Gannet Cohort
Melbourne 2018/2019
Bicycles for Humanity
Bicycles for Humanity collects second hand bicycles and ships them to communities in need, thus improving access to education, healthcare and basic necessities such as food and water.
Andy Gild
Charity Leader, Bicycles for Humanity
Uri Gordon
Business Leader, Incite Pivot Ltd
Big Group Hug
Big Group Hug is a volunteer run organisation that supports disadvantaged families in the community by providing donated goods to help them care for their young children, aged newborn to twelve years old.
Jodie Burns
Charity Leader, Big Group Hug
Brenton Perry
Business Leader, Brooke Global
Birth for Humankind
Birth for Humankind provides free birth support and education programs for women across Melbourne who are experiencing disadvantage.
Ruth Dearnley
Charity Leader, Birth for Humankind
Valentina Musuruca
Business Leader, Blackmores
Free to Feed
Free to Feed provides cooking classes, workshops and events that provide critical training, mentoring and employment opportunities for people who have sought refuge and asylum in Australia.
Daniel Bolotin
Charity Leader, Free to Feed
Ross Stange
Business Leader, Sage
Little Dreamers Australia
Little Dreamers makes life better for Young Carers, young people living in a family affected my disability, illness and addiction. We do this through connections, support programs and recognition.
Madeleine Buchner
Charity Leader, Little Dreamers Australia
Geraldine Johns-Putra
Business Leader, MinterEllison
Mindfull Aus
Mindfull Aus aims to give people a better understanding of Mental Illness, wellness and resilience, in turn improving the live’s of those affected with a strength based, self disciplined holistic approach.
Matt Runnalls
Charity Leader, Mindfull Aus
Steve Browning
Business Leader, The Strategy Institute
Wear for Success
Wear for Success is the only Melbourne based NFP providing professional clothing and coaching to both men and women on their journey to employment.
Jodie Tuckwell-Knight
Charity Leader, Wear for Success
Heidi Mitchell
Business Leader, Citywide
Welcome Dinner Project
Welcome Dinner Project brings people of all cultural backgrounds together to share their food and their stories in a space of love, respect and listening so they feel valued, discover their connection to the broader community and are animated to take action from that space.
Rachel Clark
Charity Leader, Welcome Dinner Project
Cath Mulcare
Business Leader, SCLA Advisers Pty Limited
Wild at Heart Community Arts
Wild At Heart makes opportunities for people who are highly marginalized through disability, mental illness and disadvantage to find their “voice” through music and arts making, develop skills and contribute to the community.
Philip Heuzenroeder
Charity Leader, Wild at Heart Community Arts
Randal Patterson
Business Leader, CBA
Women and Mentoring
Women and Mentoring (WAM) is an early intervention program that supports women charged with a criminal offence by matching them with a supportive female mentor.
Tricia Ciampa
Charity Leader, Women and Mentoring
Vicki Ward
Business Leader, CBA
The information provided on this page is true and accurate as at the start of each person’s participation in The Growth Program. For up to date information on the charities, charity leaders and business leaders, please refer to their websites or LinkedIn profiles.