Barry has provided a copy of a report he received recently by email :
Operation Flinders Latrobe Valley Exercise 2A/2018
(Completion of May 2018 Program Report)
With thanks to ENGIE and the Latrobe Valley Rotary Clubs, Operation Flinders was able to provide a team of young men and women from the Latrobe Valley with the opportunity to participate in exercise 2A/18. The funds received allowed this group to participate in our unique, challenging and rewarding program. This report outlines the outcomes the young people were able to achieve as a result of their participation in the program.
Operation Flinders aims to give young people who participate the necessary skills to make a positive change in their lives. Our impressive success rate means most young people leave the program with the confidence and self-esteem to make a change. Young people quite often re-establish family ties, get jobs or return to school. These are obvious benefits which in turn flow on to the wider community.
Having reviewed the files from the participants for this exercise, there are a number of positives to come out of the group. Of the entire team, all have given some positive feedback as to how the program could help them in the future. Six of the team members enjoyed the exercise so much they would like to come back and do it again. On the final night out in the field, participants are asked to fill out a survey about what they liked/disliked about the exercise, but more importantly the lessons they had learned and how they could apply these skills when they returned home. The Team Leader and school support staff also fill out a form with observations and recommendations for each participant.
Jonathon Robran
Business Development Manager
Level 1, 12 Angus Avenue, Edwardstown SA 5039
(A summary of each participant’s responses is available from the current Bulletin Editor)