Althea Projects Incorporated
ABN 47 280 156 982charitySocial Welfare
TownsvilleQLD4814Outer Regional AustraliaSEIFA Decile 4
ProcurementJusticeDonationsCharityFoundationEvidenceATO2 of 7 systems
Power Score
8.0
2 systems
Total Dollar Flow
$34.8M
All sources
Justice Funding
$34.8M
17 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 & Governance11 current, 0 former
| Name | Role | Appointed | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Chapman | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Alan Newman | chair | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Paula La Rosa | secretary | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Mary Stevenson | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Rachel McCulloch | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Caitlin Berryman | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Julie McTaggart | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Evelyn Chellingworth | officeholder | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Glenn Seri | board_member | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Leah Saltner | director | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Thomas Sherrington | director | — | Active | acnc_register |
Charity Details
Purposes
Social Welfare
Beneficiaries
ChildrenEarly ChildhoodFinancially DisadvantagedOtherHomelessness RiskYouth
Government Funding
| Program | Total | Grants | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambling Community Benefit Fund - Round 73 | $0 | 1 | 2012-13 – 2012-13 |
| Breakwater Island Casino Community Benefit Fund - Round 49 | $0 | 1 | 2012-13 – 2012-13 |
| Child Protection - Placement Services | $9.8M | 9 | 2018-19 – 2023-24 |
| Families | $6.4M | 10 | 2017-18 – 2023-24 |
| DCYJMA con_1005 Althea Projects Foster & Kinship Program 470156 NQ FS | $5.8M | 1 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| Specialised Services and Supplies | $4.6M | 1 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| Child Safety Services | $3.5M | 4 | 2008-09 – 2011-12 |
| Child Safety | $2.0M | 1 | 2012-13 – 2012-13 |
| Community and Youth Justice Services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services | $1.1M | 2 | 2008-09 – 2009-10 |
| Community, Youth Justice Services and Women | $685K | 1 | 2011-12 – 2011-12 |
| Community & Youth Justice Services & Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Services | $637K | 1 | 2010-11 – 2010-11 |
| Specialised Service and Support | $131K | 6 | – |
| Specialised Support Services | $73K | 5 | 2020-21 – 2021-22 |
| Specialised Supplies and Services | $48K | 2 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| Gambling Community Benefit Fund | $31K | 2 | 2019-20 – 2020-21 |
| Service System Support & Development | $18K | 2 | 2017-18 – 2019-20 |
| Child Related Costs - Placement and Support | $14K | 1 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
Relationships
| Entity | Type | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child Protection - Placement Services | grant | $2.0M | 2022 | justice_funding |
| Child Protection - Placement Services | grant | $2.0M | 2021 | justice_funding |
| Child Protection - Placement Services | grant | $1.7M | 2023 | justice_funding |
| Child Protection - Placement Services | grant | $1.7M | 2019 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $981K | 2022 | justice_funding |
| Child Protection - Placement Services | grant | $955K | 2020 | justice_funding |
| Child Protection - Placement Services | grant | $937K | 2020 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $892K | 2019 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $854K | 2018 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $819K | 2017 | justice_funding |
| Child Protection - Placement Services | grant | $541K | 2023 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $467K | 2021 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $460K | 2020 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $460K | 2020 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $233K | 2021 | justice_funding |
| Families | grant | $233K | 2021 | justice_funding |
| Gambling Community Benefit fund | grant | $28K | 2020 | justice_funding |
| Child Protection - Placement Services | grant | $14K | 2020 | justice_funding |
| Child Related Costs - Placement and Support | grant | $14K | 2017 | justice_funding |
| Service System Support & Development | grant | $10K | 2019 | justice_funding |
| Service System Support & Development | grant | $7K | 2017 | justice_funding |
| Gambling Community Benefit fund | grant | $3K | 2019 | justice_funding |
| Leah Saltner | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Glenn Seri | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Evelyn Chellingworth | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Julie McTaggart | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Caitlin Berryman | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Rachel McCulloch | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Mary Stevenson | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Paula La Rosa | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |