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Reviewing our past year’sachievements always provides mewith a new perspective on all thatWhitelion has achieved - an insightthat can be lost among the dailyrealities of delivering a variety ofservices with limited resources.However, this year as I am retiringas Chairman after five years in therole, that reflection is all the moreprofound. Clearly the mostoutstanding, and of course themost important, outcome is thepositive impact we have on theyoung people in our programs.

Reconnecting young people withtheir community, in some casesconnecting them for the first time,is the key to giving them the toolsto believe that more is possible andthey can make it happen. They saythat it takes a village to raise achild. In today’s urban reality wherecommunity has become fractured,it takes input from a wide range ofsources to support the transition ofyoung people from the ChildProtection System or the JuvenileJustice System to independentliving, and to help them make thatfinal transition to adulthood – andto a life as healthy citizens.

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I am always impressed by thediversity of people who getinvolved with Whitelion. We have a pool of mentors of all ages andfrom all areas of Melbourne,Geelong and North-west Tasmania,who contribute their time,guidance and belief in an individualyoung person to help them moveahead and overcome the lonelinessthat lack of family and positivepeers cause. We have employersfrom small, medium and largebusinesses who go the extra mileto provide a young person withoften their first chance atlegitimate employment. A widerange of high achievers fromsports, arts and other fields act aspositive role models for childrenand young people who needinspiration to overcome the barriersthey face and follow their dreams.

Finally, the passionate andcommitted Whitelion staff thatmake it all happen and have aprofound impact on the youngpeople whose lives they touch.Whitelion gives these young peopletheir first chance, their secondchance and sometimes their thirdchance to build better lives forthemselves. I encourage you to getinvolved and make a difference toa young person’s life.

George Varlamos OAMChairman 2000-2005

Whitelion Board Members

George Varlamos OAM (Chairman)

Glenn Manton (President)

Mark Watt (Chief Executive Officer)

Paul Wilkinson

Diana Batzias

Marcus Rose

Mary Morton

Grant Downie

Vicki Flannery

Peter Francis

Leticia Delmenico

Reconnecting young peoplewith their community, in somecases connecting them for thefirst time, is the key to givingthem the tools to believe thatmore is possible and they canmake it happen.

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My eldest child began school thisyear. Whilst I was a teacher in aformer life, to look upon your ownchild as school aged can besomewhat confronting.Confronting in the sense of time;where it essentially goes, what youactually do with it and also what islost as it flies. On day one I stoodback as proud as punch as hemade his way into class, into a seaof new faces, all potential friends. Iknew he would be nervous andunsure of his place in the group.He is much like me. We both relyon a sense of comfort beingestablished between newacquaintances and our beingbefore we are prepared to openthe door of trust. Once open,however, it will never be closedunless trust is broken in which caseit will be slammed shut forever.

Watching the teacher ask thechildren to hold hands and tomove off to assembly in unisongave me the chance to see what Ihad allowed to erode over thecourse of many years. As thechildren took each other’s handwithout hesitation or subsequentcomplaint I realised just how muchbaggage I bring to newrelationships and how over thecourse of time we all lose part ofour natural ability to share,empathise and confide.

Rememberwhen?

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The moment also provided me witha small insight into the lives ofmany of the young people thatWhitelion works with. I wondered,almost aloud, about how muchbelief they had left in others orthemselves. I considered their courage tocontinue to fight against addictionand, possibly more importantly, toallow others to assist. Finally Igraded my level of empathy andfelt relieved with the mark.

I graded myself a straight B, whichis solid but not the A that I desireor that the young people withwhom I work require.

Whitelion has raised the bar againover the last six to eight months aswe look to move closer to thedesired grade. We are howevermindful that perfection is notrealistic or required, but teamworkis. Much like a school, any staffmember is only as good as thewider team around them.Whitelion is no different. I willbegin to hold my hand out againhoping that at the appropriate timesomeone will take it. That’s whattime has taught me. What haveyou learnt?

Glenn MantonPresident

Whitelion’s mission is about“engaging, connecting andinspiring young people throughreal opportunities and access topositive relationships”. This pastyear has seen many examples ofthe young people being touched inmany significant ways. Obtaining ajob, attending a camp, finding amentor, meeting an inspirationalrole model and starting a new lifeare some of the positive outcomesoccurring in the lives of youngpeople. This is all possible due tothe amazing goodwill andgenerosity of companies andindividuals who have a belief in theyoung people that we work with.

Partnerships are the key to ourwork; business, youth organisationsand government working togetherto make a greater impact and areal difference in the lives ofdisadvantaged young people.Whitelion does not have all theanswers or resources and dependsheavily on our friends and partners.We would like to thank all whosupport our work, especially ourmajor sponsor Metlink.

This year we have expanded ourservices to young people whounfortunately can no longer live athome. The mentoring programprovides them with the supportand connection that many of ustake for granted.

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We have a group of volunteersvisiting Ashley Youth DetentionCentre in Tasmania on a regularbasis and a recent comment from ayoung person emphasises why wefeel these programs are soimportant.

“I enjoy Whitelion especially while Iwas in Ashley, especially while Iwas in there cause I sort of sitdown and think oh the world’scoming down around you and thenyou know, people come in andplay some games and stuff, andthen its like you know it’s not sobad I s’pose, you know there’ssome decent people out there andit makes you start thinking thatthere’s more to life than just Ashleyor jail and that so, yeah.Whitelion’s alright, yeah they’regood. I like Whitelion.”

I would encourage anyone readingthis report to come and experiencethe world of Whitelion and ouryoung people.

And finally, nothing could beachieved without our group ofhigh energy and very committedstaff and volunteers, backed andsupported by a dedicated Board ledby Mr George Varlamos OAM. I’dlike to personally thank George forhis continued support over theyears as he now retires from hisposition as Chairman.

In the interim, we have beenfortunate enough to have hadPeter Francis as Acting Chairman,so our thanks go out to him, too.At Whitelion’s AGM, the Boardelected Mr Edward Goff as thenew Chair. We are confidentthat as Vodafone’s GeneralManager Victoria and Tasmania,Edward will bring with him vastexperience in strategic marketingand management that will helpWhitelion continue to growand move forward in theyears to come.

Mark WattCEO

Partnerships are the key to our work; business, youthorganisations and governmentworking together to make agreater impact and a realdifference in the lives ofdisadvantaged young people.

Whitelion has raised the baragain over the last six to eightmonths as we look to movecloser to the desired grade.We are however mindful thatperfection is not realistic orrequired, but teamwork is.


By the end of this financial yearWhitelion had placed six youngpeople in five organisations,including two young people atWhitelion. Other organisationsincluded:

Activate Australia: Offersleadership programs to youngAustralians from 'tough realities'and seeks to harness theirstrengths born from theirexperiences to develop new leadersand role models in disadvantagedcommunities who are equipped toaddress local issues.

Living Music: InHouse Music is anexciting project aimed atdeveloping a broad range ofemployment opportunities andacquiring skills for young Victorianscurrently in custody or oncommunity-based orders.

St Peter & Pauls: A church andcommunity organisation in SouthMelbourne which gives aid to theunderprivileged and ‘at risk’ whoare ignored in one of the mostaffluent areas of Melbourne.

EACH: Eastern AccessCommunity Health delivers arange of community health serviceswhich improve the physical, mentaland social well-being of individuals,families and communities inMelbourne’s eastern suburbs.

Whitelion is looking at using thefunding to provide the wages,training and structure to help pilotprograms such as Third Eye.

Third Eye Youth Consultants is aninitiative started by two young menfrom Bendigo with challenginghistories, supported by Saint Luke’sand the Chutzpah Factory(an entrepreneurial and businessschool). Their idea was to haveyoung people working asconsultants to youth workers,interview panel forums andorganisations dealing with youth. As consultants they could providementoring and motivationalspeaking and give a real insight intothe issues facing young peopletoday. The CJP program has beenable to provide their wages andtraining support so their dream canbecome a viable reality.

The program has started well andwill see the final intake of youngpeople graduating in early 2006with the hope that all will be ableto progress to supported orindependent employment orfurther training.

David KirbyAllie DouglasJordan DoeringLuke MitchellLola FisherJohn Turner

Employment figures for July 04 – June 05

Companies that had placements

Company during this period

KFC 13City West Water 3National Australia Bank 4Pagan investments 2Countrywide Media 2PricewaterhouseCoopers 1Arkema 1Abigroup 1Metlink 1Genuine Warehouse Sales 1Quarella (stone Masons) 1Salesforce 1Peerless 1Clemenger Harvey Edge 1London Partners 1Optus 1Medibank Private 1Café Mango 1Activate Australia 1Living music 1EACH 1St Peters and Pauls 1Whitelion 3Total 44Total young people placements 2000 – June 2005 159

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MThis financial year saw theemployment team broaden its support of young people.Whitelion was successful this yearin gaining funding from theDepartment of VictorianCommunities to run a CommunityJobs Placement Project which hasmeant that young people havebeen able to undertake work incommunity organisations. It alsocontinued to offer young womenfrom Parkville positive workopportunities but it also offeredother ‘at risk’ young people workplacements, vocational support andtraining opportunities.

Since the program started in 2000,169 employment placements havebeen filled by young people andsupported by the Whitelionemployment team. In 2004-2005,44 placements were made with 23 different employers.

Employment programOur thanks must again go to KFCfor all their work over this period.They have given thirteen youngpeople the opportunity to work intheir stores, as well as run anumber of food handling trainingdays for young people and theexperience at a one-day training.

It was with sadness that wefarewelled Margaret Healy fromCity West Water. We can,however, thank City West Waterfor their ongoing commitment toyoung people. They are alwaysprepared to take on young peoplewho are experiencing difficulties intheir lives and give them a chanceto work as part of a supportiveteam.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers,Clemenger Harvey Edge andMedibank Private have allaccepted young people into theirorganisations and allowed us towatch these young people blossominto confident and skilled staff.

There are some young people thathave been in long term placementswith very supportive employers,including organisations such asArkema, Genuine Warehouse,Quarella, Salesforce and Peerless.

Pre-employment servicesEstablishing the vocational supportcomponent to the program hasbeen invaluable in readying youngpeople for employment. Thanks toJohn Turner who is volunteeringhis time, away from his other life atLee Hecht Harrison, as a CareerManagement Specialist. John uses anumber of tools to discuss careeroptions with young people as wellas developing their resume.

Thanks also to ANZ whose staffattended Parkville YouthResidential Centre to talk to the young women about careeropportunities.

Community Jobs ProgramJobs & TrainingThis government funded initiativeenables Whitelion to place anumber of young people withinnon-profit affiliated organisations,whilst providing training andCertificate II in OfficeAdministration over a period of 19 weeks.

Mind Atlas, an online trainingcompany, is generously providingtheir training programs and staff tofacilitate the training component ofthe program. Mind Atlas has hada longstanding relationship withWhitelion, providing their onlinetraining programs to young peoplein custody over the past few years.


n The One Life Program, run byJon-Michail from Image GroupInternational, is a nine weekcourse aimed at giving mentorsfrom Arkema and young men atMJJC strategies for makingchange in their lives. Theprogram has looked at the waysparticipants perceive, and areperceived by, the world.

n The KFC Cup at MJJC sawsupporters of Whitelion competeagainst young men in a range ofgames and activities such as minigolf and the obstacle courses.The games gave the young peopleand volunteers an opportunity tocompete in good spirit.

n A poster design competitiontook place at MJJC with Connexwanting to develop a posteraimed at primary and secondaryschool children that promotedthe safe use of the train network.The young men made fantasticposters, some of which havebeen displayed at train stations.

n The Essendon Football Clubhosted an event for youngpeople involved with Whitelion.The day consisted of a tour ofthe club’s training rooms andmuseum and a talk by KevinSheedy. The young peoplestayed on to watch the teamtrain at Windy Hill.

n Whitelion received free ticketsfrom ExxonMobil to the GrandPrix. Young people were able towatch the racing and had a tourof the v8 and formula one pitscourtesy of McLaren. They alsowere able to meet racers MarkSkaife, Craig Lowndes andPeter Brock and received somevery exclusive souvenirs.

n Medibank Private hosted aBasketball Clinic with theMelbourne Tigers. Sixteenyoung people trained alongbasketball stars such as Andrew Gaze.

The program is made up of agroup of eight young peopletraining to become young leadersand peer mentors for other youngpeople involved with Whitelion. Ahighlight for the year was a SnowCamp held at Mt Hothamorganised by Jason and studentAmy Caughey.

The program incorporates theBronze Duke of Edinburgh Award,training from Whitelion’s ROARprogram and includes workshopsfacilitated by Deirdre Downie fromInsight Now.

The one2one Mentoring Programhas continued to offer a variety ofgroup mentoring activities in arange of settings. They have givenmentors and young people theopportunity to share their lifestories and to explore potentialmentoring matches. Activities overthe year have included:

n Indigo Nights at Cullity Unit,PYRC, have been running everyWednesday evening and hasbeen coordinated by GenevieveButler. The young women andmentors have enjoyed variousactivities together from art andcraft, games, cooking and sport.

n Southbank Games Night atMJJC takes place everyThursday evening. Ben Hayneshas coordinated the night andled the mentors in a range ofactivities ranging from socialBBQ’s to rigorous sportingactivities.

n The Youth Muster camp was heldat Taggerty in February 2005.Twenty four young people andbusiness leaders spent a weekendin the bush, sharing their stories.The weekend resulted in manynew connections and mentoringmatches.

n A number of Community Dayswere held with young peopleand mentors throughout theyear to encourage matching.Activities included sailing atWilliamstown, abseiling and rockclimbing at Mount Macedon,two AFL football matches andtwo Graffiti Mural days inpartnership with Metlink andPort Phillip City Council.

Thanks to all the fantasticvolunteers and mentors who havebeen involved with these groupactivities throughout the year.

The impact of mentoring on theyoung people involved in ourprogram has been extremelypowerful. Mentors have offeredeverything from companionshipand encouragement to assistancewith practical issues such as careerdirection, pregnancy and housing.

The success of the one2oneMentoring Program is due to thefabulous volunteers, mentors,corporate and community partnerswho have given so much to ouryoung people. The one2one teamwould like to thank everyone whohas been involved with theprogram over the past year. Inparticular we would like to thankthe amazing young people whosestrength and resilience have beenan inspiration to us all.

Clare GriffinNick FordKate Marjoram Jemma WoodSarah JohnsonEmma TerrisJason Waples

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The one2one Mentoring Programhas continued to grow in 2004-2005. There are 87 young peopleand 76 active volunteers involvedin the program. We are currentlysupporting 49 matches betweenyoung people and mentors. Inaddition, the program hascontinued to provide groupmentoring experiences to youngpeople in custody as well asmonthly Community Days to otheryoung people in our program.

Over the past year, eight groups ofnew mentors have completed theOrientation and Essentials training.There were ten Mentor Mattersskills development trainingsessions. Topics for these sessionsincluded drug and alcohol training,an overview of the Child Protectionand Juvenile Justice systems,connecting and building a rapportwith young people, abuseprevention listening andcommunication skills, culturalawareness, goal setting, mentalhealth issues and young peopleand mentors speaking about theirown experiences.

The Custodial Program continuesto support young men and womenin custody through group activitiesand connections made withpositive adults in the community.The program intends to establishthese positive relationships incustody and support the youngperson’s transition into thecommunity and into the future. It currently supports 20 matches.

The young people who choose notto have a mentor still participate ingroup activities to help themconnect to the community byinteracting with positive volunteers.Carla Van Laar departed from theprogram in August 2004 after twoyears as the coordinator. Nick Fordtook over in October 2004.

The Northern Juvenile JusticeMentoring Program continued towork with young people aged 14-21 from the NorthernMelbourne metropolitan area oncommunity based orders or at riskof entering the Juvenile JusticeSystem. We are hoping to recive anextension of Federal funding fromFACS until 2009, in comingmonths. The program currentlysupports 14 matches and hasundergone a great deal of changeover the past year. After thedeparture of Kate Marjoram inFebruary 2005 the program wascoordinated by Jemma Wood,followed by the current coordinatorSarah Johnson.

The Leaving Care MentoringInitiative has grown from strengthto strength over the past year. TheMentoring Coordinator, ClareGriffin has received regularnominations to the program andhas matched 15 young peopleduring the year. The programreceived additional funding fromDHS for the Barwon region andEmma Terris commenced as thepart-time worker co-located withprogram partner MacKillop FamilyServices in Geelong.

Young Lions, a youth led projectcoordinated by one of Whitelion’sYouth Consultants Jason Waples, isa new initiative which came out ofthe 2005 Youth Muster Camp.

“I am matched withsomeone whounderstands me and I find him easy to talk to.” Mike, 17 yrs old

“The highlight of ourmatch was whenJackie came with meto the first ultrasoundof my baby.” Chris, 17 yrs old


The current mentors are all trainedand assessed and the Coordinatorand Lead Mentors will befacilitating visits to the residentialunits by small groups to help buildstronger rapport between clientsand mentors. We have oneidentified match and two potentialmatches which should beconsolidated by the end of June.

Planning is underway for the nextcamp. Young people who haveattended at least two workshopswill be eligible for the camp. Anoperational meeting betweenagencies has been scheduled todiscuss risk management and drawup plans for each young person.The camp reunion will be held atLuna Park. Tania Doko is organisingthis event and will also beperforming.

Sophie FranetRAMP Coordinator

The Lead Mentors are verycharismatic and have had a lot ofexperience with engaging youngpeople. Their role is to encouragethe young people to come along tothe workshops, make them feelsafe and enthusiastic about theprogram. The Lead mentors alsoact as a valuable link between thementors and mentees as they canarrange additional house activitiesand meetings between them.

The feedback from all stakeholdershas been extremely positive. Thementors are finding the processrewarding and a positive selfdevelopment experience; theyoung people are having a ball andexperiencing a sense of belongingthat they have never knownbefore. The young people’s workershave also reported that theprogram is the best thing in theseyoung people’s lives.

There were two connectionworkshops run this financial year. A further two workshops and acamp will be run to complete thefirst intake of the program in Julyand August. The May workshopwas attended by 14 young peopleand 16 mentors. It was a highlysuccessful day with everyoneenjoying themselves. The secondwas attended by 14 young peopleand 13 mentors. All of theparticipants from the firstworkshop have said that they wish to remain in the program, but several of these young people were unable to attend the second workshop. We alsohave nominations from DHS for afew young people who we are yet to meet.

TheIndigenousGardenThis year saw the Ngarra-JarraIndigenous Garden at ParkvilleYouth Residential Centre growand flourish. Feedback fromyoung people has been positivewith many using the space as aplace of reflection. Youngpeople are now looking forother ways to use the garden-some suggesting it would be agood place to hold “story time”.

Many thanks go to City WestWater for contributing fundingfor the plants and equipment as well as a good dose ofenthusiasm. Thank you also tothe R.E. Ross Trust for vitalfunding, Craig Eldridge fordesigning the garden and TheMagistrates Court and ActingMagistrate Brian Barrow fortheir ongoing support.

The garden will continue togrow because of the hard workfrom management and thegardening team at PYRC, towhom we also thank.

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for part of the 2004/2005 financialyear. Even so the program has gotoff to a strong start and made asignificant impact on the lives ofyoung people in the EasternMetropolitan Region’s ChildProtection System. Whitelion, inpartnership with Reach, launchedRAMP, a mentoring program aimedspecifically at young people inVictorian residential centres.Combining Whitelion’s wealth ofexperience in mentoring andReach’s specialty with groupdynamics, the program is alreadymaking a huge impact. Theparticipants of the RAMP programliving in residential care, have beenidentified as particularly high riskand lacking consistent positive adultrole models in their lives. For thisreason, the Department of HumanServices approached the partneragencies Whitelion and Reach, andthe RAMP program was born.

The launch of the RAMP programon February 3rd was hosted by ourvery own Glenn Manton and Reachco-founder Jim Stynes who bothprovided thought-provokingreasons as to why this programwas necessary in assisting troubledyoung people in State Care. Thegathering was welcomed byWhitelion CEO Mark Watt andReach’s General Manager KatherineEllis. Whitelion role model/mentorTania Doko also answeredquestions about the challenges andrewards of being a mentor. TheMinister for Human Services,The Hon Sheryl Garbett, wasalso in attendance, announcing agenerous investment from theDepartment of Human Services– further testament to Whitelionand Reach’s commitment todisadvantaged young people.

The launch concluded with apowerful video about Whitelionand Reach’s successful joint venturelast year – The Lockout – wherecorporate representatives andyoung people were ‘incarcerated’for a weekend, giving them theopportunity to empathise withthose who are actually livingthough this experience.

The program itself draws on thestrengths of the two partnerorganisations. To facilitate theengagement and matching processfor these vulnerable young people,it utilises Whitelion’s wealth ofexperience in mentoring incombination with the positiveexperiential workshop and campformat that Reach provide.Mentors gain the full Whitelionmentoring training and then attenda series of ‘ConnectionWorkshops’, run monthly at theReach Dream Factory. Theseworkshops focus both on personaldevelopment and ‘getting to knowyou’ activities for potential mentorsand mentees. The program formathas accelerated and enhanced thematching process, providing a safeand facilitated ‘getting to knowyou’ environment, resulting inseveral matches being alreadyestablished.

An additional component of theprogram is a group of LeadMentors who each visit a particularhouse regularly to engage theyoung residents.

The mentors arefinding the processrewarding and apositive selfdevelopmentexperience; theyoung people arehaving a ball andexperiencing asense of belongingthat they havenever knownbefore.


Sam Hunt – PYRC Young Men’s UnitThere have been a lot of new facesover the past 12 months at theyoung men’s unit. Unfortunatelysome of the same young faces Ihave worked with before were backin for another stay.

My friendships with the youngboys were positive this year. I havementored one young boy for 11months now. He has since leftcustody and our relationship isbecoming strong and lookingpositive for the future.

I have also continued meeting andgetting to know other young boysin custody and assisting them inthe right direction for when theyare released.

Football, basketball, soccer andworking out in the gym are themain sports and fitness areas weconcentrate on, keeping the boysactive, competitive (but not toocompetitive), healthy and confident.

Table tennis and X-Box are otherpopular games we play to keepexcitement and laughter as themain focus, normally at my expense.

My title is ‘Sports Role Model’ so aswell as concentrating on the sportsarea. I also take the role modelopportunity quite seriously andalways talk to the boys one-on-one. We talk about many thingslike my job as a footballer, thesacrifices I have had to make oreven about my life away from thefooty field and how to deal withchallenges. The boys also like totalk about themselves which I enjoybecause it shows that they arecomfortable with me and trust me.I let them know they can talk tome about whatever they want

andwhen they want and I willlisten without interupting orjudging them.

I’m looking forward to anotheryear at the young men’s unit andworking with Whitelion to helpthese kids make it!

Sean O’Keeffe – MJJC Eastern HillThe Eastern Hill program provedagain to be successful in creatingimportant relationships between theWhitelion sporting staff and theboys at Eastern Hill. The programinvolved many different sportingactivities such as basketball, tabletennis, football, tennis and indoorgames such as Uno and Monopolywith all enjoying themselvesthoroughly. This gave Whitelion staffmembers the opportunity to get toknow the young men at this unit inan informal, healthy and beneficialenvironment. Thank you very muchto all staff at Eastern Hill for theircooperation and guidance over the year.

This year also saw the ‘initiation’ ofa new program on the Whitelionsports calendar called the MJJCgames challenge. Young menendured many difficult challengesboth sporting and non-sportingand were also encouraged tocreate some records of their own.Some of the challenges includedeating a Salada biscuit in thefastest time possible, throwing themost free-throws in a minute, themaximum number of push ups inone minute and, everyone’sfavourite, drinking a two litrebottle of water in one minute. The boys thoroughly enjoyed thechallenges and had a great timecompeting over the July schoolholiday period.

The music program at MJJC wasalso in full flight this year withmany of the boys interested inplaying some type of musicwhether it be playing guitar, drums

or bass, writing lyrics or evenrecording their own compilations. Iwould like to thank Josie Jasonfrom the music program for lettingme be a part of it. I very muchenjoyed connecting with the youngmen at MJJC in a non-sportingenvironment.

Digby Morrell – MJJC WestgateWe had a very successful season atMJJC with the football trainingprogram. Many young men fromacross the centre participated withmuch enthusiasm. One young manwho wasn’t allowed to participatefully was happy to run laps aroundthe program which demonstratesthe popularity of these evenings.All the Whitelion Sports RoleModels participated in at least oneor more sessions. One night weswitched codes and played againsta local soccer club which turnedout to be a very entertaining night!

Before and after the games theboys would engage in a goalkicking competition, which wouldhave been a personal highlight forme. The skills sessions alwaysshowed some surprisingly goodskills as well as some that needmore practice.

Once again this year Whitelion waslucky enough to receivecomplimentary tickets to many ofthe AFL games throughout theseason. Tickets were distributed toclients from all centres includingthose in Mildura and Shepparton.Many thanks go to the TelstraDome, MCG and the AFL for theirongoing, generous support.S

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Each sports role model looked aftertheir own particular area across thecentres but also involvedthemselves in other areas, and allhave their own stories to tell…

Jordan Doering – Malmsbury andMJJC Eastern HillThis year was another exciting yearof football for the MalmsburyTigers. There were plenty of youngmen involved in the program. Itwas successful, not because of theresult of the grand final (mind youwinning the grand final is nothingto be shy about!) but it was theway the young men bonded andworked as a team throughout theseason. The game for the first timethis year was held at the WhittenOval and it was played in greatspirits by both teams. Everyone hada fantastic day. I would like to takethis opportunity to thank all thesports role models for helping outas my assistant coaches and ShaneCox from Malmsbury YMCA.

Ben Haynes – MJJC SouthbankOne of the many exciting andsuccessful programs run byWhitelion throughout the JJ centrewas the Thursday night gamesnight. The night saw the clientsfrom Southbank and variousvolunteers from Whitelion enjoy arange of activities from basketball,soccer and Playstation games tosimply mingling in with the boys.

One of the many highlights was nodoubt the strong bonds andconnections the volunteers madewith the boys throughout the year.Not to mention the endlessbasketball games that went rightdown to the wire!

Allie Douglas – PYRC Cullity UnitBeing a Sports Role Model hasbeen a wonderful experience forme and the work I have done withthe young women in ParkvilleYouth Residential Centre over thepast year has been as challenging,rewarding and thought-provokingas ever. As a Sports Role Model,

Sports RoleModel ReportThe Sports Role Model programcontinued in all three JuvenileJustice Centres this year. The Rolemodels continued to connect andinspire the young people byinvolving them in sportingactivities, participating in existingprograms, or spending time withthem on a one-on-one basis whilstin custody and post-release. Veryfew young people can say theycatch up with an elite sportsperson on a weekly basis!

Unfortunately both Jeremy Claytonand Adrian Wilson left Whitelion inlate 2004. But we recruited thetalents of Mel Jones, an AustralianFemale Cricketer and sportsteacher, who visited both PYRCand MJJC before being called uponto play cricket in England.

I visit the young women in custodyat PYRC, and spend time hoping todevelop relationships with themwhile promoting a healthy andactive lifestyle. I visit the youngwomen two to three times a week.During these visits, I join in with thePYRC Music Program run by BrettHapi, interact with the youngwomen and I conduct sessionsinvolving a range of activities. During group sessions, thatsometimes involve the YMCA, wecomplete activities like football,basketball, volleyball, tennis,walking, gym, general games, andalso individual sessions. Many of theyoung women prefer to work withme on their own, because theyenjoy being able to relax and bethemselves without having to provethemselves to others. This in turnallows stronger bonds to developwith the young women.

To increase involvement in theSports Role Model program I haverun an incentives program over thepast year, which was generouslyfunded by the Bokhara Foundation.In this program we buy the youngwomen sporting attire if theycomplete a set number of sessions.The young women became veryenthusiastic when they knew theywere going to be rewarded fortheir efforts! I believe that the rolemodel program is extremelyimportant, and that it is successfulin creating strong, individualrelationships between clients androle models. It’s also successfulpromoting a healthier lifestyle toyoung people who, previously, havenot had any positive adult rolemodels in their life. In particular, I have enjoyed promoting otherWhitelion programs to the youngwomen and watching them becomemore engaged with the widercommunity through Whitelion.


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“Why have ambulances at thebottom of the cliff if we could havebarricades at the top?” This isexactly what the ROAR programaims to do! ROAR is Whitelion’searly intervention program. ROARtargets “at risk” young people fromdiverse backgrounds and challengesthem to make positive choices inlife through positive role modelling.

I often sit here and wonder whydid I make it? An Olympian (twotimes) and even better – anOlympic gold medallist? Was mybackground any different? Well letme share something with you… I come from a family of fivechildren and I am number five! Iwore hand-me-downs from mysisters for most of my life andwhen I did get a new pair of shoesit was a struggle to accept whymum wouldn’t let me have the pairI really wanted, the cool pair… themost expensive pair! It wasbecause we couldn’t afford them,it was a struggle for mum to pullenough money together to havefood on the table of a night time,and then even that was a strugglefor her as we used to sit there andcomplain about the lack of varietyof food! My older sister was like amum to me; she babysat me,picked me up from school andeven pushed me in bushes so Iwould sneeze! So you might saythat my background was differentbut to me it was very normal andat times very boring, knowing toowell what the stigma was aboutbeing brought up in the ‘westernsuburbs’. The family car was acliché Ford Valiant and dad used to sit at the pub every Friday night,until mum would get me in the car and send me in to go andpick him up.

I think I became well known in thepub and the only child in thereunder 12 years of age. I knewexactly where dad would be sittingand I used to be as proud as punchthat he was my dad. Every Sundaywe would go to the swimmingclub where my favourite event wasgetting hot chips after I got out of the pool! Occasionally I would be proud of my efforts inthe pool and most Sundays Ilooked like a shrivelled up prunefrom being in the water too long!Water polo came into my life oneSunday morning and once again I loved it!

To me these are my memories andmy life, not too different fromsome but different from many.

So what makes me different?Determination? Guts? Goals?Dreams? Support? Love? Friends?Family? Sport? It could be all of these things or itcould be none. For me it is thelife skills I learnt from the peoplearound me. Not from school. Notfrom a book. But from the ones Iloved. The ones I looked up to.The ones I went to for help. Ilearnt from their mistakes, fromtheir stories and from their love oflife. I saw success and failure andI learnt.

ROAR RoleModel Program

n The role models have successfullycompleted training in:

• Conflict resolution• Blame versus Responsibility• The importance of self-talk in

regards to self and others• Acceptance versus judgment• Creating our reality• Values• Goal Setting• Making Positive Choices• Courage to Overcome and

Achieve• Tolerance/Kindness• Team Work/Relationships• Self Worth

This will help the role modelsaddress issues such as:

• Drug and alcohol abuse• Suicide • Criminal activity • Early school leaving • At risk behaviours such as

unsafe sex • Bullying • Relationships • Sexual abuse• Low self esteem• Communication

ROAR continues to grow fromstrength to strength and is alwayslooking for community based andcorporate support to be able towork with young people,particularly those at risk.

Jo Fox OAMROAR Coordinator

So for me I see the ROAR programas an essential to some youngpeople’s lives, for the young peoplewho don’t have the sameopportunities presented to them.But in ROAR they have theopportunity to hear and learn fromsome very unique and diverseindividuals – role models. Theprogram doesn’t just come and go;it is there in young peoples lives fora year where they can ‘breathe lifeinto their dreams’ and buildsustainable skills for life, the onesthey don’t learn from a book! The program also helps to buildsustainable links with theircommunity.

In 2004 – 2005 ROAR has:

n Delivered the program toapproximately 8,000 youngpeople across Victoria &Tasmania in approximately 30 schools; Primary, Secondaryand KODE (Koori Open DoorEducation.)

n Participated in 8 CommunityEvents in rural/regional Victoria

n The ROAR website has beenlaunched: www.roar.asn.au

n Thirty five role models from arange of diverse backgroundsand skills including Olympians,Paralympians, Musicians, Actors,Dancers, Skateboarders &Cartoonists. Just to name a few!

Dynamic LivingProgram –MacKillopFamily ServicesThis year has been a steady yearfor the program with quite a fewlong term working relationshipscontinuing with some youngpeople. Work has continued withyoung people from MacKillopFamily Services from both St. Joseph’s Child and YouthServices and St. Vincent’s Schoolin Maidstone; TIERS (TransitionalIntegrated Education ResidentialServices). Popular activities over the last 12 months have includedgym sessions, rock climbing,rollerblading and skateboarding.

Working with young people at St. Vincent’s School (TIERS)happens every Wednesday andwork with young people from St. Joseph’s at various times during the week. Feedback fromstaff, workers and the young people has been very positive and we look forward to continuingthis success in the future.

Lisa O’KeefeProgram Coordinator

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I think that theROAR program wasgreat, it was funand funny at thesame time, I lovedthe activities and Ilearned a lot! I amlooking forward toseeing it nextterm! Chehara


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Support utilised support

Detox/Rehab Support 8

Court Support 8

Legal Referrals 4

Medical/Dental Health 17

Budgeting 4

Material Aid 4

Crisis Assistance 5

Informal Counselling/ 37Catch Ups

Alcohol and Other 10Drugs Support

Referrals to other programs/ services

Domestic Violence 3

Sports Programs 1

Accommodation 6

Community Arts Programs 2

Alcohol and Other Drugs 8

Mentoring 12

Employment 12

HOPE 10

The other aspect to the Outreachprogram is Liminal Lines, formerlyknown as Risky Business. Outreachsupports the attendance of youngwomen in the community to theweekly drama program. It is a verypopular program with the youngwomen as it gives them anopportunity to tell their stories

from an empowering frameworkand to perform in front of anaudience at the bi-annual shows atMelbourne University. The Julyperformance was “Love, Lies andFairytales”, and aptly depicted theyoung women’s experiences –good and not so good – in theirrelationships.

Monika Kurkiewicz

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Lisa O’Keefe

Outreach ProgramThe Purple Room’s OutreachProgram assists young women inthe often difficult transition fromcustody to the community. Youngwomen are offered individualisedsupport with practical and personalissues, as well as the opportunityto participate in other Whitelionprograms including HOPE,Employment and Mentoring.

2004-2005 saw the Outreachprogram go from strength tostrength. One of its main roles is toengage young women while theyare in Parkville Youth ResidentialCentre. Making use of UnescortedLeaves, Outreach is able tofacilitate the involvement of youngwomen in the three streams ofHOPE’s Peer Education program. Todate, there have been seven youngwomen from custody who haveaccessed the three programs.

In the past year, Outreach hasengaged with 26 young womenin custody, seventeen of whomhave been released – twelve of those are still engaged withOutreach.

Young women are given supportwith areas they have identifiedsuch as support to attend detox orrehab, assistance withmedical/dental appointments,budgeting, court support, referralsto specialist services such asaccommodation, mental healthservices, Alcohol and Other Drugsreferrals, and pregnancy support.

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EThe Purple Room Support Serviceprovides transitional support foryoung women leaving custody orinvolved in the Juvenile Justicesystem. The service has anoutreach component, and a selfdevelopment/peer educationcomponent called HOPE (HelpingOpen People’s Eyes). Purple Roomis also very lucky to have theservices of Dr David Jacka whoprovides medical services to theyoung women. The drop-incomponent of the Purple Room isno longer running due to a lack ofyoung women attending and a lackof resources.

HOPE Peer Education ProgramHOPE has three peer educationstreams: music, digital story tellingand spoken word. The musicprogram gives the young womenthe opportunity to learn singingskills, write music, record theirsongs and perform. HOPE’s firstmusic program was a huge successwith Tania Doko as facilitator anda great performance at the end ofthe six week program by the youngwomen. Digital story tellingenables the young women toproduce their own mini film clipabout their story. They can usephotos, images, music, words, andvoice to create powerful shortstories. Spoken word workshopsare designed to give the youngwomen skills in public speakingand offer some very inspirationalpersonal development activities.All streams of peer education havea self development component asthey provide young women with avarious range of activities that helpthem learn about themselves anddevelop their confidence and self esteem.

Purple Room The HOPE program would not bepossible without the fantasticsupport from the Foundations forYoung Australians.

HOPE has conducted two campsthis financial year which havefocused on self development topicsand sessions in the three streamsof peer education. The first was inBright in October 2004. This was ahuge success with five youngwomen attending. A definitehighlight was the rockclimbing andabseiling activity. The second campwas held in May 2005 at Lornewith the young women stayingright on the foreshore at LorneSurf Life Saving Club. The youngwomen enjoyed many positiveactivities – one of the most popularbeing the surfing activity.

HOPE is largely driven by the youngwomen who have the opportunityto be part of the EmpoweringYoung Women’s SteeringCommittee, which consult to planand make decisions about theprogram. Young women are alsoemployed as sessional workers tohelp plan, prepare, and facilitateactivities and camps.


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Rap artist, Sol, taught studentshow to beat box and a livelydiscussion was held about the useof positive words when rapping asopposed to words that can harm.Sol was also guest speaker at anAnti Bullying Summit in the Dorsetregion. Whitelion President GlennManton is one of the most popularrole models in Tasmania becausehe always connects in a powerfulway with students and teacherswhile providing peer role modelingto our newer role models. It wasgreat for students to hear fromPara Olympians, Don Elgin andTim Matthews, because theywere then able to follow the rolemodels Olympic journey to Athensin November 2004.

In addition to visiting schools, rolemodels inspired young people,community and corporatevolunteers and supporters byattending community events andmeeting with individual and groupsof young people in both thecustodial and community youthjustice system. Rap artist Lil Gparticipated in the inauguralWhitelion Winter Yuletide at AshleyYouth Detention Centre, GlennManton spoke at a leadershipconference for Grade 10 studentsand Ben Haynes joined in withthe PCYC’s mobile activity centrebringing sport to young peoplewho are not easily able to accessregular activities by playing acompetitive game of soccer.

TasmaniaROAR RoleModelprogramWhitelion in Tasmanian is gratefulto the Community Support Levywhose support has enabled thecontinuation of an Anti Bullyingand Positive Choices Role ModelProgram for schools in the North of Tasmania in 2004. Visits by ourwonderful role models continuedup until the end of December with nine schools receiving visitsfrom our diverse and amazing role models. Students at some of the schools had the opportunityto choose the role models most appropriate to their school communities.

From January 2005 our role modelprogram has been supported bythe money raised by theLaunceston community throughthe South Launceston Rotary Club.Whitelion was also extremelyfortunate to welcome onboardJanice Molineux in the position ofVolunteer Role Model Coordinator.This has kept the programsustainable into the first half of 2005.

The first big event for 2005 was apartnership between localstakeholders with Tania Doko andShaun Gardiner officially openingDrug Action Week. Tania andShaun had young people singing inthe Mall, at several schools andcolleges. One of the schoolsbought Tania’s CD and plays it eachmorning before the school buzzerto remind students of the positivemessages Whitelion role modelsbring!

The personal stories shared by ourrole models have touched manylives. Their passion and belief inbringing together differingmembers of the community tounite in supporting young people istruly awesome.

Sally Wiltshire and Janice Molineuxwould like to extend thanks andgratitude to role models GlennManton, Alison Venter, Jo Fox,Don Elgin, Tim Matthews, BenHaynes, Tania Doko, ShaunGardiner, Solomon Bakopanos,Gina Chrisanthopolous, AdrianOsborne, David Neitz, ZollieStevens, Carmen Miller, KathrynHay and Jodie Campbell forsharing their inspirational storiesand having an impact in awonderful and positive way on thelives of young people.

WhitelionTasmaniaEmploymentProgramThe Whitelion TasmanianEmployment Program hascontinued to grow and strengthenits presence in the North andNorth-west of Tasmania over thepast year. The TasmanianCommunity Fund has agreed tocontinue to be major funders ofthe program for the next twoyears, to which the program willgreatly benefit.

The Employment Program has beenoperating for over a year and hasseen a growth in support, referralsof young people and placement ofreferrals into employment duringthe past twelve months.

From July 2004 to June 2005,fourteen young people wereemployed in a variety of jobs. I amdelighted to say that the two youngpeople completing traineeships Ispoke about in my report a year agoare still going strong and arecommitted to their jobs, theirworking team and to their positivelives. Both young men have achievedso much over the last 12 monthssuch as building active communityinterests, passing their driving testand buying their first car.

Another young man whosuccessfully obtained a traineeshipat the end of last year through theWhitelion Tasmania EmploymentProgram has found supportedemployment a positive experienceand relishes being able to buygoods from a shop on pay day. Heappreciates no longer having tothink about how and where tocommit a crime. He tells me abouthow proud his family are of him,how he now thinks about fishing onthe weekends, spending time withpositive peers in his community andof making plans for his future.These stories are what make thisprogram so worthwhile and my jobso enjoyable and inspiring!

As the Business and YouthPartnership Coordinator, I continueto have a regular presence at theAshley Youth Detention Centre.This year has seen the trial of anumber of short course programswhich have involved car mechanics,football and gardening – all ofwhich have taught me a thing ortwo! These programs have involvedmembers of our local community, all with varying expertise and all ofwhom have volunteered their time.Thank you to David Neitz from theMelbourne Football Club for hisinput and fun in the car mechanicsworkshop and to LauncestonFootball Club players. Thanks alsoto personnel at the RavenswoodCommunity Garden for theirexpertise, ideas and delicious food!

The young people who have takenpart in these programs have beenhappy to refer to the EmploymentProgram on their release and seeWhitelion Tasmania as a positivechoice that connects them withtheir communities.

The opportunities offered to youngpeople through the EmploymentProgram would not be possiblewithout the tremendous supportWhitelion has received from theTasmanian business community.The employers I work with havetaken that ‘huge leap’ and believedin what we try to achieve atWhitelion – they’ve decided to takea chance. I thank those businesssupporters for giving the youngpeople I work with at Whitelionthat chance and for supporting me as the Business and YouthPartnership Coordinator in thisrewarding program.

I look forward to seeing WhitelionTasmania grow, to develop andexpand the Employment Program.Most of all I look forward tocontinuing to try and make adifference in young people’s lives.

Sadly, this year a young man who was involved in theEmployment Program passed away. His death was felt by thosewho knew him both at Whitelionand his workplace. I know that Tim is deeply missed by his familyand the acknowledgement fromthem that his experience withWhitelion made a difference to his life was gratefully received and a reminder to us of thewonderful opportunity we have to make a difference.

Carey TrundleBusiness & Youth PartnershipCoordinator

Their passion andbelief in bringingtogether differingmembers of the community to unite insupporting youngpeople is trulyawesome.

He tells me abouthow proud hisfamily are of him,how he nowthinks aboutfishing on theweekends,spending timewith positivepeers in hiscommunity and ofmaking plans forhis future.


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From golfing on a champion golfcourse to hearing advice from oneof Australia’s experts on lifebalance, Whitelion and itssupporters were treated to somevery special events over the year.

August 04“Fighting the Dragon” DinnerAround 150 Whitelion supportersgathered at the Tudor CourtReception in Caulfield to gain abetter understanding of drugaddiction in the community. GlennManton hosted the evening alongwith actor and comedian, CostaKilias. Medibank Private’sManaging Director, GeorgeSavvides gave a thoughtprovoking speech. Guests werealso treated to a specialperformance by some of the youngwomen involved in Risky Business.Thank you to everyone who helpedout, especially our sponsorsGenepharm and MedibankPrivate.

KFC Whitelion Charity Golf Day As one of Whitelion’s biggestsupporters, for the second time,KFC hosted their major fund raiserat the Cranbourne Golf Club. A great day was had by all, so ourthanks go out to KFC.

AFL Footy Finals Preview Breakfast Guests weregiven the chance to be the first todine at the new Ponsford Standand listen to some football insiderstalk about the upcoming AFL finals.The breakfast was hosted byGlenn Manton and speakersincluded Neale Daniher, AndrewDemetriou, Peter “Spider”Everitt, Sam Newman and MikeSheahan. Thank you to BryanMembrey for donating his artwork.

November 04Governor General VisitHis Excellency Major GeneralMichael Jeffery chose to visitWhitelion in November due to hisparticular interest in mentoring.He is very passionate about youngpeople having the opportunity tohave a mentor in their lives.Whitelion was delighted to be ableto share our programs with thesehonoured guests. The GovernorGeneral thoroughly enjoyed thevisit and had many conversationsand interactions with the young people.

Partners’ Dinner The dinner was a chance forWhitelion to formally acknowledgethe support we receive fromvarious organisations.Entertainment was provided fromWhitelion’s very own Nicola Lesterand Vanessa who both showcasedtheir singing talents. Thank you toPricewaterhouseCoopers andPaul Brasher for hosting theevent.

December 04Volunteers’ Christmas PartyThe end of the year was almostupon us and Whitelion wanted tosay big thank you to the manyvolunteers who had contributed somuch over the year. Tania Dokoand Wiley J offered inspiredperformances. Awards werepresented to Jan MacKender &Margaret Healy from City WestWater for employing three youngpeople and contributing to theIndigenous Garden; Allan Tanfrom KFC who has employedseveral young people; JustinPattison from Fresh Design for alltheir fabulous printing & designwork; Michelle Farrell for all herhelp with media & marketing;Leesa Miller for her study on KFC;and our amazing mentorsGenevieve Butler, Fiona Walsh,John Grant, Harley Thomas &Scott Clarey. Thank you to BlakeDawson Waldron for hosting the event.

February 05Whitelion Tasmania CharityDinner Whitelion Tasmania celebrated thestart of the footy season in stylewith our celebrity panel-DavidParkin, Brendan Gale & TimLane offering dinner guests theirpredictions for the year. Don Elginhosted the event. Many thanks toHotel Grand Chancellor &Medibank Private for theirsupport.

March 05Melbourne Cares LaunchWhitelion was invited to participatein the launch of a new vehicle forbusiness-community partnerships,Melbourne Cares. The event wasmade all the more special by theattendance of His Royal HighnessThe Prince of Wales. The morningconsisted of round table discussionsbetween business and communityrepresentatives and young peoplewhich focused on current issuesfacing youth in Melbourne. Threeof our young people were invited toparticipate; Crystal, Monika &Jason, and each of them had theopportunity to meet Prince Charles.Many thanks to Melbourne Caresfor the opportunity to participate.

Putting the Men into MentoringAbout 40 men were invited to this special lunch atPricewaterhouseCoopers withthe aim of getting more meninvolved in Whitelion’s mentoringprograms. The information sessionwas hosted by Glenn Manton andMark Watt and one of our fantasticmentors, Tony Hallam, spokeabout his mentoring match withNiq. The event was such a successthat a similar event will be heldnext year.

June 05Dr Tickell Breakfast Whitelion’s biggest fundraisingevent to date wrapped up thefinancial year. 460 people startedtheir day hearing from the worldrenowned speaker and author, Dr John Tickell who offered adviceon how to maintain balance in abusy life. Glenn Manton hosted the event and John’s wife, Sue,demonstrated some exercises to doaround the office with the help ofsome of our role models. Thank youto the Melbourne City Council,Spotless, Midas Car Care andMedibank Private for sponsoring the event.

At the end of 2004 Whitelion inTasmania was excited to receivefunding from the WestpacFoundation to conduct amentoring program for two years.This was wonderful news for oursmall group of volunteers who hadalready shown great commitmentby undertaking the 100km roundtrip during the cold wintry nights tovisit the young people in AshleyYouth Detention Centre to playboard games and table tennis. Thenew program now has the capacityto train and support both groupand one-on-one matches betweenvolunteers and young peopleinvolved in either the custodial orcommunity youth justice system.Since the program’s inception afocus group of stakeholders hasformed, nine community spiritedvolunteers have undertakenComMent, a locally developedcommunity mentor trainingpackage; mentoring workshopswere held in Ashley and groupmentoring to the detention centrecontinued with a core group ofmore experienced mentorsproviding support and guidance tonew volunteers.

The diversity of volunteers withtheir passion and skills is aweinspiring and I have no doubt thatas the program develops theconnections between young peopleand adults will enhance the youngpeople’s lives and build strong linksbetween, and within, communities.

Sally WiltshireOne2one Mentor CoordinatorTasmania

The new programnow has thecapacity to trainand support bothgroup and one-on-onematches betweenvolunteers andyoung peopleinvolved in eitherthe custodial orcommunity youthjustice system.


2005 2004Revenue from ordinary activities $ $

Grants:

- Alcohol Education & Drug Rehabilitation Foundation 123,951 68,000

- Bokhara Foundation - 1,000

- City of Melbourne - 5,000

- Department of Human Services 293,742 227,697

- Department of Justice 34,398 20,000

- Department of Family & Community Services 59,000 66,000

- Department of Victorian Communities 14,595 -

- Gandel Foundation - 5,000

- Ian Potter Foundation - 9,300

- Launceston City Council - 1,500

- MacKillop Family Services 16,818 14,545

- Melbourne Newsboys - 7,700

- Myer Foundation - 30,000

- Portland House Foundation 13,333 -

- Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd. 30,000

- Telstra Foundation - 25,000

- Tasmanian Community Fund 58,523 52,718

- Tasmanian Government Gambling Fund 15,000 31,996

- The Flora & Frank Leith Trust - 1,000

- The Foundation of Young Australians 50,001 30,000

- The Jack Brockhoff Foundation - 6,000

- The Invergowie Foundation 4,332 -

- The R E Ross Trust - 45,000

- The Westpac Foundation 37,500

- Vic. Health 103,336 116,667

- Victoria Multicultural Commission 1,000

- Victorian Women’s Trust 10,000 10,000

Total Grants 834,529 805,123

Donations & Fundraising 527,211 752,278

Interest Received 47,189 19,605

Miscellaneous 31,204 45,491

Membership 2,409 1,431

Total revenue from ordinary activities 1,442,542 1,623,928

2005 2004Expenses from ordinary activities $ $

Staffing costs:

- AFL Staffing 135,742 66,505

- Other Wages and On Costs 894,087 592,770

Total staffing costs 1,029,829 659,275

Administration Costs 36,671 57,308

Audit Fees 2,000 2,000

Tasmanian Project 33,858

Program Costs 99,898 94,990

Communications 28,651 21,104

Office Supplies & Equipment 29,634 3,762

Amenities 1,408 1,314

Marketing & Functions 58,062 33,512

Motor Vehicle & Travel 73,862 41,637

Total expenses from ordinary activities 1,360,015 948,760

Net surplus 82,527 675,168

Statement of Financial Performance (continued)For the year ended 30 June 2005

Statement of Financial PerformanceFor the year ended 30 June 2005

WhitelionIncorporatedReg. NO: A0037938R


2005 2004$ $

Current assets

Cash at bank 630,997 335,990

Cash on hand 2,902 6,230

Bank bills 800,000 800,000

Accounts receivable 69,470 20,957

Prepayments 366 -

Total current assets 1,503,735 1,163,177

Non-current assets

Motor vehicles 88,242 41,965

less provision for depreciation 32,653 17,979

Total non-current assets 55,589 23,986

Total assets 1,559,324 1,187,163

Current liabilities

Payables 170,207 82,410

Provisions 71,283 34,901

Deferred income 388,978 223,523

Total current liabilities 630,468 340,834

Total liabilities 630,468 340,834

Net assets 928,856 846,329

Accumulated funds

Balance at the beginning of the year 846,329 171,161

Add surplus for the year 82,527 675,168

Balance at the end of the year 928,856 846,329

Statement of Financial PositionAs at 30 June 2005

WhitelionIncorporatedReg. NO: A0037938R


Financial, Pro-Bono & In-KindSupport, and EmploymentProvided by:KFCRoyce CommunicationNetEffective Media GroupVirtualTours.com.au Pty LtdFresh Design NetworkGenepharmANZ BankDirect Mail SolutionsMind AtlasImage Group InternationalAmbassador ClubSmorgon SteelQenosPricewaterhouseCoopersDHR GroupCity West WaterAGLSpotless GroupTambassis PharmacyMathiesonsDe Le Winn’s FormulaThe Primary AgencyMedibank PrivateExxonMobil Clemenger Harvie EdgeBlush DistributionMaddocks SolicitorsBilfinger Berger Services (Australia) Pty LtdThe Department for VictorianCommunitiesBartter/StegglesIngham ChickenVictorian BushrangersAFLMCGTelstra DomeMelbourne StormAMPSalesforceLondon PartnersPeerless JALNational Australia BankMEGTGenuine Warehouse SalesPagan InvestmentsBeckwith TradingArkemaRip Curl Australia Cadbury Schweppes Bush Kids Essendon Football Club Insight Now Blundstone Footwear

AcknowledgementsWhitelion could not assist youngpeople without the support,enthusiasm and dedication of ourfunders, supporters and partners.

Firstly, we would like to express ourtremendous appreciation to our Major Sponsor, Metlink.

We are very grateful to ourongoing major supporters KFC, theDepartment of Human Services,VicHealth, City West Water, FreshDesign Network,PricewaterhouseCoopers and Medibank Private.

Equally important are our manysupporters including providers of pro-bono and in-kind assistance,volunteers, employers andcommunity partners. A specialthank you to everyone who madedonations to Whitelion in the last year.

Government SupportersDepartment of Human Services –Juvenile Justice Department ofHuman Services – Child ProtectionVictorian MulticulturalCommissionsCommonwealth Department ofFamily and Community ServicesCity of Melbourne Youth GrantDepartment of VictorianCommunities

Trusts and FundsVictorian Health PromotionFoundationAlcohol Education andRehabilitation FoundationMAD Foundation Inc.The Foundation for YoungAustraliansThe Victorian Women’s TrustThe R E Ross TrustMelbourne Newsboys ClubFoundation Inc.Helen Macpherson Smith TrustThe Ian Potter FoundationLord Mayor’s Charitable Fund (Eldon & Anne Foote Trust)Flora & Frank Leith Charitable TrustPerpetual TrusteesPortland House FoundationThe Invergourie FoundationMyer FoundationFoote Trust

Community PartnersSalvation Army CrossroadsMacKillop Family ServicesPilotlightgoodcompanyThe Reach FoundationLighthouse FoundationActivate AustraliaArdoch FoundationChallenge CancerMirabel FoundationKids Under CoverK.I.D.SSee ChangeYouth for ChristMelbourne UniversityParkville Youth Residential CentreMelbourne Juvenile Justice CentreMalmsbury Youth Training CentreSocial Ventures Australia

Our Partners & Supporters inTasmaniaDepartment of Health and HumanServices- Community Youth Justice- Ashley Youth Detention CentreTasmanian Community FundBoags FoundationWestpac FoundationLloyds NorthComalcoSouth Launceston Rotary ClubAtkins Sales & MarketingDon Wing MLC, WhitelionAmbassadorJanie Dickenson, Patron ofWhitelionHotel Grand ChancellorProject HahnACL BearingKomatsuAustralian Forestry ContractorsAssociationMedibank PrivateFrenchpineLaunceston City CouncilNude WineJ Boag & SonMidweek Bowls AssociationNorthern TasmaniaDavid ParkinBrendan GaleTim LaneJanice & Philip MolineuxAptitude MediaGunnsThe ExaminerHawthorn Football ClubThe Davies FactorTassie Sports CampsAustralian Cricket BoardHarrison Humhries,Cricket TasmaniaToll Shipping

FR & MV DavidsonCastrol AustraliaDedocoThe Salvation ArmyWestpac HobartBrad J MatthewsPhilip MolineuxAdvance Publicity Pty LtdSimon McKeonBuchanan GroupCrothers Construction Pty LtdEsso AustraliaJoan VincentBarry HutchinsRotaract Club Central MelbourneGeneral Motors HoldenCity of MelbourneSunshine Magistrates CourtGeoff Harris

Individual DonorsANZ Moonee Ponds BranchBill & Katharine RankenThe AGL 150th AnniversaryFoundationThe Reach FoundationRotary Club of South LauncestonPricewaterhouseCoopers THNational Australia BankVictorian Franchisee AssociationLtd.Trust Company of Australia LimitedSmorgon SteelNeville BertalliGraeme J HorsburghMAD Foundation Inc.MetlinkSee-ChangeGeorge VarlamosBurson Auto PartsPaul BrasherMichael DaddoRon EvansSalesforceJohn SuttonCommercial EyesRobert DalzielSt Kilda Parish MissionJohn RedmanToll ShippingJ Boag & Son CommunityFoundationEdward McGuirePricewaterhouseCoopers THJust a Second Pty. Ltd. Apply Income in Advance toRevenue

Gunns LimitedMary MortonOAMPS Insurance BrokersPerpetual Trustees Australia Pty LtdBrian Singer Brett Clark Keith Jeffs Perry Mckenzie Andrew Nowicki Troy Rainford Dorothy Mackechnie Ted O’Grady Kate Beaton Nick Ford & Family Gary Kamp Leticia Delmenico Cheryl Terris Deidre Downie

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Whitelion supports young people to build better lives forthemselves and helps make our community a more inclusiveand safer place.

Each year thousands of young people are disconnected fromour community due to abuse and neglect, drug addictionand poverty. These young people have often had horrific lifeexperiences with few positive role models and are caught ina ‘cycle of discouragement’ that is very hard to break. Manyof these young people end up in out-of-home care and insome cases in the juvenile justice system.

Whitelion gives young people the best chance to break the‘cycle’ through positive role modelling, mentoring andemployment, and the opportunity to build positive lives forthemselves as part of our community.


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