A Logan identity has been recognised for her role to keep the city safe.
Youth and Family Service (YFS) chief executive officer Cath Bartolo was last week presented with the city’s top community safety honour.
Ms Bartolo first worked locally as a teacher, then as a disability co-ordinator and for the past 17 years she has been with local community services provider YFS.
“It is Cath’s voluntary contributions though that have made her a leader of Queensland’s community services sector as she has served on a wide range of locally-based organisations over many years,” Logan City Cr Laurie Koranski said.
Other winners for 2021 are:
Volunteer category winner: Abdul Samim Khan. The Logan Roos Football Club acts as a practical and accessible entry point to the community to address the needs of young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds.
Volunteer category runner-up: St Paul’s/Logan Brothers Rugby League Old Boys Association: The old boys provide a safe and welcoming environment to keep young players engaged in sport and away from anti-social behaviour.
Not for profit category winner: The 99 Steps Program – Access Community Services. The team at 99 Steps work to support people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds experiencing domestic violence.
Not for profit category runner-up: Joel Tuita and the Crestmead PCYC Volunteers. They support the development of positive relationships and trust between young people and the police and provide a safe place for the whole community.
Government and business category winner: The Tyre Deflation Device project. This partnership between the Queensland Police Service and Logan City Council increases the safety of police officers and the community when tyre deflation devices are deployed to stop offenders driving dangerously.
Joint government and business runner-up: Detective Senior Constable Amanda McLeod. Committed to preventing, disrupting, investigating and responding to domestic and family violence and other harms perpetrated on vulnerable
people in the City of Logan.
Joint government and business runner-up: The Logan Youth Co-responder Team. They provide early intervention to young people on the cusp of entering the criminal justice system to reduce youth re-offending and keep children out of the courts and custody.
