Geelong Youth Engagement

A couple of Kokoda students recently visited Belmont Rotary, GYE are grateful for the long-standing support they have provided by sponsoring two students on the trek every year. We are looking forward to coming back so the students can share their stories about their time in Kokoda.

Portarlington Golf Club unveils latest community fund recipients - Bellarine Times Portarlington Golf Club awards $15,000 in community grants! Food Assist 3223, Lifeline, RSL & Geelong Youth Engagement receive funding. Support local Portarlington initiatives.

Bingo night is fast approaching! Don't miss out on the excitement, mark your cards and get ready to win while supporting a good cause.

A reminder to buy your tickets and save the date for our Ladies Day Fundraising Event! Treat yourself and come join us for a fun-filled day, we would love to see you there.

This year's Kokoda students will be at Waurn Ponds Bunnings tomorrow, come down and warm up with a sausage and chat about the upcoming Trek.

Although its school holidays our Kokoda students were back learning very valuable First Aid knowledge from Ambulance Victoria. This can help them not only on the trek but skills that can be utilised at a workplace, school or in the community.

If you are looking for a healthy meal this month head over to Grill'd Waurn Ponds. GYE are part of the July local matters, grab a token & vote for GYE. We appreciate your support.

genU have their Winter Solstice Fair tomorrow at the Eastern Hub, call in for some great activities and supporting local vendors.

Friday evening we had the GKYP 14 Trivia Night, this was a great chance for our young people to spend some time with their mentors, family & friends outside of the weekly training.
A big thank you to The Pier for hosting us and all the businesses who contributed to the silent auction items. Well done to our mentors and volunteers who did an amazing job of putting the night together.
If you missed out on a table don’t worry our GKYP 15 group will also hold a Trivia Night on the 19th July. Get in touch if you are interested in putting a table together.

A big thank you to all our supporters and the community for your generosity with our call out for toiletries to support young people in need.

The GKYP Annual Trivia Night is only a couple of weeks away, we only have a few tables left for a fun night of trivia , silent auction and hearing from some of our past and present trekkers.
To book a table please contact Sam: [email protected]

This year's Kokoda students will be at Waurn Ponds Bunnings on Saturday, if you are in the area call in and warm up with a sausage and chat about the upcoming trek.

Where would we be without our wonderful volunteers! Celebrating Volunteer Week and all the amazing people who support GYE.

This week we had over 1,500 students attend the You Just Never Know Road Safety Program which is a live presentation held at Geelong Art Centre.
The students heard from members of Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria, Justice Dept and Barwon Health medical team who talk about the consequences of risk-taking while driving.
We thank all the presenters for sharing their experience and knowledge with soon to be future drivers.

A big thank you to the team at Royal Geelong Yacht Club for teaching the students from the Spring Back Geelong Program some valuable skills out on the bay, a great way to finish off the week.

Not long now until the GYE Annual Bellarine Golf Day, we only have space for a few more teams. A great day to catch up with some friends or colleagues while also supporting the young people of Geelong.
Contact Sam to secure your team.

What a week it has been at GYE! Our two Kokoda groups started their weekly training sessions where the young people and mentors got to meet each other for the first time.
Our Spring Back program has started with the students out and about each week learning about different opportunities available for their future and STRIVE is back after the school holiday break to continue the young people building confidence and resilience through many different activities.
The GYE Hub is a hive of activity with our programs now running 5 days of the week.

The annual GYE Bellarine Golf Day is coming up on Friday 10th May, get some friends together for a round of golf while also being able to hear from guest speakers over lunch and some great auction items on offer. To secure your spot please contact Sam.

Friend of GYE is taking on a great challenge this year to run 3249km for mental health awareness. Please share and get behind this great cause.

3249 BLIND — Ben Pettingill In 2024, I’m setting out to run 3249km’s. On average, this is 9km’s a day, every day. And to add to the challenge, I’m doing it blind.  

Congratulations Autumn on receiving the Sainsbury Zandren Scholarship awarded by Zonta Geelong

It was great to have so much support at the GYE Annual Corporate Long Lunch last Friday. A big thanks to The Pier and our amazing events committee and staff for all their hard work to put together the day. We heard from the inspirational James Gribble and our own Ruby & Meg who shared their Kokoda journey.

Well done Meg for sharing her Kokoda journey with the Geelong Advertiser

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It's amazing to have the support of Rotary Club of Belmont for 10 years, their hard work and dedication has supported so many young people to be part of the Kokoda program.

If you are looking to start a career in Early Childcare and Education, Bellarine Training and Community Hub are offering a funded course starting in Feb/March based at the Ocean Grove Training hub.
A great opportunity to begin your journey supporting future young people in their earliest years.
btach- Early Childhood Cert III

A big thank you to everyone who attended the annual Geelong Kokoda Youth Breakfast last Friday morning at The Pier to celebrate all our trekkers - especially the young people who dedicated themselves all year.
We thank Channel 9's Nearly Ty for hosting and speakers - Chief Commissioner Shane Patton and our amazing Autumn and Ana for sharing their story.

This Saturday will be the last of our Bunnings BBQ's for the year, if you are out and about in Waurn Ponds call in.