We have successfully delivered Hand Brake Turn courses across Australia for over 20 years with nearly 10,000 students completing and graduating our courses. We currently provide students a 7-week pre-vocational automotive and life skills training course that runs 3 days per week in Braybrook and Dandenong locations. This [...]
Every year we extend the James Ridgway Award to a staff member who has been recognised by their colleagues as displaying âoutstanding servant hood, integrity and loyaltyâ in their work practice and life. Dr. James Ridgway was one of the last remaining participants in the founding of the [...]
The 15th Annual Malmsbury Bike Show was held on a cool spring September morning for young people living in the residential units at Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre.  Our chaplains, Andrew Blankley and Peter Whitefield, collaborated with Godâs Squad CMC members who brought 15 of their most fine motorbikes to [...]
North West Official Opening event in Braybrook: showcasing our program highlights for 2018. We were delighted to launch the Official Opening of our North West Office in Braybrook on Wednesday 17 October, 2018. The Hon. Marsha Thomson MP, State Member for Footscray, Concern Australia Ambassadors, Justin and Lauren [...]
Pictured:Â Teenage boys listening to Man Up seminar Values for Life Team Program Manager, Tim Powell, engaged approximately 50 teenage Year 10 boys at Carawatha College in an interactive seminar called âMan Up - discovering true masculinity.' The school is culturally diverse catering for over 60 different nationalities [...]
Hand Brake Turn students headed down to Sandown Raceway on 14 September to see the Virgin Australia SuperCars Championship. The Hand Brake Turn team got to watch the practice rounds of Toyota 86 Racing Series, ECB SuperUtes Series, and Supercars Championship. The students also enjoyed watching stunt cars [...]
We are delighted to have Justin and Lauren Bowen from Justin Bowen Racing agree to become Ambassadors for Concern Australia. Justin was a Hand Brake Turn student in 2007 and he graduated with an award for âOutstanding Achievementâ in his course from Hand Brake Turn in Sunshine.  Lauren shared with [...]
Pictured: Frankston students learning valuable life lessons. We continue to seek opportunities to reach more schools through our Values for Life program to influence the next generation of young people with positive pro-social values. We were excited to develop a new partnership with the Ardoch Youth Foundation to [...]
Pictured: Tara Reid next to her husband Stephen. As a strong advocate for the welfare of others, Tara has volunteered and been involved with many organisations to support their efforts to meet the needs of those most vulnerable. She has served on the board of Baptist World Aid, been a [...]
Pictured: Outer Space T-shirt Design by Julie Nguyen, Catholic Regional College in St Albans Exhibition - Youth Homelessness T-Shirt designs (a Homelessness Week event) 6th â 12th August Kathleen Syme Library and Community Centre 251 Faraday St, Carlton VIC Times: Mon-Thurs 9am-7pm, Friday 9am-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12pm-5pm You [...]
