Funding for youth services in the Whitsundays has been cut significantly this year and Member for Whitsunday Amanda Camm MP is concerned about the impact it will have on local initiatives for young people.
Ms Camm believes that youth services need more, rather than less funding for vital programs such as YouthSpace and our dedicated PCYC.
“It is unacceptable that the Government has cut funding by almost 40 per cent at a time when young people need to be our priority,” she said.
“There are services across our region that desperately need more funding and are ready to deliver more support on the ground for our youth - they can’t do this if Queensland Labor continues to slash funding for young people in our region.”
Ms Camm said the Whitsunday electorate has a higher proportion of youths under 18 and under 10 years of age than the state-wide average, with 23.68 per cent of the electorate comprised of under 18s compared with the state average of 22.37 per cent, and 12.45 per cent of the electorate comprised of children aged 10 and under compared with the state average of 11.99 per cent.
She believes that this demonstrates the Whitsunday region should be high priority.
“Today’s youth and the next generation of youth deserve access to critical services,” she said.
“The Whitsunday region is growing at a great rate. Our youth funding allocation should be trending upwards in line with that growth, not taking a 40 per cent dive downward.
“I have written to the Minister requesting full funding be restored in the upcoming budget.”
Funding for young people is cut significantly
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