Townsville Community Law Inc
ABN 95 265 387 091charity
TownsvilleQLD4810Outer Regional AustraliaSEIFA Decile 6
ProcurementJusticeDonationsCharityFoundationEvidenceATO3 of 7 systems
Power Score
11.0
3 systems
Total Dollar Flow
$12.7M
All sources
Contracts
$2.3M
6 contracts
Justice Funding
$10.4M
12 programs
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Revolving Door — 2 Influence Vectors
This entity operates across multiple influence channels simultaneously. Score: 9.0
Govt Contractor — $2.3M across 1 buyersReceives Funding — $10.4M
Power Profile
Procurement
$2.3M
1 govt buyers
Justice Funding
$10.4M
Relationships
23
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 & Governance5 current, 0 former
| Name | Role | Appointed | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskia ten Dam | secretary | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Calum Kippin | officeholder | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Schulz Arthur | other | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Kellie Hopkins | officeholder | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Michael Murray | other | — | Active | acnc_register |
Charity Details
Beneficiaries
AdultsAgedFinancially DisadvantagedHomelessness RiskChronic IllnessDisabilityRural & RemoteVeteransVictims of Crime
Government Funding
| Program | Total | Grants | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Assistance Services | $0 | 1 | 2013-14 – 2013-14 |
| Community Legal Services Program | $0 | 1 | 2012-13 – 2012-13 |
| Legal Assistance Strategy and Funding | $6.5M | 9 | 2016-17 – 2024-25 |
| Legal Assistance Strategy and Funding — Legal Assistance Services | $1.2M | 1 | 2024-25 – 2024-25 |
| Community and Youth Justice Services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services | $636K | 2 | 2008-09 – 2009-10 |
| Older People | $620K | 2 | 2023-24 – 2023-24 |
| Social Inclusion | $371K | 1 | 2012-13 – 2012-13 |
| Community, Youth Justice Services and Women | $365K | 1 | 2011-12 – 2011-12 |
| Community & Youth Justice Services & Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Services | $345K | 1 | 2010-11 – 2010-11 |
| Legal Practitioner Interest on Trust Accounts Fund | $189K | 2 | 2014-15 – 2015-16 |
| Gambling Community Benefit Fund | $35K | 1 | 2023-24 – 2023-24 |
| Gambling Community Benefit Fund — Community Benefit Fund | $35K | 1 | 2023-24 – 2023-24 |
Federal Contracts
| Title | Value | Buyer | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 511114-16864 - support services | $728K | Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors | 2019-02-07 |
| 511114-16864 - support services | $728K | Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors | 2019-02-06 |
| Support Services | $364K | Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors | |
| Support Services | $364K | Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors | 2018-12-03 |
| 511373-16643 - support services | $65K | Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors | 2019-04-04 |
| 511373-16643 - support services | $65K | Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors | 2019-04-03 |
Relationships
| Entity | Type | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Assistance Strategy and Funding | grant | $1.5M | 2019 | justice_funding |
| Legal Assistance Strategy and Funding | grant | $1.2M | 2024 | justice_funding |
| Legal Assistance Strategy and Funding | grant | $782K | 2023 | justice_funding |
| Legal Assistance Strategy and Funding | grant | $734K | 2020 | justice_funding |
| Legal Assistance Strategy and Funding | grant | $644K | 2021 | justice_funding |
| Older People | grant | $588K | 2023 | justice_funding |
| Legal Assistance Strategy and Funding | grant | $568K | 2022 | justice_funding |
| Legal Assistance Strategy and Funding | grant | $503K | 2018 | justice_funding |
| Legal Assistance Strategy and Funding | grant | $98K | 2016 | justice_funding |
| Legal Practitioner Interest on Trust Accounts Fund | grant | $93K | 2014 | justice_funding |
| Gambling Community Benefit fund | grant | $35K | 2023 | justice_funding |
| Older People | grant | $32K | 2023 | justice_funding |
| Spiritwest Foundation | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Port Stephens Suicide Prevention Network Inc | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Whitehorse Community Indigenous Plant Project Inc No A0038536X | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| ERIC Environmental Repurposing and Innovation Center Incorporated | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Lynden Aged Care Association Inc | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Osho Mevlana Foundation | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Saskia ten Dam | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Calum Kippin | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Schulz Arthur | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Kellie Hopkins | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Michael Murray | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |