Nigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Indigenous Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

AHL has undertaken to work with the government to meet our key priorities in education, employment and creating safer communities. It is interesting to note that their new strategic plan from 2014 to 2017 will ensure that a consistent standard of service excellence applies right across those 2,000 beds every night in Australia. It will also increase focus on opportunities for new and innovative approaches to support through-life opportunities where they are needed most. One of the greatest tests of a program or a facility is to think: if you took that away, what would happen? Sadly, sometimes that is nothing, but certainly in the case of AHL it is significant. The Trilby Cooper facility in Kalgoorlie needed to undergo some renovations for a period and sadly many were adversely affected during that time, but I am very pleased to say that the facility reopened on 14 July, indicating what an absolutely essential service this is.