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ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE ................................................. 28625 ADOPTION LAW REFORM ......................................................................................................... 28623 ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BILL 2014............................................. 28679 ALESCO SENIOR COLLEGE ....................................................................................................... 28624 ASSYRIAN NEW YEAR FESTIVAL ............................................................................................ 28694 AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS CENTENARY ................................................................................. 28611 BENTLEY BLOCKADE ............................................................................................................... 28636 BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE ............................................................ 28610, 28626, 28640, 28640, 28661 CANOBOLAS RURAL TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL ............................................................ 28619 CENTRAL WEST JOBS ................................................................................................................ 28630 CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO BE ACCORDED PRIORITY............................................ 28641 COURTS AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2014 ........................................... 28690 CRIMES (SENTENCING PROCEDURE) AMENDMENT (FAMILY MEMBER VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT) BILL 2014 ............................................................................................................. 28683 DEATH OF COALMINERS JAMIE MITCHELL AND PHILLIP GRANT .................................... 28614 DEATH OF REGINALD WILLIAM "REG" GASNIER, AM ......................................................... 28638 DISTINGUISHED VISITORS ....................................................................................................... 28653 ENERGY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (RETAIL PRICE DEREGULATION) BILL 2014 ....... 28681 FEDERATION OF PARENTS AND CITIZENS ASSOCIATIONS OF NEW SOUTH WALES28632, 28642 GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY ......................................................................................... 28628 HOLSWORTHY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT PARLIAMENT .................................................. 28694 HORNSBY ELECTORATE ANZAC DAY SERVICES ................................................................. 28621 HUNTER REGION BOTANIC GARDENS ................................................................................... 28617 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE MIDWIFE ............................................................................... 28695 INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY ............................................................................................... 28695 LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM LAW APPLICATION BILL 2014........................................... 28690 LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE ...................................................................................... 28640 LIBERAL PARTY AND POLITICAL DONATIONS .............................................. 28629, 28631, 28633 LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ......................................................... 28637 MAITLAND ELECTORATE VOLUNTEER AWARDS ................................................................ 28618 McCALL GARDENS DISABILITY SERVICES ........................................................................... 28610 MOBILE DEVICE USE IN THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ..................................................... 28639 MYALL LAKES ELECTORATE COUNTRY WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION .................................. 28612 NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE 2014 COUNTRY V CITY ORIGIN ............................................. 28692 NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK ............................................................................................... 28693 NSW POLICE FORCE LAW ENFORCEMENT LEGISLATION .................................................. 28635 OMBUDSMAN AMENDMENT (ABORIGINAL PROGRAMS) BILL 2014 ................................. 28663 OMBUDSMAN ............................................................................................................................. 28639 PARENTS AND CITIZENS ASSOCIATIONS INCORPORATION AMENDMENT BILL 201428645, 28654, 28662 PETITIONS ................................................................................................................................... 28640 POLITICAL DONATIONS ............................................................................................................ 28626 PORT MACQUARIE ELECTORATE VOLUNTEERS.................................................................. 28615 PRIVATE MEMBERS' STATEMENTS.............................................................................. 28610, 28691 QUESTION TIME ......................................................................................................................... 28626 RANDWICK CITY COUNCIL RECYCLING CENTRE................................................................ 28620 SOUTH COAST ELECTORATE SURF LIFE SAVING CLUBS ................................................... 28619 SYLVANIA HIGH SCHOOL BUS SERVICES ............................................................................. 28691 TRIBUTE TO MELINDA KIM MANIKAS ................................................................................... 28616 TRIBUTE TO PAUL RAMSAY .................................................................................................... 28612 VISITORS ..................................................................................................................................... 28625 WIRIPAANG PUBLIC SCHOOL .................................................................................................. 28622 28610 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Tuesday 13 May 2014 __________ The Speaker (The Hon. Shelley Elizabeth Hancock) took the chair at 12 noon. The Speaker read the Prayer and acknowledgement of country. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE Notices of Motions General Business Notices of Motions (General Notices) given. PRIVATE MEMBERS' STATEMENTS __________ McCALL GARDENS DISABILITY SERVICES Mr KEVIN CONOLLY (Riverstone) [12.07 p.m.]: I inform the House of a notable event that took place in my electorate yesterday. I was delighted to represent the Minister for Ageing and Disability Services, the Hon. John Ajaka, at the opening in Riverstone of a new group home for residents moving from the McCall Gardens large residential facility at Box Hill. The event was hosted by Mr Ross Green, President of McCall Gardens, and Mr Mike Blaszczyk, the chief executive officer. The Mayor of Blacktown, Councillor Len Robinson, attended and participated in the official opening. Councillor Alan Pendleton also attended representing the local Federal member. For decades, McCall Gardens has provided a safe and caring home for men with a disability. It was established by the families of men who found many years ago that there was nowhere else for their family members to be cared for properly and to receive the professional care they needed. Over the years it has developed into a strong, caring and substantial institution. However, as part of the implementation of Stronger Together reforms to disability services in New South Wales the large residential facility model of care is being phased out. In future, residents of McCall Gardens will be cared for in smaller homes located within the community and designed to facilitate maximum engagement with the local community. The New South Wales Government continues to recognise the support that McCall Gardens provides to people with a disability. The New South Wales Government through Ageing, Disability and Home Care provided $3.37 million in 2013-14 to assist McCall Gardens with the delivery of flexible respite, day programs, community participation programs, active ageing programs, drop-in support programs and the operation of a large residential centre. The opening of the new home, to be known as "Piccadilly", provided an opportunity to highlight the strong partnership that exists between the New South Wales Government and non-government organisations, such as McCall Gardens, to support people with a disability, their families and their carers. As we move towards full implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme—which is a major reform of how people with disability, their families and their carers are supported to have greater choice in and control of the services they choose—organisations such as McCall Gardens will play a vital role. Under the new policy direction Ready Together, the New South Wales Government is continuing its Stronger Together 2 reforms, which committed $2 billion over five years to deliver 47,200 new places for people with disability to access support. As part of the reform the New South Wales Government committed to redeveloping all large residential centres by June 2018. In the past 10 years more than 550 people who lived in these homes previously have moved into new community-based accommodation across New South Wales. This has involved the redevelopment of 18 government and non-government centres across New South Wales. The New South Wales Government has provided funding to redevelop the remaining government and non-government large residential centres. They will be replaced with contemporary, purpose-built, domestic-scale homes located in the community, with greater privacy, flexibility in daily living and opportunities for increased participation in the local community.