{"id":373698,"date":"2026-06-25T16:28:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T06:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=373698"},"modified":"2026-06-25T16:28:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T06:28:03","slug":"bill-to-create-bush-boot-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2026\/06\/25\/bill-to-create-bush-boot-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill To Create Bush Boot Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>June 25, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Bill was introduced into State Parliament on Thursday which will create a new court-ordered rehabilitation program for repeat youth offenders.<\/p>\n<p>A government spokesperson said the intensive rehabilitation program would give courts a powerful new tool.<\/p>\n<p>The Youth Justice (Circuit Breaker) Amendment Bill 2026 will give courts the power to send youths to a new location where they will participate in structured activities including &#8220;hands-on&#8221; learning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The government says the youths will be provided with the &#8220;structure, discipline, education and intensive rehabilitation&#8221; to prevent reoffending.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It will cater for up to 60 youth offenders for up to six months.<\/p>\n<p>They will take part in &#8220;agricultural activities or livestock management, where they can gain practical knowledge, and the skills needed to help get them back on track&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Every participant will wear an electronic monitoring device to ensure strict compliance and the safety and security of the site and the community.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson said expressions of interest were now open, with the program expected to commence late this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Bill was introduced into State Parliament on Thursday which will create a new court-ordered rehabilitation program for repeat youth offenders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":351991,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,24],"tags":[1132],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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