Unitingcare Community
ABN 28 728 322 186charityhealth
BrisbaneQLD4000Major Cities of AustraliaSEIFA Decile 6
ProcurementJusticeDonationsCharityFoundationEvidenceATO5 of 7 systems
Power Score
15.0
5 systems
Total Dollar Flow
$730.5M
All sources
Contracts
$20.0M
20 contracts
Justice Funding
$706.0M
47 programs
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Revolving Door — 2 Influence Vectors
This entity operates across multiple influence channels simultaneously. Score: 11.0
Govt Contractor — $24.4M across 5 buyersReceives Funding — $706.0M
Power Profile
Procurement
$24.4M
5 govt buyers
Justice Funding
$706.0M
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 & Governance13 current, 0 former
| Name | Role | Appointed | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Quinn | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Justine Cain | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Cheryl Herbert | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| James Demack | chair | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Natalie Smith | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Susan Rix | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Bruce Moore | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Gregory Adsett | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Mellissa Naidoo | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| John Wakefield | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Adam McIntosh | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Suzanne Marlow | secretary | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Brian Gillespie | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
Charity Details
Purposes
HealthReconciliationSocial Welfare
Beneficiaries
First NationsAdultsAgedChildrenEarly ChildhoodEthnic GroupsFamiliesFemalesFinancially DisadvantagedLGBTIQA+General CommunityMalesMigrants & RefugeesHomelessness RiskChronic IllnessDisabilityPre/Post ReleaseRural & RemoteUnemployedVeteransVictims of CrimeDisaster VictimsYouth
Government Funding
| Program | Total | Grants | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Protection - Placement Services | $141.2M | 165 | 2017-18 – 2023-24 |
| Specialised Services and Support | $136.9M | 23 | 2022-23 – 2022-23 |
| Families | $134.9M | 255 | 2015-16 – 2023-24 |
| Disability Services | $44.2M | 1 | 2012-13 – 2012-13 |
| Disability Services (including Community and Mental Health) (excluding Home and Community Care) | $41.3M | 1 | 2011-12 – 2011-12 |
| Child Safety | $38.5M | 1 | 2012-13 – 2012-13 |
| Domestic and Family Violence | $31.6M | 146 | 2015-16 – 2023-24 |
| Child Safety Services | $28.0M | 1 | 2011-12 – 2011-12 |
| Child Protection - Support Services | $15.2M | 44 | 2017-18 – 2023-24 |
| Specialised Services and Supplies | $13.0M | 6 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| Community, Youth Justice Services and Women | $12.7M | 1 | 2011-12 – 2011-12 |
| Specialist Supplies and Services | $11.2M | 5 | 2020-21 – 2020-21 |
| Social Inclusion | $9.1M | 1 | 2012-13 – 2012-13 |
| Specialised Service and Support | $6.0M | 24 | 2023-24 – 2023-24 |
| Specialised Support Services | $5.8M | 51 | 2020-21 – 2021-22 |
| Homelessness — Base | $4.7M | 9 | 2015-16 – 2015-16 |
| Young People | $4.7M | 50 | 2017-18 – 2023-24 |
| Specialised Supplies and Services | $3.7M | 86 | 2020-21 – 2021-22 |
| Child Related Costs - Placement and Support | $3.2M | 2 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
| Older People | $2.9M | 4 | 2023-24 – 2023-24 |
| DCYJMA UCC Family Intervention Service 470103 | $2.3M | 1 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| Homelessness Services | $2.1M | 1 | 2011-12 – 2011-12 |
| Home and Community Care | $1.9M | 1 | 2011-12 – 2011-12 |
| Homelessness | $1.9M | 6 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
| DCYJMA UnitingCare Community - Family Intervention Service - Aspley 470729 | $1.8M | 1 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| DCYJMA UCQ - FKC - Therapeutic Intervention Service | $1.8M | 1 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| DCYJMA UCC Hopes Sexual Abuse Counselling 471278 | $1.6M | 1 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| DCYJMA UnitingCare Community - SCFP - CIS 470181 | $1.1M | 1 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| DCYJMA con_10796 UCC Foster & Kinship Care Brisbane 471121 BMB FS | $919K | 1 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| Homelessness — NPAH 2015-16; 2016-17 | $517K | 1 | 2015-16 – 2015-16 |
| DCYJMA UCC Aspire Burdekin 100705 con_ 10035 NQ FS | $483K | 1 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| Capacity and Reinvestment | $426K | 1 | 2018-19 – 2018-19 |
| Individuals | $107K | 1 | 2015-16 – 2015-16 |
| Children at Risk — BR WP8 R4.12O | $64K | 1 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
| Queensland Kindergarten Funding Scheme (QKFS) — Kindergarten program delivered in a Long day care centre | $52K | 3 | 2018-19 – 2022-23 |
| Elder Abuse Prevention and Intervention | $41K | 1 | 2022-23 – 2022-23 |
| Queensland Kindergarten Funding — Kindergarten program delivered in a Long day care centre | $38K | 2 | 2022-23 – 2023-24 |
| Queensland Kindergarten Funding Scheme (QKFS) — Kindergarten Program in a Kindergarten | $24K | 1 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
| Family Support — RSDO NC NR F4S FSP | $17K | 1 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
| Kindy Uplift KFS — 0 | $12K | 3 | 2022-23 – 2023-24 |
| Time Limited Response — RSDO SE NR F4S TLR | $12K | 1 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
| Child related costs | $10K | 2 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
| Family Support — S4F Funding | $7K | 2 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
| Time Limited Response — RSDO BN NR F4S TLR | $6K | 2 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
| Community | $6K | 1 | 2022-23 – 2022-23 |
| Suburban Crime Prevention Grants | $6K | 1 | – |
| Disability Support — Service Access | $110 | 1 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
Federal Contracts6 of 54 MMR-applicable ($3.6M)
| Title | Value | Buyer | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 511118-16867 - support services | $2.9M | Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors | 2019-03-19 |
| 511118-16867 - support services | $2.9M | Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors | 2019-03-20 |
| ESS44916401 | $1.7M | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | 2012-12-05 – 2016-05-30 |
| ESS44916401 | $1.2M | Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations | 2012-12-05 – 2015-08-30 |
| 580418-16757 - support services | $1.1M | Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors | 2019-01-16 |
| 580418-16757 - support services | $1.1M | Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors | 2019-01-17 |
| 580248-16758 - support services | $1.1M | Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors | 2019-01-16 |
| 580248-16758 - support services | $1.1M | Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors | 2019-01-17 |
| 4500335081 - specialised supplies and services | $775K | Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors | 2019-03-21 |
| 4500335081 - specialised supplies and services | $775K | Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors | |
| 4500335083 - specialised supplies and services | $641K | Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors | 2019-03-21 |
| 4500335083 - specialised supplies and services | $641K | Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors | |
| Support Services | $546K | Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors | |
| Support Services | $546K | Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors | 2018-10-03 |
| Support Services | $531K | Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors | 2018-10-03 |
| Support Services | $531K | Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors | |
| 45409290 | $499K | Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | 2012-06-17 – 2012-10-30 |
| 4500336543 - specialised supplies and services | $466K | Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors | 2019-04-15 |
| 4500336543 - specialised supplies and services | $466K | Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors | |
| 4500335082 - specialised supplies and services | $430K | Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors |
ALMA Evidence-Linked Interventions
ASPIRE Townsville
Wraparound SupportYouth Support program in Queensland. Youth engagement, Support services, Community connection
Untested (theory/pilot stage)
Discovery Coast Youth Service
Wraparound SupportYouth Support program in Queensland. Coastal community support, Youth engagement, Recreational activities
Untested (theory/pilot stage)
UCC Aspire Burdekin
Wraparound SupportYouth Support program in Queensland. Regional support, Youth programs, Community engagement
Untested (theory/pilot stage)
UnitingCare Community
Community-LedQueensland Government verified youth justice service provider
Untested (theory/pilot stage)Young people (10-17)Young adults (18-25)