Amanda and Megan

Amanda and Megan participated in the Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring program, which is run by the YWCA in SA. Amanda was matched to Megan and they immediately hit it off. Megan and Amanda have been matched for over a year now and their match has developed into a strong, vibrant friendship. [ More... ]

Jared and Julie

Jared and Julie are participating in The Smith Family's Tertiary Mentoring Program. Jared’s journey is an inspiring one of resilience and perseverance against personal challenges to achieve an improved quality of life; a journey that he travelled with the support of Julie, his mentor. [ More... ]

Bradley and Alex

Bradley and Alex are participating in the ISMO - In School Mentoring Opportunity program which is run by the Love Foundation in NSW.   [ More... ]

Michael and Emma

Michael and Emma are participating in the U&Me Mentoring Program, which is run by Youth Futures in WA. They have been involved in the program for the past five months and thoroughly enjoy the time they spend together.   [ More... ]

Amy and Zee

Amy and her mentor Zee are participating in the Bump Mentoring Program, run by the Young Love Foundation which operates in Sydney. Amy and Zee enjoy spend time together each week and attending workshops run by Bump.   [ More... ]

Roy and John

Roy and his mentor John were participating in the Menslink mentoring program. Roy and John\\'s long term mentoring relationship allowed Roy to have a positive role model and boosted his self-esteem. [ More... ]

Shontelle and Jan

Shontelle and her mentor, Jan, are participating in the GR8 MATES school-based youth mentoring program, run by the Schools Industry Partnership, which operates in the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury and Penrith areas . Now in Year 10, Shontelle has been exploring possible career options with Jan. [ More... ]

Samantha and Georgina

Samantha and Georgina (respectively), are from the NASCA / John Brown Sport & Tourism Youth Foundation Scholarship Mentor Program. A relatively new pair Georgina and Samantha have been working together for the past 9 months.   [ More... ]

Peter and Vince

Peter and Vince are from the Break Through Mentoring Program, which is a youth employment mentoring program linking disadvantaged young people with employment mentors who are currently employed in the local community. Vince became a mentor with the desire to "pay forward" his experience of being mentored when he was younger. Vince has helped Peter become more motivated, confident and driven. [ More... ]

Simone and Megan

Megan and Simone are part of the Community Mentoring Program, which is a school-based mentoring program in South Australia. Megan, who is a former student of the school, has been a mentor for the past 4 years and a mentor to Simone for the past 2 years. Since they met, they have accomplished many things such as scrapbooking, cooking and lots more! [ More... ]

Amy and Mel & Di

Amy and Mel & Di are part of the Kids Friends Program which is run by Barnardos. Amy and Mel & Di meet once a week and they thoroughly enjoy their time together. They have been friends for five years and like to cook, work in the garden, read books, go on picnics and lots more! [ More... ]

Cody and Paul

Cody and Paul are from the Plan-It Youth Mentoring Program, run by the NSW Department of Education and Training.  These two were well-matched from the outset. They found a great deal of common ground with their sporting interests but this has evolved into a positive outlook on life and its uncertainties.  It's been great to watch them joke about trivial matters but then concentrate on the more serious matters with common ambition. [ More... ]

Ashlea and Lise

Ashlea and Lise are part of the Plan - it Youth Riverina Program. They hit it off right from the beginning, mainly because of Ashlea’s willingness to tackle something new and because Lise is great listener and is prepared to go the ‘extra mile’ for her mentees. At the celebration finale Ashlea put on a big performance. [ More... ]

Double celebration of Mentoring

This a double celebration of mentoring. Glenys, Rachael, Gary and Harley are participants of the DECS Community Mentoring in South Australia.   [ More... ]

Perth To Paradise - DONE!

Jack has cycled into Surfers Paradise to finish his epic across Australia bike ride - cycling 4,500 kms in just 30 days to raise funds and awareness of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Australia. The video is a wonderful snapshot of the journey from start to finish! We would like to congratulate Jack and his family. Jack is a great example of one person determination can make a difference for other people. If you have a creative way to promote any mentoring programs in Australia please email us. We are keen to hear your ideas. [ More... ]

Who Inspired You?

The AYMN recently ran a competition asking members who inspired them. Below is a selection of the responses we received:   [ More... ]

Noosa Mentor Summit

Thank you to everyone who attended the Noosa Mentor Summit! The Summit was held on Saturday, 21 March 2009 with about 40 participants who thoroughly enjoyed themselves. This was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate and raise the profile of youth mentoring. We would like to especially thank Andrew Fuller, our speaker and United Synergies, our Mentor Summit partner! [ More... ]

Victorian Volunteer Mentor Summit

Youth mentoring programs from across Victoria came together in July 2008 to celebrate Youth Mentoring Week. This was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate and raise the profile of youth mentoring. Youth Mentoring Week concluded on a chilly Saturday morning in Parkville with the inaugural Volunteer Mentor Summit. [ More... ]

Big Brothers Big Sisters Video - Think Big

Big Brothers Big Sisters Melbourne has produced a fantastic video highlighting three mentoring pairs - Michael and Stevie, Catherine and Jessica and Kavan and Kane. The video is also used to promote their organisation through YouTube. The video is a great example of how you can promote your organisation throughout the worldwide community. If you have a creative way to promote your program please email us and we will place it on our website. Please also contact us if you would like to know how to create a video to promote your program. [ More... ]