nsw dept of health has commissioned a report (community consultation) from the environmental resource management pty ltd - called the erm 'team' on drug and alcohol services in redfern however the mailout did not go beyond the railway line yet the brief is supposed to be for the whole of redfern, the majority of which is the other side of the railway line this endeavour is clearly 'targetting' The Block as the flyer states 'especially in the Redfern station area' and ignores the fact that 24 hour police surveillance has not impacted on the drug trade and incidents of violence please add your voice now to this consultation as issues on The Block are issues for all the mobs so pass it on - comments from concerned people of all 'colours' welcomed including what has and hasn't worked elsewhere and new ideas especially considering that the drive/walk through drug trade is 90% 'white' responses will be collated and sent tomorrow at the latest so hit reply now or latest tomorrow morning as the due date is today - but have told them more coming tomorrow at the latest Terms of reference: redfern area Identify and record community perceptions regarding -the level of alcohol and drug use in the local area -health and social problems associated with alcohol and drug use -the impact of alcohol and drug use -the availability of local services -the effectiveness of local services -the appropriateness of local services -the impact of existing services on the local community Examine and assess community perceptions, attitudes and aspirations in relation to -the future development of local alcohol and drug services Record and evalutate other suggested responses to local alcohol and drug issues which arise during the consultation process Make recommendations regarding -the management of existing alcohol and drug services -ways to improve community acceptance -the development of additional alcohol and drug services -ways to maximise community acceptance all without reducing clinical and public health effectiveness cheers susanne martain ------------------------------------------------------- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/
