Shelter Housing Action Cairns Association Incorporated
ABN 83 025 335 291charity
CairnsQLD4870Outer Regional AustraliaSEIFA Decile 3
ProcurementJusticeDonationsCharityFoundationEvidenceATO2 of 7 systems
Power Score
8.0
2 systems
Total Dollar Flow
$3.7M
All sources
Justice Funding
$3.7M
14 programs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Singleton | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Sally Watson | other | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Julie Ormsby | secretary | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Patricia Taylor | other | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Margaret McDonald | officeholder | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Aidan Lang | officeholder | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Belinda Allwood | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Georgina Mills | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
Charity Details
Beneficiaries
First NationsFamiliesFemalesFinancially DisadvantagedMalesHomelessness RiskRural & RemoteUnemployedVictims of CrimeYouthOther Gender Identities
Government Funding
| Program | Total | Grants | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambling Community Benefit Fund - ROUND 75 | $0 | 1 | 2012-13 – 2012-13 |
| Housing and Homelessness Services | $961K | 2 | 2008-09 – 2009-10 |
| Homelessness — Base | $639K | 1 | 2015-16 – 2015-16 |
| Social Inclusion | $570K | 1 | 2012-13 – 2012-13 |
| Homelessness Services | $561K | 1 | 2011-12 – 2011-12 |
| Housing & Homelessness Services | $530K | 1 | 2010-11 – 2010-11 |
| Skilling Queenslanders for Work | $141K | 2 | 2022-23 – 2022-23 |
| Homelessness — NPAH 2015-16; 2016-17 | $106K | 1 | 2015-16 – 2015-16 |
| Gambling Community Benefit Fund | $53K | 2 | 2014-15 – 2020-21 |
| SKILLING QUEENSLANDERS FOR WORK — WORK SKILLS TRAINEESHIP | $47K | 1 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| DFV Rent Assist Brokerage Grants | $45K | 1 | 2023-24 – 2023-24 |
| Statewide Private Market Assistance Products | $31K | 1 | 2015-16 – 2015-16 |
| Gambling Community Benefit fund | $30K | 1 | 2016-17 – 2016-17 |
| SKILLING QUEENSLANDERS FOR WORK — FIRST START - CBO'S | $14K | 1 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
Relationships
| Entity | Type | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Inclusion | grant | $570K | 2012 | justice_funding |
| Homelessness Services | grant | $561K | 2011 | justice_funding |
| Housing & Homelessness Services | grant | $530K | 2010 | justice_funding |
| Housing and Homelessness Services | grant | $496K | 2009 | justice_funding |
| Housing and Homelessness Services | grant | $465K | 2008 | justice_funding |
| SKILLING QUEENSLANDERS FOR WORK | grant | $135K | 2022 | justice_funding |
| DFV Rent Assist Brokerage Grants | grant | $45K | 2023 | justice_funding |
| Gambling Community Benefit fund | grant | $32K | 2014 | justice_funding |
| Gambling Community Benefit fund | grant | $30K | 2016 | justice_funding |
| Gambling Community Benefit fund | grant | $21K | 2020 | justice_funding |
| SKILLING QUEENSLANDERS FOR WORK | grant | $6K | 2022 | justice_funding |
| FIRST NATIONS WOMEN'S GATHERING LIMITED | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Access Community Housing Company Ltd | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Cairns Community Legal Centre Inc | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| ARC Disability Ltd | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Mercy Singleton | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Sally Watson | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Julie Ormsby | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Patricia Taylor | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Margaret McDonald | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Aidan Lang | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Belinda Allwood | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Georgina Mills | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Sydney Metropolitan Wildlife Services Incorporated | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Assumption College Kilmore Foundation Limited | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Uniting Church In Australia Kalamunda Parish | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Youth Empowered Towards Independence Incorporated | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Tenants Queensland Ltd | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Methodist Ladies College/Annesley College Old Scholars Assoc Inc | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Millmerran District Hospital Auxiliary Inc | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |