2008-11) for these two
years. The Annual Supplements are currently awaiting Australian Government approval. Planned HACC
funding for South East Sydney LPA for 2009-10 is $62.8 million, and for the Inner West LPA HACC
funding is $33.6 million.
*7461 RTA NOISE ABATEMENT PROGRAM—Ms Clover Moore asked the Minister for Roads—
(1) How many applications did the Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) receive for treatment against the
effects of very high road traffic noise on properties near noisy roads under the Noise Abatement
Program:
(a) last financial year;
(b) the financial year for 2007-08;
(c) the financial year for 2006-07?
(2) How many of these applications received amelioration under the Noise Abatement Program?
(3) How many of these applications were refused under the Noise Abatement Program?
(4) Of those that were refused, how many were for residential properties that experienced noise levels of
at least 65 decibels during the day or 60 decibels during the night?
(5) How many applications did the RTA receive for treatment against the effects of very high road traffic
noise on properties near noisy roads in the Sydney electorate under the Noise Abatement Program:
(a) last financial year;
(b) the financial year for 2007-08;
(c) the financial year for 2006-07?
(6) How many of the Sydney electorate applications received amelioration under the Noise Abatement
Program?
(7) How many of the Sydney electorate applications were refused under the Noise Abatement Program?
(8) Of those that were refused, how many were for residential properties that experienced noise levels of
at least 65 decibels during the day or 60 decibels during the night?
(9) What plans does the Government have to expand the program to ensure that residents can be
protected from very high levels of traffic noise?
Answer—
I am advised:
(1) (a) 110.
(b) 132.
(c) 203.
(2) 146.
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