Vocational Partnerships Group Ltd

ABN 24 409 820 691charityCommunity
CairnsQLD4870Outer Regional AustraliaSEIFA Decile 3
ProcurementJusticeDonationsCharityFoundationEvidenceATO4 of 7 systems

Power Score

12.0

4 systems

Total Dollar Flow

$25.0M

All sources

Contracts

$18.7M

7 contracts

Justice Funding

$6.3M

19 programs

Revolving Door — 2 Influence Vectors

This entity operates across multiple influence channels simultaneously. Score: 11.0

Govt Contractor — $18.7M across 3 buyersReceives Funding — $6.3M

Power Profile

Procurement

$18.7M

3 govt buyers

Justice Funding

$6.3M

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 & Governance4 current, 0 former

NameRoleAppointedStatusSource
Maryanne TrantersecretaryActiveacnc_register
Tamilyn BrennanchairActiveacnc_register
Carmen AuerdirectorActiveacnc_register
Mal RoosofficeholderActiveacnc_register

Charity Details

Purposes

General Public

Beneficiaries

First NationsAdultsAgedChildrenEarly ChildhoodEthnic GroupsFamiliesFemalesFinancially DisadvantagedMalesHomelessness RiskDisabilityRural & RemoteUnemployedYouth

Government Funding

ProgramTotalGrantsPeriod
Young People$815K152018-192023-24
Social Inclusion$725K12012-132012-13
Skilling Queenslanders for Work$652K42022-232022-23
Community and Youth Justice Services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services$627K22008-092009-10
Community, Youth Justice Services and Women$624K12011-122011-12
Community & Youth Justice Services & Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Services$517K12010-112010-11
Sexual Violence and Women's Support Services$455K52020-212023-24
Specialist Supplies and Services$415K12020-212020-21
Skilling Queenslanders for Work — Get Set for Work$317K12024-252024-25
Skilling Queenslanders for Work — Community Work Skills$295K12024-252024-25
SKILLING QUEENSLANDERS FOR WORK — GET SET WORK$231K12021-222021-22
Skilling Queenslanders for Work — Get Set Work$225K12020-212020-21
Skilling Queenslanders for Work — Work Skills Traineeship$200K12024-252024-25
Skilling Queenslanders for Work — Ready for Work$142K22020-212024-25
BACK TO WORK — Employer Incentive Payment$26K12024-252024-25
SKILLING QUEENSLANDERS FOR WORK — READY FOR WORK$21K12021-222021-22
Domestic and Family Violence$8K12021-222021-22
BACK TO WORK$6K12022-232022-23
Investing in Queeensland Women Grant Program 2022 Round 1$5K12022-232022-23

Federal Contracts3 of 7 MMR-applicable ($18.6M)

TitleValueBuyerPeriod
TTW219$10.0MDepartment of Employment and Workplace Relations2016-02-14 – 2022-06-29
CRN82129$5.5MDepartment of Education Employment and Workplace Relations2009-12-31 – 2014-12-30
CRN82028$3.2MDepartment of Education Employment and Workplace Relations2009-12-31 – 2014-12-30
Materials - School supplies$29KDoE2019-03-12
Materials - School supplies$29KDoE2019-03-13
Business services - Administration expenses$24KDoE2019-03-17
Business services - Administration expenses$24KDoE2019-03-18

ALMA Evidence-Linked Interventions

Tablelands Youth Support Program

Wraparound Support

Youth Support program in Queensland. Regional youth support, Case management, Youth programs

Untested (theory/pilot stage)

Vocational Partnerships Group Inc

Education/Employment

Vocational Partnerships Group (VPG) is a not-for-profit organization providing education, training and employment services to youth in Far North Queensland. They specialize in supporting at-risk and disengaged young people through vocational training, case management and transition-to-work programs.

Promising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)Young people (10-17)Young adults (18-25)

Relationships

EntityTypeAmountYearSource
Department of Employment and Workplace Relationscontract$10.0M2016austender
Department of Employment and Workplace Relationscontract$10.0M2016austender
Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relationscontract$8.6M2009austender
Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relationscontract$5.5M2009austender
Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relationscontract$3.2M2009austender
Social Inclusiongrant$725K2012justice_funding
Community, Youth Justice Services and Womengrant$624K2011justice_funding
Community & Youth Justice Services & Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Servicesgrant$517K2010justice_funding
Community and Youth Justice Services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Servicesgrant$331K2009justice_funding
Community and Youth Justice Services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Servicesgrant$296K2008justice_funding
SKILLING QUEENSLANDERS FOR WORKgrant$246K2022justice_funding
SKILLING QUEENSLANDERS FOR WORKgrant$235K2022justice_funding
Sexual Violence and Women's Support Servicesgrant$130K2023justice_funding
Sexual Violence and Women's Support Servicesgrant$123K2022justice_funding
Sexual Violence and Women's Support Servicesgrant$117K2021justice_funding
Young Peoplegrant$116K2018justice_funding
SKILLING QUEENSLANDERS FOR WORKgrant$107K2022justice_funding
Young Peoplegrant$102K2022justice_funding
Young Peoplegrant$97K2021justice_funding
Young Peoplegrant$94K2019justice_funding
Young Peoplegrant$81K2023justice_funding
SKILLING QUEENSLANDERS FOR WORKgrant$63K2022justice_funding
Sexual Violence and Women's Support Servicesgrant$58K2020justice_funding
Young Peoplegrant$48K2020justice_funding
Young Peoplegrant$48K2020justice_funding
Young Peoplegrant$45K2022justice_funding
Young Peoplegrant$43K2021justice_funding
Young Peoplegrant$41K2019justice_funding
Young Peoplegrant$36K2023justice_funding
Sexual Violence and Women's Support Servicesgrant$29K2020justice_funding

Data Coverage

ProcurementJustice FundingPolitical DonationsACNCALMA EvidenceImpact ReportATOBoard/GovernanceANAO ComplianceJurisdiction Context

Sources: gs_entities, mv_entity_power_index, justice_funding, austender_contracts, political_donations, ato_tax_transparency, person_roles, gs_relationships, acnc_charities, alma_interventions.

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