MT ISA AND GULF
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.
Mt Isa/ Gulf catchment area
The Mt Isa/ Gulf catchment includes the Mt Isa Child Safety Service Centre and the Gulf Child Safety Service Centre.
Mt Isa/ Gulf catchment profile
On 30 June 2012, it was estimated there were 31,382 people residing within the Mt Isa/ Gulf catchment area. This represented approximately 1% of the estimated resident population of Queensland (4,565,529 people). The estimated number of children aged 0-17 years was 8,632 people (approximately 1% of the Queensland population of children aged 0-17 years).
The population of people who identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander in Mt Isa/ Gulf as at 30 June 2012 was 6,997 (23.8% 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 – Mt Isa/ Gulf Catchment
Total investment in the Mt Isa/ Gulf catchment is $16,331,149 for services funded by both the Queensland Government and the Australian Government. The service delivery breakdown in Mt Isa/ Gulf is outlined below.
Summary of services for Mt Isa/ Gulf
1.	Tertiary Family Support services
State Government funded services:
·	Total investment (per annum): $823,009
·	Total number of services: 4
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $205,752
Funding Agency	Organisation/ Legal Entity	Service Name/ Provider	Target Group/ Service users/ Service focus	Suburb	Funding 2012/13 actual (per annum)	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	ACT for Kids	ACT for Kids - Doomadgee Safe House	Support Services	Doomadgee	$131,805	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville	Centacare - Mt Isa - Family Intervention Service	Support Services	Mount Isa	$415,722	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville	Family Intervention Service in Normanton	Support Services	Normanton	$143,677	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	Mission Australia	Mornington Island - Combined Services	Support Services	South Wellesley Islands	$131,805	
2.	Intensive Family Support services
State Government funded services:
·	Total investment (per annum): $231,136
·	Total number of services: 3
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $77,045
Funding Agency	Organisation/ Legal Entity	Service Name/ Provider	Target Group/ Service users/ Service focus	Suburb	Funding 2012/13 actual
 (per annum)	
DCCSDS - Communities	Coalition on Criminal Assault in the Home (North Queensland) Inc	North Queensland Domestic Violence Resource Service - Mount Isa	Domestic Violence 	Mount Isa City	 $   53,334 	
DCCSDS - Communities	Coalition on Criminal Assault in the Home (North Queensland) Inc	Domestic and Family Violence Men's Perpetrator Behaviour Change Service	Domestic Violence 	Mount Isa City	 $  133,098 	
DCCSDS - Communities	Coalition on Criminal Assault in the Home (North Queensland) Inc	Mount Isa Safe at Home Service	Domestic Violence 	Mount Isa City	 $   44,704 	
Australian Government funded services:
·	Total investment (per annum): $513,148
·	Total number of services: 1
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $513,148
Funding Agency	Organisation/ Legal Entity	Service Name/ Provider	Target Group/ Service users/ Service focus	Suburb	Funding 2012/13 actual
 (per annum)	
Commonwealth Department of Health	Mount Isa Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service	Gidgee Healing	Closing the Gap in child mortality rated for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through improved access to child and maternal health services.
	Mt Isa	$513,148	
3.	Secondary/ Targeted Family Support services
State Government funded services:
·	Total investment (per annum): $8,496,897
·	Total number of services: 26
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $339,876 (excluding services where funding was not available)
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	Young People Ahead Inc	Bail Support Service	Young People and their families who require support to meet the young persons bail requirements.	Mount Isa	$126,656	
Department of Justice  and Attorney-General	Young People Ahead Inc	Bail Support Service	supports young people aged between 10-16 years, to meet the requirements of bail and/or maintain stable accommodation during their bail period. 	Mount Isa	$133,481	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	Aboriginal and Islanders Development and Recreational Women's Association Mount Isa and District Inc	Aboriginal & Islander Womens Shelter - Nawamba	Domestic Violence	Confidential	$387,062	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	The Salvation Army (Qld) Property Trust	Salvation Army Mt Isa Womens Shelter (Serenity House)	Homelessness	Confidential	$375,078	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	Warrgoobulginda Aboriginal Corporation	Women's Crisis Accommodation Support Service	Domestic Violence	Doomadgee	$86,938	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	Young People Ahead Inc	Mt Isa Youth Shelter	Homelessness	Mornington	$483,966	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	The Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville	Riverbed Action Group Outreach and Support Service (RAGOSS)	Homelessness	Mornington	$313,565	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	Coalition on Criminal Assault in the Home (North Queensland) Inc	North Queensland Domestic Violence Resource Service - Domestic & Family Violence & Homelessness	Homelessness	Mount Isa	$95,368	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville	Centacare Crisis Supported Accommodation	Homelessness	Pioneer	$979,080	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville	Centacare HomeStay Support Service Mount Isa	Homelessness	Pioneer	$702,187	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	Ngurri Ngurri Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation	Ngurri Ngurri Young Female Shelter	Homelessness	Pioneer	$412,633	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	Mission Australia	Mornington Island - Combined Services	Domestic Violence	South Wellesley Islands	$291,597	
DCCSDS - Disability Services	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville	Centacare Townsville	Flexible respite for families of children with disability aged up to 12 years	Cranbrook	$105,546	
DCCSDS - Disability Services	Disability Services		Linking people with disability living in rural and remote communities to a range of support networks and services	Mount Isa	Not available	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Queensland Police Citizens Youth Welfare Association	Doomadgee Youth Support Service	Youth Support	Doomadgee	$85,617	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Injilinji Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Children and Youth Sevices	Injilinji Youth Health Services	Youth Support	Healy	$210,607	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Queensland Police Citizens Youth Welfare Association	Youth Engagement Coordinator	Youth Support	Mornington Island	$65,424	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Carpentaria Shire Council	Carpentaria YARI	Youth Support	Normanton	$85,618	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Young People Ahead Inc	Mt Isa Youth Place of Safety	Volatile Substance Misuse	Parkside	$659,707	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Young People Ahead Inc	Youth Housing and Reintegration Service (Mount Isa)	Youth Support	Parkside	$326,179	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Queensland Police Citizens Youth Welfare Association	QPCYWA - Mount Isa- Rural Youth Worker	Youth Support	Parkside	$36,786	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	Warrgoobulginda Aboriginal Corporation	Warrgoobulginda Aboriginal Corporation	Family Support	Doomadgee	$40,064	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	Cape York/Gulf Remote Area Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Care Advisory Association Inc	CYRAATSICCA  - Mt Isa Family Support Service	Family Support	Mount Isa	$629,690	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville	Remote Area Integrated Family Support Services	Family Support	Mount Isa	$599,585	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville	Mount Isa - BRIDGE	Family Support	Mount Isa	$417,041	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	Mission Australia	Mornington Island - Combined Services	Family Support	South Wellesley Islands	$847,422	
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:
There are no services in this category in the catchment. Services in this category may be delivered from adjacent catchments.
4.	Universal services
State Government funded services:
·	Total investment (per annum): $3,035,870
·	Total number of services: 19
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $168,659 (excluding services where funding was not available)

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	Cloncurry Justice Association	Community Justice Groups	Support and reduce Indigenous contact with the criminal justice system and support victims of crime	Cloncurry	$92,500	
Department of Justice  and Attorney-General	Ngooderi-Mabuntha Justice association	Community Justice Groups	Support and reduce Indigenous contact with the criminal justice system and support victims of crime	Doomadgee	$98,000	
Department of Justice  and Attorney-General	Junkuri Laka Justice Association	Community Justice Groups	Support and reduce Indigenous contact with the criminal justice system and support victims of crime	Mornington Island	$98,000	
Department of Justice  and Attorney-General	The Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville	Mt Isa Community Justice Groups	Support and reduce Indigenous contact with the criminal justice system and support victims of crime	Mount Isa	$92,500	
Department of Justice  and Attorney-General	Lamberr Wungarch Justice Group	Community Justice Groups	Support and reduce Indigenous contact with the criminal justice system and support victims of crime	Normanton	$92,500	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Jimberella Cooperative Society Ltd	Dajarra Holiday Care Centre	Aboriginal & Torres strait islander	Dajarra	$10,476	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Save the Children Australia as Trustee for Save the Children Australia Trust	Doomadgee Children & Family Centre	Education & training	Doomadgee	$427,969	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Warrgoobulginda Aboriginal Corporation	Warrgoobulginda Childrens Activity and Support Program	Aboriginal & Torres strait islander	Doomadgee	$80,355	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Queensland Police Citizens Youth Welfare Association	QPCYWA - Mornington Island Vacation Care Access	Parents & families	Mornington Island	Not Available	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Save the Children Australia as Trustee for Save the Children Australia Trust	Mornington Island Children & Family Centre	Education & training	Mornington Island	$925,312	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	The Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville	Mount Isa Children & Family Centre	Education & training	Mount Isa	$575,813	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	The Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville	Brilla Brilla Child Care Hub	Parents & families	Mount Isa	$108,525	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Injilinji Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Children and Youth Services	Injilinji Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Children and Youth Services	Parents & families	Mount Isa	$9,038	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	The Creche and Kindergarten Association Limited	C&K Sunset Community Kindergarten	Education & training	Mount Isa	$8,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Carpentaria Shire Council	Carpentaria Shire Council - Reading to Children	Education & training	Normanton	$12,425	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville	Cloncurry Community Support Service - Neighbourhood Centre	Neighbourhood centres	Cloncurry	$122,405	
DCCSDS - Community Services	The Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville	Brilla Brilla Centre - Community Support Service (Neighbourhood Centre)	Neighbourhood centres	Healy	$50,338	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Carpentaria Shire Council	Carpentaria Social Welfare Services	Neighbourhood centres	Normanton	$102,967	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Mount Isa Family Support Service and Neighbourhood Centre Inc	Mt Isa Family Support Service and Neighbourhood Centre	Neighbourhood centres	The Gap	$128,747	
Australian Government funded services:
·	Total investment (per annum): $3,231,089
·	Total number of services: 27
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $124,273
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	Save the Children Australia as Trustee for Save the Children Australia Trust	Save The Children Australia As Trustee For Save The Children Australia Trust	Disadvantaged Indigenous communities and families	Gununa	$382,090	
Department of Social Services	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation For Diocese Of Townsville	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	Healy	$50,000	
Department of Social Services	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation For Diocese Of Townsville	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	Mount Isa	$282,207	
Department of Social Services	Aboriginal and Islanders Development and Recreational Women's Association Mount Isa and District Inc	Aboriginal & Islander Development & Recreational Womens Assoc Mount Isa Inc	Disadvantaged Indigenous communities and families	Mount Isa	$202,832	
Department of Social Services	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation For Diocese Of Townsville	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	Mount Isa	$144,163	
Department of Social Services	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation For Diocese Of Townsville	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	Mount Isa	$100,000	
Department of Social Services	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation For Diocese Of Townsville	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	Mount Isa	$70,799	
Department of Social Services	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation For Diocese Of Townsville	Communities, families and clients who are experiencing high and complex needs (family violence) and require more access to intensive support	Mount Isa	$62,988	
Department of Social Services	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation For Diocese Of Townsville	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	Mount Isa	$50,000	
Department of Social Services	Aboriginal and Islanders Development and Recreational Women's Association Mount Isa and District Inc	Aboriginal & Islander Development & Recreational Womens Assoc Mount Isa Inc	Disadvantaged Indigenous communities and families	Mount Isa	$6,000	
Department of Social Services	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation For Diocese Of Townsville	Same as Family and Relationships Services with focus on family law	Mount Isa	$4,319	
Department of Social Services	Save the Children Australia as Trustee for Save the Children Australia Trust	Save The Children Australia As Trustee For Save The Children Australia Trust	Disadvantaged Indigenous communities and families	Nicholson	$264,107	
Department of Social Services	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation For Diocese Of Townsville	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	Pioneer	$327,425	
Department of Social Services	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation For Diocese Of Townsville	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	Pioneer	$100,000	
Department of Social Services	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation For Diocese Of Townsville	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	Sunset	$140,000	
Department of Social Services	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville	Roman Catholic Trust Corporation For Diocese Of Townsville	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	Townview	$50,000	
Department of Education	Camooweal State School P&C	Camooweal Enrichment Program	Children, families - Indigenous service	Camooweal	$36,482	
Department of Education	Dajarra Primary P&C Association	Dajarra Enrichment Program	Children, families - Indigenous service	Dajarra	$37,033	
Department of Education	Warrgoobulginda Aboriginal Corporation	Warrgoobulginda Long Day Care And Family Support Centre	Children, families - Indigenous service	Doomadgee	$285,102	
Department of Education	Doomadgee State School P&C	Doomadgee Enrichment Program	Children, families - Indigenous service	Doomadgee	$9,926	
Department of Education	Queensland Police Citizens Youth Welfare Association	Pcyc Mornington Island School Aged Care	Children, families - Indigenous service	Gununa	$29,780	
Department of Education	The Brotherhood of St Laurence (BSL)	Hippy Mount Isa (Pioneer) - Centacare Townsville	Children, families, parents. Program to build skills of parents/carers to create positive learning environment to prepare child for school	Mount Isa	Not Available	
Department of Education	The Uniting Church in Australia Frontier Services	R.A.F.S. Mt Isa-Barkley	Children, families	Mount Isa	$282,431	
Department of Education	Inclusion of Children with Additional Needs Inc	Ican - Inclusion Support Agency North West Queensland	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.	Mount Isa	$170,606	
Department of Education	Injilinji Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Children and Youth Sevices	Injilinji Enrichment Program	Children, families - Indigenous service	Mount Isa	$37,652	
Department of Education	Mount Isa City Council	North Western Regional Toy Library	Children, families	Mount Isa	$22,616	
Department of Education	Aboriginal and Islanders Christian Community Centres	Thor-Gongurr Enrichment Program	Children, families - Indigenous service	Normanton	$82,531	
Appendix 1
DCCSDS Region	Child Safety Catchment 	Child Safety Service Centre	Statistical Area Level 2	
North Queensland	Mt Isa and Gulf	Mount Isa-Gulf CSSC	Carpentaria	
North Queensland	Mt Isa and Gulf	Mount Isa-Gulf CSSC	Mount Isa	
North Queensland	Mt Isa and Gulf	Mount Isa-Gulf CSSC	Mount Isa Region