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Member for Maranoa David Littleproud addresses the audience at Kingaroy Town Hall
(Photo: Maranoa Electorate Office)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

June 8, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

Member for Maranoa David Littleproud has urged South Burnett organisations to become involved in the Local Drug Action Team (LDAT) program being set up around Australia by the Alcohol and Drug Foundation.<\/p>\n

The Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation that has been targeting drug and alcohol issues in Australia since 1959.<\/p>\n

It launched the LDAT program in 2016 and 40 community teams have been set up so far. The Foundation is hoping to eventually establish 220 LDATs around Australia by 2020.<\/p>\n

Mr Littleproud spoke about the LDAT program at a special forum discussing ice (methamphetamine) usage in rural Queensland that was held in Kingaroy this week.<\/p>\n

He said the Federal Government had invested $298 million over four years to combat illicit drug and alcohol use in Australia and the LDAT initiative was an important grassroots component of the government\u2019s investment.<\/p>\n

The LDATs aim to build partnerships that focus on prevention in a community.<\/p>\n

The members commit to working together as a team\u00a0to “promote social inclusion and to community-driven, evidence-informed approaches that strengthen protective factors against alcohol or drug misuse”.<\/p>\n

They can include local representatives from council, community groups, businesspeople, police, schools and not-for-profit organisations.<\/p>\n

Applications are now open for funding under Round 2 of the LDAT program.<\/p>\n

Each successful team will receive a minimum of $10,000.<\/p>\n

This will be followed by an invitation-only round in August where some LDATs will be invited to apply for up to another $30,000.<\/p>\n

The Foundation is looking to help communities with:<\/strong><\/p>\n