was established in the Northern Territory in the early 1980s by Constable Scotty Mitchell of the Northern Territory Police Force. The program has been a major contributor to youth wellbeing, positive activity and mentorship in the Territory for nearly forty years. The NT Bluelight program pioneered exposing the nationally recognised movement to the bush travelling to all corners of the NT, paving
the way for other Bluelight jurisdictions in other states to model their remote strategies on the success of the NT. NT Bluelight has also travelled to remote communities in Timor Leste to promote friendship and goodwill between countries holding two events in regional communities in that country. Since establishment in the NT, the program has continued to make substantial inroads in the area of youth diversion and relationship brokering between the Northern Territory Police, other authorities, NGO’s and young Territorians. The brand recognition, entertainment value, and social cohesiveness abilities of NT Bluelight is highly regarded by generations of Bluelight Youth which have now become Territory families.
