This week's changemaker

Providing camps and outdoor experiences for kids, teens, and adults living with disability

Providing camps and outdoor experiences for kids, teens, and adults living with disability

This weeks PBA Changemaker is Peter McDougall, who joined the Australian Camps Association (ACA) as CEO in early 2023 after nine years as CEO of the Northern Football Netball League (NFNL).
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Providing camps and outdoor experiences for kids, teens, and adults living with disability

Providing camps and outdoor experiences for kids, teens, and adults living with disability

This weeks PBA Changemaker is Peter McDougall, who joined the Australian Camps Association (ACA) ...

Carrying the momentum forward for Arthritis

Carrying the momentum forward for Arthritis

This weeks PBA Changemaker, Michelle Devoy is the Chief Executive Officer of The Arthritis Moveme...

Rewriting the Script. Building What’s Next For Survivors

Rewriting the Script. Building What’s Next For Survivors

Donna Lyon, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne and the founder and CEO...

Empowering Students and Strengthening Schools

Empowering Students and Strengthening Schools

With a career spanning nearly four decades, Lee Casuscelli has made a significant impact across v...

Creating Better, Youth Centred Co-Design

Creating Better, Youth Centred Co-Design

This weeks PBA change maker is Roya Azadi of YLAB, read on for our interview with her!

Giving The Gift Of Mindfulness To Manifest Success

Giving The Gift Of Mindfulness To Manifest Success

This weeks PBA Change Maker is lawyer, Hilton Misso. Read on for your interview with him!

Opening Eyes Of Hope

Opening Eyes Of Hope

Marc Eskander has worked as an Optometrist for 8 years and currently completing his medical train...

Seeding Investment with Purpose

Seeding Investment with Purpose

Chuck Berger is the Executive Director – Investment at Impact Seed, a Perth-based social enterpri...

Baking For Good

Baking For Good

Eva Rabanal is the Chief Executive Officer of The Bread & Butter Project, Australia’s first s...

Setting the Stage for Young Aussie Voices

Setting the Stage for Young Aussie Voices

Kate Duncan is the CEO of The Push, Australia’s leading youth music organisation. Since stepping ...

Running The Movement Against Violence

Running The Movement Against Violence

Kirrily Dear is a seasoned strategist and innovator dedicated to the primary prevention of domest...

Rethinking The Ways We Give, Five Bucks At a time

Rethinking The Ways We Give, Five Bucks At a time

Brianna Kerr is a social entrepreneur and sustainability leader. She holds part-time positions at...

Building A Digital Presence For Good

Building A Digital Presence For Good

Jay Tonai-Moore is a West Australian university student working with Sites4Good to build websites...

Helping kids with hearing loss learn how to listen and speak

Helping kids with hearing loss learn how to listen and speak

Dr. Aleisha Davis is CEO at The Shepherd Centre, she is also a Certified Listening and Spoken Lan...

Preventing Harm with Practical Training and Building Lasting Psychological Safety

Preventing Harm with Practical Training and Building Lasting Psychological Safety

Eleonora Bertsa-Fuchs is the founder of Let’s Talk About X, where she is the driving force behind...

Leading with lived experience

Leading with lived experience

Stephanie Agnew is a passionate HR professional and Consultant, specialising in disability inclu...

Prevention, Advocacy, and Growing The Power of Youth Voices

Prevention, Advocacy, and Growing The Power of Youth Voices

Growing Food For Thought

Growing Food For Thought

Rob Rees is a renowned social entrepreneur, former award-winning chef, and long-time advocate fo...

Shaping a Better Future for Vulnerable Families

Shaping a Better Future for Vulnerable Families

Deb Tsorbaris is the CEO of the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, a role she has...

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A Pioneer For Climate Justice

This weeks Pro Bono Australia Change Maker is Amanda McKenzie, a leading Australian climate advoc...

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Bridging Divides To Lead The Charge For Racial Justice

This weeks Pro Bono Australia change maker is a Noura Mansour, a Palestinian educator, political ...

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Refusing to let anyone suffer in silence

With eating disorders now affecting over 1.1 million Australians and carrying the highest mortali...

Making sure care isn't overcomplicated

Making sure care isn't overcomplicated

Brad Kearns brings a diverse and mission-driven background to the role of CEO at Find a Carer, w...

Providing support when it’s needed most

Providing support when it’s needed most

Felicia Welstead works as a Chief Executive Officer at Life's Little Treasures Foundation, which...

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Driving economic policymaking that works for all generations

This weeks Pro Bono Australia change maker is Jane Body, the General Manager at intergenerational...

Making sure care isn't overcomplicated

Making sure care isn't overcomplicated

Brad˜Kearns brings a diverse and mission-driven background to the role of CEO at Find a Carer, wi...

Building a Safer Online World for Kids

Building a Safer Online World for Kids

Colm Gannon is a seasoned professional with extensive expertise in digital safety, cybercrime inv...

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Reimagining Safety and Security for Single Mothers

Terese Edwards has been a leading advocate for single mother families since 2009 when she was app...

Transforming Mental Health Support for Young People

Transforming Mental Health Support for Young People

This weeks Pro Bono Australia change maker is Rose Cuff, CEO and co-founder of the Satellite Foun...

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A Human-Centred Path to Innovation

As a motivated changemaker with a strong strategic, human-centered design and innovation skillset...

Guiding organisations, people and communities to better alleviate disadvantage

Guiding organisations, people and communities to better alleviate disadvantage

This weeks Pro Bono Australia change maker, James Toomey, has a strong track record of leading an...

Sewing the seeds of SA Philanthropy

Sewing the seeds of SA Philanthropy

With more than 15 years of executive experience across the USA and Australia, Kay Burton is passi...

Driving social connection through a love for animals

Driving social connection through a love for animals

Zo? Black is a renowned advocate for social change, celebrated for her transformative work in Aus...

Ensuring young SA carers are seen, heard, and supported in their journey

Ensuring young SA carers are seen, heard, and supported in their journey

Brigid Koenig is a purpose-driven leader with a passion for youth empowerment and social impact, ...

Empowering Indigenous communities and businesses through self-determination, co-design, truth and respect

Empowering Indigenous communities and businesses through self-determination, co-design, truth and respect

Rekeesha Fry is a proud Dagoman/Wardaman, Wadjanbarra, Gooreng Gooreng and Kuku Thaypan woman who...

Building the home of storymaking for Victorian children and young people.

Building the home of storymaking for Victorian children and young people.

This weeks Pro Bono Australia change maker is Lena Cirillo, a visionary leader and artist with ov...

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Driving justice for those who need it most

Brooke Massender is a partner and Global Head of Pro Bono at Herbert Smith Freehills, where she l...

Providing global opportunity through microfinance

Providing global opportunity through microfinance

As Head of Global Health at Opportunity International, Annie Wang oversees health programs in par...

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Helping Queenslanders of all ages to Hear, Listen and Speak

Sharon Stokell is the CEO of Hear and Say, a Queensland not-for-profit organisation supporting pe...

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Developing a safe space for neurodivergent, chronically ill and disabled people to come together online

Nicholas Carlton has been a leader in the creative industry for 15 years, with a career spanning ...

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Increasing health literacy for First Nations people

Kelli Owen is a Kaurna, Narungga & Ngarrindjeri activist and community advocate who holds a B...

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Feeding hungry kids with free school lunches

Lyndon˜is the˜Founder of Eat Up Australia˜and was also˜CEO in its formative years.˜ He?s now a ha...

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Supporting people with disability to dream big and fully embrace life

Hayley Dean is passionate about putting power in the hands of the person with a disability to liv...

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Reimagining Melbourne for people and planet

Dominique Hess is an author, educator, policy advisory and regenerative thinker. She is this week...

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Helping Those Who Need It To Dress For Success

Donna De Zwart is a highly motivated leader with over twenty years? experience in consulting and ...

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Keeping Women Safe and Sheltered

As CEO of WCS,˜Annabelle Daniel has made an extraordinary impact on addressing women?s homelessne...

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Creating A World Where Everyone Can Grieve In A Healthy And Safe Way

Shelly Skinner is the Founder and CEO of Lionheart Camp for Kids. As a Social Worker whose own mo...

Changing The Culture Around Sexual Education

Changing The Culture Around Sexual Education

Angelique Wan co-founded Consent Labs at 19 years-old in 2016, and since then the organisation ha...

Driving a Fair and Healthy World Through Good Business

Driving a Fair and Healthy World Through Good Business

Arianna Watson, co-founder of Think Enough, is an optimistic social entrepreneur, passionate abou...

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Steering Social Change Organisations Through Growth and Change

Elise Sernik has worked for a variety of organisations including People for Purpose, Social Ventu...