Community generosity makes us stronger together
We feel incredibly blessed by some of the generosity shown to us by our partners and supporters. Making a difference for children and young people is very much a team effort. This month, [...]
Nurturing a safe, inclusive and respectful Concern Australia
In mid-September, Concern Australia staff from across our diverse programs and sites gathered at Collingwood Children's Farm for a team day to explore themes of diversity, inclusion, belonging and dignity, led by Gregg [...]
RMIT and Hand Brake Turn: working together for young people
Over the past 18 months, Concern Australia and the RMIT Vocational Education Youth Work program have been working together to strengthen outcomes for young people who take the Hand Brake Turn course while [...]
Board Chair profile: David Eldridge AM
We were delighted to welcome David Eldridge AM back on to the Concern Australia Board as Board Chair in February 2018. His connection with the Concern Australia story goes back much longer. He served [...]
Hand Brake Turn celebrates 10,000th student
Hand Brake Turn recently reached another huge milestone when we celebrated our 10,000th student graduating from the program. It’s been a big year for milestones – earlier this year we marked 25 years [...]
Celebrating Book Week at LiveWires
Last week the children from our LiveWires program celebrated Book Week with creativity, flair and thoughtfulness over two days. One of the LiveWires children with her 3D hot-air balloon carrying her goals [...]