From what little I gleaned from the Attorney-General's web page the grants are from the Proceeds of Crime.

 And there are ongoing grants available for Safe Streets, re anti graffiti, etc.

Some schools/sporting bodies are very astute when it comes to knowing what Grants are available.  It is sometimes, someone's job to be aware of what is available and apply.   Sound-proofing of vehicle noise by way of brick fencing,  fencing to deter vandalism, etc.

DEB

if the funding comes from procceeds of crime that's not such a bad thing. that would've been a labor party inititative too, going by the dates shown in the link

I wonder what the criteria was & why some get higher funding than others? As I'm not familiar with any of the schools on the list I have no idea.

The funding level is probably to do with whatever safety feature they wanted, not everything would cost the same amount, fencing, cctv etc. I notice some schools received multiple grants.

yes, I noticed that too

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I was watching the news earlier and they showed 2 muslim women saying they don't believe the cops version of events and that how can an 18-year-old do that? They don't believe the cops. Those women should be deported too.

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So, you are saying people should be deported because they do not believe something ?  Yes, they are naive if they think 18 years old could not do that. But it also very natural reaction of somebody who knew the person.  We tend to think of people who commit horrible crimes as monsters, non humans.  If somebody who you know does something like that, the 1st reaction is a disbelieve.

 

But I heard one young woman saying that she knew him for few years, and he was a very shy lovely boy, always willing to help anybody who needed help.  She said that "she could not understand, how the boy she knew, could have done something like that".  Amazing, how few changed words give the very similar statement completely different meaning. 

 

 

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Those 2 muslim women dressed in islamic clothing stated on Australian Television / implied: that the cops were lying. I hold the AFP and Victoria Police with the highest of respects, their testimony is the truth. The women said they don't believe the cops and also stated "what kind of cops are they and how poor were they trained if an 18-year-old on his own could possibly do this do them". This is extremely offensive and insulting to Australians. What a disgrace those women are. They should put them on the first plane out of here and sent back to the middle east. They will see how much support the middle east police will give them when they complain about a beating or a rape. If they spoke out like this in their country they would be stoned to death.

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Where were they from? I didn't see them so don't know who you're talking about. 

Did they have strong accents or something to indicate they're not from Australia?

all schools and children are of equal importance in Australia, I hope we don't see any more threats, I find it very disturbing indeed

Schools Security Programme

The Australian Government has committed $18 million over three years for the new Schools Security Programme. It is a targeted and merit-based grants programme that provides funding to government and non-government schools and preschools assessed as being at risk of attack, harassment or violence stemming from racial or religious intolerance.

The programme will provide non-recurrent funding for security measures, such as closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems, lighting and fences, and for the cost of employing security guards. The first funding round under the programme is expected to open in 2014–15.

The programme does not address student bullying, student violence, child protection or opportunistic acts of vandalism or property crime, which are more appropriately handled by education authorities or the police.

The former Secure Schools Program committed $35 million to assist at-risk government and non-government schools to install security infrastructure such as CCTV systems, fencing, lighting and anti-ramming devices. The program funded a total of 126 projects at 76 schools and preschools across Australia.

For more information on upcoming rounds and projects previously funded under the former Secure Schools Program, see the Schools Security Programme page on the Attorney-General's Department website.

Applicants have four weeks after the initial invitation in which to complete and submit their applications for funding. The closing date for applications is 2pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time) on Thursday 25 September 2014. Early submission of applications is encouraged.

Too late for any schools that havent already applied.