Goodstart Early Learning Ltd
ABN 69 139 967 794charityEducation
BrisbaneQLD4172Major Cities of AustraliaSEIFA Decile 9
ProcurementJusticeDonationsCharityFoundationEvidenceATO4 of 7 systems
Power Score
15.0
4 systems
Total Dollar Flow
$47.5M
All sources
Contracts
$330K
1 contracts
Justice Funding
$46.3M
13 programs
Political Donations
$517K
2 parties
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Revolving Door — 3 Influence Vectors
This entity operates across multiple influence channels simultaneously. Score: 11.0
Political Donor — $517K to Australian Labor Party (State of Queensland)The Parenthood Project Limited partiesGovt Contractor — $330K across 1 buyersReceives Funding — $46.7M
Power Profile
Procurement
$330K
1 govt buyers
Justice Funding
$46.7M
Donations Made
$517K
2 parties
Relationships
30
Connected entities
QLD Jurisdiction Context
Youth justice outcomes for QLD — how this entity’s operating environment is performing.
Detention rate
5.1/10K
Indigenous overrep.
26x
Cost/day (detention)
$2,162
Cost/day (community)
$382
↑QLD Indigenous detention rate +45% over 4 years
↑QLD nightly detention population +19% over 3 years
Recent Policy Changes
2025-11QLD Child Rights Report 2025 published
2025-11Justice Reinvestment Framework launched
$5M grants for place-based alternatives
2025-03Wacol Youth Remand Centre opens
+76 detention beds, adult-standard design
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Board & Governance8 current, 0 former
| Name | Role | Appointed | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Brennan | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Christopher Harrop | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Kevan Collins | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Paul Robertson | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Philip Coffey | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| ROSLYN BAXTER | director | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Mark Woodland | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Belinda Hutchinson | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
Charity Details
Purposes
Education
Beneficiaries
Early ChildhoodFamilies
Government Funding
| Program | Total | Grants | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambling Community Benefit Fund - Round 75 | $0 | 7 | 2012-13 – 2012-13 |
| Queensland Kindergarten Funding Scheme (QKFS) — Kindergarten program delivered in a Long day care centre | $22.2M | 566 | 2018-19 – 2022-23 |
| Queensland Kindergarten Funding — Kindergarten program delivered in a Long day care centre | $9.1M | 370 | 2022-23 – 2023-24 |
| Queensland Kindergarten Funding Scheme (QKFS) — Kindergarten Program in a Kindergarten | $8.4M | 224 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
| QKFS Kindergarten Program in a Long Day Care | $3.6M | 110 | 2014-15 – 2014-15 |
| CGB Kindy Uplift — 0 | $2.6M | 2 | 2023-24 – 2023-24 |
| Integrated Service Delivery | $145K | 1 | 2019-20 – 2019-20 |
| User Choice | $96K | 1 | 2020-21 – 2020-21 |
| USER CHOICE | $26K | 1 | 2022-23 – 2022-23 |
| Gambling Community Benefit Fund | $20K | 7 | 2013-14 – 2015-16 |
| HIGHER LEVEL SKILLS | $12K | 1 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| Young People | $2K | 1 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
| Child related costs | $888 | 1 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
Federal Contracts1 of 1 MMR-applicable ($330K)
| Title | Value | Buyer | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRN86122 | $330K | Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations | 2013-05-26 – 2014-11-29 |
Political Donations
| Recipient | Total | Donations |
|---|---|---|
| The Parenthood Project Limited | $418K | 6 |
| Australian Labor Party (State of Queensland) | $99K | 4 |
Relationships
| Entity | Type | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations | contract | $330K | 2013 | austender |
| Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations | contract | $330K | 2013 | austender |
| The Parenthood Project Limited | donation | $99K | 2024 | aec_donations |
| The Parenthood Project Limited | donation | $99K | 2024 | aec_donations |
| The Parenthood Project Limited | donation | $72K | 2023 | aec_donations |
| The Parenthood Project Limited | donation | $72K | 2023 | aec_donations |
| The Parenthood Project Limited | donation | $39K | 2023 | aec_donations |
| The Parenthood Project Limited | donation | $39K | 2023 | aec_donations |
| USER CHOICE | grant | $26K | 2022 | justice_funding |
| Gambling Community Benefit fund | grant | $20K | 2015 | justice_funding |
| Young People | grant | $2K | 2017 | justice_funding |
| Child related costs | grant | $888 | 2017 | justice_funding |
| Townsville Central Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Gdp Industries | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| The Trustee For Financial Markets Foundation For Children | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| The Trustee For Robertson Foundation | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Social Ventures Australia Limited | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| NSW Fire Brigades RSL sub-Branch | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Australian Philanthropic Services Limited | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Deborah Brennan | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Christopher Harrop | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Kevan Collins | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Paul Robertson | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Philip Coffey | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| ROSLYN BAXTER | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Mark Woodland | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Belinda Hutchinson | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| THE BUSH CHURCH AID SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA AS THE OPERATOR OF A PBI | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| CARE ECONOMY CRC LIMITED | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| The Trustee for Creating Chances Trust | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |