- A new project in Hervey Bay will receive almost $300,000 in funding under the second round of the Palaszczuk Government’s Community Partnership Innovation Grants
- Marigurim Yalaam Indigenous Corporation for Community Justice will undertake the project aimed at addressing youth offending in Hervey Bay
- In total, 12 projects in communities across Queensland will share in more than $3 million in funding in the second round of the grants program.
- The local projects complement the wide range of government programs and initiatives aimed at tackling the complex causes of youth crime.
Youth Justice Minister Leanne Linard today announced that a Hervey Bay project is one of 12 new projects to receive a Palaszczuk Government Community Partnership Innovation Grant to tackle youth offending in Queensland.
Marigurim Yalaam Indigenous Corporation for Community Justice will receive almost $300,000 to deliver its program. Using a Rites of Passage framework, it will see at-risk young people supported intensively over six weeks, before attending a Rites of Passage camp, followed by a further six weeks of assistance.
Quotes attributable to Minister for Youth Justice Leanne Linard
“Local communities are often the first to see indicators that young people are disengaging and are at-risk of engaging in anti-social behaviour or offending.
“When I have met with local community groups, they have told me that they want to work with the government and put their local experience and knowledge to good use to help divert young people from crime.
“The Palaszczuk Government’s Community Partnership Innovation Grants provides funding to enable them to do just that.”
Quotes attributable to Member for Hervey Bay, Adrian Tantari
“The Palaszczuk Government’s number one priority is community safety. It shares the community’s concerns about youth crime and it is acting.
“The Premier recently announced a comprehensive set of measures aimed at targeting serious repeat offenders, tackling the complex causes of youth crime and supporting community safety, including an additional $100 million investment in programs proven to make a difference in diverting young people from crime.
“However, it’s going to take a whole-of-community effort to respond to youth offending and eowevengaging with grass roots community groups like Marigurim Yalaam on local programs is another important part of the government’s response to this issue.”
