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These clubs help build a relationship between police and youth in the community.
After attending the clubs for a while, the kids start to realise the police aren't "pigs" and the police see the kids aren't as they sometimes picture them.
In other words, it improves relationships in the community and stops the problems down the track. It creates a situation where we will not be facing some of the problems we see here every day, such as robberies and the other unfortunate behaviour we have from some of our young people. Ron Cahill should know something about this.
Any staff reductions would have a very serious impact. According to the PCYC board:
The board believes that the failure to replace the police officers who were transferred with permanent staff and the further threat that others could be transferred and not replaced will almost certainly result in closure of some, if not all, of the clubs.
Due to the fact that for some years the clubs have had responsibility for Blue Light discos, it will also mean that these will cease.
This is at a time when 27 per cent of Canberrans are aged between 10 and 24. That is about 78,000 young people. It is at a time when the ACT simply cannot afford to lose such an important service to youth - youth who have real problems in this society, many of whom are unemployed or are looking down the barrel of unemployment. They need some support from this community. This is the least we can do.
MADAM SPEAKER: Order! The time for discussion of the matter of public importance has expired.
SCRUTINY OF BILLS AND SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION -
STANDING COMMITTEE
Report and Statement
MRS GRASSBY: I present report No. 2 of 1994 of the Standing Committee on Scrutiny of Bills and Subordinate Legislation. I ask for leave to make a brief statement on the report.
Leave granted.
MRS GRASSBY: Report No. 2 of 1994 contains the committee's comments on five Bills and seven pieces of subordinate legislation. I commend the report to the Assembly.
Sitting suspended from 4.43 to 8.00 pm
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