Barrier Truth – Saturday 24Th July 2021
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Saturday, July 24, 2021 No. 32,877 $2.50 BROKEN HILL TODAY: 15° Sunday: 15° Monday: 18° Tuesday: 20° How we got it wrong Page 6 Farmers unite for farm safety Page 4 A step closer to detox and rehab facilities for Broken Hill and Far West A group of passionate community proud that the WNSW PHN is able to take of residents surveyed agreeing that drug and an appropriate implementation leaders and health professionals a lead role to partner with and support and alcohol dependence was a serious process for the project while establishing have joined forces under the the Broken Hill community,” Mr Coe said. issue in the city. timeframes for the project in line with stewardship of the Western NSW For the past 18 months, AOD Steering Broken Hill experiences the 5th- the plan. Jodie Sanderson is excited that Primary Health Network (WNSW Committee Chair, Joanie Sanderson, highest rate of alcohol-attributable her small team will soon benefi t from the PHN) to fi ght for Alcohol and Other along with members of the WNSW PHN deaths of any NSW LGA, a rate 20 per inclusion of other voices in the bid. Drugs (AOD) services in Broken Hill. Far West Community Advisory Council cent higher than the state average. The “The Steering Committee invites have been the driving forces behind this rate of drug offences is also 1.8 times interested participants to apply to be The Broken Hill AOD Detox and push for services. “This is a service that that of the state and the area has the part of the planning process for the Rehab Steering Committee met for the will hopefully change the stories of many 5th-highest rate of amphetamine use/ development of this unit. We would like fi rst time on Tuesday evening to discuss residents of Broken Hill, their families possession offences of any NSW LGA, to hear your stories and include you as the way forward to develop a whole of and loved ones. We want this to be for the disturbingly 2.7 times the NSW average - part of this historical event.” community consultation for the design of community, and by the community,” Mrs statistics that show a demonstrable need Expressions of Interest are now open a proposed AOD facility and to coordinate Sanderson said. for a dedicated AOD facility in the city. for Community Advisory and Clinical the establishment of a business case for In early 2021, WNSW PHN made a The Steering Committee that met Advisory Groups to support the Steering funding for the services. commitment to support the Broken Hill on Tuesday will oversee the co-design Committee to design the business case WNSW PHN CEO, Andrew Coe, has community to develop a business case process and the development of the to lobby for funding. The groups will applauded the group for their efforts to make an unsolicited bid for funding to business case in partnership with meet up to three times in August and to bring awareness to the gaps in AOD government, philanthropists, and other the WNSW PHN providing advice on September. For more information about Services in the region. “It’s extremely funding bodies. This includes supporting the development of AOD detox and the EOI please contact WNSW PHN encouraging to see a community take a whole of community design fforor tthehe rrehabilitationehabilitation servserviceice momodels,dels, aadvocatingdvocating FFarar West Councils and Support Offi cer charge of such a signifi cant issue which model of care and service delivery.very. It is a for fundinfundingg AnAnn Grose via email at Ann.Grose@ impacts many people’s lives, and I’m very service the community wants with 56% wwnswphn.org.aun COVID-19 update North’s Page 15 Milestone Men Army of dunnies for SPORT Mundi Mundi Page 2 Pages 30-32 Phone 8087 2354 www.bdtruth.com.au facebook.com/BDTruth Composting loos will be set up for patrons to use at the Mundi Mundi Bash, and 'Dunny Angels' will keep them clean and tidy. PICTURES: Outback Music Festival Group Army of dunnies for Mundi Mundi By Cherie von Hörchner works at the moment and meeting tuned just in case the weather turns sour. various stakeholders around town, just "We have to have contingency to inform them where we're at with our plans for foul weather but it's a pretty Mundi Mundi Bash organisers planning and particular issues around weatherproof site. We've done a lot are ramping up for September's COVID safety." of roadworks out there and it would event near Silverton after having Mr Donovan speaks of planning and take a fair amount of rain to cause to reschedule concert dates due to logistics that are almost of a military problems," he said. COVID uncertainty. magnitude, with roadworks, weather Mr Donovan said refunds are readily contingency plans and intelligence- available for those who can't attend the Outback party founder and organizer gathering from locals on the ground. new dates. Greg Donovan says his crew landed And Mr Donovan hasn't forgotten the "We provided the option for those who in town this week to drop off site old showbiz maxim that when 10,000 the new date is not suitable for to request equipment and to fi ne-tune community people have gotta' go, they've gotta' go. a refund and we've been providing those expectations. "The toilets are nearly as important as refunds since we announced the change Mundi Mundi Bash event organiser "Planning's coming along very well... the stage - actually, more important than last week. So there's been no real issues Greg Donovan. there's a lot of work to do with a large the stage," he said. with that. That's the fairest thing to do." PICTURE: Nardia Keenan event like this," he said. "We've got our 250 composting Event director Lucas Trihey says it "We've just come off the back of a portaloos - environmentally friendly was important for further community "It's an 80-page document that we put very successful Birdsville Big Red Bash portaloos, which will service the concert consultation to take place. together for health. And I think the good in Queensland and trucking a lot of and the large campground. So they're Mr Donovan says they've been in thing is, coming to Mundi Mundi, we've our event gear from Birdsville down to ready to be set up." consultation with The Land Council of actually delivered a really COVID-safe Broken Hill. Mr Donovan says much of the location Wilyakali people, the Barkindji and the event beforehand in Birdsville and had "And just sort of doing some site work has been done and has been fi ne- native title offi ce. some good experiences there and we can "So we've had three different continue to fi ne-tune and improve that representatives from various indigenous plan as we move down to here." organizations involved. They've been out Mr Donovan says that while the to do a site clearance to ensure there's no original purpose of the event is to areas of signifi cant cultural heritage that entertain people with great music, the might be impacted, and to look for any secondary aim is to showcase Broken other evidence of Aboriginal occupation. 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