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Share the Spark

Empowering youth to make life affirming choices.

Empowering youth to make life affirming choices. Empowering youth to make life affirming choices.

You're Invited...

Please join us for our first fundraising dinner at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club in Newport on Friday, March 31.

Last days to buy tickets!

Details and Tickets

Workshops and EVENTS

31 MARCH 2023

Our First Fundraising Event

6:30pm

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9:30pm

RPAYC, Pittwater, NSW

Event Details

31 MARCH 2023

Our First Fundraising Event

We will be hosting our very first fundraising event which includes a sit-down dinner at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club in beautiful Pitt...

Event Details

6:30pm

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9:30pm

RPAYC, Pittwater, NSW

APRIL TBC

Volunteer Training Workshop - Suicide Prevention

6:30pm

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8:30pm

Mona Vale, NSW

Event Details

APRIL TBC

Volunteer Training Workshop - Suicide Prevention

This training is for our registered Passionate Professional volunteers. (Please contact us via the form on our Volunteer Page if you would l...

Event Details

6:30pm

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8:30pm

Mona Vale, NSW

1 MAY 2023

May Mentor Drive

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Mona Vale, NSW

Event Details

1 MAY 2023

May Mentor Drive

Do you love what you do? Would you like to spend 2 hours a fortnight sharing your spark with a young person? March and May are our Mentor Dr...

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7

Mona Vale, NSW

MAY TBC

Volunteer Training Workshop - Youth Communication

6:30pm

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8:30pm

Mona Vale, NSW

Event Details

MAY TBC

Volunteer Training Workshop - Youth Communication

This training is for our registered Passionate Professional volunteers. (Please contact us via the form on our Volunteer Page if you would l...

Event Details

6:30pm

-

8:30pm

Mona Vale, NSW

MAY TBC

Volunteer Training Workshop - Using Spark Tools

6:30pm

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8:30pm

Mona Vale, NSW

Event Details

MAY TBC

Volunteer Training Workshop - Using Spark Tools

This training is for our registered Passionate Professional volunteers. (Please contact us via the form on our Volunteer Page if you would l...

Event Details

6:30pm

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8:30pm

Mona Vale, NSW

Eddie, our Youth Ambassador meets Dr. Sophie

Eddie recently caught up with Dr. Sophie Scamps, Member for Mackellar. During his meeting with her, the topic of youth mental health came up. This gave Eddie the opportunity to discuss Share the Spark and what the organisation is about. Thanks for opening those doors Eddie!

PAST EVENTS & TRAINING

13 OCT 2022 Spark Tank -Youth Business Pitch Event

13 OCT 2022 Spark Tank -Youth Business Pitch Event

13 OCT 2022 Spark Tank -Youth Business Pitch Event

Spark Tank 2022 was an amazing success at Glen Street Theatre. We gave away over $15,000 cash plus coaching and over $10,000 in prizes!

20 SEPT 2022 Crowdfunding Success for Spark Tank

13 OCT 2022 Spark Tank -Youth Business Pitch Event

13 OCT 2022 Spark Tank -Youth Business Pitch Event

Our Sparks successfully raised over $15,000 to give away to the winners of our Spark Tank event to use as seed funding for their great business ideas. 

1 AUG 2022 Spark Tank Judges and Mentor training

13 OCT 2022 Spark Tank -Youth Business Pitch Event

1 AUG 2022 Spark Tank Judges and Mentor training

We had a wonderful bunch of talented and caring folks attend our mentor training sessions in August and September. 

16 DEC 2021 Spark Tank Teams select their logos

4 NOV 2021 Our last (hopefully) virtual board meeting

4 NOV 2021 Our last (hopefully) virtual board meeting

Relax Brand Design donated 6 branding packages worth over $3000 each for our winning Spark Tank teams. The logos they developed are amazing! 

4 NOV 2021 Our last (hopefully) virtual board meeting

4 NOV 2021 Our last (hopefully) virtual board meeting

4 NOV 2021 Our last (hopefully) virtual board meeting

We held our final board meeting and AGM for 2021 online again, but next year we are keen to be face to face again!

8 NOV 2020 Spark Tank Event - Streamed Live

4 NOV 2021 Our last (hopefully) virtual board meeting

8 NOV 2020 Spark Tank Event - Streamed Live

Six amazing teams competed live for over $40,000 in cash and prizes. Thanks for the support from NB Council, Relax brand design and Sevenmile!

25 AUG 2021 Volunteer Training Workshop - Youth Communication

25 AUG 2021 Volunteer Training Workshop - Youth Communication

25 AUG 2021 Volunteer Training Workshop - Youth Communication

Our new mentors are eager to help the Northern Beaches youth! This intake boasts 10 video game designers from Wargaming!

18 AUG 2021 Volunteer Training Workshop - Suicide Prevention

25 AUG 2021 Volunteer Training Workshop - Youth Communication

25 AUG 2021 Volunteer Training Workshop - Youth Communication

We follow the SAFE  Talk program and each new mentor received a training certificate after participation. We had 21 for this class!

5 AUG 2021 Virtual Board Meeting, Welcome Pix!

25 AUG 2021 Volunteer Training Workshop - Youth Communication

19 OCT 2020 Virtual Volunteer Training - Using Spark Tools

We welcome our new President, Pix Jonasson, to our board on yet another virtual board meeting due to lockdown. 

19 OCT 2020 Virtual Volunteer Training - Using Spark Tools

19 OCT 2020 Virtual Volunteer Training - Using Spark Tools

19 OCT 2020 Virtual Volunteer Training - Using Spark Tools

We use evidence-based tools that show clear measures of success and help our young people get where they want to go.

12 OCT 2020 Volunteer Training - Youth Communication

19 OCT 2020 Virtual Volunteer Training - Using Spark Tools

5 OCT 2020 Virtual Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention

We focus on listening skills to ensure our mentees are heard! We have lots of fun exercises during the traing that bring out the best in everyone.

5 OCT 2020 Virtual Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention

19 OCT 2020 Virtual Volunteer Training - Using Spark Tools

5 OCT 2020 Virtual Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention

Our training went virtual during COVID. But the engagement was high and the new mentors are really great!

7 MAY 2020 Board Meeting - Our first virtual one

25 FEB 2020 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention

3 MAR 2020 Volunteer Training - Youth Communication

Due to COVID restrictions we could not meet in person, but our first virtual Zoom meeting was actually quite productive!

3 MAR 2020 Volunteer Training - Youth Communication

25 FEB 2020 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention

3 MAR 2020 Volunteer Training - Youth Communication

No, they didn't wear the same clothes - this is a photo from the week prior, but our Youth Communication workshop was also great fun! 

25 FEB 2020 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention

25 FEB 2020 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention

25 FEB 2020 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention

More amazing mentors joined our ranks! They are now prepared to help young people and the local community combat suicide. 

29 OCT 2019 Spark Tank Event - Live in Avalon

6 AUG 2019 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention

25 FEB 2020 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention

Six teams of young people competed for over $4000 by pitching their great start-up and community ideas to a panel of successful local business leaders.

6 AUG 2019 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention

6 AUG 2019 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention

6 AUG 2019 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention

This training was for our registered Passionate Professional volunteers. (Please contact us if you would like to become one!) 

13 AUG 2019 Volunteer Training - Youth Communication

6 AUG 2019 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention

6 AUG 2019 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention

This training was for our registered Passionate Professional volunteers. (Please contact us if you would like to become one!) 

25 June 2019 Panel Talk - Empowering youth

24 MAR 2019 Youth half-day Mindfulness Intensive

25 June 2019 Panel Talk - Empowering youth

speaker at a workshop

A passionate panel of health experts spoke about specific day to day things that may provoke depression and suicidal thinking in young people and then provide simple actionable tips to prevent it.  These were not your 'Google top ten tips', but instead the nitty-gritty of why we think and act the way we do.  



3 APR 2019 Adult Mindfulness 4-week course

24 MAR 2019 Youth half-day Mindfulness Intensive

25 June 2019 Panel Talk - Empowering youth

people talking together

This Mindfulness workshop series, led by Scott Moran, was designed for parents to reduce anxiety and stress, to improve emotional stability, creativity and happiness, and to be less attached to outcomes and more mindful of what's unfolding in theirs and their children’s lives.  It took place over four Wednesdays in April .

24 MAR 2019 Youth half-day Mindfulness Intensive

24 MAR 2019 Youth half-day Mindfulness Intensive

17 MAR 2019 Adult half-day Mindfulness Intensive

This Mindfulness Intensive half-day workshop, led by Scott Moran, was designed as an introduction and exploration of mindfulness techniques that young people can use to improve and strengthen the relationship with themselves and their family.

17 MAR 2019 Adult half-day Mindfulness Intensive

21 FEB 2019 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention

17 MAR 2019 Adult half-day Mindfulness Intensive

seated meditation class

This Mindfulness Intensive half-day workshop, led by Scott Moran, was designed as an introduction and exploration of mindfulness techniques that parents can use to improve and strengthen the relationship with themselves and their family.  

28 FEB 2019 Volunteer Training - Youth Communication

21 FEB 2019 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention

21 FEB 2019 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention

people at training workshop looking at cards

This training was for our registered Passionate Professional volunteers. (Please contact us if you would like to become one!) 

21 FEB 2019 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention

21 FEB 2019 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention

21 FEB 2019 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention

people seated at training workshop

This training was for our registered Passionate Professional volunteers. (Please contact us if you would like to become one!)  On completion participants earned SuicideTalk certification. 


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