Get your 4WD ready for the trip of a lifetime. Photo: Supplied.
A new fundraising initiative for Giz a Break’s youth programs could see you setting off to some of Australia’s greatest sights.
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Tracks 4 Trauma is the Shepparton-based charity’s new initiative to help raise funds for its services while providing people with a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
The program is designed for adults who love the outdoors, with trips over one day or four on offer for four-wheel driving, hiking, canoeing and fishing across Victoria, South Australia and NSW.
These trips will help fund Giz a Break’s youth programs, where it helps support young people in challenging situations through combining health promotion and social work into an off-road touring format.
“Our itineraries include the high country, Lake Eildon, the Strathbogie Ranges, the Grampians, the deserts along the South Australian border and the NSW outback all the up to Mutawintji — we’re licensed tour operators for all these parks already and know them really well,” Giz a Break director Andrew Prentice said.
“The twist is that Giz a Break then uses the revenue it generates from Tracks 4 Trauma participation fees and donations to roll out a program for young people with complex trauma and no other means of accessing Giz a Break’s youth program.”
Cruise through impressive sights around Victoria, NSW and South Australia. Photo: Supplied.
Giz a Break chair Rebecca Woolstencroft said Tracks 4 Trauma came about when thinking of ways to creatively raise funds for the young people Giz a Break helps.
“We can clearly see the benefit of Giz a Break’s programs for these young people, but there’s such a shortage of funding,” she said.
“Cobbling together short-term grants from government is not sustainable and if we’re going to engage young people, we need to make sure we can continue to be there for them as long as they need us.”
Tracks 4 Trauma was born, created to provide incredible opportunities for adults while raising funds for the young people that need Giz a Break.
The trips will be guided by Giz a Break founder and manager Sönke Temper, who said he was hopeful the trips would become a big hit, and help raise funds for the important services the service offered.
“Complex trauma is a sharply increasing issue in our young people,” he said.
“So, the goal is to give people coming to our Tracks 4 Trauma adventures a fantastic, value-for-money experience with like-minded peers, while also advocating for young people with complex trauma and sustainably generating funds to run a program for young people in our community who really need a break — and we’re asking you to jump on board and come along for that journey.”
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