Script Outline Presentation

1. Shaylen de Jongh
Student Number: 12108043
Assessment 3-
Script Outline

2. Introduction
• Acknowledgement of country- include image of flags
• “I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners on the land in which we meet,
the Wulgarukaba and Bindle people, and pay my respects to the elders both past,
present and future”.
• Introduce newly elected member- Stacey Parker
• Give background on the newly elected member
• A photo of the elected member will be displayed whilst discussing their background
• Born in Townsville, has lived here her whole life
• Schooling, extra curricular activities, what she often did as a child, what she
originally wanted to do when she finished school e.g. teacher, occupational
therapist, marketing and communications
• Has lived in the Wulguru area her whole life, has seen the crime escalate and differ
throughout these years
• Feels committed to making it a safer place, but also wants to help the younger
generation understand how serious the issue is, how to stand up to their peers
who might be encouraging them to participate in poor behaviour
• Include images of the elected member throughout her childhood as this is
being discussed
Figure 1. Aboriginal and Torres Straight Island
Flags by The Royal Children’s Hospital
Melbourne, 2018 (People and Culture :
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
(rch.org.au))

3. Images and Statistics of Youth Crime
• Include statistics of increase in crime rates in
Townsville
• Reference to recent death of Townsville local Jennifer
Board due to youth crime antics
• 22yr old Townsville local killed when her motorbike was hit by
another car that was chasing a stolen vehicle and had veered onto
the wrong side of the road (Heanue, 2021).
• If it was not for the stolen vehicle, there would not have been a
chase that caused the crash
• Townsville has now been listed as one of the worst places
in the world for crime
• Now ranked 60th as the worst place in the world for
crime as ranked by Numbeo (2021).
Figure 4. Townsville’s rising crime rate by ABC News,
2017 (Townsville's rising crime levels prompt calls for
tougher penalties for offenders - ABC News)
Figure 2. Confronting images of youth
crime by Nine News, 2021 (Townsville
news: Growing youth crime problem has
city listed as hotspot (9news.com.au))
Figure 3. Jennifer Board by ABC News,
2021 (Why the growing number of
vigilantes in response to youth crime in
Townsville is worrying the Indigenous
community - ABC News)

4. Proposal 1- Inclusion of a PCYC on the
southern side of Townsville
• Have a PCYC that the southern side of Townsville can utilise
• Currently only have a PCYC in Aitkenvale and Rasmussen
• Hope that through the inclusion of another PCYC on the southern side of
Townsville, it will strengthen the police and indigenous communities bond.
• Encourage activities that will strengthen the community
• Football games, tennis matches, volleyball games, fitness circuit competition, book club/games
night ect.
• Include images of current PCYC’s

5. Images and Background
• Current PCYC’s in Townsville
• Left: Aitkenvale
• Right: Rasmussen
• Rasmussen PCYC was established in 1997, with an expansion occurring in 2008, and a 24/7 gym facility included in 2018 (PCYC Queensland, 2021).
• Aitkenvale PCYC was founded in 1968, and underwent a $4.2 million re-development in 2008, supported by the Townsville City Council and Queensland Government
(PCYC Townsville, 2021).
• PCYC Townsville works closely with Queensland Police Service, Townsville City Council and local community partners (PCYC Queensland, 2021).
• Has many facilities for hire: meeting rooms,, sports courts, kitchens, jumping castles (PCYC Townsville 2021).
• Focusses on young people’s personal and leadership development, also has activities and programs for all ages and levels. These include, outside school hour care,
KinderGym, gymnastics, boxing, dance, martial arts and a 24/7 gym plus more (PCYC Townsville, 2021).

6. Proposal 2- Graffiti wall along railway track
• Graffiti wall along railway track in the Wulguru-Stuart area
• Will allow adolescents to be creative and express themselves, whilst also creating
community closeness
• Will benefit those that live along/near the railway track as they will have a barrier
to cancel noise
• Include the indigenous aspect
• Indigenous artwork- dot paintings, important public figures
• An image that represents the Wulgurukaba community as this area is a part of the native land

7. Images and Background
• Wulgurukaba & Bindle people
• Traditional owners and custodians- the first to live in Townsville region.
• Important symbol for the Bindle people is a shooting start- they believe wherever the star falls or its directions, means there is danger
coming or someone in that area was in danger (Townsville City Council, 2021).
• Important symbol for the Wulgurukaba people is the carpet snake, as it is associated with their creation story.
• Indigenous paintings
• Townsville already has a wide range of indigenous art on display, such as in the Umbrella Studio, however this art needs to be more
widely recognised, therefore bring it into the community.
• Indigenous street art
• As seen in Brisbane, first nation individuals are taking to the streets to engage with the public about their heritage (Hinchliffe, 2019).
• Rachel Sarra, proud indigenous woman, describes art as the vehicle for change and conversation (Hinchliffe, 2019).
• Can do the same in Townsville
Figure 5. Wulgurukaba Art by Peter F Hughes
Education 2021 (Wulgurukaba Art | Peter F
Hughes Education 2021
(peterfrancishughes.com))
Figure 6. Portrait of Stephen Goldsmith by Jimmy
C, 2018 [Pinterest post] (Pinterest)
Figure 7. Street art in Fitzry of Indigenous boy by
ABC News, 2018 (Street art in Fitzroy of
Indigenous boy - ABC News (Australian
Broadcasting Corporation))

8. Proposal 3- Soft floor play area beside outdoor gym at
Edison Street Park
• Current set up of the park equipment
• Estimated demographic that uses the equipment
• Why this location is best suited for a soft floor play
area
• The benefits of the inclusion of such facility
• Example of soft floor playground
Figure 8. Soft floor playground by S.A.F.E, 2015 (Safe Flooring -
Playground Soft Fall)

9. Images and Background
• A part of the Works for Queensland program, where the Palaszczuk Government provided $21.8 million
to deliver 51 projects (Shafik, 2017).
• The Edison Park upgrade received more than $1.9 million from the program.
• Complete upgrade in 2017
• Inclusion of dog park, 2km walking track, outdoor gym equipment (Shafik, 2017).
Figure 9. Wulguru dog park by Van Dog Blog, 2018
(Townsville Dog Park, Wulguru – Van Dog Blog
(wordpress.com))
Figure 10. Edison Street park by Australia 247, 2021 (Edison Street Park - Edison St,
Wulguru QLD 4811, Australia (australia247.info))

10. Stages and how these proposals will be implemented
• As the Queensland State electorate has four year terms, the first proposal will go over 2 years, as a
bid to strengthen indigenous participation within the community
• The second proposal will be over one year, with the results and use expanding over several years
• The third proposal will be in the final year- will not take long to build, however want to encourage
community designs.
• Determine what parents would be happy with and what their children would want most, therefore it will get the most use
possible

11. Funding associated with implementation
• Put proposal forward to Queensland government, looking for funding.
• Their contribution will strengthen the strained bond between Indigenous Australian’s and the government
• Define overall goal
• Strengthen community bond
• Find alternatives for troubled or lost individuals who are being exploited to violence and inappropriate social
conduct

12. Conclusion- how will this effect the community: long term
and short term
• Images of community members and diagrams of bridging the gap
• Short term:
• New and exciting opportunities for the community
• Offer opportunities that perhaps were once not available to local individuals
• New and interactive initiatives and approaches to old ones
• Long term:
• Stronger community who are more likely to stand by one another in time of crisis
• Less marginalisation and blame
• Police force and Indigenous citizens working cohesively as opposed to against
• Everlasting facilities and functions that can be used by future generations

13. References
Heanue. S. (2021). Fourth teenager charged over Townsville car crash that killed Jennifer Board. Retrieved from
Fourth teenager charged over Townsville car crash that killed Jennifer Board - ABC News
Hinchliffe. J. (2019). Indigenous women use street art to encourage people to connect with culture. Retrieved from
Indigenous women use street art to encourage people to connect with culture - ABC News
Numbeo. (2021). Crime index by city 2021. Retrieved from Crime Index (numbeo.com)
PCYC Queensland. (2021). PCYC Townsville. Retrieved from PCYC Townsville - PCYC - PCYC Townsville – PCYC
Shafik. D. (2017). Townsville’s latest park is fun for the whole family. Retrieved from Townsville’ Edison Park has something for the whole family | Townsville Bulletin
Townsville City Council. (2021). Traditional landowners. Retrieved from Traditional Landowners - Townsville City Council