Youth crime advocate charged with drug offences, stripped of funding

Key points

• Queensland's youth justice department has terminated $280,000 in government funding for a Mount Isa youth crime prevention initiative. The funding went to Brodie Germaine for his Camp Fire program, which aimed to steer Aboriginal young people away from crime through fitness, mentoring and on-country activities.
• The department terminated the arrangement on September 29 and has sought repayment of unspent grant money. Germaine, 29, faces multiple drug-related charges.
• His case was mentioned in the Mount Isa Magistrates Court on Monday, and he is due back in court on November 9.