Activity details
The Department of Justice, under the Kimberley Juvenile Justice Strategy, is working alongside local Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) to deliver the Ngurra Buru Night Space in Broome, the Youth Connection Night Place in Fitzroy Crossing, the Halls Creek Youth Wellbeing and Justice Program in Halls Creek, and co-design the Kununurra Night Space.
The night spaces offer a temporary physical safe space, outreach services including night patrol service, food provision, next-day family follow-up assessment, advocacy and service coordination for street present young people, steering them away from the criminal justice system.
Night spaces are delivered and managed by local, place based ACCOs working collaboratively with government agencies. They provide a temporary place where at-risk children and young people can go at night to be off the streets, have access to mentors, food and other immediate needs whilst an appropriate drop-off location can be identified.
Implementation progress update
On 2 May 2024, the Ngurra Buru Night Space, delivered by Kullarri Regional Communities Indigenous Corporation, commenced service delivery to street present young people in Broome.
On 2 September 2024, the Youth Connection Night Place began service delivery complementing the night patrol service, delivered and managed by Marra Worra Worra Aboriginal Corporation to support street present young people in Fitzroy Crossing.
On 1 July 2025, the Department of Justice entered a grant agreement with Jungarni-Jutiya Indigenous Corporation to deliver the Halls Creek Youth Wellbeing and Justice Program (night patrol and night place) which is anticipated to be operational in late 2025.
On 1 August 2025, the Department of Justice entered a grant agreement with Kununurra Waringarri Aboriginal Corporation as an Aboriginal Community Partner to co-design the Kununurra Night Space.
For more information see Kimberley Juvenile Justice Strategy.
More information
- Learn about the National Plan to End Violence against women and children 2022-2032.
- Read the First Action Plan 2023-2027.
- Browse the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Action Plan update.