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
00:19people and checks they're okay.
00:21I've looked at them, they're all our families, so we have a connection with all these mobs.
00:30Many kids take themselves home when asked.
00:33Get something to eat and then they're going to go home.
00:37But others take the offer of a lift, like this group outside the local pizza shop.
00:42When we tell them to go home, they listen to us now.
00:4617-year-old Deacon and 20-year-old Jeffrey have become some of this team's most valuable employees.
00:54Both got into trouble when they were younger, but went through a youth diversion program.
00:59Experience they now use to their advantage.
01:02After the diversion, I change and start doing good.
01:09When we come to them, they're really calm because we know them very well.
01:16The bus service runs until four in the morning, but for Jeffrey and Deacon, the late nights are worth it.
01:22Look at us, see what we do and try to follow our footsteps.
01:27New young leaders, driving change.
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