SOUTH BURNETT
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.
South Burnett catchment area
The South Burnett catchment includes the Kingaroy Child Safety Service Centre.
South Burnett catchment profile
On 30 June 2012, it was estimated there were 33,549 people residing within the South Burnett 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 8,660 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 South Burnett as at 30 June 2012 was 2,555 (7.9% 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). 
The median total personal income for the South Burnett catchment is $20,409 (66% of the Queensland median total income of $30,566).
Service provision for families – South Burnett Catchment
Total investment in the South Burnett catchment is $5,465,122 for services funded by both the Queensland Government and the Australian Government. The service delivery breakdown in South Burnett is outlined below.
Summary of services for South Burnett
1.	Tertiary Family Support services
State Government funded services:
·	Total investment (per annum): $282,118
·	Total number of services: 1
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $282,118
Funding Agency	Organisation/ Legal Entity	Service Name/ Provider	Target Group/ Service users/ Service focus	Suburb	Funding 2012/13 actual 
(per annum)	
DCCSDS = Child Safety	Graham House Community Centre Inc	Graham House - Building Futures Together - Family Intervention Service	Support Services	Murgon	$282,118	
2.	Intensive Family Support services
State Government funded services:
·	Total investment (per annum): $1,026,655
·	Total number of services: 2
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $513,328
Funding Agency	Organisation/ Legal Entity	Service Name/ Provider	Target Group/ Service users/ Service focus	Suburb	Funding 2012/13 actual 
(per annum)	
DCCSDS - Communities	South Burnett CTC Inc	Wondin-dee	Domestic Violence
 	Murgon	 $390,196 	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	UnitingCare Community	South Burnett Focused Family Support Service	Family Support	Kingaroy	$636,459	
Australian Government funded services:
There are no services in this category in the catchment. Services in this category may be delivered from adjacent catchments.
3.	Secondary/ Targeted Family Support services
State Government funded services:
·	Total investment (per annum): $2,356,422
·	Total number of services: 9
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $294,553 (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 Housing  and Public Works	UnitingCare Community	Mudjimba Cherbourg Women's Safe House	Domestic Violence	Cherbourg	$401,252	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	UnitingCare Community	Kywong Women's Refuge	Domestic Violence	Kingaroy	$320,953	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	South Burnett CTC Inc	South Burnett Youth Hostel	Homelessness	Kingaroy	$222,340	
DCCSDS - Disability Services	Disability Services		Linking people with disability living in rural and remote communities to a range of support networks and services	Murgon	Not available	
DCCSDS - Community Services	South Burnett CTC Inc	South Burnett YARI	Youth Support	Kingaroy	$255,223	
DCCSDS - Community Services	South Burnett CTC Inc	Cherbourg Volatile Substance Misuse Project	Volatile Substance Misuse	Murgon	$93,035	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	South Burnett CTC Inc	Cherbourg Safe Haven Service	Family Support	Murgon	$860,869	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	Graham House Community Centre Inc	Older Wiser Stronger	Family Support	Murgon	$124,379	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	Graham House Community Centre Inc	Graham House Family Support Service	Family Support	Murgon	$78,371	
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): $217,908
·	Total number of services: 1
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $217,908
Funding Agency	Organisation/ Legal Entity	Service Name/ Provider	Target Group/ Service users/ Service focus	Suburb	Funding 2012/13 actual 
(per annum)	
Department of Health	Barambah Regional Medical Service (Aboriginal Corporation) 	Barambah Regional Medical Service (Aboriginal Corporation) 	Funded for 2 Social and Emotional Wellbeing Counsellors to predominantly provide counselling and referral support to members of Cherbourg's Stolen Generations.	Cherbourg	$217,908	
4.	Universal services
State Government funded services:
·	Total investment (per annum): $360,336
·	Total number of services: 5
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $72,067
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	Barambah Local Justice Initiative Group Inc.	Community Justice Groups	Support and reduce Indigenous contact with the criminal justice system and support victims of crime	Cherbourg	$98,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Gundoo Aboriginal Corporation	Gundoo Day Care OSHC Program	Parents & Families	Cherbourg	$8,152	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Cultural Care Network Inc	Kindy Transport Solutions - Cultural Care Network Inc	Education & Training	Murgon	$59,040	
DCCSDS - Community Services	The Corporation of the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane (operating as Centacare Catholic Family and Community Services)	Centacare Community Connections	Neighbourhood Centres	Kingaroy	$94,369	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Graham House Community Centre Inc	Graham House Community Centre	Neighbourhood Centres	Murgon	$100,775	
Australian Government funded services:
·	Total investment (per annum): $1,221,683
·	Total number of services: 7
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $203,614 (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 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	Kingaroy	$248,810	
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	Kingaroy	$58,592	
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	Kingaroy	$29,055	
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	Kingaroy	$21,484	
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	Kingaroy	$20,034	
Department of Employment	Department of Employment		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	Gundoo Aboriginal Corporation	Gundoo Day Care Centre	Children, families - Indigenous service	Cherbourg	$843,708	
Appendix 1
DCCSDS Region	Child Safety Catchment 	Child Safety Service Centre	Statistical Area Level 2	
Central Queensland	South Burnett	Kingaroy	Kingaroy	
Central Queensland	South Burnett	Kingaroy	Kingaroy Region - North	
Central Queensland	South Burnett	Kingaroy	Kingaroy Region - South	
Central Queensland	South Burnett	Kingaroy	Nanango