Mparntwe (Alice Springs), NT
A community-led justice reinvestment partnership in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) between Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation, Lhere Artepe Aboriginal Corporation and the NT Government Community Justice Centre, selected to deliver the Mparntwe (Alice Springs) Peacemaking Project to resolve conflict and prevent crime.
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What runs here
Central Australia Justice Reinvestment Initiative
$10M over 4 years (2023-24 Budget) for community-led justice reinvestment. Consortium led by Lhere Artepe, Desert Knowledge, and Anglicare NT. Focus on holistic, Aboriginal-led approaches to reducing youth incarceration in Central Australia.
The lead organisation also supports
Mparntwe Peacemaking Project
Community-led conflict resolution and crime prevention program run by Lhere Artepe Aboriginal Corporation (Native Title Holders for Alice Springs). Includes Community Safety Patrol and Assertive Outreach Programs. Part of Justice Reinvestment consortium with Desert Knowledge and Anglicare NT.
The people
The arc
2022
October 2022-23 Federal Budget includes $69 million for a National Justice Reinvestment Program to support up to 30 community-led place-based initiatives across Australia, plus funding for an independent backbone unit — the funding envelope that later supports the Central Australia initiative.
Source →2023
Justice reinvestment announced as being delivered to Alice Springs and Halls Creek under the National Justice Reinvestment Program.
Source →2024
On Monday 2 December 2024 the Albanese Government announces that a partnership of Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation, Lhere Artepe Aboriginal Corporation and the NT Government Community Justice Centre has been selected to deliver the Mparntwe (Alice Springs) Peacemaking Project, taking the national total to 27 funded justice reinvestment initiatives.
Source →In the record
Ministers' media centre (PM&C) · 2024-12-02
National Indigenous Times · 2024-12-02
Attorney-General's Ministers' media centre · 2023-06-15
The network
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