SUNSHINE COAST
Stocktake of Family Support Services
 in Queensland
(Implementation of Recommendation 5.1 from the Queensland Government’s Response to the Queensland Child Protection Commission of Inquiry final report: Taking Responsibility: A Roadmap for Queensland Child Protection, December 2013)
February 2014
Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services
Map of Catchment
Please refer to Appendix 1 for a full list of Statistical Areas (Level 2) within this catchment.
Sunshine Coast catchment area
The Sunshine Coast catchment includes the Caloundra Child Safety Service Centre, Gympie Child Safety Service Centre and the Maroochydore Child Safety Service Centre.
Sunshine Coast catchment profile
On 30 June 2012, it was estimated there were 371,729 people residing within the Sunshine Coast catchment area. This represented approximately 8% of the estimated resident population of Queensland (4,565,529 people). The estimated number of children aged 0-17 years was 84,568 people (approximately 8% of the Queensland population of children aged 0-17 years).
The population of people who identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander in Sunshine Coast as at 30 June 2012 was 5,881 (1.7% of the total population in the catchment). In Queensland, the population of people who identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander was 155,824 (3.6% of the total population). 
Service provision for families – Sunshine Coast Catchment
Total investment in the Sunshine Coast catchment is $29,717,216 for services funded by both the Queensland Government and the Australian Government. The service delivery breakdown in Sunshine Coast is outlined below.
Summary of services for Sunshine Coast
1.	Tertiary Family Support services
State Government funded services:
·	Total investment (per annum): $1,101,469
·	Total number of services: 3
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $367,156
Funding Agency	Organisation/ Legal Entity	Service Name/ Provider	Target Group/ Service users/ Service focus	Suburb	Funding 2012/13 actual 
(per annum)	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland	SVdePS - Family Intervention Service - Gympie	Support Services	Gympie	$249,627	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland	SVdePS - Family Intervention Service Sunshine Coast	Support Services	Bokarina	$273,634	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	UnitingCare Community	Family Intervention Service - Sunshine Coast	Support Services	Maroochydore	$578,208	
2.	Intensive Family Support services
State Government funded services:
·	Total investment (per annum): $1,125,772
·	Total number of services: 4
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $375,257
Funding Agency	Organisation/ Legal Entity	Service Name/ Provider	Target Group/ Service users/ Service focus	Suburb	Funding 2012/13 actual (per annum)	
Department of Justice  and Attorney-General	The Corporation of the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane (operating as Centacare Catholic Family and Community Services)	-	Legal assistance services for vulnerable and disadvantaged Queenslanders.	Fortitude Valley	$144,087	
Department of Justice  and Attorney-General	DJAG	Integrated Family Youth Service	Support and Intervention 	Maroochydore	Not Available	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Cooroy Family Support Centre Inc	Cooroy Family Support Centre Inc	Domestic Violence 	Cooroy	$67,859	
DCCSDS - Community Services	The Corporation of the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane (operating as Centacare Catholic Family and Community Services)	Suncoast Cooloola Outreach Prevention and Education	Domestic Violence 	Maroochydore	$913,826	
Australian Government funded services:
·	Total investment (per annum): $2,432,066
·	Total number of services: 2
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $1,216,033
Funding Agency	Organisation/ Legal Entity	Service Name/ Provider	Target Group/ Service users/ Service focus	Suburb	Funding 2012/13 actual 
(per annum)	
Department of Health	Sunshine Coast Health Network Ltd	Sunshine Coast Medicare Local	ATAPS is a targeted program designed to increase the capacity of Medicare Locals to give priority to hard to reach groups who continue to miss out on Medicare subsidized psychological services under Better Access. These include: people who are less able to pay fees; culturally and linguistically diverse communities; people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and people in rural and remote locations.  The program has dedicated funding to provide innovative services to people who have self-harmed or attempted suicide or are at risk of suicide, Indigenous people, children and their families and women with perinatal depression.	Cotton Tree	$1,278,098	
Department of Health	Sunshine Coast Health Network Ltd	Sunshine Coast Medicare Local	PIR aims to support people with severe and persistent mental illness with complex needs and their carers and families, by getting multiple sectors, services and supports they may come into contact with (and could benefit from) to work in a more collaborative, coordinated and integrated way.	Cotton Tree	$1,153,968	
3.	Secondary/ Targeted Family Support services
State Government funded services:
·	Total investment (per annum): $16,278,633
·	Total number of services: 38
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $465,104
Funding Agency	Organisation/ Legal Entity	Service Name/ Provider	Target Group/ Service users/ Service focus	Suburb	Funding 2012/13 actual (per annum)	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	Community Action Inc	Erin House	Domestic Violence	Confidential	$430,037	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	Sunny Kids Inc	Najidah	Domestic Violence	Confidential	$366,810	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	United Synergies Ltd	Supported Accommodation Services - Caloundra	Homelessness	Golden Beach	$438,879	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	Community Action Inc	Cooloola Youth Service Accommodation	Homelessness	Gympie	$301,006	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	Community Action Inc	Cooloola Youth Service Young Womens Network	Homelessness	Gympie	$131,961	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	IFYS Ltd	Maroochydore Shelter	Homelessness	Maroochydore	$632,935	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	IFYS Ltd	Transitional Housing Program	Homelessness	Maroochydore	$194,497	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	Lions Emergency Accommodation Centre Inc	LEAC Early Intervention Service	Homelessness	Nambour	$773,438	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	Lions Emergency Accommodation Centre Inc	Lions Emergency Accommodation Centre	Homelessness	Nambour	$529,054	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland	Ozanam Homelessness Support Program - Sunshine Coast	Homelessness	Nambour	$65,083	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	United Synergies Ltd	United Synergies Ltd Supported Accommodation Program	Homelessness	Tewantin	$366,770	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	The Salvation Army (Qld) Property Trust	Salvation Army Noosa Shire Accommodation Service	Homelessness	Tewantin	$208,109	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	The Salvation Army (Qld) Property Trust	Safe Home in Noosa Everyday (SHINE) - Noosa Accommodation Program	Domestic Violence	Tewantin	$57,894	
DCCSDS - Disability Services	Montrose Access		Provides therapy and early intervention services to children with physical disability aged up to 17 years	Birtinya	$162,007	
DCCSDS - Disability Services	Disability Services		Provides information, counselling, therapy, and support with transitions to school, for children with a developmental delay aged up to 6 years and their families 	Maroochydore	Not available	
DCCSDS - Disability Services	Disability Services		Intensive support for families with children aged 0 – 17 years	Maroochydore	Not available	
DCCSDS - Disability Services	Disability Services		Linking people with disability living in rural and remote communities to a range of support networks and services	Maroochydore	Not available	
DCCSDS - Disability Services	Disability Services		Time limited funding to support a person with disability who is in a life threatening situation, experiencing significant harm to self, or harming others, and has no access to other supports	Maroochydore	$1,978,098	
DCCSDS - Disability Services	Cerebral Palsy League Of Queensland	CPLQ	Early intervention therapy and counselling support	Maroochydore	$473,253	
DCCSDS - Disability Services	Disability Services		Early intervention behavioural and parenting support for children with challenging behaviour	Maroochydore	$109,090	
DCCSDS - Disability Services	Suncare Community Services		Short term one-off emergency funding to respond to emergencies and/or unplanned support needs of people with a disability and families	Maroochydore	$95,928	
DCCSDS - Disability Services	Sunshine Coast Childrens Therapy Centre		Provides therapy and early intervention services to children with physical disability aged up to 17 years	Nambour	$1,533,000	
DCCSDS - Disability Services	Inclusion Plus Family Support Inc	Sunshine Coast Link Family Scheme Inc	Flexible respite for families of children with disability aged up to 12 years	Nambour	$324,018	
DCCSDS - Disability Services	Inclusion Plus Family Support Inc		School holiday activity programs for school aged children with disability	Nambour	$215,400	
DCCSDS - Disability Services	Sunshine Coast Childrens Therapy Centre		Supports families of newly diagnosed children with disability aged 0 – 6 years  with information and linking to specialist services and community supports	Nambour	$125,000	
DCCSDS - Disability Services	Sunshine Butterflies		Supports families of young children with disability to link with services, provides specialist play groups and links with other families	Noosaville	$22,500	
DCCSDS - Disability Services	AEIOU		Provides information, multidisciplinary therapy and support with transition to school for children with autism aged up to 6 years	Sippy Downs	$511,874	
DCCSDS - Disability Services	Disability Services		Flexible family support for families of children and young people with disability aged 0 – 17 years	Sunshine Coast	$3,882,807	
DCCSDS - Disability Services	Weeroona Association Inc		Flexible family support for families of children and young people with disability aged 0 – 17 years	Sunshine Coast	$535,341	
DCCSDS - Community Services	IFYS Ltd	Beerwah and District Youth Access Centre	Youth Support	Beerwah	$69,661	
DCCSDS - Community Services	IFYS Ltd	Youth Engagement and Linkages Service	Youth Support	Maroochydore	$331,534	
DCCSDS - Community Services	UnitingCare Community	Youth Support/Youth at Risk ( SED )	Youth Support	Maroochydore	$35,727	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Community Solutions Inc	Circles of Support - Youth Service	Youth Support	Nambour	$284,851	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	REFOCUS Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation	REFOCUS - Kuwnakan Palan	Family Support	Kunda Park	$545,020	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	IFYS Ltd	Young Parents Support Program	Family Support	Maroochydore	$204,443	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	UnitingCare Community	Parent Support Program Sunshine Coast	Family Support	Maroochydore	$166,639	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre Inc	Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre - Family Support	Family Support	Maroochydore	$91,236	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	Nambour Community Centre Inc	Nambour Good Beginnings	Family Support	Nambour	$84,733	
All figures included for Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services - Disability Services are current as at 31 January 2014. Some figures in this table are notionally allocated across catchment areas where the service is provided across more than one catchment.
Australian Government funded services:
·	Total investment (per annum): $1,342,968
·	Total number of services: 3
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $447,656
Funding Agency	Organisation/ Legal Entity	Service Name/ Provider	Target Group/ Service users/ Service focus	Suburb	Funding 2012/13 actual (per annum)	
Department of Social Services	Multicultural Information Network Service Inc	Multicultural Information Network Service Inc	SGP eligible clients - Mainly Skilled and Family Dependents	Gympie	$60,453	
Department of Health	We Help Ourselves 	We Help Ourselves 	Adult Residential Rehab - Drug and Alcohol 	Nambour 	$802,515	
Department of Health	United Synergies Ltd	United Synergies Limited 	Suicide Bereavement Program - Counselling and education services for whole of community 	Tewantin	$480,000	
Universal services
State Government funded services:
·	Total investment (per annum): $1,249,309
·	Total number of services: 39
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $32,034
Funding Agency	Organisation/ Legal Entity	Service Name/ Provider	Target Group/ Service users/ Service focus	Suburb	Funding 2012/13 actual (per annum)	
Department of Justice  and Attorney-General	John Pearson Consulting Pty Ltd (Sponsoring  Ipswich Community Justice Group)	Community Justice Groups	Support and reduce Indigenous contact with the criminal justice system and support victims of crime	Maroochydore	$40,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Beerwah & District Kindergarten Association Inc	Beerwah & District Kindergarten	Education & Training	Beerwah	$6,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Suncoast Transport and Care Association Inc	Kindy Transport Solutions - Suncoast Transport & Care Association Inc	Education & Training	Birtinya	$120,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Suncoast Transport and Care Association Inc	Kindy Transport Solutions - Suncoast Transport & Care Association Inc	Education & Training	Birtinya	$8,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	The Creche and Kindergarten Association Limited	C&K Lake View Community Kindergarten	Education & Training	Bokarina	$8,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	The Corporation of the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane	Our Lady of the Rosary Caloundra Outside School Hours Care	Parents & Families	Caloundra	$9,140	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Caloundra Community Kindergarten Association Inc	Caloundra Community Kindergarten	Education & Training	Caloundra	$6,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Chevallum State School P & C Association	Chevallum State School Outside School Hours Care	Parents & Families	Chevallum	$7,390	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Noosa Pengari Steiner School Assn Inc	Noosa Pengari Steiner School Preschool	Education & Training	Doonan	$6,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Eudlo Primary P&C Association	Eudlo State School Outside School Hours Care	Parents & Families	Eudlo	$11,058	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Eumundi State School P & C Association	Eumundi Outside School Hours Care	Parents & Families	Eumundi	$11,058	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	The Corp. of the Synod of the Diocese of Brisbane - Anglican Parish of Gympie	Cooloola Child and Family Centre	Parents & Families	Gympie	$79,174	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	The Creche and Kindergarten Association Limited	C&K Gympie South Community Kindergarten	Education & Training	Gympie	$6,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Victory College	My Kindy at Victory	Education & Training	Gympie	$6,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Alma Street Pre-Prep Incorporated	Alma St Pre-Prep	Education & Training	Gympie	$4,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Landsborough Kindergarten Association	Landsborough Kindergarten	Education & Training	Landsborough 	$2,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	The Creche and Kindergarten Association Limited	C&K Maleny Community Kindergarten 	Education & Training	Maleny	$6,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Memorial Park Community Kindergarten Assn Inc	Memorial Park Community Preschooling Centre	Education & Training	Maroochydore	$24,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Mooloolah Primary School P & C Association	Mooloolah After School and Vacation Care Program	Parents & Families	Mooloolah Valley	$11,058	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Inclusion Plus Family Support Inc	Coastwide Integrated Vacation Care Program	Parents & Families	Nambour	$36,653	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Nambour Community Preschool & Kindergarten Assoc Inc	Nambour Community Preschool & Kindergarten	Education & Training	Nambour	$14,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Burnside Primary School P & C Association	Burnside Outside School Hours Care	Parents & Families	Nambour	$9,140	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Brookes Street Nambour Community Kindergarten & Preschool Association Inc	Brookes Street Nambour Kindergarten and Preschool	Education & Training	Nambour	$4,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Palmwoods State School P & C Association	Palmwoods Kids Club	Parents & Families	Palmwoods	$7,390	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Palmwoods Kindergarten Association	Palmwoods Kindergarten and Preschool	Education & Training	Palmwoods	$6,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Peregian Beach Kindergarten & Pre-School Association Inc	Peregian Beach Kindergarten and Pre School	Education & Training	Peregian Beach	$4,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Peregian Beach Community College Ltd	Peregian Beach College Early Learning Centre	Education & Training	Peregian Beach	$1,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	The Creche and Kindergarten Association Limited	C&K Peregian Springs Community Kindergarten 	Education & Training	Peregian Springs 	$22,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Pomona State School P & C Association	Pomona Outside School Hours and Vacation Care	Parents & Families	Pomona	$11,058	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	The Creche and Kindergarten Association Limited	C&K Tin Can Bay Community Kindergarten	Education & Training	Tin Can Bay	$6,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Queensland Police Citizens Youth Welfare Association	Woombye-Sunshine Coast PCYC School Age Care	Parents & Families	Woombye	$11,058	
Department of Health	Unitingcare Health	Sunshine Coast Private Hospital	Children's Health	Buderim	$49,708	
Department of Health	The North Coast Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health	The North Coast Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health	Indigenous Health	Maroochydore	$98,824	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Caloundra Community Centre Inc	Caloundra Community Care Centre (Neighbourhood Centre)	Neighbourhood Centres	Caloundra	$172,034	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Gympie and District Community Centreplace Inc	Community Centreplace	Neighbourhood Centres	Gympie	$100,775	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Hinterland Community Development Association of Caloundra Inc	Hinterland Community Development Worker Program	Neighbourhood Centres	Maleny	$91,311	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre Inc	Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre - Urban Initiative	Neighbourhood Centres	Maroochydore	$111,789	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Nambour Community Centre Inc	Nambour Community Centre	Neighbourhood Centres	Nambour	$103,234	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Pomona and District Community House Inc	Pomona and District Community House	Neighbourhood Centres	Pomona	$18,457	
Australian Government funded services:
·	Total investment (per annum): $6,187,000
·	Total number of services: 31
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $206,233
Funding Agency	Organisation/ Legal Entity	Service Name/ Provider	Target Group/ Service users/ Service focus	Suburb	Funding 2012/13 actual (per annum)	
Department of Social Services	Community Solutions Inc	Community Solutions Group Ltd	Vulnerable children and families; primary focus is on children 0-12 years	Bokarina	$216,482	
Department of Social Services	Caloundra Community Centre Inc	Caloundra Community Centre Incorporated	Vulnerable children and families; primary focus is on children 0-12 years	Caloundra	$112,400	
Department of Social Services	Sunshine Coast Family Contact Centre Association Inc	Sunshine Coast Family Contact Centre Association Inc	Parents and other family members seeking contact who are not able to meet without conflict, and their children	Cotton Tree	$290,520	
Department of Social Services	Caloundra Community Centre Inc	Caloundra Community Centre Incorporated	Vulnerable children and families; primary focus is on children 0-12 years	Glass House Mountains	$13,415	
Department of Social Services	Foundations Care Ltd	Foundations Care Ltd	Separating parents and children in high conflict.	Gympie	$219,688	
Department of Social Services	Unitingcare Community	The Uniting Church In Australia Property Trust (Q.)	Families, separated families, extended family members, individuals, children, young people and couples with relationship difficulties; aim is to better manage the personal or interpersonal issues to do with children and family during marriage, separation and divorce	Gympie	$155,540	
Department of Social Services	Unitingcare Community	The Uniting Church In Australia Property Trust (Q.)	Adults with children and young people in their care, who are seeking assistance with conflict and decision making and family law disputes arising from separation or divorce	Gympie	$132,394	
Department of Social Services	Unitingcare Community	The Uniting Church In Australia Property Trust (Q.)	Parents and other family members seeking contact who are not able to meet without conflict, and their children	Gympie	$71,848	
Department of Social Services	Unitingcare Community	The Uniting Church In Australia Property Trust (Q.)	Vulnerable children and families; primary focus is on children 0-12 years	Gympie	$61,394	
Department of Social Services	Unitingcare Community	The Uniting Church In Australia Property Trust (Q.)	Families, separated families, extended family members, individuals, children, young people and couples with relationship difficulties; aim is to better manage the personal or interpersonal issues to do with children and family during marriage, separation and divorce	Gympie	$58,591	
Department of Social Services	Unitingcare Community	The Uniting Church In Australia Property Trust (Q.)	Communities, families and clients who are experiencing high and complex needs (family violence) and require more access to intensive support	Gympie	$35,860	
Department of Social Services	Caloundra Community Centre Inc	Caloundra Community Centre Incorporated	Vulnerable children and families; primary focus is on children 0-12 years	Landsborough 	$13,415	
Department of Social Services	Caloundra Community Centre Inc	Caloundra Community Centre Incorporated	Vulnerable children and families; primary focus is on children 0-12 years	Maleny	$13,416	
Department of Social Services	Boystown	Boystown	Whole of community; parenting support; group peer support for children, families or carers; case management; home visiting services; and other supports to prevent child abuse and neglect	Maroochy River	$45,945	
Department of Social Services	Unitingcare Community	The Uniting Church In Australia Property Trust (Q.)	Adults with children and young people in their care, who are seeking assistance with conflict and decision making and family law disputes arising from separation or divorce	Maroochydore	$1,191,542	
Department of Social Services	Unitingcare Community	The Uniting Church In Australia Property Trust (Q.)	Adults with children and young people in their care, who are seeking assistance with conflict and decision making and family law disputes arising from separation or divorce	Maroochydore	$489,741	
Department of Social Services	Foundations Care Ltd	Foundations Care Ltd	Separating parents and children in high conflict.	Maroochydore	$219,688	
Department of Social Services	The Corporation Of The Trustees Of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Brisbane (Operating As Centacare Catholic Family And Community Services)	The Corporation Of The Trustees Of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Brisbane	Families, separated families, extended family members, individuals, children, young people and couples with relationship difficulties; aim is to better manage the personal or interpersonal issues to do with children and family during marriage, separation and divorce	Maroochydore	$173,871	
Department of Social Services	Unitingcare Community	The Uniting Church In Australia Property Trust (Q.)	Families, separated families, extended family members, individuals, children, young people and couples with relationship difficulties; aim is to better manage the personal or interpersonal issues to do with children and family during marriage, separation and divorce	Maroochydore	$155,540	
Department of Social Services	The Corporation Of The Trustees Of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Brisbane (Operating As Centacare Catholic Family And Community Services)	The Corporation Of The Trustees Of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Brisbane	Communities, families and clients who are experiencing high and complex needs (family violence) and require more access to intensive support	Maroochydore	$124,982	
Department of Social Services	Unitingcare Community	The Uniting Church In Australia Property Trust (Q.)	Vulnerable children and families; primary focus is on children 0-12 years	Maroochydore	$123,537	
Department of Social Services	The Corporation Of The Trustees Of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Brisbane (Operating As Centacare Catholic Family And Community Services)	The Corporation Of The Trustees Of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Brisbane	Same as Family and Relationships Services with focus on family law	Maroochydore	$49,334	
Department of Social Services	Relationships Australia (Qld)	Relationships Australia (Qld)	Same as Family and Relationships Services with focus on family law	Maroochydore	$30,151	
Department of Social Services	Relationships Australia (Qld)	Relationships Australia (Qld)	Families, separated families, extended family members, individuals, children, young people and couples with relationship difficulties; aim is to better manage the personal or interpersonal issues to do with children and family during marriage, separation and divorce	Maroochydore	$26,326	
Department of Social Services	Caloundra Community Centre Inc	Caloundra Community Centre Incorporated	Vulnerable children and families; primary focus is on children 0-12 years	Mooloolah  	$13,416	
Department of Social Services	Nambour Community Centre Inc	Nambour Community Centre Inc	Vulnerable children and families; primary focus is on children 0-12 years	Nambour 	$81,508	
Department of Social Services	United Synergies Ltd	United Synergies Ltd	Vulnerable children and families; primary focus is on children 0-12 years	Tewantin	$33,593	
Department of Employment	Commonwealth Of Australia		Local Employment Coordinators have been engaged to work in each of the 21 Priority Employment Areas across Australia identified as needing extra assistance. Local Employment Coordinators work in collaboration with employers, community groups and all levels of government to help develop local solutions to meet local labour market needs.   Specific projects may target specific job seeker groups and/or industries.  For example, the Growing transaction projects in Ipswich and Logan assisted a number of migrant parents to gain training and employment in the transport industry.  	N/A	Not Available	
Department of Education	Community Solutions Inc	Community Solutions	All young people aged 14-18 who are at risk of not attaining Year 12 or equivalent and are at risk of not making a successful transition through education and onto further education, training or employment	Bokarina	$618,793	
Department of Education	Uniting Church In Australia Property Trust (Q)	Uniting Care Community : Inclusion Support Agency Sunshine Coast	Children with disability, including children with ongoing high support needs; children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; children from a refugee or humanitarian intervention background; and Indigenous children.	Maroochydore	$364,294	
Department of Education	United Synergies Ltd	United Synergies	All young people aged 14-18 who are at risk of not attaining Year 12 or equivalent and are at risk of not making a successful transition through education and onto further education, training or employment	Tewantin	$1,049,776	
Appendix 1
DCCSDS Region	Child Safety Catchment 	Child Safety Service Centre	Statistical Area Level 2	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Caloundra	Aroona - Currimundi	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Caloundra	Beerwah	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Caloundra	Buddina - Minyama	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Caloundra	Caloundra - Kings Beach	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Caloundra	Caloundra - West	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Caloundra	Caloundra Hinterland	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Caloundra	Glass House Mountains	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Caloundra	Golden Beach - Pelican Waters	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Caloundra	Landsborough	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Caloundra	Moffat Beach - Battery Hill	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Caloundra	Parrearra - Warana	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Caloundra	Wurtulla - Birtinya	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Gympie	Cooloola	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Gympie	Gympie - North	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Gympie	Gympie - South	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Gympie	Gympie Region	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Gympie	Kilkivan	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Gympie	Noosa Heads	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Gympie	Noosa Hinterland	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Gympie	Noosaville	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Gympie	Peregian	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Gympie	Sunshine Beach	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Gympie	Tewantin	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Maroochydore	Bli Bli	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Maroochydore	Buderim - North	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Maroochydore	Buderim - South	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Maroochydore	Coolum Beach	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Maroochydore	Diddillibah - Rosemount	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Maroochydore	Eumundi - Yandina	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Maroochydore	Marcoola - Mudjimba	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Maroochydore	Maroochy Hinterland	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Maroochydore	Maroochydore - Kuluin	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Maroochydore	Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Maroochydore	Mountain Creek	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Maroochydore	Nambour	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Maroochydore	Palmwoods	
North Coast	Sunshine Coast	Maroochydore	Sippy Downs