Townsville has had a long-standing problem with youth crime — sometimes with fatal consequences — but residents won't support solutions in their neighbourhood.
Townsville residents are protesting against residential homes for children in state careReal estate experts say residential care homes decrease property value
The petition said the home would "provide services for juvenile offenders", even though it was not for juvenile offenders. But non-government agencies, who say they have the money and staff to do something about it, keep getting knocked back by residents who don't want the solutions near their homes.Two years before the CASPA petition, there was an outcry over a similar plan by Integrated Family and Youth Services to rent a four-bedroom home for children in state care.
But before the property was formally purchased, the Silver Linings Foundation abandoned its plans due to criticism from politicians and the community. A real estate agent of more than two decades, Sally Elliott, has overseen the operation of residential care homes in Townsville."But there is very little form of control," she said.
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