#charmayneallison — Public Fediverse posts

Four-metre waves on the way as south-east Queensland braces for beach erosion
By Dominic Cansdale and Charmayne Allison

Large swells driven by a Tasman Sea low are expected to bring hazardous surf and further erosion to already affected Gold Coast beaches over the weekend, before easing early next week.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-22/big-waves-on-way-as-qld-braces-for-beach-erosion/106705550

#Erosion #WeatherForecasts #Weather #DominicCansdale #CharmayneAllison

Alice Springs youth to be relocated to Darwin as part of NT government's 'emergency' prisons plan
By Charmayne Allison

The NT government has revealed plans to permanently transfer children from Alice Springs youth detention to Darwin as part of an "emergency response" aimed at rolling out a thousand new prison beds over the next four years.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-21/nt-government-reveals-emergency-plan-for-overcrowded-prisons/104496702

#PrisonsandPunishment #StateandTerritoryGovernment #CharmayneAllison

Indigenous-led youth program making a difference amid Alice Springs curfew debate
By Charmayne Allison

As another curfew ends in Alice Springs and debate rages over the next steps for the embattled town, a local Indigenous-led program is working hard to lower crime rates in the community.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-13/indigenous-youth-program-helping-young-people-change-lives/104086818

#Crime #Police #IndigenousAboriginalandTorresStraitIslander #CharmayneAllison

Women work out like their lives depend on it in bid to make kidney transplant list
By Charmayne Allison

Alice Springs has some of the highest rates of chronic kidney disease in the country but patients face huge challenges to qualify for organ donations.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-21/central-desert-women-fitness-classes-kidney-transplant-list/103489276

#HealthcareClinic #Health #IndigenousPolicy #LiverandKidneys #MedicalProcedures #IndigenousAboriginalandTorresStraitIslander #CharmayneAllison