Alice Springs youth drop-in centre aims to keep children safe throughout the night

A 24-hour drop-in centre in Alice Springs that provides young people with a place to safely hang out overnight could be “exactly what the community needs”, according to the manager of a youth service in the town.

The Youth Outreach and Re-engagement Team Hub — which already operates as a daytime centre — has had its hours extended throughout Friday and Saturday nights as part of a trial funded by the Northern Territory Government.

“The community is…