Kimberley Indigenous Justice Program Funding. Campaign Media Release Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC Senator for Western Australia Louise Pratt Senator for Western Australia Glenn Sterle Candidate for Durack Daron Keogh Kimberley Indigenous Justice Program Funding. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC and Senators for Western Australia Louise Pratt and Glenn Sterle today announced funding totalling $1,629,000 in the Kimberley region under the Rudd Labor Government’s Indigenous Justice Program, which supports Indigenous communities to improve safety and reduce incarceration. The funding has been allocated to the following projects: • $227,000 to Nirrumbuk Aboriginal Corporation’s Pinakarra Project for counselling and mentoring Indigenous youth in Broome. • $671,000 to the Shire of Halls Creek supporting diversionary activities for Indigenous youth in Halls Creek, Mulan, Billiluna and Ringer’s Soak. • $262,000 to the Wirrimanu Aboriginal Corporation for Indigenous leadership development in Balgo. • $304,000 to the Warmun Community to provide cultural mentoring services for Indigenous youth in Warmun. • $165,000 to the Shire of Wyndham/East Kimberley supporting diversionary activities for Indigenous youth that have had contact with the criminal justice system in Wyndham. “I am confident the local communities will utilise these projects to improve the lives of many Indigenous young people and their families,” Mr Dreyfus said. “The Indigenous Justice Program will provide youth engagement services to reduce the likelihood of future offending and the risk of substance abuse in the Kimberley,” Senator Sterle said. “The funding means a significant boost for Indigenous justice services in the Kimberley, and enables local communities to make a real difference to Indigenous youth and the community,” Senator Pratt said. Labor candidate for Durack Daron Keogh welcomed the funding. “Providing activities and experiences for Indigenous youth gives them the opportunity to develop confidence and make better choices in their own lives,” he said. Mr Dreyfus said the Rudd Labor Government was spending more than $120 million on targeted legal assistance for Indigenous Australians, on prevention and diversion programs for those at risk of offending, and on projects designed to reduce rates of reoffending. “We must also continue to work towards addressing the underlying disadvantage which is at the heart of overrepresentation of Indigenous Australians in the justice system,” Mr Dreyfus said. Further information about the program can be found at ag.gov.au. Funding for this program is already included in the Indigenous Justice Program in the budget. Authorised by G. Wright, Australian Labor Party, 5/9 Sydney Avenue, Barton, ACT, 2600
Posted on: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 06:35:58 +0000
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