Primary Ethics Annual Report 2023 - 2024

2024 Annual Impact Report 1

THINK . REASON . DISCUSS

Acknowledgment of country Primary Ethics recognises the traditional owners and custodians of the lands on which we work. We pay our respects to First Nations elders past and present and celebrate their ongoing connections to the lands and waters of Australia.

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rimary Ethics is the sole provider of ethics education in NSW public

A message from the Chair and CEO

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Our year at a glance

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Volunteers see our impact

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Our impact in schools

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schools. We believe in the transformative

The education and classroom support impact

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power of ethics education to help young

Our schools

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people become better decision-makers

Our volunteers

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and more engaged, empathetic citizens.

The Helpdesk impact

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Primary Ethics in the media

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Our Kinghorn winner

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Financials

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Our people Our volunteers speak Our supporters

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From the Chair and CEO

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find reasons for our opinions and discuss differences respectfully have never been more important.

rimary Ethics is now in its fourteenth year of operations. We have come a long way from ground zero when an amendment to the NSW Education Act in late 2010 created the opportunity for ethics classes in public schools – thanks to the compelling advocacy of The Ethics Centre.

We have more exciting work ahead and reaching more students is our main goal.

To highlight one example, we are working on a project to deliver ethics classes to students at small and remote schools, including in regional NSW. We know that our classes need a minimum of seven students to make them work and this is difficult in smaller schools. But by using technology to connect a network of small schools and remotely located volunteers, we can build a bigger community of inquiry and reach even more students across the state.

Today we are in more than 460 schools teaching over 40,000 children each week through the extraordinary generosity of over 2000 volunteers.

But we still have a long way to go. If our dream comes true, we will be in over 800 schools teaching over 100,000 children, with no child on a waiting list.

We are ambitious for our future because what we do is unique and important – perhaps more so in today’s confusing and conflict-riddled world.

We’re now training more volunteers remotely and working out how to move them into the classrooms faster – all essential to helping us continue to grow and ensure every student across NSW public schools has the opportunity to experience ethics lessons.

What do we do? What we don’t do is tell kids what values they should have. We don’t set ourselves up as the judge of what is right or wrong. Far from it.

Looking forward, we need to continue to dream big, to be ambitious… We acknowledge the amazing passion and incredible commitment of our volunteers, who teach ethics lessons each week, every week. We know our volunteers find teaching ethics highly rewarding - they know they are making an important difference to the way their students think, reason and discuss and ultimately, they are making an enormous difference to the communities these young people will grow into, as leaders across business, government, the creative sector and civil society.

What we do do is create a safe and non-judgemental space which creates the opportunity, through over 100 topics and 270 lessons in our world-class ethics curriculum, for the children to think carefully about the everyday moral issues and challenges we put before them. The opportunity to share with their fellow students what they think and why - what decision they would make and why, what action they would take and why.

There is no right or wrong answer. They listen carefully to the opinions of their fellow students and their reasons. They learn from each other.

And, most importantly, they are free to change their mind if they prefer another view. These children are practising thinking for themselves and making up their own minds on what they think is right or wrong and why.

We finish with a big thanks to each of you and the hope that you will continue to support us for many years to come. Enjoy reading our 2024 Annual Impact report.

We are now in both exciting and challenging times.

Happily, our hard work engaging and inspiring our volunteers has shielded us from some of the declines other volunteer-led organisations are facing due to the ongoing cost of living challenges.

Bruce Hogan AM Chair

Our curriculum continues to evolve. For example, we now have lessons on the ethics of AI to ensure we remain topical and engaging. The skills to think critically,

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Evan Hannah CEO

Our values Respect We create learning environments in which children practise respectful discussion.

Integrity We employ robust recruitment and screening practices to ensure the integrity of our volunteers and the highest standards in child safety.

Independence We provide a learning environment in which students of all faiths or no faith can learn together.

Excellence Our teacher-training program and curriculum are continually improved to ensure excellence in the classroom.

Teamwork In ethics children learn that ethical issues are more easily understood by talking with others than by thinking alone. Members of the school and broader communities work together to provide ethics education for children.

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Because every child should have access to the life enhancing skills of ethics education

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Supported 2450 volunteer teachers in schools

Facilitated 60 training sessions

Operated classes in 500 schools

Assisted 723 volunteer teachers via personal phone calls and lesson

Provided 65,500 lessons to students

Attracted 371 teachers to attend our classroom support workshops

Collected 6626 pieces of curriculum feedback

Reached 26,000 supporters per term with our communications

Updated 120 lesson topics

Connected with 10,500 followers on social media

Trained 539 new volunteer teachers (19 new high school teachers)

Taught 43,500 students each week

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Our volunteers see the impact P

rimary Ethics is the sole provider of ethics education in NSW public schools. Lessons are powered by our committed volunteers from all sections of the community and are delivered free of charge. Since Primary Ethics began in 2010 we have trained over 12,000 volunteers. Our hard-working volunteers form the backbone of our ethics education program – it literally would not exist without them. And they are there at the point of impact.

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thics volunteer and physiotherapist Ima Strkljevic is doing her PhD on the health benefits of volunteering.

She sees a profound impact both on those who give and those who receive in our ethics education program.

“I’m passionate about serving as a role model to older people to keep volunteering to reap the health benefits.”

Ima Strkljevic: The impact of a volunteering program such as Primary Ethics is multifaceted and evident in all levels of the socio-ecological system, from the individual and interpersonal to the professional, community and societal levels.

For the individual, the benefits of volunteering are evident in increased knowledge, adaptability, problemsolving skills, increased empathy and confidence, improved cultural competency, personal growth and satisfaction and an overall rewarding experience.

Ima Strkljevic have built a strong and supported program and forged strong relationships with school staff, students and the wider community.

On the interpersonal level, there is a usually very rewarding provider-recipient relationship, as well as receiving gratitude from the students.

My motivation to keep volunteering as an ethics teacher, coordinator and regional manager remains strong to this day - it keeps me physically and socially active and connected to my local community. I’m passionate about serving as a role model to older people to keep volunteering long after their children leave the school to reap the health benefits of volunteering. At the same time it thrills me when I see young applicants (Gen Z) who commit to donating their time to the community.

On a wider scale, the benefits which flow from the Primary Ethics volunteer program include increased and improved programs statewide, increased community understanding and insight into the ethics program, capacity building, sustainability and creativity in promoting and implementing the program.

As with any volunteering program, there can be some negative impacts, such as personal negative experiences causing anxiety or frustration, unrealistic expectations, crowding of existing programs, lack of acknowledgement. But we do all we can – and we do it well - to ameliorate these.

Three things you achieved in your ethics program in 2023-2024 • Provided a stable ethics program to all stages at my school.

As a volunteer myself, I dedicate my time and skills to my local school community to support the Primary Ethics program. I established this local program in 2017 and keep on supporting it together with my local community network members, including my daughter (a former student). As a health professional, starting out I was highly motivated by altruism, learning, my pre-existing interests and personal fulfilment. Seven years later, we

• Re-activated a former teacher to return to teaching.

• Last but not least, I am the first regional manager to approve an application from a young female rocket scientist to be an ethics teacher (a 23-yearold aerospace engineering and physics graduate)!

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ruce Isaacs is an Associate Professor of Film Studies at Sydney University. He’s also an ethics teacher at his son’s school – but does not teach his eight-year-old son’s stage, instead facilitating the Year 6 class.

“I love the fact that the curriculum does not dumb anything down.

What I wrestle with in students in year six is precisely what I wrestle with in adults undertaking university education.”

Bruce Isaacs: As a senior academic at the University of Sydney specialising in critical thinking approaches to art and culture, I have been inspired by the Primary Ethics program. Teaching Year 6 students weekly, I have been deeply impressed with the structure of the curriculum, which bases its pedagogy on up-to-date approaches to critical thinking and analysis. I believe that the ethics program is a vital arm of a young student’s journey and should be essential learning in a world in which questions of truth and values are increasingly challenged.

My hope is that the program can be extended to secondary school learning and potentially embedded formally in primary and secondary school curricula.

Bruce Isaacs

I’m very interested in education at university. And I wanted to compare what we were doing to what would happen in a Year 6 classroom with an ethics curriculum.

Were there continuities? And to be honest, there were so many continuities that I was shocked. The degree to which what the Year 6s were doing spoke so beautifully to what I was doing with 20-year-olds. It affirmed everything I’d hoped it would.

into the meat of these questions. And the ethics classes are based so much on creating dialogue in those spaces and the script is incredibly supportive to enable you to create the dialogue.

I can say that the dialogue that is established between the student and the teacher without telling the student right or wrong is absolutely transferable to the university space. So I would like to think that what ethics is doing, and I see it firsthand, I see the students who come at 18 or 19 years old, ethics prepares them for a really high level of learning and critical engagement.

What I discovered with Year 6, I started teaching them two years ago, they were like sponges when it came to wanting to put forward their opinions. And what I noticed was the level of engagement, it was remarkable to me. They were highly expressive. They wanted to get

I love the classes. I love the bonds with students. Teaching is astonishingly rewarding in itself. So the act of teaching for me is as if you’re constantly engaged in a social good. It’s just incredibly rewarding.

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Our school-wide impact W

e work closely with school communities and volunteer teachers to deliver a world-class ethics education program to students across public schools in NSW.

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ione David is an ethics teacher and coordinator at Austinmer Public School on the coast just south of Sydney. She sees the program having a significant impact in her school.

Dione David: At a school of fewer than 300 students, we have close to 140 students enrolled in ethics classes at Austinmer Public School. The demand for ethics is significant!

I initially signed up to become the coordinator because it was important to me as a parent that there was a meaningful alternative to scripture/non-scripture and one that was relevant. I have since had feedback from numerous parents who are profoundly grateful that we have this at our school. They tell me that ethics is widely enjoyed by our students - for some, it’s their favourite subject. These parents, like me, cannot see us going back to a time before the ethics curriculum was offered at our school.

When I found out that the program was looking for a coordinator, I signed up for two reasons - first, I didn’t want the program to fall over and second, it was an opportunity to contribute to my local school community that didn’t necessarily need to cut into my workday.

school community, I was inspired to see parents and grandparents step up in a big way. Their feedback on becoming volunteers in the Primary Ethics program - the efficiency of logistics such as training and the levels of engagement with the curriculum - was so motivating, that I then signed up to teach as well as coordinate!

When I stepped in, our program had only one teacher left, as five had to cease volunteering for various reasons. This meant that only 15 percent of the students who wanted to do ethics would have been able to in the next year. After communicating this to my local

I believe that in an age of growing geo-political divides and with more opportunity for the proliferation of misinformation via social media and other platforms, the skills taught in ethics - critical thinking, deductive reasoning, collaborative inquiry and respectful disagreement - are increasingly critical to teach to our young people.

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Our school-wide impact

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usan Stiehm is an ethics teacher and coordinator at Rozelle Public School in inner-west Sydney. She also does relief ethics teaching at a nearby school.

Susan Stiehm: Ethics classes teach the kids to listen to each other and consider the views of others. They then learn from an early age that not everyone thinks like them – other children may have contrary views that make a lot of sense.

I can’t see how a democracy can work if we don’t learn to listen to and

Also, the students learn how to make judgements based on solid reasoning.

learn from other people

I’m always amazed at how the kids love to hear the stories embedded in the lessons and offer their views. They quickly learn how to build on each other’s ideas and how to disagree without being disagreeable.

with contrary views.

They give me a lot of hope for the future.

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Stories from the Education team Jarrah Aubourg

these dilemmas thoughtfully alongside their peers is invaluable.

Jarrah Aubourg is the Director of Education at Primary Ethics, a position he loves.

As a result of our work in the Education team, our volunteers are better equipped with the skills needed to facilitate ethics lessons, feel better supported and more connected to Primary Ethics and have a worldclass curriculum in their hands to take to students. These things not only have an ongoing positive impact on our students and the overall quality of our program, but also contribute to a more positive volunteering experience.

I oversee our curriculum, teacher training and classroom support initiatives. It’s an incredibly cool job to be honest – writing lesson materials, designing training programs and working with our passionate teachers to ensure that every student in our program is experiencing meaningful and engaging ethics lessons.

The Primary Ethics program has a significant impact on both local communities and society at large. By teaching young people to think critically about ethical issues, express their views with confidence and genuinely listen to the perspectives of others, we are cultivating a generation that is better equipped to engage in thoughtful and respectful discussions. This not only improves relationships and problem-solving within their own communities but also prepares them to contribute positively to society as a whole.

Focus for next year Next year we’ll start a second program review, to help us assess the effectiveness of recent initiatives and demonstrate the overall rigour of our program.

The findings will also help us fine-tune our training, classroom support and curriculum development to keep the program relevant and impactful. We’re also investigating the best means to conduct impact research.

Building on the success of our new topic on Artificial Intelligence, we want to introduce more contemporary topics to the curriculum, exploring areas that reflect the ethical challenges young people face now.

Finally, with our program now extending from Kindergarten to Year 8, our training team is developing targeted short courses for teachers, focusing on specific age groups. These self-paced courses will help our teachers more effectively navigate their students’ different needs.

Our students learn to evaluate arguments, collaborate with others – even when they disagree – and navigate complex situations with empathy and insight. These skills have lasting benefits for their future roles as colleagues, friends, family members and citizens. And it’s important to acknowledge that ethics isn’t just something that adults deal with – we know that young people face genuine ethical dilemmas every day at school and in the community. Giving them the tools and space to explore

3 things you achieved for the ethics program in 2023-2024 • We updated 120 curriculum topics, ensuring they’re not only engaging for students but also satisfying and straightforward for teachers to deliver.

• We wrote a new topic on Artificial Intelligence that’s been a huge hit, sparking fascinating discussions among both students and teachers.

We are cultivating a generation that is better equipped to engage in thoughtful and respectful discussions.

• We’ve implemented the recommendations of our 2022 Program Review, including launching a check-in program for all new teachers and holding regular workshops on facilitation and classroom management strategies (28 workshops with 429 participants!)

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Stories from the Education team Margaret Widjaya Margaret Widjaya is a classroom support officer who works directly with volunteers to help them sort out classroom issues.

Classroom support is crucial to the support, success, compliance and coaching of volunteer ethics teachers. It’s my job to help these volunteers sort out any problems, gain confidence and renew their motivation through having satisfying experiences in the classroom.

Once recruited to Primary Ethics, volunteers receive high quality ethics teacher training. Once in a school, they receive great support from their ethics coordinator and area managers around the workings of the school. Once in the classroom they are on a steep, possibly daunting, learning curve - no matter what set of skills they bring from their own lives, they are learning and honing the new skills of being an ethics teacher and gaining experience with each lesson taught.

This is where I might come in. I help volunteers develop and improve their classroom skills through offering advice and coaching on best practice. The Classroom Support team (CST) also has a quality assurance role which is critical to Primary Ethics successfully carrying out its mission.

In the current climate of nationally declining volunteer numbers, the Classroom Support team is critical in demonstrating our commitment to volunteers. Research from the National Strategy for Volunteering (Feb 2024) indicated that improving volunteer experiences was critical to keeping volunteers engaged and one of the ways to do this is the provision of added support.

It’s an obvious statement but without these volunteer teachers, Primary Ethics would cease to exist; there would be no-one in the classroom ‘to support children to develop lifelong skills in ethical reasoning, critical thinking and respectful discussion’. The longer our ethics classes are in schools over the years, the more the skills will flow through the generations. “In time, not very much time at all, it will be the decisions of the children we teach today that will shape the world,” as Dr Simon Longstaff of The Ethics Centre wrote.

Our volunteers come from all walks of life - they can be parents, grandparents, retired people in the community, working people from corporations, tertiary institutions or running their own small business.

The team supports teachers at different stages in their volunteering, ranging from new teacher check-in calls to responding to experienced teachers who seek help with Continued on page 18

Part of volunteers wanting to do their job well is valuing contact with us – and they clearly do. They organise their schedule to fit the call into their day and find a space to talk. I’ve even had a surgeon in the pre-op area before gowning up, taking the CST call.

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Our schools Abbotsford Public School Albury Public School Alexandria Park Community School Allambie Heights Public School Alstonville Public School Ambarvale Public School Annandale North Public School Annandale Public School Anzac Park Public School Armidale City Public School Arncliffe Public School Artarmon Public School Ashbury Public School Ashfield Public School Asquith Public School Attunga Public School Austinmer Public School Avalon Public School Avoca Beach Public School Bald Face Public School Balgowlah Heights Public School Balgowlah North Public School Balgownie Public School Balmain Public School Bangalow Public School Banksmeadow Public School Bardwell Park Infants School Bateau Bay Public School Batemans Bay Public School Bathurst Public School Baulkham Hills North Public School Bayanami Public School Beacon Hill Public School Beaumont Hills Public School Beaumont Road Public School Beauty Point Public School Beechwood Public School Beecroft Public School Belair Public School Bellevue Hill Public School Bellingen Public School Belmont Public School Ben Venue Public School Bermagui Public School Berowra Public School Berrima Public School Berry Public School Bexley North Public School Bilgola Plateau Public School Birchgrove Public School Blackheath Public School Blacktown North Public School Blakehurst Public School Blaxland East Public School Bogangar Public School Bondi Beach Public School Bondi Public School Bonnet Bay Public School Boronia Park Public School Botany Public School Bourke Street Public School Bowral Public School

Brighton-Le-Sands Public School Brisbania Public School Bronte Public School Brooklyn Public School Broulee Public School Brunswick Heads Public School Bulli Public School Bundanoon Public School Bundeena Public School Bungendore Public School Burnside Public School Burrawang Public School Burwood Public School Byron Bay Public School Calare Public School Cambewarra Public School Camden South Public School Camdenville Public School Cammeray Public School Campsie Public School Canobolas Public School Canowindra Public School Canterbury Public School Canterbury South Public School Caringbah Public School Carlingford Public School Carlingford West Public School Carrington Public School Castle Cove Public School Castle Hill Public School Caves Beach Public School Charlestown Public School Chatswood Public School Cherrybrook Public School Chillingham Public School Chipping Norton Public School Clarence Town Public School Clemton Park Public School Clovelly Public School Coledale Public School Collaroy Plateau Public School Como Public School Como West Public School Concord High School Concord Public School Concord West Public School Coniston Public School Connells Point Public School Coogee Public School Cootamundra Public School Copacabana Public School Corrimal Public School Crestwood Public School Cromer Public School Cronulla Public School Cronulla South Public School Crookwell Public School Crown Street Public School Croydon Park Public School Croydon Public School Cudal Public School Curl Curl North Public School Daceyville Public School

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Our schools Kyeemagh Public School La Perouse Public School Lambton Public School Lane Cove Public School Lane Cove West Public School Lapstone Public School Laurieton Public School Lawson Public School Leichhardt Public School Lennox Head Public School Leumeah Public School Leura Public School Lewisham Public School Lilli Pilli Public School Lindfield East Public School Lindfield Learning Village Lindfield Public School Lisarow Public School Lithgow Public School Loftus Public School Lord Howe Island Central School Lugarno Public School Maclean Public School Malabar Public School Manly Vale Public School Manly Village Public School Manly West Public School Marie Bashir Public School Maroubra Bay Public School Maroubra Junction Public School Marrickville Public School Marrickville West Public School Marton Public School Mascot Public School Matraville Soldiers Settlement Public School Mayfield East Public School Mayfield West Public School McCallums Hill Public School Meadowbank Public School Merewether Public School Middle Harbour Public School Millthorpe Public School Milton Public School Mimosa Public School Minnamurra Public School Miranda North Public School Miranda Public School Mittagong Public School Mona Vale Public School Morisset Public School Mortdale Public School Mortlake Public School Mosman Public School Moss Vale Public School Mount Annan Public School Mount Colah Public School Mount Keira Public School Mount Kuring-gai Public School Mount Ousley Public School Mount Riverview Public School Mount St Thomas Public School Mount Terry Public School

Mount Victoria Public School Mowbray Public School Mudgee Public School Mullaway Public School Murray Farm Public School Nangamay Public School Narara Public School Nareena Hills Public School Narrabeen North Public School Narranga Public School Narraweena Public School Nashdale Public School Neutral Bay Public School New Lambton Public School New Lambton South Public School Newcastle East Public School Newington Public School Newport Public School Newtown North Public School Newtown Public School Ngarala Public School Nicholson Street Public School Normanhurst Public School Normanhurst West Public School North Haven Public School North Rocks Public School North Ryde Public School North Sydney Public School Northbourne Public School Northbridge Public School Northmead Public School Oakhill Drive Public School Oatlands Public School Oatley Public School Oatley West Public School Oberon Public School Orange Grove Public School Orange Public School Otford Public School Oyster Bay Public School Pacific Palms Public School Paddington Public School Padstow Park Public School Pagewood Public School Panania North Public School Panania Public School Parkview Public School Parramatta East Public School Parramatta Public School Parramatta West Public School Peakhurst Public School Peakhurst South Public School Peakhurst West Public School Pennant Hills Public School Penrith South Public School Petersham Public School Picnic Point Public School Pleasant Heights Public School Plunkett Street Public School Point Clare Public School Port Kembla Public School Pottsville Beach Public School Pretty Beach Public School

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Annamari Laaksonen • Anne Dunn Snape • Anne Freeman • Anne Gale • Anne Karpin • Anne Maree Hodgson • Anne Nelson • Anne Walker • Anne-Lise Daniel • Anne-maree Thurecht • Annemarie Vardanega • Annemarie Winters • Annette Berriman • Annette Cape • Annette Clark • Annette Darmody • Annette Kwan • Annette Mathews • Annette Tavitian • Annette Yardley • Annie Bilton • Annie Fang Wang • Annie Lacombe • Annie Song • Annie Wilson • Annika Johansson-Dole • Anthea Menzies • Anthony Blunden • Anthony Edwards • Anthony Grenfell • Anthony Jucha • Anthony Macdonald • Antoinette Mullins • Antoinette Trimble • Anton Rehrl • Anum Shafqaat • Anupam Phoghat • Anushka Lalauze • Anuya Velpanur • Apeksha Sharma • April Macdonald • April Traynor • Aram Tayebi • Ariane Halls • Arpana Ahluwalia • Arthur Glass • Aryiro Jokela • Asako Hill • Aseesa Sheik Uduman • Asha Potla • Ashleigh Black • Ashleigh Hinze • Asli Aplin • Audrey Maag • Aurawan Sachaphornskul • Ava Agnew • Ava Shirley • Avani Mittal • Averill Wilson • Avinash Jalani • Aylin Ildes • Barb La Ganza • Barbara Walsh • Barbara Wells • Barney Glover • Barry Richardson • Beatrice Sochan • Bec Fernandez • Bec Johnson • Bec Wainscoat • Bec Whish Fleming • Behnaz Aghaei • Belinda Douik • Belinda Fabrianesi • Belinda Kinkead • Belinda Margetts • Belinda Porter • Belinda Stafford • Belle Tayler • Ben Adamson • Ben Cebuliak • Ben Chinnock • Ben Fitzpatrick • Ben Prag • Benjamin Austin • Benjamin Oh • Benjamin Thornell • Benjamin Wilson • Bernard Li • Bernie Shipp • Beth Collinge • Beth Stephens • Beth Tregenza • Bev Kirkwood • Beverley Gwatkin • Beverley Simpson • Beverley Steele • Beverley Swanson • Beverley Yakich • Bharathi Gotyal • Bianca Doyle • Bianca Hart • Bianka Grange • Billie Acosta • Bin Li • Blair CornwelSmith • Blake Roach • Blake Rutledge • Bobbi Allan • Boyd Burger • Brandon O’Keeffe • Brendan McGrorey • Brendan Swift • Brendon Harper • Brett Haydon • Brian Crowther • Brian Ness • Brian Towle • Briana Ewing • Briana Shorten • Brianna Hoy • Bridget Hines • Bridget Pittorino • Brigette Sharp • Bronwen Gregoire • Bronwyn Batten • Bronwyn Butler • Bronwyn Davies • Bronwyn Walker • Brooke Crabb • Brooke Winchester • Bruce Hogan • Bruce Isaacs • Bryce Hawley • Bryn Ridd • Burcu Elci Ceylan • Cale Bain • Cameron Roberts • Camila Romuld • Candi Robertson • Candice Bergner • Candice Thomas • Candice Wang • Carina Marsden • Carlee Watts • Carlos Blanco • Carly Green • Carly Newton • Carly Skeers • Carmel Boudib • Carmen Brady • Carol Fallows • Carol Jeffs • Carol Lee • Carol Ridley • Carol Whittle • Caroline Deane • Caroline Ford • Caroline Fredriksson • Caroline John • Caroline Jones • Caroline McDevitt • Carolyn Kennedy • Carolyn Swindell • Carrie Schulman • Casey Aladic • Casey McQuillan • Cassandra Patrick • Cassandra Thompson • Cath Crawford • Cath Renwick • Catherine Bendall • Catherine Cooper • Catherine Davis • Catherine Field • Catherine Grayling • Catherine Liu • Catherine Maguire • Catherine Scott • Catherine Smith • Catherine Su • Catherine Tran • Catherine

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White • Cathryn Berry • Cathy Chan • Cathy Chase • Cathy Mathews • Catriona Barry • Cecilia Mok • Cedomir Smokovic • Celia Mander-Jones • Cemine Sezgin • Charanmeet Ahuja • Charity Mirow • Charlie Hewitt • Charlie Hopkins • Charlie Shea • Charlotte Anderson • Charlotte Bazin • Charlotte Dunstone • Charmayne Connelly • Charmi Dholakia • Chaya Bratoeva • Cheng Xu • Cherry Manfield • Cheryl Adams • Chhiti Pandey • Chi Tranter • Chloe Rich • Chloe Spear • Chris Caley • Chris Cook • Chris Greenwood • Christina Jarron • Christine Campbell • Christine Crimmins • Christine Fair • Christine Foster-Muir • Christine Huber • Christine King • Christine Papoules • Christine Richards • Christine Sturt • Christine Watt • Christine Wheeler • Christopher Bowen • Christopher Gilpin • Christopher Hellyer • Christopher Lin • Christy Molyneux • Cindy Bingley-Pullin • Claire Barr • Claire Behrmann • Claire Bocking • Claire Deakin • Claire Fearon • Claire Finch • Claire Grady • Claire Kemperman • Claire Locke • Claire Manners • Claire Mason • Claire McLisky • Claire Neilson • Claire Newall • Claire Palmer • Claire Parfitt • Claire Robertson • Claire Shelswell • Claire Williams • Clara Kann • Clara Nguyen • Clare Bradshaw • Clare Guilfoyle • Clare Hastings • Clare Pitfield • Clare Windon • Claudia Goldblatt • Claudia Lema Dodobara • Clea Newson • Clive Thompson • Cody Aaron • Col Sargent • Coleen Henney • Colette Ryan • Colleen Elsley • Connie Mudge • Coral Sturgess • Corey O’Malley • Corey Spink • Costa Loucopoulos • Courtney Testre • Craig Errey • Cristina Condoleon • Cristina Pebaque • Curt Plumer • Cyndi Pham • Daisy Musin • Dallas Ens • Damian Carter • Damien Rivkin • Dan Delian • Dan Wheelahan • Dana Sampath • Dana Stefanovic • Dane Smale • Dani Rourke • Dani Tillett • Danica Sleap • Daniel Crosariol • Daniel Herscovitch • Daniel Howes • Daniel Keating • Daniel Peacock • Daniel Pront • Daniel Rosalky • Daniel Simmons • Daniel Van Dyk • Daniela Gambotto • Danielle Bernard • Danielle Haase • Danielle Pike • Danielle Smith • Danny Chandra • Danya Webb • D’Arcy Erson • Darelle Carmody • Darren Fernandes • Dave Wilson • David Andreallo • David Banham • David Bartolo • David Earls • David Green • David Hopley • David Kirby • David Kuhn • David Lattimore • David Liu • David Lucas • David Lye • David Mansford • David Mason • David McPherson • David Nichols • David O’Brien • David Phillips • David Porter • David Ralph • David Sciascia • David Sweet • David Theodorou • Dawn Artpairin • Dean Wheatley • Deanna Rose • Deanne Christou • Deb Taylor • Deb Tipper • Debbie Lee • Debbie Manley • Deborah Beverley • Deborah Encel • Deborah Green • Deborah Hamwood • Deborah Johnston • Deborah Moyle • Deborah Robertson-Dunn • Deborah Russell • Deborah Verrell • Deborah Yates • Debra Cunningham • Debra Grimes • Debra Scott • Deirdre Edmonds

Our volunteers • Delphine Delhaise • Dena Murdoch • Denis Gambi • Denise Attard • Denise Hatton • Denise Palmer • Dennis Olazabal • Derek Russell • Derek Waddell • Dhara Shantilal Jain • Diana Coffey • Diana Dagg • Diana Glazer • Diana Hastie • Diana Wang • Diana Waters • Diana Wei • Diane Lawson • Diane Nash • Diane Nazaroff • Diane Sansom • Dianne Andrewartha • Dianne Sweetnam • Dilek Erden • Dimity Brown • Dimity Taylor • Dina Cooley • Dion Weston • Dione David • Dionne Zimmer • Dolly Young • Dominika Knox • Dominique Baldock • Donald Cheong • Donna Ashelford • Donna Kwan • Donna Robinson • Dorota Maj • Dragan Zakic • Duncan Hui • Dylan Mendes • Dylan Regtop • Eddy Harrison-Lee • Edmund Jones • Edmundo Apon • Edward Avent • Edwina Scerri • Edyta Chowdry • Einat Piper • Eki Dugum-Memic • Ekta Shandil • Elaine Gray • Elaine Jorgensen • Elaine Lee • Elaine Leong • Eleanor Bell • Eleanor Hayllar • Elena Andersen • Elena Chovancak • Eleni Aslanidis • Elinda Aclis • Elise James • Elise Peck • Elizabeth Abbott • Elizabeth Birch • Elizabeth Claridge Mackonis • Elizabeth Curran • Elizabeth Darlison • Elizabeth Ellis • Elizabeth Forsyth • Elizabeth Gammel • Elizabeth Jones • Elizabeth Limberg • Elizabeth Murray • Elizabeth Powell • Elizabeth Roberts • Elizabeth Simpson • Elizabeth Tosti • Elizabeth Vrontamitis • Elizabeth Webb • Elizabeth Wheaton • Ella Walters-Adams • Ellen Bradbury • Ellen Osborn • Ellen Swan • Ellena Washbourn • Elleni Jamal • Elleni Meakins • Ellie Nuss • Elsie Dongmei Li • Emi Yawata • Emilie Cameron • Emilie Ottervanger • Emily Ambrogio • Emily Baynham • Emily Higginson • Emily Jones • Emily Klineberg • Emily O’Donnell • Emily Speirs • Emily Trewin • Emily Trouncer • Emily Zytaruk • Emma Anderson • Emma Armson • Emma Bonham • Emma Ford • Emma Green • Emma Lonsdale • Emma Marshall • Emma Morris • Emma Paul • Emma Rose • Emma Smith • Emma Sorensen • Emma-Jane Marks • Ensieh Noorian • Erica Harding • Erin Fearn Smith • Erin Fleming • Erin Rutherford • Esther Robinson • Ethan Gandler • Etienne Alexiou • Eureka Henrich • Ev Lau • Eva Meland • Eva Mouxouris • Eva Papadopoulos • Evan Scott • Evan Whiteside • Evelina Gotlib • Evelyn Levisohn • Evgenia Klitsas • Evie Buttrose • Fabricio Bettega Nascimento • Faith Weisbrot • Fang Fang • Farnaz Azimzadeh • Farrah Bana • Fay Du Chateau • Feifei Mu • Felicity Barnes • Fernando Travasso • Feyza Tuncay • Filip Czyzewski • Filipa Antunes Vasconcelos De Carvalho • Fiona Arckless • Fiona Branscombe • Fiona Christopher • Fiona Galea • Fiona Headford • Fiona Kemeny • Fiona Meate • Fiona Murray • Fiona Torok • Fran Wilson • France Olazabal • Frances Black • Frances Lamb • Frances McDaid • Frank Murri • Frazer Parker • Furqan Hameedi • Gabriele Adamson • Gabrielle Glasson • Gabrielle Halcrow • Gabrielle Rose • Gai Patterson • Gail Batman •

Gail McGuckin • Gail Paternott • Garreth Bardsley • Gary Donnison • Gary Hughes • Gary Pajor-Markus • Gavin Costello • Gavin Henry • Gavin Paul • Gavin Youngman • Gayatri Vardarajan • Gayl Scully • Gayle King • Gaylia Bigg • Gemma Ash • Gemma Gladstone • Gemma Thompson • Genevieve Hopkins • Genevieve Wade • Geoff Dahlsen • Geoff Geraghty • Geoffrey Denman • Georg Weisske • George Anderson • Georgia Fasher • Georgia Millar • Georgie Manning-Harris • Georgina Adamson • Georgina Lakeland • Gerard Wollaston • Geri Ettinger-Epstein • Gilainne Sytingco-Lorenzo • Gilda McRobert • Gillian Brennan • Gillian Morris • Gillian Wong • Gina Norton • Gina Rand • Giselle Travers • Glen Howell • Glenda Browne • Golnoosh Ershadi • Goni Akhavan • Gordon Jennison • Gordon Stevens • Graeme Anderson • Graeme Petrie • Graham King • Graham Marshall • Graham Rands • Graham Read • Greg Bourke • Greg Willis • Gregg Creevey • Gregory Barter • Gregory Bray • Gretel Butler • Griselda Buckland • Guy Beres • Hamid Govahi • Hamida Heidi Ahmad • Hamish Neal • Hanan Saleh • Hang Osment-Le • Hannah Ford • Hannah Henry • Hannah Jarvie • Harpreet Rangi • Harry Kermond • Haydn Andrews • Hayley Goodman • Heather Cervantes • Heather Clarke • Heather Faith • Heather Reynolds • Heather Russell • Heaven Muecke • Heidi de Haas • Helen Chalk • Helen Cowman • Helen Hassan • Helen Kerr-Roubicek • Helen Lawrence • Helen Lewin • Helen Maye • Helen McCann • Helen Oakman • Helen Paterson • Helena Batista Alemao • Helene Seddon • Hema Prakash • Henry Huynh • Hilary Green • Hillary Hacker • Hillary Milton • Hollie Spender • Holly Hassall • Holly Kitamura • Honor Christie • Hoshina Kato • Howard Gwatkin • Huanying Pan • Hugh Barrett • Iain Bulcraig • Ian Bryce • Ian Matthews • Ian Worsnip • Ida Turner • Ila Sarin • ilias Hristoforidis • Iline Savransky • Ilse Evans • Ima Strkljevic • Imogen Boas • Inbal Luft • Indira Sankar • Indra Gaugere • Iona Macgregor • Irene Barr • Irene Dungey • Irene Foxon • Iris Davis • Isabella Dobrescu • Isobel Merricks • Ivy Ng • Jacinta Kalsy • Jacinta van den Berg • Jack Frisch • Jack Han • Jacob Gray • Jacobine van Kessel • Jacqueline Anderson • Jacqueline Grace • Jacqueline Katz • Jacqueline Leigh • Jacqueline Middleton • Jacqueline Murray • Jacqueline Pinson • Jacqueline Pulkkinen • Jacquelynn Watson • Jacqui Bell • Jacqui Bonnitcha • Jacqui Jacobs • Jade Rodriguez • Jade Ryan • Jaime Valente • James Bailey • James Devenish • James Doble • James Doumani • James Fisher • James Haggerty • James Hancock • James Heath • James Isaacs • James Murphy • James Pearson • James Stewart • James Wilson • Jan Broodryk • Jan Drinkwater • Jan Lovell • Janaki Selvarajan • Jane Barker • Jane Hunter • Jane Kelly • Jane McGrath • Jane McKernan • Jane Reoch • Jane Westbrook • Jane Wirth • Jane Worthy • Janelle Hunt • Janelle Roarty Calder •

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Janelle Weise • Janet Bugden • Janet Dawson • Janet Hillis • Janet Kelly • Janet McLean • Janet Smith • Janet Zuo • Jasdeep Henriquez • Jasmine Hopcraft • Jason Amac • Jason Carter • Jason Roweth • Jayne Denshire • Jean Hanna • Jean-Paul Leung • Jeff Patterson • Jeffrey Ricketts • Jemma Hollonds • Jen Currie • Jen Green • Jeni Marin • Jenna Andrews • Jenni Harvey • Jennifer Aboki • Jennifer Cheng • Jennifer Choat • Jennifer Cunningham • Jennifer Curtis • Jennifer Finlay • Jennifer Gaul • Jennifer Gollan • Jennifer Harding • Jennifer Kennedy • Jennifer Lam-Huang • Jennifer Oka • Jennifer Perez • Jenny Slatter • Jenny Stapledon • Jenny Xie • Jens Olscher • Jeremy Dwyer • Jeremy Hall • Jeremy Nash • Jess Macaulay • Jess Naimo • Jess Ranginui • Jesse Leeson • Jessica Allen • Jessica Breeze Nelson • Jessica Cassell • Jessica Collins • Jessica Edgar • Jessica Hicks • Jessica Jones • Jessica Li • Jessica Mather • Jessica McMath • Jessica Thomas • Jessica Vazquez • Jessica Wilkinson • Jessie Angell • Jessie Luo • Jessie Mcmichael • Jill Hennessy • Jill Morrison • Jill Noble • Jill Smithurst • Jim Mackay • Jim Main • Jim Neely • Jim Ramsay • Jindi Li • Jing Hao • Jo Gardner • Jo Pillai • Jo Roach • Jo Wood • Joan Lee • Jo-Ann Mourelatos • Joanna Kitanovic • Joanna Lin • Joanna Sader • Joanna Sharma • Joanne Barkl • Joanne de la Mare • Joanne Easton • Joanne Egan • Joanne Gilroy • Joanne Jakovich • Joanne Tonkes • Joanne Xuereb • Jodi Norton • Jodi O’Callaghan • Jodi Roberts • Jodie Blampied • Jodie Camilleri • Jodie Sparrow • Jodie Wright • Jodie Wyborn • Joe Grundy • Joe Zhao • Joel Lohrey • Joel Stibbard • Johanna Flanagan • John Baker • John Bennett • John Benson • John Burgess • John Clayton • John de Bruyn • John English • John Golden • John Gorman • John Hawkins • John Lloyd • John Moen • John Paul Ahern • John Prior • John Rappell • John Rodger • JohnDaniel Encel • Jon Swain • Jonathan Bourke • Jonathan Elcombe • Jonathan Glass • Jonathan Ho • Jonty Claypole • Jordis Sinnott • Jorn Sanda • Joseph Lee • Josephine Hsu • Joshua Crowther • Josie Lowe • Josie Tauro • Jovana Kuljaca Fuentes • Joy Nason • Joy Sotheran • Joyce Yuan • Juanita Scott • Judaline Gibbs • Jude Hore • Jude Quinn • Judith De Martin • Judith Dickins • Judith Dutton • Judith O’Neill • Judy Yeung • Jules Brooker • Julia Carless • Julia Feder • Julia Hobson • Julia Hui Pheng Yeo • Julia Kosheleva • Julia Laverty • Julia Prada • Julian Ludowici • Julie Ayre • Julie Hale • Julie Hulsman • Julie March • Julie Miller • Julie Pratt • Julie Robinson • Julie Sankey • Julie Seferian • Julie Souter • Julie Spatt • Julie Thomas • Jun Lin • Justina Nicholson • Kacie Douglas • Kah Sheng Ong • Kaitlin O’Grady • Kaoru Takusagawa • Karen Biernat • Karen Burrard • Karen Munro • Karen Parsons • Karen Watson • Karen Young • Kari Bergsson • Karianne Rienks • Karin Wentworth-Ping • Karina Morgan • Karina Porter • Karina Smith • Karl Cordes • Karla Davis • Karla Lock • Karly

Our volunteers Nimmo • Karon Coombs • Kat Nimmo • Kate Barrington • Kate Brittain • Kate Epstein • Kate Foord • Kate Guthrie • Kate Hart • Kate Hetherington • Kate Hughes • Kate Sawtschuk • Kate Seers • Kate Stead • Kate Warren • Kate Wilke • Kate Williams • Kath Caddy • Kath McLaughlin • Katherine Dickson • Katherine Hervy • Katherine Hodges • Katherine Lustig • Katherine Mork • Katherine Ng • Katherine Smart • Katherine Tye • Kathleen Choo • Kathleen Luyckx • Kathleen Prokopovich • Kathleen Romeo • Kathryn James • Kathryn Marcus • Kathryn Orr • Kathy Anthony • Kathy Garland • Kathy Harris • Kathy Worrad • Katie Hodgkinson • Katie Kennedy • Katie Leonhart • Katie Rockliff • Katie Seidler • Katie Walshe • Katka Magova • Katrina Felettigh • Katrina Moore • Katrina Roffey • Katy Cuthbert • Katy McGregor • Katy Wood • Kay Elliott • Kay Wilhelm • Kaye Holder • Kaye Remington • Kaye Wong • Kazzia Kelly • KD Desai • Keely O’Brien • Keith McIntosh • Kelby Mason • Kelli Robertson-Jones • Kellie Nichol-Smith • Kelly Cross • Kelly Egan • Kelly Ehrlich • Kelly Garth • Kelly Keegan • Kelly Swindles • Kelly Weir • Kelsey Gram • Kelsey Morgan • Kelvin Nicholson • Ken Welsh.RM • Kenneth Marshall • Kenneth Welsh • Keong Yap • Keren Coutts • Kerrie Shearston • Kerrie-ann Ridge • Kerrin Cassidy • Kerry Boys • Kerry Peadon • Kerry Shaz • Kevin Farmer • Kevin Rozario • Kim Critchley • Kim Gill • Kim Greenway • Kim Hardwick • Kim Petersen-Speelman • Kim Seaton • Kim Sutton • Kim Tran • Kim Turcato • Kim Turner • Kimberlee Mantarro • Kimberley Rose • Kimmy Liu • Kirby Annetta • Kirrilly Brentnall • Kirsten Challinor • Kirsten Downey • Kirsty Chan • Kirsty Galpin • Kirsty Gardner • Kirsty Kubik • Kirsty McLoone • Kitty-Jean Laginha • Klaus R de Paiva • Krishma Dey • Kristen Saunders • Kristen Webster • Kristian Bolwell • Kristie Forsberg • Kristin Langwasser • Kristle Romero Cortes • Krisztina Kovacs • Krystle Weaver • Kylie Beaufoy • Kylie Burgess • Kylie Chow • Kylie Lawrence • Kylie McGlashan • Lachlan Cumming • Lai Li • Laila Djemailovic • Laite Nakaroti Vickers • Lalita Kanetkar • Lana Do Canto • Lansiya Saymontry • Lara Wilson • Larisa Shurupova • Larissa Grinsell • Larissa McCahon • Laura Bruce • Laura Di Pauli • Laura Economos • Laura Nocera • Laura Phipps • Laura Traeger • Laura Woodall • Laurel Walker • Lauren Ahern • Lauren Crawford • Lauren Creber • Lauren Croiset • Lauren Dragicevich • Lauren Gorfinkel • Lauren Haasnoot • Lauren Mackay • Lauren OBrien • Lauren Severiano • Leah Ambler • Leah Henderson • Leah Stevenson • Leahwyn Seed • Leanne Eather • Leanne Leow • Leanne McCullen • Leanne Taylor • Lee Edgerton • Lee Price • Leela Brett • Leesa Tompsett • Len Gervay • Lena Huda • Lena Jones • Lena Zak • Lenka Kripac • Leon Hillary • Leonie Lagtane • Lesley Greig • Lesley Mallows • Lesley Penrose • Lesley Tully • Leticia Formosa • Libby O’Neill • Lida Motefakeri • Lidia Ristovska • Lili Ding •

Lilli El-Issa • Lin Zhao • Linda Larsen • Linda Loughnane • Linda Robinson • Linda Wilson • Lindsay Burlton • Lindsay Penson • Lindsay Reed • Lindsay Sturman • Lindsay Winkler • Lisa Brady • Lisa Connor • Lisa Creffield • Lisa Davenport • Lisa Fox • Lisa Jones • Lisa Krug • Lisa Leonard • Lisa Palmer • Lisa Patulny • Lisa Ralph • Lisa Shirlaw • Lisa Styrud • Lisa Tatman • Lisa Williams • Liz Abbey • Liz Davias • Liz Lennon • Liz Pick • Liz Wellman • Liza Hazelton • Llewellyn Usher • Loren Easton • Loretta Mckee • Loretta Mitchell • Lori Cardillo • Lori Phillips • Lorraine Peade • Lorraine Radzyner • Lorraine Ramsden • Lou Guzman • Louisa Carey • Louisa Limbo • Louise Beehag • Louise Campbell • Louise Griffiths • Louise Kan • Louise Larcombe • Louise Lesoa • Louise Menday • Louise Metcalf • Louise Proost • Louise Whittell • Love Kant Verma • Lu Wilson • Lucas McKinnon • Lucia Calafate Delgado • Lucia Porta Cubas • Lucille Scott • Lucky Yang • Lucy Dwyer • Lucy Lindner • Lucy Moore • Lucy Quinn • Lucy Rabbetts • Lucy StackpoolMoore • Luigi Pagnozzi • Luke Francis Whitington • Luke Irons • Luke Kerr • Luke McElnea • Luke McSweeny • Luke Young • Lulu La Ganza • Lynda Howes • Lynda McKenzie-Hicks • Lyndal Coote • Lyndall Davis • Lyndall Dordevic • Lynden Shields • Lynette Porter • Lynette Sheridan Burns • Lynley Gardner • Lynn Howarth • Lynn Whitney • Lynne Edwards • Lynne Fishwick • Lynne Hundt • Lynne Rutherford • Lynsey McGee • Maddie Whitten • Madeleine Jennings • Madeleine McDonald • Madeleine Stewart • Madeleine Wilkie • Madhulika Ghosh • Maira Metelo Stewart • Mallika Ramaswamy • Mandy Eagle • Mandy McGowan • Mandy Posetti • Mandy Walmsley • Marbecc Webb • Marc Enners • Marc Lane • Marc Trotter • Marcus Punch • Margaret Crowther • Margaret Davis • Margaret Holz • Margaret Kaye • Margaret Lewis • Margaret Lynch • Margaret O’hearn • Margaret Riley • Margaret Ryan • Margaret Taylor • Margaret Widjaya • Margaret Williams • Margi Edmondson • Margot Broug • Margot Kearns • Maria Batman • Maria Dichomides • Maria Fernandez Guerrero • Maria Gouveia E Freitas • Maria Rummery • Maria Sandra Hurtado Garcia • Maria Speyer Groen • Mariana Machut • Marianne Edwards • Marie Del Monte • Marie-Pierre Poirier • Mariko Paul • Marilyn Bayley Sainsbury • Marina Korneeva • Marina Lucero • Marine Bisson • Marion Vallier • Mark Foley • Mark Lambert • Mark Searle • Mark Shoolman • Martha KarasWright • Martin Bregozzo • Martin Dawes • Martin Mulcare • Martina Taylor • Martina Turner • Mary Anne Terry • Mary Hinchcliffe • Mary Krone • Mary Mihaljek • Maryam Asefi • Maryke Steffens • Mary-Louise Parkinson • Matt Drake • Matthew Ball • Matthew Clark • Matthew Davis • Matthew Graham • Matthew Hammond • Matthew Jose • Matthew Kennedy • Matthew Redfearn • Matthew Roope • Matthew Slattery • Matthilda Brown •

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Maureen Hattersley • Maureen Palmer • Maxine Patterson • Meaghan Denholm • Meg Connelly • Meg Wrixon • Megan Allen • Megan Brandl • Megan Campbell • Megan Cassidy • Megan Gradden • Megan Jones • Megan Lui • Megan Pattie • Megan Ripper • Megan Scriven • Megan White • Mel Bolat • Mel Macdonald • Mel Norman • Mel Rose • Mel Rumble • Melanie Brown • Melanie Howard • Melanie Howlett • Melanie Lawson • Melanie Lovelock • Melanie McKinnon • Melanie Smith • Melina Kariotis • Melinda Baxter • Melinda McDonald • Melinda Pierce • Melissa Carney • Melissa Cosby • Melissa Cox • Melissa Lund • Melissa Munn • Melissa Stone • Melissa Teale • Melissa Tenho • Mellissa Hammond • Merriden Varrall • Merrill Urban • Mey Khou • Mia Rowe • Mia Strkljevic • Mia Sturrock • Mia Vaux • Michael Anderson • Michael Berry • Michael Cox • Michael Cummings • Michael Harding • Michael Harsanyi • Michael Morphett • Michael Sergent • Michael Steengaard • Michael Tiong • Michaela Delaforce • Michal Gutlaezer • Michele Scoufis • Michele Spurr • Michelle Blake • Michelle Booker • Michelle Desailly • Michelle Fay • Michelle Hannay • Michelle Hua • Michelle Masefield • Michelle Rickenbach • Michelle Stanton • Mike Godfrey • Mike Taylor • Milena Francisco • Millie Skoko • Min Ai Khan • Min O’Brien • Minish Britt • Mira Irvine • Mitchell Page • Mitchi Fisher • Mohinee Deo • Mona Kalt • Monica Barnett • Monica Kelly • Monica Leffler • Monica Merenda • Monica Ng • Monica-Mihaela Eagleton • Monika Barthwal-Datta • Monika Habicht • Morag Nelson • Morgana Willing • Moushumi Baxi • Moya Quirk • Mugdha Bhati • Muhilan Sriravindrarajah • Mukesh Sachdeva • Muriel Devillierre • Myat Binet • Nadia Figgis-Mannino • Nadia Lisik • Nadine Wilcher • Najla Eid • Naomi Hillis • Narelle Clay • Narelle Hayes • Narelle Johnson • Narges Amirsadoughi • Natalia Soeters • Natalie Beasant • Natalie Blake • Natalie Hamam • Natalie Macken • Natalie Price • Natalie Tapper • Natalie Tuialii • Natalie Vella • Natalya Van Plateringen • Natasha Bayliss • Natasha Clugston • Natasha Guterres • Natasha Khan • Natasha Leist • Natasha Watson • Nathalie Thibaux • Nathanial Hatwell • Naureen Shehzad • Naveet Kaur Chawla • Nawfel Alfaris • Naziah Gargan • Neer Korn • Nerieda Broad • Nestor Rodrigo Caicedo Langer • Nguyen Thuy Le • Niamh Hutchison • Nicholas Brennan • Nicholas Cowdery • Nicholas Walker • Nick Austin • Nick Brancazio • Nick Couldwell • Nick Gascoigne • Nick Laudrin • Nick Murphy • Nicky Batt • Nicky Rollings • Nicola Clayton • Nicola Grant • Nicola Grogan • Nicola Martinson • Nicolas Zurstrassen • Nicole Bales • Nicole Hayward • Nicole Hobson • Nicole Holman • Nicole Huber • Nicole Margetts • Nicole Morrison • Nicole O’Sullivan • Nicole Sciacca • Nicole Ward • Nicolette Austin • Nikki Costelloe • Nikki Dryden • Nikola Tadich •

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Stories from the Education team Margaret Widjaya: Continued from page 11

a particular issue, to ongoing learning and connection Whatour is classroom support? through one-hour zoom sessions on dealing with The Classroom Support team (CST) aims to improve silliness in the class, facilitation tips, etc. the competence, confidence and satisfaction of Our volunteers are very committed people, they want ethics teachers. to do their job well. Volunteering to teach a 30-minute Likeclass the ethics they support, ethics once ateachers week (often describedmembers as ‘the of the CSTofhave completed the new teachercommitment training. highlight my week’) involves the unseen They have often been ethics teachers and have of travel to and from the school, using time at home to backgrounds in education and coaching. prepare and practice their lesson.

CST members support individual teachers and Part of this wanting to do their job well is valuing teams of teachers to work within the Primary Ethics’ contact with us – and they clearly do. They want tips and curriculum framework in ways that meet the needs strategies to improve their skillset. Ethics teachers are of the teacher/s, their students and the school generally time-poor and yet they prepare well for their context. calls with me (questions, lesson materials, etc), organise How does CST teachers? their schedule to fitsupport the call into their day (or evening) andNew findteachers a space check-in to talk (from home, a café, call –antooffice, assist the transfer of while driving, watching a child’s sports, walking their skills and knowledge from new teacher training into dog. even had a surgeon in the pre-op area before theI’ve classroom. gowning up, taking the CSTfor call.

Responding to a request support – from

a particular issue, to ongoing learning and connection through our one-hour zoom sessions on dealing with silliness in the class, facilitation tips, etc.

Our volunteers are very committed people, they want to do their job well. Volunteering to teach a 30-minute ethics class once a week (often described as ‘the highlight of my week’) involves the unseen commitment of travel to and from the school, using time at home to prepare and practise their lesson.

Part of this wanting to do their job well is valuing contact with us – and they clearly do. They want tips and strategies to improve their skillset. Ethics teachers are generally time-poor and yet they prepare well for their calls with me (questions, lesson materials, etc), organise their schedule to fit the call into their day (or evening) and find a space to talk (from an office, home, a café, while driving, watching a child’s sports, walking their dog. I’ve even had a surgeon in the pre-op area before gowning up, taking the CST call).

teachers, coordinators, area managers.

During my calls, existing teaching practices are confirmed, faulty interpretations identified and From a post-lesson-report comment or lesson corrected, practices are fine-tuned, questions and ratings (lesson went poorly/not well). concerns addressed. Our feedback is the opportunity to What areas does a CST call cover? engage and motivate the teacher to improve the quality eg. the lesson content is too easy/hard/ andTeaching, engagement factor of their lessons. not engaging/not relevant for my students.

Our team input is especially critical when the volunteer Managing the class, eg. the students are unsettled has a particularly challenging class with disruptive and not listening to each other; what do I do when a few students dominate the discussion?

During my calls, existing teaching practices are confirmed, faulty interpretations identified and corrected, practices are fine-tuned, questions and concerns addressed. Our feedback is the opportunity to engage and motivate the teacher to improve the quality and engagement factor of their lessons.

Our team input is especially critical when the volunteer has a particularly challenging class with disruptive students where they can feel ‘extremely frustrated’, ‘completely disillusioned as nothing/no-one is helping’.

It’s rewarding when they realise we are there for them.

Managing the environment, eg. I share the space with other classes or the space is too small and it’s hard for my students to hear one another and concentrate.

I find this an immensely satisfying and fulfilling role.

Primary Ethics is very grateful for the Waratah Education Foundation’s generous commitment in support of our vital classroom support program.

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The Helpdesk impact P

aula Lam runs the Primary Ethics Helpdesk – which involves much more than simply answering the phone. Paula’s friendly, distinctive Liverpudlian accent is the first port of call for people with an initial interest in volunteering with us, as well as for volunteers of all levels of experience who have big and little problems. Fielding over 1000 calls a year, the Helpdesk is pivotal in maintaining the cohesiveness and efficiency of all our teams and contributes hugely to the ethics education impact.

My role running the Helpdesk plays a crucial part in supporting the overall mission and impact of the Primary Ethics program. I have extensive knowledge of our IT system gained over seven years with the organisation. I provide technical and administrative support to both staff and volunteers to ensure that the program runs smoothly and volunteers are well-equipped to effectively teach their classes. The systems work I’m involved with is continuously enhancing our IT/database system (EVIE), aiming to make navigation easier for volunteers, coupled with providing our management team with essential metrics from EVIE for the strategic development of our program.

training to become a volunteer. They are a wonderful couple who I truly admire and enjoy conversing with.

I’m also constantly busy with staff support. The Helpdesk addresses various IT-related inquiries from staff, including those related to synchronisation of EVIE and Janison (our education program), computer software and hardware, printing, plus teleconferencing equipment. This assistance is vital for maintaining productivity and ensuring that staff can focus on their primary responsibilities.

Many of our older volunteers are retired and have had little experience of using computer technology.

This can prove quite a challenge for new recruits, as our prerequisite training and background checks are completed entirely online. When volunteers encounter problems, I provide prompt assistance to enable them to progress to become authorised ethics teachers and coordinators.

Often Helpdesk is the first port of call for staff from schools too, particularly at the beginning of the school year when they are initially creating ethics classes.

Queries include teachers missing from Authorised Volunteer Lists, volunteers with expired Working with Children Checks and so on.

But support does not end there.

One particular volunteer had many frustrating issues with his computer when we moved to the new system and was unable to print lesson materials. He went to his local library where he would call me for assistance.

He did this every week until he became familiar with the process. The volunteer continues to teach today.

I thoroughly enjoy being a point of contact for inquiries. I know that a positive experience encourages continued participation and engagement – and encourages that initial caller to continue and become a valuable Primary Ethics volunteer.

Another memorable example of volunteer dedication happened during a training session outside of Sydney.

We encountered a problem with the keys, which meant our trainer couldn’t access the venue. I reached out to one of our long-term volunteers who I knew had access to the location. Although he was in the middle of a shower when his wife answered the phone, he immediately stepped in to help. His wife is now also

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Primary Ethics in the media

September 2023: The Peninsula News on the central coast profiled longtime ethics volunteer Jo Gardner.

March 2024: An excellent article in the Kangaroo Valley Voice with our entire team in the small local school

November 2023: Queanbeyan volunteer Christine Huberman - ‘As someone who enjoys thinking about the shades of grey in life and what it takes to live a good life, the opportunity to volunteer with Primary Ethics seemed logical to me.’

March 2024: CEO Evan Hannah went live on call-in radio with Sarah MacDonald, ABC Sydney 702

February 2024: Regional Independent Bungendore features our volunteers again.

June 2024: Our fabulous local team in the Bangalow Herald in the northern rivers.

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Our Kinghorn volunteer of the year

Barb with Sam Small, Principal, and Ros Hodge, solo ethics volunteer at Beechwood Public School.

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arb La Ganza is the Kinghorn Volunteer of the Year 2023. Barb, who has been an ethics volunteer for nine years, is currently an ethics teacher and coordinator at one Sydney northern beaches school, as well as teaching ethics at two others. At one of her schools she teaches three back-to-back classes every week. Barb’s teenage daughter has also become an ethics teacher.

Reflections from Barb: One of my Stage 3 kids asked me, quite incredulously, why I teach ethics if I don’t get paid. Well, there are not many opportunities to volunteer in the kids space – loads for elderly or homelessness. The curriculum is incredible and I love connecting with the students and hearing their points of view. Community is very important to me and I now belong to three communities of ethics teachers as well as the three schools I teach at. I learn so much from both the kids and my fellow teachers and it really makes me feel like a valued member in my local community.

Barb divided her prize money between her three northern beaches schools and Beechwood Public School on the mid north coast, a school with a solo community volunteer.

Barb is a superstar volunteer!

Barb with her daughter Lulu who is also a volunteer ethics teacher - one of our youngest!

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Financials Quick view Profit & Loss for 2024 Revenue

2024 ($)

2023 ($)

1,161,626

638,787

20,000

60,000

1,181,626

698,787

11,000

3,650

1,192,626

702,437

1,604,868

1,631,758

Administration

49,409

41,091

Contractors & professional services

64,626

95,963

Insurance

13,879

22,229

Marketing & communication

46,211

7,624

0

18,869

Information technology

106,166

120,038

Travel, accommodation/other

32,816

27,6289

1,917,975

1,911,683

Fundraising Activities Donations Non - Government Grants

Trading Activities Curriculum license fees Total revenue

Operating Expenditure Employee & sub-contractor benefits

Depreciation

Total expenditure

For every $100 donated Fundraising $2.40

Breakdown of revenue Curriculum licence fees $11,000 Philanthropic grants $20,000

Admin/Infrastructure $3.90

Program growth $17.20 Curriculum $5.30

Volunteer recruitment $32.50

Volunteer training $10.10

Donations $1,161,626

Volunteer support $28.60

The gap between fundraising income and operating expense has been met by the organisation’s sustainability fund.

To review the full audited FY2024 Primary Ethics Financial Report, go to primaryethics.com.au/annual-and-financial-reports/

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Our Board Just like our volunteer ethics teachers and coordinators, all the Board members donate their time, skills and experience to support Primary Ethics.

Bruce Hogan AM, Chair Founding Chair of Primary Ethics and Chairman of the Hogan Family Foundation. Bruce has had an extensive non-executive director career following his executive career in investment banking. Past directorships include Chair of Snowy Hydro Ltd, State Super Financial Services and non-executive director of NSW Treasury Corporation, GIO, Funds SA and Energy Australia.

Nicola Kaldor, Director, Chair of Engagement Committee Nicola is an experienced director of both NGO and private companies, currently including the National Justice Project Advisory Board, Talent Beyond Boundaries Advisory Board and The Australian Ballet Foundation Board. She works as an advocate for refugees across the private school sector.

Stephen Knight, Director, Chair of Investment Committee Steve is a finance industry professional of more than 40 years. He has held senior roles at ANZ and UBS and was CEO at NSW TCorp. Steve currently chairs the ASX Clearing and Settlement Boards, the AOFM Audit Committee and the Bond Issuance and Due Diligence Committee for National Housing Finance & Investment Corporation.

Dr Simon Longstaff AO, Director Executive Director of The Ethics Centre since 1991. Simon is an Adjunct Professor of the Australian Graduate School of Management at UNSW, a Fellow of CPA Australia, the Royal Society of NSW and the Australian Risk Policy Institute.

Matina Moffitt, Director, Chair of Audit & Risk Committee For the past 35 years, Matina has specialised in audit and accounting for wealth asset managers, wealth management, funds management, superannuation, retail and investment banking and not-for-profits.

She has also been the auditor for Primary Ethics. Matina is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

Roger Reidy, Director, Chair of Human Resources Committee Roger provides HR and strategy advice across a wide range of businesses. Roger joined Primary Ethics in 2011, providing leadership for the classroom support team while also offering pro bono HR advice for senior managers.

Nigel Stokes, Director Nigel held the role of financial adviser in the NSW Government for 10 years, as well as consulting to the NSW Treasury Corporation on risk strategy. He also sat on the Boards of the CSIRO and the Electricity Commission of NSW.

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Our people

Dana Sampath, Sandra Banta, Paula Lam, Emma Doran, Feyza Tuncay, Cathy Chase and Cemine Sezgin

Our staff Evan Hannah - CEO Elizabeth Allen – Engagement and Administration Manager Paula Lam – Administration and Helpdesk Susan Ardill – Communications Manager Selena Rowen – Communications Assistant Georgie McGrillen – Fundraising Manager Marlise Buson - Finance Manager (2023) Niraj Shah – Finance Manager (2024) John Burgess – Program Director Sandra Banta – Area Manager Julia Kosheleva – Area Manager Dana Sampath – Area Manager Cemine Sezgin – Area Manager Feyza Tuncay – Area Manager

Anuya Velpanur – Area Manager Marbecc Webb – Area Manager Emma Doran - Area Manager (to July 2023) Jarrah Aubourg – Director of Education Fiona Branscombe - School Liaison and High School Support (to March 2024) Tatar Holmes – School Liaison and High School Support (from April 2024) Danya Webb – Training Administrator Emily Zytaruk – Training Admin Cathy Chase – Classroom Support Manager Jenny Curtis - Classroom Support Officer Margaret Widjaya – Classroom Support Officer Kelby Mason – Philosopher in Residence and Trainer

Academic Advisory Board Our new academic advisory board, formed in May 2024, brings together respected interdisciplinary experts in philosophy, education and educational psychology to share expertise, provide expert advice and guidance and collaborate in bringing our ethics curriculum to more schools in more locations.

Clockwise from top left: Associate Professor Jacqueline Ullman - teacher educator at Western Sydney University Jarrah Aubourg - Director of Education Primary Ethics Nick Brancazio – Researcher in the philosophy of science, affiliated with the Philosophy Department at the University of Adelaide

Dr Daniella J Forster - Senior Lecturer at the School of Education, University of Newcastle

Kelby Mason – Philosopher-in-residence and curriculum writer for Primary Ethics

Dr Kimberley Pressick-Kilborn - Director of Research at Trinity Grammar School / Honorary Industry Fellow at UTS

Gilbert Burgh - Honorary Associate Professor in Philosophy, University of Queensland

Simone Thornton - educational and environmental philosopher and lecturer at the University of Wollongong

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What our volunteers say about ethics ‘questioning’ and not knowing is a rare gift. It has also taught me how to question things beyond the obvious, pushing into the uncomfortable areas in my own inner world.

Ethics is a major highlight of my week and I encourage anyone who has thought about it to sign up ... you won’t regret it.

I have loved being a Primary Ethics teacher. The training and support were excellent. Helping our future community leaders practise critical thinking is a fabulous way to give back.

A parent introduced themselves to me at the school open day and said “[daughter]’s favourite day is Thursday because it’s ethics day”. My heart almost exploded from all the feels – keep it up fellow volunteers.

As a former primary school teacher, I was excited to help expand the alternatives for children and families during SRE time. I worked with grade 1 students and saw how the Primary Ethics program carefully walked children through thinking about conflicts and disagreements in a more nuanced way. In our world it sometimes feels like it’s more important to say your opinion than to consider others’ perspectives, so the ethics lessons were valuable opportunities to help children build these skills and attitudes. I’m so glad the next generation in my family have this opportunity during school!

I love the fact that the curriculum does not dumb anything down. What I wrestle with in students in year six is precisely what I wrestle with in adults undertaking university education.

Your organisation provides a wonderful education service which helps children learn skills to help them all through their lives.

Being an ethics teacher is a real joy. Watching the children reason logically, listen to each other’s ideas, change their minds and experience

Area manager Anuya Velpanur on left with volunteers from Greystanes in Sydney’s west: Mohinee, Zhonglin and Shyleen.

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Our supporters We are very grateful to our generous donors who, along with our volunteer teachers, share our passion for ethics education and make our work possible. We also acknowledge our donors who wish to remain anonymous.

Chair’s Council

Major Supporters

Kinghorn Family Foundation

Michael Ahrens Robert Barry Geoff Burgess David Callaghan Susan Gabriel Rob Harden Colin Jones Helen Lynch AM Anita & Andrew Sekely Nigel Stokes Waratah Education Foundation Sam & Judy Weiss

Visionary Partners James Chen Hogan Family Foundation David Paradice AO

Principal Partners John Gerahty Cameron & Georgiana McCullagh

Fellows

Champions

Rousseau Anai Jarrah Aubourg Lucia Bylhouwer Kate Connors Winton & Patricia Gibson Bianka Grange David Hirsch Nicola Kaldor Stephen Knight Ron & Patricia Liling Simon Marrable & Anna Kasper Kay O’Connor Maree Reay Ann & Quinn Sloan Gabrielle Wood Penelope Young

John Jordan Graham King Julian Ludowici Aloke Phatak Alison Pignon Michale Steel Gordon Stenning Kenneth Welsh Alan Young

We are grateful for the in-kind support from Janison, Rob Keldoulis, KPMG Australia, Maddocks Lawyers, University of Technology and University of Wollongong

I believe the work you are doing is a difference maker not only for children now but preparing them to be caretakers of tomorrow.

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Our supporters Guardians Elizabeth Abbott John Baker Imogen Boas Geoffrey Bradshaw Nerieda Broad Marlise Buson John Clayton Annabel Clemens Doug Coates Kevin Farmer Michelle Gaskin Mitch Hughes

Jill Macfie Helen Maddern George & Susan Marsh Bob McCotter* Amber Moncrieff Alan Murray Denese Oates Mary-Louise Parkinson Dean Reeves Roger Reidy Philip Richardson Maija Rove

Bridget Sack Susan Sacker Ali Shahnazi Paul Sowter Susan Stannard Gareth Thomas Cathie Thompson Evan Walker Katherine Wenban Alison Williamson Demitri Voulgaropoulos *In memoriam

James Hunt Lalita Kanetkar Lisa Krug Ritu Kulshrestha E’van Lau Damon Lewis Alexander Lysenko Fiona Manning Jonathan Mantel Georgie McGrillen Lisa McKay Richard Mills Anna Morris Joy Nason Roslyn Neilson David Nevell Janice Ng

Denese Oates Tracey Paine Dean Pistilli Chris Radvan Stafford Ray William Rodwell Dana Sampath Helene Seddon Cate Stewart Catherine Stokes Michelle Tredenick Lesley Tully Feyza Tuncay Danya Webb Dave W Donald West Eric Young

Friends Thomas Anning Glynis Bailey Megan Bevis Kate Bowman Delia Burrage Sue Cameron Tamela Casey Lyndal Cootes Lorraine Cowling Sandra Curtin John Douglas Ian Drinkwater Silas Dunstan Robert Eckstein Suzy Gaal Anne Goodfellow Sue Howard

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Our supporters Our Founders Circle We are deeply grateful to our founding supporters, whose shared foresight and generosity has enabled the vision of delivering ethics education across NSW primary schools to be realised.

Stef Adelbert Ainsworth Family Foundation Percy Allan AM* Australian Ethical Investments Australian Philanthropic Services Robert Barry Colin Bell* Berg Family Foundation Max Bowen Brennan Family Foundation Alan Cameron AO James Chen Chris Cuffe AO Michael Cole AM James Fairfax AC* Rob Ferguson* Ferris Family Foundation Susan Gabriel John Gerahty Gonski Foundation Gray Family Foundation Nicholas Greiner AC

Hogan Family Foundation Hunt Family Foundation Ian & Linda Martin Charitable Foundation Peter Joseph AM Kinghorn Family Foundation Robert Keldoulis Robin Low Helen Lynch AM Cameron and Georgiana McCullagh Bruce Morgan Nine Links Foundation Michael Pain Paradice Family Foundation Tim Ryan Tony Schultz Sky Foundation Nigel Stokes Vincent Fairfax Foundation Walter Lewin Foundation Samuel Weiss Wilson Asset Management Geoff Wilson AO *In memoriam

Keep up the wonderful work. I just wish the program was for all children everywhere.

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