Risky Bizness partnership
Risky Bizness is part of a larger CoG initiative: The Str8 Talk’n project. The STR8 Talk’n project engages young people in the design and delivery of innovative educational programs that promote community safety and wellbeing and directly address antisocial behaviour. The aim of the project is to develop a long-term sustainable approach to reducing both the incidence and the fear of youth crime and antisocial behaviour in Maddington and Kenwick through community engagement, capacity building and the development of positive relationships.
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Since the partnership began, the Risky Bizness program has seen:
- 4 programs run in each of the school terms (to 2009), with a total of 6 expected by the end of the partnership.
- 35 young people from Yule Brook College, and VIP Communicare (schools/organisations located in Maddington/Kenwick).
- Four short films being created (with two further to be created in 2010):
Joanna (term 3, 2008)
After arguing with her mother about not being allowed to go to a party, a young female sneaks out and gets drunk with her friends at the party. As she is walking home, she stumbles onto the road and is hit by a car.
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Busted from Birth (term 4, 2008)
A young pregnant female is dealing drugs to try to raise money for her unborn child. When she goes into labour, she encourages a friend who doesn’t has his license to drive her to the hospital. Adding to this risky behaviour, she asks him to drive faster resulting in the death of the driver and a pedestrian. Students interviewed a local firefighter as part of this film.
Busted From Birth from Community Arts Network WA on Vimeo.
The Cross (term 3, 2009)
A young person shows off with some reckless driving resulting in the death of one of their friends through a car accident. Students interviewed Constable Steve Hoad from WA Police on his experience with road accidents.
The Cross from Community Arts Network WA on Vimeo.
The Passenger (term 4, 2009)
This film demonstrates how risky driving when you are tired can be. A young driver has a vision of a potential car accident victim talking to him in the passenger seat while he is having a micro sleep while he is driving.
The Passenger from Community Arts Network WA on Vimeo.
second thoughts (2010)
Have you ever had second thoughts? Four young friends are pressured into drinking, when one is given a dangerous dare. This one decision will change their lives forever.
Second Thoughts from Community Arts Network WA on Vimeo.
time of death 3:15 (2010)
This film explores five friends who experiment with drugs not realising their friend is about to overdose.
'I wish they had known that if they had called the ambulance, they wouldn't get busted.'