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Community Housing information bulletin – April 2009
Departmental changes
On 26 March 2009, Premier Anna Bligh announced a new State Cabinet. The Honourable Karen Struthers MP has been appointed as Minister for Community Services and Housing and Minister for Women.
Complementing the new Ministry is a significant reform to the Queensland Public Service, with the Premier approving a reduction of the number of Queensland Government departments from 23 to 13, organised around six key areas of government priorities and responsibilities: Policy and Fiscal Coordination; Employment and Economic Development; Environment and Sustainable Resource Management; Social Development; Law, Justice and Safety, and Government Services.
The functions of a number of former departments will come together to form a new Department of Communities. The former departments that have been combined are:
- Department of Communities
- Department of Child Safety
- Disability Services Queensland
- Department of Housing
- Sport and Recreation and the Queensland Academy of Sport, and
- Indigenous Government Coordination Office.
There is a high level of enthusiasm about the opportunities this new department will bring. These changes represent a significant reform which will encourage joined-up government, with an emphasis on maintaining and improving client service delivery.
The former Department of Housing is now referred to as the Department of Communities (Housing and Homelessness Services).
Last updated 17 April 2009
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