Remote areas essential services program (RAESP)

• Reach:

  WA

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Current

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

The Remote area essential services program (RAESP) provides essential repairs and maintenance services to remote Indigenous communities in Western Australia (WA). The program covers the Kimberley, Pilbara/Gascoyne and Western Desert regions of WA. Service provision under the program involves rotating visits every 6-8 weeks to Aboriginal communities to check and repair (if necessary) water, power and waste management infrastructure.

Parsons Brinckerhoff manages RAESP on behalf of the WA Department of Housing. Service provision to each of the three regions is provided by a separate organisation:

• the Kimberley region is serviced by the Kimberley Regional Service Providers (KRSP)
• the Pilbara and Gascoyne regions are serviced by the Pilbara Meta Maya Regional Aboriginal Corporation
• the Western Desert regions is serviced by Ngaanyatjarra Essential Services.
  

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Contacts

Department of Housing
Head Office
99 Plain Street
East Perth WA 6004
Ph: (08) 9222 4666
Toll Free: 1800 093 325
TTY: (08) 9476 2446
Fax: 9221 1388
Email: ask@housing.wa.gov.au

Related publications

Anda M, Dallas S (2005)

Delivering essential services in desert Indigenous settlements.

Alice Springs: Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre

• Links
• View report: Delivering essential services in desert Indigenous settlements (PDF - 356.0 KB)
• View information: Delivering essential services in desert Indigenous settlements
• View website: Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre

Urbis Keys Young (2002)

Accountability in Indigenous environmental health services - Australia 2002: Indigenous environmental health mapping project.

Canberra: EnHealth Council, Department of Health and Ageing

• Links
• View report: Accountability in Indigenous environmental health services - Australia 2002: Indigenous environmental health mapping project (PDF - 614.2 KB)
• View information: Accountability in Indigenous environmental health services - Australia 2002: Indigenous environmental health mapping project
• View website: EnHealth Council, Department of Health and Ageing

Links

• View information: Ngaanyatjarra Essential Services
• View information: Pilbara Meta Maya Regional Aboriginal Corporation Remote area essential services program (RAESP)
• View information: Remote areas essential services program (RAESP)
• View website: Kimberley Regional Service Providers (KRSP)
• View website: Parsons Brinckerhoff
• View website: WA Department of Housing