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‘Incarceration a failed method’ Mekayla Cochrane, Gomeroi woman and councillor with Moree Plains Shire, says one of the big issues in Moree is a lack of diversions for Indigenous children. She grew up in south Moree. “There was so much more infrastructure and parks down this end of town and we sit here today with […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

In 2021 a meeting was held with local 28 Aboriginal organisations and Leon Donovan, manager of National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA). The community members wanted to discuss youth unrest, racism, violence, anti-social behaviour, and drug use in Kempsey. They were concerned that a number of mainstream organisations receive funding based on data about First Nations […]