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June 20: Grants available to fight ice

PostPosted: Wed May 11, 2016 12:50 am
by Noel Tudball

Grants available to fight ice in the Carrum District Electorate

Community groups in the Carrum District Electorate can now apply for grants of up to $10,000 to help tackle the drug ice.

The grants are available to support community groups in Melbourne’s urban fringe growth areas, and rural and regional Victoria.

Applications with a focus on people from particular communities, for example, people with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse background, Aboriginal people and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people are also encouraged to apply.

Community Ice Action Grants can be used to deliver local initiatives in response to ice, for example, workshops, forums, local campaigns, training for specific groups and engaging with young people.

This is the second round of Community Ice Action Grants. Last year, 13 community groups received grants, including community health services, sporting clubs and local safety committees.

Community Ice Action Grants are part of the Victorian Government’s Ice Action Plan which is supporting families, providing treatment for users, protecting frontline workers, closing down drug manufacturers and making our community safer.

The Andrews Labor Government has invested a total of $103 million as part of its Ice Action Plan, including $57.6 million in the 2016-17 Budget to expand treatment services, protect frontline workers, and make communities safer. This funding includes:

• $5.5 million for further training and support to better equip frontline workers
• $6 million to develop an 18-20 bed mental health facility in the Grampians region servicing the Ballarat community
• $10 million to improve selected mental health, alcohol and other drug facilities to achieve greater therapeutic and safer environments for patients
• $32 million expansion of the Drug Court of Victoria
• $4 million over four years for a pilot project to respond to Ice in Aboriginal Communities.

Applications for Community Ice Action Grants close on 20 June 2016.

Visit [url]ice.vic.gov.au[/url] for more information.

Quotes attributable to Labor Member for Carrum District, Sonya Kilkenny MP
“It takes a coordinated approach to stop ice, and the Carrum District community can play a key role. This is about finding local solutions to local problems.”
“Ice is a vicious drug and it’s having a disproportionate effect on regional and rural Victorians.”

Quote attributable to Minister for Mental Health, Martin Foley
“The Andrews Labor Government is committed to stopping ice from ruining lives. We’ve invested $103 million to support families, expand treatment services, protect frontline workers and make our community safer.”

Source:
Office of Sonya Kilkenny MP | State Member for Carrum District
622 Nepean Highway, Carrum. Vic. 3197
(03) 9773-2727
Sonya.Kilkenny@parliament.vic.gov.au