Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Award winners announced

Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Award winners announced

The Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Award winners have been announced by federal minister Brendan O’Connor.

Amongst the winners was the Chaplain Watch program- an innovative program run by Lance Mergard – who has a very demanding lifestyle. During the day Lance is a Family Court court officer- but at night he runs Chaplain Watch which goes to the hot spots in Brisbane’s CBD and the Valley.

Congratulations to all the winners!

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