Bravehearts in Gold Coast, Queensland | Non-profit organisation

Bravehearts

Locality: Gold Coast, Queensland

Phone: +61 1800 272 831

Address: PO Box 575 4214 Gold Coast, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.bravehearts.org.au

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25.01.2022 Your challenge is to pick a distance that suits you and 'cycle for kids' this October. Gather some family, friends and work colleagues to get involved! LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE: https://fundraise.bravehearts.org.au/ev/cycle-for-kids/home

25.01.2022 We visited the wonderful team from Superannuation Advice Australia this morning, to say a BIG THANK YOU for being our major sponsor for #whiteballoonday this year! Superannuation Advice Australia will be MATCHING dollar for dollar YOUR DONATIONS this White Balloon Day, so your donation dollar will go further! Staff donned white and set up a bake sale and decorations in preparation for the big day this FRIDAY, where they will be joining us on the phones to help raise funds! #thankyou #ProtectKids #Bravehearts

23.01.2022 #Run the GC50 this coming December! #Bravehearts is a proud GC50 #Charity Partner. https://www.gc50runfestival.com.au/

23.01.2022 What an #AMAZING #WhiteBalloonDay it has been so far! The support you have all shown this year has all of us here at #Bravehearts overcome with gratitude. Our #GivingDay is still in swing and your posts to help raise awareness and funds are still coming in thick and fast! Here is a collage of just a small number of the beautiful posts we've received today. - Thank you to The Department of Social Services for making White Balloon Day possible though their funding and to our major campaign sponsor Superannuation Advice Australia for matching donations made today! #Grateful #ProtectKids #Community #Kindness

23.01.2022 #WhiteBalloonDay is TODAY! Thanks to our campaign sponsors Superannuation Advice Australia, for today only, YOUR DONATION IS DOUBLED! Donate now for DOUBLE THE IMPACT! https://bit.ly/WhiteBalloonDayDonate Help protect Australian kids from child sexual assault and exploitation. Donate today.

22.01.2022 Today marks the beginning of #NationalChildProtectionWeek! The campaign aims to engage and educate all Australians to understand they have a part to play in keeping our children and young people #safe from violence, abuse and neglect. #NCPW

22.01.2022 ONLY 5 DAYS TO GO until #WhiteBalloonDay, Friday 11 September. #SUPPORT this year by wearing white and donating here: https://fundraise.whiteballoonday.com.au//white-bal/donate

19.01.2022 Happy #FathersDay to all the protective fathers out there.

18.01.2022 How far would you go to #protect Aussie kids? Join us and Cycle for Kids on the 3-4 October. Pick the distance and get your family, friends and work colleagues involved. Ride either 20km, 50km, 75km, 100km or pick the distance that suits you best https://bit.ly/33o3IKA

18.01.2022 Children and adolescents who have been sexually assaulted can suffer a range of psychological and behavioural problems, in both the short and long term. Download our Tip Sheet for more information: https://bit.ly/37lvlaO

17.01.2022 Today is National Police Remembrance Day. It's a time for everyone to honour and remember police officers who have been killed while doing their job keeping our communities safe. - At Bravehearts we have the privilege of knowing so many amazing officers focused on protecting our children and young people, and supporting adult survivors of child sexual assault and exploitation. - Today we honour all of those who have given their lives and those dedicated officers who work tirelessly, often with great personal sacrifice, to protect our children and communities. #NPRD2020

17.01.2022 Have you seen Claude 'The Mowerman' Harvey on your travels? The legend is out and about for the second week of his Gold Coast tour. You can find him on the Northern end of the Goldie this afternoon at Hope Island. Please give him a wave and make him feel welcome if you see him around!

17.01.2022 Young people: It’s not OK if someone is pressuring you to send nudes, but you can help to change the culture. Check out this great resource from the eSafety Commissioner and learn more. https://www.esafety.gov.au/yo/being-pressured-to-send-nudes

16.01.2022 Some wonderful feedback from C&K about Ditto’s Keep Safe Adventure Show. You can learn more about our Ditto show here: https://bravehearts.org.au/keepsafe #ChildProtection #Ditto #Bravehearts #ProtectKids #ChildSafety

13.01.2022 #Listen to our children. #Believe our children.

12.01.2022 #NationalChildProtectionWeek is off to a great start! Ditto was out and about today visiting with little ones from Rochedale Kids Early Learning Centre, who were proud to show off their beautiful #WhiteBalloonDay display. The Child Protection Week committee gave Bravehearts a grant to provide a Ditto in a Box to Schools and Centres who had a Ditto show booked during Child protection week. White Balloon Day is coming up THIS FRIDAY! Will your Early Learning Centre or school be doing something to mark the occasion? Does your school or centre have a #Ditto visit planned this Child Protection Week? Don't forget to send us your photos!

11.01.2022 Responding to child sexual assault starts with believing a child who discloses the assault. https://ab.co/36iL4ad

11.01.2022 WATCH: An important and timely discussion between Kidspot and Australian Federal Police about the prevalence of online child exploitation and how parents and carers can help protect their kids. #ChildProtectionWeek #cpw #NationalChildProtectionWeek

11.01.2022 Have you signed up for the Bravehearts Golf Day yet? The #Bravehearts #Golf Day is 18 holes for golfers and non-golfers, being held on Thursday, October, 8th. Included in the price are a shared golf cart, lunch pack, two vouchers, and a post-event meal at presentation. Learn more and register here: https://fundraise.bravehearts.org.au//bravehearts-gol/home

11.01.2022 WATCH: Bravehearts' Kayleen Johnston talks to myGC about the importance of #WhiteBalloonDay, the work of #Bravehearts and her own #survivor story. If you want to support Bravehearts in our Mission to prevent child sexual assault and exploitation, #donate today and your donation WILL BE DOUBLED, thanks to our amazing campaign sponsors, Superannuation Advice Australia.DONATE HERE: https://bit.ly/WhiteBalloonDayDonate

10.01.2022 Have you seen any of these landmarks lit up in honour of #whiteballoonday and #ChildProtectionWeek? Send us your photos if you have! BRISBANE - The Story Bridge; Victoria Bridge (11 September) TOWNSVILLE - Townsville sign; Wharton Reef Lighthouse; Victoria Bridge; George Roberts Bridge; Old Magistrates Court House; Little Fletcher Bridge (10-12 September)... LAUNCESTON - Launceston Town Hall (7 - 14 September) PERTH - Council House, 27 St Georges Terrace (10 September) Brisbane City Council Townsville City Council City of Launceston Official City of Perth

10.01.2022 #AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: Rob Redenbach . Author of What I Didn’t Learn at Harvard and Professional Speaker, Rob has served in South East Asia with the Australian Army, managed a security company in Papua New Guinea, taken part in drug raids with the FBI in Los Angeles, taught defensive tactics to Nelson Mandela’s bodyguard team in South Africa and provided armed protection to aid-workers in Iraq. . Listed by Business Review Weekly as one of Australia’s top-10 professional speak...ers, Rob helps leaders and teams to reduce conflict and build trust. Industries he has presented to include; education, finance, healthcare, hospitality and mining. His autobiography, What I Didn’t Learn at Harvard, describes the challenges, and the rewards, of following your own path. . His latest project, audiobook Poetry For Men (who thought they’d never like poetry) was described by Melissa Doyle as A beautiful idea and a fabulous voice. See more

10.01.2022 Enjoy a bit of golf? Come along to the Bravehearts Golf Day at The Club Parkwood (Gold Coast, Qld). 18 holes for golfers (and non-golfers) being held on Thursday, October, 8th in support of Bravehearts. Included in your ticket price is a shared golf cart, lunch pack, two drink vouchers, and a post-event meal at presentation. Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/32gNVhm

10.01.2022 Here a just a few of our wonderful staff members (from Gold Coast and Mackay) joining in on #WhiteBalloonDay today! Are you wearing white and donating? ALL DONATIONS WILL BE DOUBLED TODAY! Please donate to help protect Aussie kids from sexual assault and exploitation. DONATE HERE: https://bit.ly/WhiteBalloonDayDonate

09.01.2022 A 2018 research report by Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) found that 51% of participants didn’t know what they could do to keep children safe from online child sexual exploitation. Are you in the same boat? If you’re unsure of how to keep your kids safe from online exploitation ACCCE has a valuable list of online safety education resources for parents and carers to explore. Check out the list here: https://www.accce.gov.au/resources

08.01.2022 This little cutie's Mum sent us this pic this morning to say they are supporting #WhiteBalloonDay today! Are you? What a great reminder of why we're here, doing what we are doing on this day - to protect the most vulnerable members of our society; our kids! Have you donated yet? YOUR DONATION WILL BE DOUBLED TODAY! Donate here: https://bit.ly/WhiteBalloonDayDonate #ProtectKids #Bravehearts

08.01.2022 Thank you to Heritage Bank Charitable Foundation for awarding Bravehearts a $10,000 grant to help fund Ditto’s Keep Safe Adventure personal safety education program for young children in Western Sydney schools.

07.01.2022 Bringing together over 45 years of collective experience in protecting children, #Bravehearts and the Mackay Women’s Services recently launched their new service, The Courage Project. READ MORE: https://bit.ly/34fXtu1

07.01.2022 #WhiteBalloonDay is TOMORROW and we’re excited to announce that tomorrow only, DONATIONS WILL BE MATCHED thanks to our amazing sponsors Superannuation Advice Australia!! Help #protectkids from child sexual #assault and #exploitation. Show your #support by wearing white and donating here: https://fundraise.whiteballoonday.com.au//white-bal/donate

07.01.2022 Today is the start of National #ChildrensWeek! Children’s Week is an annual event celebrated in Australia, with a diverse range of events and activities organised at National, State and Local levels. Children’s Week celebrates the right of children to enjoy #childhood. To check out Children’s Week events in your state, please see the Children’s Week website: https://www.childrensweek.org.au/

05.01.2022 Thank you to the Mayor of Gympie for meeting with Claude 'The Mowerman' Harvey yesterday and welcoming him to the region. Gympie Regional Council

05.01.2022 #Bravehearts is proud and excited to announce a new service in the Mackay, Whitsunday and Isaac regions. The Courage Project is a collaboration between Bravehearts and Mackay Women’s Service (MWS) to deliver therapeutic and advocacy support to children and young people under 14 years of age who have and/or are experiencing physical and/or sexual abuse/assault and at risk of self-harm and their non-offending family members. LEARN MORE: https://bravehearts.org.au/thecourageproject

04.01.2022 In the lead up to #WhiteBalloonDay, this Friday, 11 September, we are proud to announce real-life superhero Jon Rouse as an official #Bravehearts #ambassador. Detective Acting Superintendent Rouse has 36 years service with the Queensland Police Service in Australia. In 1996 Jon commenced investigating crimes against children and in 2001 he commenced at Task Force Argos, where he implemented Australia’s first operation to proactively target internet child sex offenders. He ha...s instigated multiple national and international investigations targeting child exploitation criminal networks and has delivered training to law enforcement officers in Australia and across the world. Jon is currently the Chair of the Under Cover/Covert Investigations Group for the INTERPOL Specialists Group on Crimes against Children and is a Director with The Society for the Policing of Cyberspace (POLCYB). In July 2019 Jon was seconded to the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) to lead the Covert Online operations team, Victim Identification Unit and Training team.

04.01.2022 Bravehearts’ training team has been working hard to train individuals and organisations in child protection this past financial year. Read more about our work over this past financial year in our latest #AnnualReport. GO TO: https://bravehearts.org.au/annual-report/

04.01.2022 Have you listened to the Child Safe Organisations Podcast? Join Deborah De Fina, Principal Consultant in Child Protection at CompliSpace, and Bravehearts’ Mathew Sinclair, National Child Protection Training Manager, as they unpack the Australian National Principles for #ChildSafe Organisations with guests from Education, Government, and supporting bodies.

04.01.2022 Wow! Claude 'The Mowerman' Harvey raised a whopping $12,910 on his recent trip around the Gold Coast! What an amazing effort. Thank you Claude and thank you to all the amazing GC locals who donated and supported Claude along the way. Bravehearts and the Aussie kids who we protect are so lucky to have you!

04.01.2022 AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: Kelly Humphries As a survivor of child sexual assault, Kelly is passionate and committed to changing the status quo and reducing the trauma and stigma surrounding this crime. She is a full-time police officer, survivor, speaker, and author of the powerful book ‘Unscathed Beauty,’ where she shares her personal journey of survival. Through this, it is in her heart to encourage the tough conversations, let survivors know they are not alone and to break the... insidious cycle of child sexual abuse through awareness and education. You can follow and connect with Kelly on Facebook here, where you can also purchase her book: https://www.facebook.com/KellyHumphriesSpeaker

03.01.2022 Have you ever thought about a career with Bravehearts? We currently have several positions available, including: Advocacy and Support Services Manager (Springhill) Clinician (Arundel) Business Development Manager Training & Advisory Services (Arundel) Clinician: The Courage Project (Mackay) ... A career with #Bravehearts means working with dedicated, multidisciplinary teams that share your goal of improving the future for Australian children. Qualified and passionate staff are attracted to Bravehearts’ culture, where success is celebrated, and life balance and self-care are expected. Visit our website for more details and how to apply. https://bravehearts.org.au/who-we-are/careers/

03.01.2022 Bravehearts’ Information and Support Line received thousands of enquiries this past financial year. You can support our vital services by donating to our Christmas Appeal today: https://bit.ly/BraveheartsChristmasAppeal

02.01.2022 Ditto was lucky enough to visit all five Little Ducks Childcare Centres last week (quack quack quack) throughout the #Brisbane area. He made lots of new friends at Newfarm, Annerley, Wilston, Bardon and Birkdale! Thanks for having us Little Ducks! - #Ditto #ProtectKids #Bravehearts

02.01.2022 Thank you to WIN News Sunshine Coast for featuring a story about the wonderful national treasure, Claude 'The Mowerman' Harvey. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=339521380483080

02.01.2022 Today is #WorldChildrensDay. It was on this day in 1989 when the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

01.01.2022 Feeling brave? Join the #Bravehearts Outback Cycle in 2021 and raise funds to help keep kids safe from sexual #assault and #exploitation. Registrations are open now don’t miss out, secure your spot today by visiting the link below! https://inspiredadventures.com.au//bravehearts-outbackcyc/

01.01.2022 HOW FAR WOULD YOU CYCLE TO PROTECT KIDS? Are you ready to challenge yourself? Your #challenge is to pick a distance that suits you and 'cycle for kids' this October. Gather some family, friends and work colleagues to get involved! Choose from 20km, 50km, 75km, 100km or set your own distance! WHEN IS IT? Saturday the 3rd and Sunday the 4th October, 2020 at a time the suits you!... Depending on where you're located and current COVID-19 government restrictions, you can either cycle outdoors or use an exercise bike. HOW MUCH IS IT? The Registration Fee is $25. You’ll receive a downloadable certificate of participation. You can also purchase a 'Cycle for Kids' medal for $24 as an extra add-on to celebrate your achievement. (please note these medals will be sent out after completion) Are you ready to #Cycle for Kids and help prevent child sexual assault and exploitation? JOIN US by registering today! https://fundraise.bravehearts.org.au/ev/cycle-for-kids/home