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Community Reference Group

Level 27, 197 St. George's Terrace. Perth Western Australia 6000

Telephone: + 61 8 9212 6200
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The Office as a matter of course tries to elicit community opinion as to the functioning of prisons within their areas.

Current Members

OUTCARE	Mr Peter Sirr Executive Director 27 Moore Street EAST PERTH WA 6004	Tel: (08) 6263 8622 Fax: (08) 9221 8611 Email: petersirr@outcare.com.au
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES COMMISSION	Mr Theo Mackaay Executive Officer 31 Brewer Street EAST PERTH WA 6004	Tel: (08) 9263 2063 Fax: (08) 9227 9899 Email: office@anglicansrcwa.org
PRISON REFORM GROUP OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA	Dr Dorothy Goulding Centre for Social & Community Research Murdoch University MURDOCH WA 6150	Tel: (08) 9360 7361 Mobile: 0414 362 155 Email: dot@iinet.net.au
ABORIGINAL HEALTH COUNCIL OF WA	Mr Michael Doyle Project Officer 2A-4 Wellington Fair 200 Wellington St PERTH WA 6000	Tel: (08) 9202 1393 Fax: (08) 9202 1383 Email: michael.doyle@AHCWA.org
ABORIGINAL LEGAL SERVICE OF WA	Mr Sam Dinah Aboriginal Legal Service PO Box 8194 PERTH WA 6849	Tel: (08) 9265 6666 Fax: (08) 9221 1767 Email: SDinah@als.org.au
ABORIGINAL LEGAL SERVICE OF WA	Mrs Vickie Hovane Law and Policy Officer 1st Floor 7 Aberdeen St EAST PERTH WA 6004	Tel: (08) 9265 6666 Tel: (08) 9265 6666 Email: VHovane@als.org.au
FEDERAL ATTORNEY GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT	Mr Carl Lincoln Attorney General’s Department Indigenous Coordination Centre GPO Box 6117 EAST PERTH WA 6892	Tel: (08) 9220 3211 Email: carl.lincoln@ag.gov.au
RUAH COMMUNITY SERVICES	Ms Chantal Roberts Manager - Women’s Support Service 27 Cleaver Street WEST PERTH WA 6005	Tel: (08) 9840 5500 Email: chantalroberts@ruah.com.au
YOUTH LEGAL SERVICE	Ms Cheryl Cassidy Vernon Manager 8 Pier Street PERTH WA 6000	Tel: (08) 9202 1688 Fax: (08) 9202 1699 Email: cheryl@youthlegalserviceinc.com.au
MINISTERIAL COUNCIL ON CHILD PROTECTION	Mr Darrell Henry Deputy Chairperson 250/189 Royal St EAST PERTH WA 6000	Tel: (08) 9202 1688 Email: darrellhenry@mac.com
STATEWIDE INDIGENOUS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES	Mr Michael Mitchell c/- Graylands Hospital Brockway Rd Mt Claremont WA 6010	Tel: (08) 9202 1688 Tel: (08) 9347 6674 Email: Michael.Mitchell@health.wa.gov.au
STATEWIDE INDIGENOUS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES	Mr Rosco Woods c/- Graylands Hospital, Brockway Rd Mt Claremont WA 6010	Tel: (08) 9202 1688 Tel: (08) 9347 6929 Email: Rosco.Woods@health.wa.gov.au

30/07/08:

Privatisation comes full circle in Western Australia: improved performance at Acacia
Professor Richard Harding, the retiring Inspector of Custodial Services, yesterday released an Inspection Report relating to Acacia Prison.

22/07/08:

Professor Richard Harding, First Inspector of Custodial Services, To Leave Position on 31 July
Richard Harding, appointed as the inaugural Inspector from 1st August 2000, will step down at the end of this month after eight years in the position.

17/06/08:

Roebourne Regional Prison Remains Stable
The findings of this short follow-up inspection were reassuring. Despite the labour market challenges of maintaining a workforce in non-mining activities in the Pilbara, sufficient staff are available most of the time.

03/06/08:

Incipient Crisis in the Juvenile Estate
Rangeview is now unable to sustain its previous role as accommodation for the entire remand population, and currently houses all female detainees, both sentenced and remand.

03/06/08:

A Ground Breaking Project Comes to Fruition
The Inspector of Custodial Services Richard Harding commented that “this is the most comprehensive analysis of assessment and classification that has so far occurred within Australia”.