Secure Our Future: Protect our vulnerable communities of Wallangarra and Jennings.
Secure Our Future: Protect our vulnerable communities of Wallangarra and Jennings.
The issue
Secure Our Border: Protect our vulnerable community. Request for Infrastructure Funding and Police Protection for Wallangarra & Jennings.
The Problem:
Wallangarra and Jennings are being left behind. Our community features an aging population with high care needs, yet we are being targeted by a severe regional crime wave. Official QPS data shows our tiny town suffers 4x more break-ins and car thefts per capita than Stanthorpe, alongside a massive 27.3% regional surge in drug offenses.
Our youth are entirely isolated. With zero local recreational facilities and a low median household income, teenagers face structural boredom. Following a recent surge in crime allegedly caused by disengaged youth, a youth meeting revealed that 73% of attendees desperately want a local youth hub/skate park, and families face an impossible 80km transport bottleneck to access youth mental health services in Warwick.
What We Are Demanding:
- We call on the Southern Downs Regional Council, the Queensland Police Service, and the Federal Department of Defence (as a major local landowner) to urgently collaborate and deliver:
- A Static Policing Asset: A permanent or high-frequency QPS Mobile Police Beat to deter cross-border criminals.
- Youth Recreational Infrastructure: Capital funding for a local Wallangarra Skate Park or BMX Track.
Community Mentorship & Life Skills: Formally funded programs run in partnership with the WJPA, Men's Shed, CWA, and local military assets. - Mobile Health Outreach: Regular, physical visits from Headspace and Child & Youth Mental Health Services (CYMHS).
Requests for Action: Cross-Border Synergy
- Unified Cross-Border Policing Operations: Petition QPS Darling Downs District and the NSW New England Police District to execute joint, high-frequency operations utilizing Mobile Police Beats on the border link to disrupt property crime transit.
- Joint Council Funding via BROC: Demand that the Southern Downs Regional Council and Tenterfield Shire Council utilize the Border Region Organisation of Councils framework to co-fund a singular, unified Cross-Border Youth Activation Hub.
- Formally request QLD Commissioner Bob Gee and the NSW Cross-Border Commissioner to override departmental red tape, securing mobile health outreach (Headspace/CYMHS) that is legally permitted to service youth from both sides of the border locally.
Sign this petition to demand regional equity and safety for Wallangarra and Jennings for our vulnerable community members and future generations.
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The issue
Secure Our Border: Protect our vulnerable community. Request for Infrastructure Funding and Police Protection for Wallangarra & Jennings.
The Problem:
Wallangarra and Jennings are being left behind. Our community features an aging population with high care needs, yet we are being targeted by a severe regional crime wave. Official QPS data shows our tiny town suffers 4x more break-ins and car thefts per capita than Stanthorpe, alongside a massive 27.3% regional surge in drug offenses.
Our youth are entirely isolated. With zero local recreational facilities and a low median household income, teenagers face structural boredom. Following a recent surge in crime allegedly caused by disengaged youth, a youth meeting revealed that 73% of attendees desperately want a local youth hub/skate park, and families face an impossible 80km transport bottleneck to access youth mental health services in Warwick.
What We Are Demanding:
- We call on the Southern Downs Regional Council, the Queensland Police Service, and the Federal Department of Defence (as a major local landowner) to urgently collaborate and deliver:
- A Static Policing Asset: A permanent or high-frequency QPS Mobile Police Beat to deter cross-border criminals.
- Youth Recreational Infrastructure: Capital funding for a local Wallangarra Skate Park or BMX Track.
Community Mentorship & Life Skills: Formally funded programs run in partnership with the WJPA, Men's Shed, CWA, and local military assets. - Mobile Health Outreach: Regular, physical visits from Headspace and Child & Youth Mental Health Services (CYMHS).
Requests for Action: Cross-Border Synergy
- Unified Cross-Border Policing Operations: Petition QPS Darling Downs District and the NSW New England Police District to execute joint, high-frequency operations utilizing Mobile Police Beats on the border link to disrupt property crime transit.
- Joint Council Funding via BROC: Demand that the Southern Downs Regional Council and Tenterfield Shire Council utilize the Border Region Organisation of Councils framework to co-fund a singular, unified Cross-Border Youth Activation Hub.
- Formally request QLD Commissioner Bob Gee and the NSW Cross-Border Commissioner to override departmental red tape, securing mobile health outreach (Headspace/CYMHS) that is legally permitted to service youth from both sides of the border locally.
Sign this petition to demand regional equity and safety for Wallangarra and Jennings for our vulnerable community members and future generations.
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Petition created on 12 August 2026