Epic Good Foundation in South Brisbane, Queensland | Non-profit organisation

Epic Good Foundation

Locality: South Brisbane, Queensland

Address: 22 Cordelia Street 4101 South Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Website: http://epicgood.com.au

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25.01.2022 This year marks the fifth year of the Giles Foster Scholarship and we are delighted to announce that the 2019 GFS5 recipient is Ringwood Cricket Club all rounder Tyson Freeman. The scholarship will take Tyson to the UK to play cricket for Great Preston CricketClub in what is set to be a bumper summer of cricket in England as they host an ICC World Cup followed by a home Ashes series. Read the full media release here: http://ow.ly/yPZb30nviwL

22.01.2022 On the eve of the 4th Giles Foster Invitational, here's a few action shots of this year's scholar, Jack Morisson. He is loving his time with Great Preston CricketClub. Follow the Club page for all the action of tomorrow's event!

20.01.2022 Yesterday, Anita Heiss and Tamatha Luckhurst from our epic good team visited the TractionBuilds workshop at Alexandra Hills. Anita picked up her custom made bike, but not before the students did a safety check and gave it a test ride for her. Traction Builds is one of our partners and we support their empowering programs for youth in need. ... We encourage you to check out their work and offer support if you can. https://www.traction.community/

19.01.2022 Next weekend Team Epic will run the Australian Outback Marathon hosted by Travelling Fit. There will be team members in each of the events: 6km, 11km half and full marathon, running to raise awareness and funds for our partner The Indigenous Literacy Foundation who deliver resources and literacy projects into more than 230 remote communities. Last night we had three new additions to our team including Wendy Gillett, Gisella Wilson and Felicity Corbin.... If like us you believe that reading opens the doors to life's opportunities, and you have the capacity to donate, please click on the link below. Thank you!

19.01.2022 It's epic good to have some of the Big River Hawks joining #TeamEpic for this year's Outback Marathon on July 28. The players will be joined by Clontarf Academy staff as they take on the challenge of running the half or full marathon. The lads are running as part of their own personal fitness journeys but also to raise awareness and much needed funds for The Indigenous Literacy Foundation. You can support them by clicking this link to their everyday hero page: https://give.everydayhero.com/au/team-epic

18.01.2022 Today we are celebrating the launch of DEADLY SISTERS OF WORAWA as part of Indigenous Literacy Day in Melbourne. Get your copy now and give the gift of reading! https://indigenousliteracyfoundation.myshopify.com//deadly

18.01.2022 Huge congratulations to our Epic Good co-founder Cathie Reid on being recognised in today's Queen's Birthday Honours by being awarded a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia for services to healthcare delivery and philanthropy! Cathie spoke to us about doing epic good the the impact that the Epic Good Foundation has had so far. #QueensBirthdayHonours

17.01.2022 On the eve of the Outback Marathon, we'd like to say thank you to all those who have donated to our run so far. So much amazing support and wonderful comments on our everyday hero page. Your words will keep us running when the sand makes us tired tomorrow. Thank you!

17.01.2022 Here is team member Flora or Mel Rogers, and in her own words she 'could not run from the couch to fridge in Feb 2018'. Now she is nervously gearing up for 11km. She is nothing if not versatile and wears her hoodie as a headpiece. Her 25 years as a teacher has seen her as a keen member of the EATSIPs committee an EQ framework with a key aim in making sure diverse perspectives are engaged in schools. NAIDOC week assemblies are her favourite planning! In her spare time she make...s beautiful millinery. You can follow Mels run along with all of Team Epic this Saturday on all our social media sites and with the hashtags: #TeamEpic #EpicGood2018 #RunUluru And you can donate to Mel's run for reading here: https://give.everydayhero.com/au/mel-s-run-for-reading Thank you!

14.01.2022 Team Epic Run Uluru

13.01.2022 Today we proudly announce a new partnership with Outside the Locker Room. OTLR is a program for players involved in sporting clubs, focusing on education and support in relation to their daily challenges. The young men and women who participate in this program will take away many tools to ensure personal and professional development.... OTLR offers support in a wide range of current challenges such as suicide intervention, mental health, drugs, alcohol and domestic violence. In this brief video, OTLR Founder Jake Edwards and Epic Good Co-Founder Stuart Giles discuss the new partnership. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFh4Vwq8B8g

13.01.2022 Congratulations to our #TeamEpic Outback Marathon runners Floyd (2nd from left) and Kaylom (far right) who have recently been appointed Captain and Vice Captain of Katherine High School for 2019. We are epically proud of you!

12.01.2022 Are you already thinking about what kind of epic good gift you can give someone special for Christmas? What about one of the books we've created in partnership with The Indigenous Literacy Foundation, Hawthorn Football Club and Worawa Aboriginal College? Both SHOCK 'EM: STORIES OF THE BIG RIVER HAWKS and DEADLY SISTERS OF WORAWA are available for purchase and all profits go back into Indigenous literacy projects.... The gifts that just keeps giving... And there's a range of other titles from around the country you can also purchase from here as well: https://indigenousliteracyfoundation.myshopify.com/

12.01.2022 With less than two weeks till the Outback Marathon, Team Epic are in the final stages of preparations. Here's some of our team members... Mark Middleton (Icon Group CEO) and Epic Good friends Tony and Mel Rogers - all looking ready to run in their team hoodies. Check out our everyday hero page as we raise awareness and funds for The Indigenous Literacy Foundation https://give.everydayhero.com/au/team-epic

11.01.2022 We are delighted to announce that Ringwood Cricket Club player Clayton Henderson has been named as the recipient of the Giles Foster Scholarship for 2020 and in April will fly over for the English summer of cricket to play at Great Preston CricketClub. Now in its sixth year, the Giles Foster Scholarship is a leadership role that also provides recipients with a broader experience and personal development off the field. More: http://ow.ly/GzTl50y3Jgv

10.01.2022 Outside The Locker Room (OTLR) is a Welfare & Education Program for sporting clubs, schools and corporates across Australia. OTLR offers a non-judgemental and supportive process that players, students and staff can access to seek support for themselves, a friend or family member utilising a wide range of different platforms including a free downloadable app which gives 24/7 support. We're proud to support the epic good work of OTLR - and we encourage you to head over to their Facebook page to see what's happening on the ground near you, and how you can be participate.

09.01.2022 Congratulations to The Indigenous Marathon Foundation team who have now all completed the 2018 TCS New York City Marathon after months of training and commitment. Pop over and check out all the action shots from the day, and share in the inspiration and achievements of these committed young people running for themselves, their families and communities. https://www.facebook.com/TheMarathonProject/

08.01.2022 Thank you to all our supporters here - we just hit 300 Likes, and we LIKE that :)

08.01.2022 It was an epic good day at the Outback Marathon with all team members finishing their events and reaching their goals. More photos to come but right now everyone is off for a well earned rest!

07.01.2022 Epic Good is delighted to extend our partnership with Hawthorn Football Club that will see the Hawthorn Indigenous Program develop further. The next five years of the Epic Good partnership will seek to create Indigenous employment opportunities, grow Indigenous participation in sport, promote healthy lifestyle changes, school attendance and retention and foster reconciliation nationally. Congratulations to Angela Burt who has been appointed to the newly created role of Indigenous Development Manager, who will ensure that the work undertaken is culturally appropriate and responsive to the needs of Indigenous communities. Epic Good Co-Founder Stuart Giles was in Melbourne today to make the announcement ahead of the Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round. Click the article below to read more about the Program:

07.01.2022 As #TeamEpic recover this morning, we'd like to thank everyone for their words of support and for the generous donations to our fundraising. Collectively, we raised $10k for The Indigenous Literacy Foundation to support literacy projects in over 230 remote communities in Australia. Thank you!

05.01.2022 "Were thrilled to announce a new partnership with Outside the Locker Room, to help extend the program from elite sporting teams to one for players involved in grass roots sporting clubs. OTLR is about promoting player development through empowerment, education, and leadership both on and off the field." - Cathie Reid, co-founder Epic Good Foundation http://cathiereid.com/epic-goods-new-partnership-with-outs/

05.01.2022 On September 5 we'll be celebrating Indigenous Literacy Day with The Indigenous Literacy Foundation at Federation Square, Melbourne. The celebrations will feature performances by a group of students from Worawa College, who will be launching their new book, 'Deadly Sisters of Worowa'. There's events happening all around the country that you can participate in. The easiest thing to do is to buy a book from a participating bookseller who will donate a % of takings that to the... ILF. Find out how you can participate on Indigenous Literacy Day at www.ilf.org.au #ILD2018 #readingopensdoors

04.01.2022 The 4th Annual Giles Foster Invitational will be played on July 1 at Berry Lane, Great Preston. The event will be a highlight for the 2018 epic good GFS Scholar, Jack Morrison. Currently, the scoreboard is 2-1 to the Aussies... and the match will be one of friendly rivalry. Great Preston CricketClub

04.01.2022 Congratulations to The Indigenous Marathon Foundation graduate Zibeon Fielding and Epic Good mentor Stuart Giles on completing the Tokyo Marathon last Sunday! Zibeon, an Aboriginal Health Practitioner, is running to raise awareness of the importance of a healthy lifestyle with a goal of raising $30,000 to build a community gym for his people in his hometown of Mimili on the APY Lands in remote South Australia. After returning from Tokyo, he will begin training for his bigg...est endurance challenge yet: an epic seven-day bike ride across 700km of Australias harshest terrain as he seeks to become the first man to ride around the entire APY Lands, from the Stuart Highway in South Australia, along the outskirts of the Northern Territory, and cruising past the Western Australia border, back to his hometown. To learn more about this challenge or to support Zibeon's fundraising effort, go to https://tourdeapy.gofundraise.com.au/cms/home See more

04.01.2022 On Indigenous Literacy Day this year, Anita Heiss and Shelley Ware co-launched DEADLY SISTERS OF WORAWA. It was a celebration of a new literacy project with out partners - the Hawthorn Football Club The Indigenous Literacy Foundation and Worawa Aboriginal College. Anita has blogged about the project, where the student authors originate from, and what's inside the gorgeous covers!

02.01.2022 Another great afternoon at Great Preston Cricket Club although it was competative I think not quite as previous years.