The Kimberley town of Fitzroy Crossing is calling the community together to fight alcohol, drugs, violence and gambling.
A community meeting in the remote West Australian town of Fitzroy Crossing has heard emotional pleas from community members to save the town's children.A community meeting was held in Fitzroy Crossing to find solutions to a range of social problemsThe meeting called for more infrastructure for youth including a safe house for children
The town made national headlines in 2007 when local women successfully lobbied the WA state government to introduce a ban on the sale of takeaway full-strength alcohol.
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