Once troubled teens themselves, two young men in the Northern Territory outback are now making a positive impact by helping kids who are out on the streets late at night. In the town of Tennant Creek, they’re part of a night bus patrol service that’s proving to be a valuable asset to the community.
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00:00It's late at night in Tennant Creek, and this night bus is on patrol.
00:08When we first started, there was a lot of youth around town walking around.
00:15Run by a local Aboriginal organisation called The Mob, the bus scans the streets for young people and checks they're OK.
00:22Make sure you go home before 10.
00:24Most of them are all our families.
00:26Yeah.
00:27Yeah, so we've got connection with all these mobs.
00:31Many kids take themselves home when asked.
00:34Get something to eat and then they're going to go home.
00:38But others take the offer of a lift, like this group outside the local pizza shop.
00:43When we tell them to go home, they listen to us now.
00:4717-year-old Deacon and 20-year-old Jeffrey have become some of this team's most valuable employees.
00:53That's really good. Keep that up.
00:55Both got into trouble when they were younger, experience they now use to their advantage.
01:00I change and start doing good.
01:06When we come to them, they're really calm because we know them very well.
01:14Bus service runs until four in the morning, but for Jeffrey and Deacon, the late nights are worth it.
01:20Look at us, see what we do and try to follow our footsteps.
01:25New young leaders driving change.