Golden West Apprenticeships Limited
ABN 82 602 797 786charityEducation
MaranoaQLD4455Outer Regional AustraliaSEIFA Decile 6
ProcurementJusticeDonationsCharityFoundationEvidenceATO2 of 7 systems
Power Score
8.0
2 systems
Total Dollar Flow
$1.6M
All sources
Justice Funding
$1.6M
12 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 & Governance6 current, 0 former
| Name | Role | Appointed | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camille Johnson | secretary | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Cameron O'Neil | director | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Lindsay Weber | chair | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Jennifer Mertens | director | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Kevin Huntley | director | — | Active | acnc_register |
| Alan Sparks | director | — | Active | acnc_register |
Charity Details
Purposes
Education
Beneficiaries
First NationsAdultsEthnic GroupsFemalesMalesDisabilityRural & RemoteUnemployedYouth
Government Funding
| Program | Total | Grants | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| FSF - Pre-Apprenticeship Support | $0 | 1 | 2022-23 – 2022-23 |
| Queensland Group Training Program | $625K | 2 | 2022-23 – 2022-23 |
| Skilling Queenslanders for Work — Work Skills Traineeship | $425K | 1 | 2024-25 – 2024-25 |
| Skilling Queenslanders for Work — Work Skill Traineeship | $279K | 1 | 2020-21 – 2020-21 |
| Qld Group Training Program | $134K | 1 | 2015-16 – 2015-16 |
| Skilling Queenslanders for Work | $28K | 1 | 2022-23 – 2022-23 |
| Skilling Queenslanders for Work — First Start - CBO | $28K | 1 | 2020-21 – 2020-21 |
| SKILLING QUEENSLANDERS FOR WORK — WORK SKILLS TRAINEESHIP | $26K | 1 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| Skilling Queenslanders for Work — First Start - CBOs | $20K | 1 | 2024-25 – 2024-25 |
| SKILLING QUEENSLANDERS FOR WORK — FIRST START - CBO'S | $12K | 1 | 2021-22 – 2021-22 |
| Skilling Queenslanders for Work — Work Start Inc | $10K | 1 | 2020-21 – 2020-21 |
| BACK TO WORK | $8K | 1 | 2022-23 – 2022-23 |
Relationships
| Entity | Type | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland Group Training Program | grant | $329K | 2022 | justice_funding |
| Queensland Group Training Program | grant | $296K | 2022 | justice_funding |
| BACK TO WORK | grant | $8K | 2022 | justice_funding |
| Cameron O'Neil | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Lindsay Weber | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| CUC MARANOA LTD | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Kevin Huntley | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Alan Sparks | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| Jennifer Mertens | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |
| ROMA RURAL STUDENT HOSTEL INC | shared_director | — | — | person_roles_crossmatch |
| Camille Johnson | directorship | — | — | acnc_register |