East Kimberley and Alice Springs to gain from funding to counter petrol sniffing

he following information has been adapted from information provided by Australian Department of Health Ageing and the ABC

The Commonwealth Government is expanding efforts to help Indigenous communities to counter petrol sniffing and other substance abuse problems. The Government’s Central Australian anti-petrol sniffing strategy will be expanded north of Alice Springs above Ti Tree as well as into Indigenous communities in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. These new areas will now have access to substantial funding under the $55.2 million anti-petrol sniffing measure in last year’s Budget. This funding is for support services to tackle substance abuse, and covers alternative activities for young people, education, rehabilitation, restorative justice and the provision of unsniffable Opal fuel.

• For further information
  • Petrol sniffing campaign expanded
    View media release: Australian Department of Health Ageing
  • Regional areas get access to petrol sniffing control funds (20 February 2007)
    View media release: ABC (20 February 2007)