One run can change your day, many runs can change lives. Every July for the past eight years, Grace Baulch has braved a cold winter’s morning to be a part of the annual Run Melbourne fundraising event. Youth Worker Grace Baulch, running to raise money for [...]
We’ve had a wonderful time celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and community at NAIDOC Week events this week. Joshua Tavares helps paint Tavares Lane, named after his father Antonio Tavares, with a giant Aboriginal artwork. On Tuesday, our LiveWires program took part in the [...]
When Cyclone Debbie rampaged across Queensland, the storm damaged thousands of homes and hundreds of schools, and left a clean-up bill of more than $3.5 billion. It was the second most damaging cyclone in Australia’s history, and many communities are still recovering two years later. So when our Values [...]
This year our focus is to grow stronger by working “together” and in partnership with others. So, we are delighted to announce our latest partnership with Together Financial Services who, like us, are championing for social justice! Together Financial Services is Australia’s first social enterprise mortgage brokerage where 100% [...]
This autumn we have watched as trees have burst into vibrant colours. With this new changing season, we are also welcoming new members to our team who are eager to vibrantly shine hope into the lives of young people we work alongside. As the temperature drops and many leaves [...]
This Mother’s Day we are delighted to announce the launch of our Bequest Program, "Planting seeds of hope for the future." Would you like to leave a lasting legacy of hope for the future? To leave a Bequest as a gift in your Will is a very kind [...]
A Mother's love and resilience We were inspired to hear Sharon's story, a mother of a LiveWires participant, who has faced adversity with strength and resilience. Sharon grew up in Country Victoria, born in Benalla. A lot of her 20s and early 30s was spent travelling [...]
Pictured (left to right): Lauren Bowen, Mayor Cr Martin Zakharov, The Hon. Katie Hall MP, Wurundjeri Elder Ron Jones, Justin Bowen and Board Member Kathleen Williams AM. For 25 years, Hand Brake Turn has helped young people in the pursuit of education and employment pathways by providing practical, [...]
To commemorate Youth Week, Concern Australia would like to highlight profiles of two inspiring young men. It was a beautiful sunny day when Nathan randomly dropped into Hand Brake Turn to say g’day and have a chat to a couple of his old trainers. We took [...]
Hand Brake Turn’s 25 year anniversary festivities have begun with an enthusiastic engine roar and there are no signs of stopping now! Last weekend, on Saturday 30 March, special guests, past students, God’s Squad CMC, staff, and volunteers, gathered in Dandenong to celebrate the undeniable positive impact that [...]
