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Bec, aged 16, has volunteered her time, energy, creativity and passion to the Matthew Stanley Foundation, raising the profile of the effects of youth violence and educating the local community. Bec has worked tirelessly delivering anti-violence presentations to schools, handing out brochures at shopping centres, working on stalls to promote a message of non-violence and has been actively involved in the One Punch Can Kill community advertising campaign. Bec also organised a dance party for Redlands young people to provide alcohol-free entertainment in the area and address some of the causes of youth violence.
Read an interview with Bec Ringma.
Pat Mullins has been involved with the Oaktree Foundation's Make Poverty History Campaign. He manages a team of active volunteers, speaks to students and young people at universities and high schools about how they can contribute to eradicating extreme poverty and empower communities around the world. He has facilitated young people to run events and raise money to support education initiatives overseas, has tutored through the Volunteer Refugee Tutoring and Community Support (VoRTCS) program through St Vincent de Paul and is helping to establish a social justice group at St James Church, Coorparoo. Pat is 22 years of age.
Read an interview with Pat Mullins.
Aged 22, Wesley has given his time and energy to be part of International Indigenous Flame's "Hand to the Community" strategy, which helps to establish programs and activities with Indigenous young people in the Townsville region. Wesley has been active in mentoring, providing support to young Indigenous men on a one-to-one basis, supporting Indigenous elders in the community to develop good relationships with young people as well as promoting a major youth conference targeting indigenous youth in North Queensland.
Samantha has been volunteering with both of DrugArm's SOS and MOSHPIT services, as well as Brisbane's Big City BBQ and Homeless Connect. Samantha is currently the youngest full-time volunteer with DrugArm and has become an integral part of their services always going above and beyond to provide the best possible service to her clients. Samantha is 22 years of age.
Read an interview with Sam Natoli.
Fiona has helped pioneer a key method of connecting with youth called "Youth Street". Youth Street uses peer-based mentoring to reach out to 12-17 year old youth. In addition to Youth Street, Fiona also started a not-for-profit design company called Moses StreetWare. Fiona has incredible artistic talent and has created a line of t-shirts. The profit goes to help the poor and needy. Fiona is 24 years of age.
Read an interview with Fiona Saxby.
Tim is a volunteer presenter with the Spinal Injuries Association's Spinal Education Awareness Team (SEAT). Tim, who is 22 years of age, volunteers his time to share his story with children, encouraging and inspiring safe and responsible behaviour, as well as providing important messages about keeping safe on roads, in the water, on the sports field in the great outdoors, even in the classroom. Tim says if he can save just one person from sustaining a spinal cord injury then it's worth every moment.
Read an interview with Tim Felhaber.
Sarah Moran has been actively involved with ReachOut!, a web-based mental health service, as a member of the Youth Advisory Board and a Youth Ambassador, and is committed to contributing to the development and delivery of the service. Sarah is also a producer of Are You*th Being Served, a co-founder and 2007 Vice President of Brisnet, a support network for students from rural and regional areas moving to Brisbane for study. She presented at the Queensland Youth Conference and works with peers to develop a strategy and framework to support and encourage students to pursue personal and professional development opportunities outside their academic programs through QUT Students In Free Enterprise and QUT Initiate programs.
Read an interview with Sarah Moran.
Alyce Dickson, Nadia Kirby, Aleesha Rodriguez, Ian Roe, Hannah Bremner, Dez Harding, Chris Seamans, Alex Falzon and Andrew Nimmo
The Mitchelton State High School Safe School Committee was formed in response to an expressed need by the school community to make the school a bully-free zone - a place where any sort of bullying is not tolerated and if it happens, is dealt with. The Safe School Committee have written a Safe School Policy, designed and run workshops to raise awareness, submitted information to the school newsletter to keep the wider community aware, arranged drama workshops and other presentations and created a parent information brochure. The committee members are in Grades 10 and 11.
26-Mar-2009
The Honourable Lindy Nelson-Carr MP, Minister for Communities with the 2008 winners of the Queensland Young Volunteer Awards
Last updated 21 August 2008
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