BDO (NTH QLD) and Cairns Hockey Aspire to be Deadly have created and developed a strong community collaboration assisting and supporting the Live Well Learn Well Lead Well outcomes. These collaborations reflect a strong commitment to advancing programs that support Indigenous young women and girls across well-being, education, career opportunities, leadership, and empowerment programs.
Cairns Hockey’s Aspire to be Deadly program has created opportunities where BDO (NTH QLD) can be introduced to young people, including Indigenous young women and girls, and share information around future career choices, support, and mentoring. Access to role modelling has also been included in the collaborations and together both organisations' respective programs have become stronger.
Cairns Hockey is appreciative of BDO (NTH QLD)'s partnership over many years and is excited to see the strengthening of this partnership in future years."
Julie McNeil, CEO Aspire Cairns Community Limited
FNQHF is a non-profit charitable organisation assisting health services across Far North Queensland. BDO has partnered with FNQHF to support the BDO Arrow Experience, which brings the community together to raise funds to improve healthcare and outcomes in North Queensland. In 2022, the BDO Arrow Experience raised more than $87,000 to purchase a second set of neoprobes for breast cancer and melanoma patients in Far North Queensland. The 2023 BDO Arrow Experience was also a success, with funds going towards the Foundation's Cancer Care Hub campaign, which will take cancer care to the next level for the region.
Founded in 2016 by a group of empowered young people, DIYDG is a youth-led organisation aiming to inspire, equip and empower the next generation. DIYDG hold a weekly event ‘Good Vibrations’, that builds safe environments in a culture that enables young people to explore themselves, build positive peer connections, develop support structures that are both personal and professional and to always provide a space where young people belong.
BDO (NTH QLD) is proud to have sponsored their inaugural NAIDOC Week event – Good Vibrations Ultimate Games Night, youth wellbeing camps that allow First Nations youth to make positive peer connections through being able to be on Country as part of these 3-day camps, and our BDO Ten Pin Bowling night.
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