Mornington Island, QLD
Jika Kangka Gununamanda Limited is the community-controlled backbone organisation running Thaldii Karrwa ('Stand up strong'), the justice reinvestment initiative on Mornington Island, Queensland, uniting the Lardil, Kaiadilt and Yankaal peoples.
Impact on the record
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10.6 (returns nearly $11 per $1 invested)
Benefit-cost ratio (MIRJ / Junkuri Laka program — related, earlier program, NOT Thaldii Karrwa JR)
“for every dollar invested in the MIRJ program, it returns nearly eleven dollars ... Benefit Cost Ratio 10.6”
View the source →$17,354,000
Net present value over ten years (MIRJ / Junkuri Laka program — related, not Thaldii Karrwa JR)
“NPV $17,354,000”
View the source →$19,153,000 benefits against $1,798,000 costs
Total economic benefits vs costs (MIRJ / Junkuri Laka program — related, not Thaldii Karrwa JR)
“Total benefits PV $19,153,000 ... Total costs PV $1,798,000”
View the source →90% of the population
Community perception of peace (MIRJ / Junkuri Laka program — related, not Thaldii Karrwa JR)
“90% of the population on Mornington Island feels the service is directly responsible for peace and quiet in the community.”
View the source →160 per year
Mediations delivered per year (MIRJ / Junkuri Laka program — related, not Thaldii Karrwa JR)
“Junkuri Laka assists with 160 mediations each year with a great impact on the community.”
View the source →What runs here
Mornington Island Justice Reinvestment
Justice reinvestment initiative on Mornington Island, Queensland, led by Jika Kangka Gununamanda Limited, funded under the Commonwealth National Justice Reinvestment Program (NJRP). Confirmed on the Attorney-General's Department list of funded justice reinvestment initiatives.
The lead organisation also supports
JKG Youth Engagement Program
Elder and youth-led initiatives for teenagers. Reduces social isolation, increases education/employment engagement.
Thaldii Karrwa (Stand Up Strong)
Backbone JR org shifting decision-making to Lardil/Kaiadilt/Yankaal community on Mornington Island. National JR Program funded.
The people
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The arc
2014
The Mornington Island Restorative Justice (MIRJ) Project — an earlier community-led peacemaking/mediation program on the same island, delivered by Junkuri Laka — was independently evaluated (Colmar Brunton, National Data Collection, Social Policy and Evaluation Research).
Source →2015
The Mornington Island Restorative Justice Project (delivered by Junkuri Laka) was recognised as the national winner of the Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Award.
Source →2024
On 19 April 2024 the Commonwealth announced Mornington Island (Jika Kangka Gununamanda Limited) among ten new community-led justice reinvestment initiatives, part of a national package funding up to 30 sites.
Source →In the record
Mark Dreyfus KC MP (Attorney-General media release) · 2024-04-19
National Indigenous Times · 2024-04-19
Aboriginal Legal Service · 2024-04-19
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