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Just Reinvest NSW Moree Submission to the NSW Parliamentary inquiry into community safety in regional and rural communities

Today the JR Moree backbone team’s submission to the Parliament of New South Wales’ inquiry into community safety in regional and rural communities was published. Just Reinvest NSW urges the Committee on Law and Safety to pursue the holistic, effective, and adequate use of resources to prevent crime and ensure community safety. Breakdowns in community […]
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MIHI MIRRI-DHA – ‘DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH’

By Tia Duke, Youth Ambassador, Just Reinvest NSW – Moree Living in Moree not many opportunities come our way, especially in such a small town. But when they did, they were good, and you didn’t want to miss out. When I first heard that Desert Pea Media was coming to town, I’ve heard their songs […]
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‘Prison is not the answer’: Just Reinvest NSW reacts to Government’s proposed changes to bail laws and package of initiatives to address Moree youth crime

MEDIA RELEASE MOREE/REDFERN 22 March 2024: “Prison is not the answer,” said Mr. Thomas Duncan, Manager of Just Reinvest NSW (JR NSW) in Moree today. “Incarceration creates more trauma with no positive outcomes – it’s like a revolving door with the same dangerous behaviours passing on to the next generation,” he said. The Aboriginal community-led […]
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Just Reinvest NSW Announces New CEO Geoff Scott

MEDIA RELEASE REDFERN, SYDNEY: Today, Just Reinvest NSW (JR NSW) announced the appointment of new Chief Executive Officer Mr Geoff Scott. A Wiradjuri man from Narromine Mr Scott has over twenty-five years’ experience working in the public service and more than ten years in Aboriginal community organisations. “Geoff is well placed to lead Just Reinvest […]
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“The Productivity Commission’s review today is warning us that ‘Closing the Gap’ is going to pass us by if more urgent government action is not taken” – Mr. Jack Beetson, Chair Just Reinvest NSW

STATEMENT REDFERN / 7 February 2024: “The Productivity Commission’s review today is warning us that ‘Closing the Gap’ is going to pass us by if more urgent government action is not taken,” said Mr. Jack Beetson, Chair Just Reinvest NSW (JR NSW). “The priority reform areas; formal partnerships and shared decision-making, strengthening the community-controlled sector […]
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Just Reinvest NSW joins leading organisations to #RaiseTheAge of criminal responsibility in NSW

Media Release REDFERN/25 October 2023: Just Reinvest NSW (JR NSW) today joined a coalition in NSW to call on the NSW Government to raise the age of criminal responsibility to at least 14. “Criminalising young people under the age of 14 often leads to life-long involvement with the criminal justice system, causing inter-generational hurt and […]
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‘Too much money is spent on jails and policing’: what Aboriginal communities told us about funding justice reinvestment to keep people out of prison

‘Too much money is spent on jails and policing’: what Aboriginal communities told us about funding justice reinvestment to keep people out of prison

Originally published in The Conversation, May 2, 2023 Authors: Fiona Allison, Research Fellow, Jumbunna Institute of Indigenous Education and Research, UTS Daniel Daylight, Community Manager Mt Druitt Just Reinvest NSW Thomas Duncan, Manager of community-led change, Just Reinvest NSW, Indigenous Knowledge Justice reinvestment emerged in the United States more than 20 years ago as a […]
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Justice Reinvest NSW. communities in dunghutti country kempsey and nowra ready for jr

Communities in Dunghutti Country (Kempsey and the Macleay Valley) and Nowra ready for JR

In May this year, we were excited to be invited back to Dunghutti country, to continue to work alongside ‘Learning the Macleay’ – a community led collaborative initiative funded by the The Australian government in partnership with philanthropy, and the local service sector. And last month, we were extremely pleased to be able to welcome the […]
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Interview with Mekayla Cochrane about JR Moree Youth Camp

In June, Just Reinvest NSW in Moree teamed up with Flyabout, Gamilaraay Next Generation and Gwenda Stanley to deliver an On Country camp in support of healing the current and past traumas that are having an impact on Gomeroi people. In this interview JR Youth Lead in Moree, Mekayla Cochrane explains what happened: What was […]
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ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES INVITE GOVERNMENT TO CO-DESIGN “REINVESTMENT” TO REDUCE INTERACTIONS WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND OVER IMPRISONMENT

Media Release Monday, 31 October 2022: Today Just Reinvest NSW (JRNSW) said that for the first time in Australia justice reinvestment (JR) will be defined and implemented. A new report by JRNSW, Redefining Reinvestment – An Opportunity for Aboriginal communities and government to co-design justice reinvestment in NSW outlines how Aboriginal communities are reaching out […]
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