- A new project in Woorabinda will receive $300,000 in funding under the second round of the Palaszczuk Government's Community Partnership Innovation Grants
- Yiliyapinya Indigenous Corporation will undertake the project aimed at Aboriginal 10-to-18-year-olds whose needs cannot be met by mainstream or alternative education and training programs.
- 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 Woorabinda project is one of 12 new projects to receive a Palaszczuk Government Community Partnership Innovation Grant to tackle youth offending in Queensland.
Yiliyapinya Indigenous Corporation will receive $300,000 to deliver a neuroscience-informed program for Aboriginal 10 to 18-year-olds on bail in Woorabinda, whose needs cannot be met by mainstream or alternative education and training programs.
Quotes attributable to Minister for Youth Justice Leanne Linard:
"The Palaszczuk Government is listening to the community and acting on youth crime.
"A comprehensive set of measures aimed at targeting serious repeat offenders, tackling the complex causes of youth crime and supporting community safety is currently being rolled-out.
"This includes an additional $100 million investment in programs proven to make a difference in diverting young people from crime.
"We know there is no quick fix, no silver bullet to fix youth crime and government and non-government organisations and the wider community have a role to play.
"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.
"I congratulate Yiliyapinya Indigenous Corporation on receiving a grant in this round of our Community Partnership Innovation Grants and I look forward to seeing the results of the project."
