Premier Campbell Newman announced on Sunday that boot camps for convicted youths will be open in Townsville, Rockhampton and on the Fraser Coast by September, along with two other camps, one operating on the Gold Coast and one opening soon in Kuranda.
Brisbane Times has reported that young people will spend four weeks at the camps cooking, cleaning, doing physical activities and studying while under constant surveillance. Mr Newman says they will be given an opportunity to turn their lives around under the guidance of mentors and their families.
The five boot camps will be trialled for two years.
Brisbane Times report:
Fraser Coast - http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/itll-be-hard-yakka-to-get-boot-camp-funding/1803897/
Rockhampton - http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/boot-camp-youth-pcyc-volunteer-state-government/1804131/
Brisbane Times has reported that young people will spend four weeks at the camps cooking, cleaning, doing physical activities and studying while under constant surveillance. Mr Newman says they will be given an opportunity to turn their lives around under the guidance of mentors and their families.
The five boot camps will be trialled for two years.
Brisbane Times report:
Fraser Coast - http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/itll-be-hard-yakka-to-get-boot-camp-funding/1803897/
Rockhampton - http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/boot-camp-youth-pcyc-volunteer-state-government/1804131/
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