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Virtual 360 Photographic Tour of Malmsbury Camp

Schools planning a trip to Doxa Youth Foundation’s Malmsbury Camp can now view the camp facilities and activities via a 360 photographic tour featured on our website.

The tour highlights the natural bush setting which is fundamental to the Malmsbury Camp experience and its range of outdoor adventure activities. The Tour provides a useful tool for those planning for camp to do a ‘walk through’, so they can familiarise themselves with the camp layout and facilities.

To view the Virtual Tour explore the Malmsbury Camp page on our website.

Malmsbury Camp, Doxa Youth Foundation
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V/Line supporting DYF since 1976

When catching the train from Geelong to Melbourne the other day it was great to be reminded of the support our major sponsor V/Line has provided us with for the past 49 years!

V/Line has been with Doxa Youth Foundation from the early days providing free travel for children to ensure that they don’t miss out on attending school and holiday camp experiences at our bush camp in Malmsbury and at our Melbourne City Camp. V/Line has also been a Cadetship Sponsor organisation providing mentored industry placements for talented university students requiring additional financial and professional development support to reach their full potential.

We celebrate V/Line’s commitment to helping to create opportunities for children and young people facing socio economic challenges and we look forward to this partnership continuing for many years to come. To find out more about V/Line Group Travel Bookings.

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Launching new website for Doxa Youth Foundation

Our website has recently had a refresh to reflect the range of programs we provide creating opportunities for children and young people.

Doxa Youth Foundation is one of the few Victorian organisations that provide programs spanning key developmental and life cycle stages of a young person. We provide school and holiday camp programs for primary and secondary school aged children in our bush camp location at Malmsbury and at Melbourne City Camp, as well as a bush camping experience for secondary school aged young people as part of our Journey Camp Program. And university students needing some additional support can apply to the Doxa Youth Foundation Cadetship Program which provides financial support and mentored industry placements with sponsor organisations so these young people can reach their full potential.

Thank you to our web developer Blick Creative for working with us to put the site together and photographers Michelle Jarni for capturing some of our campers having fun and Nikole Ramsay for her photographs of some of our Cadets. Visit the website.

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Programmes Coordinator, City Camp

  • Part Time (0.6)
  • Doxa City Camp
  • $49,050 plus superannuation

About the role
The Programmes Coordinator is a developing practitioner who plays a role in ensuring our camps enrich the lives of participants.  This person coordinates the booking of programs and transport for school and community groups, supports the City Camp Manager in the booking of all relevant services and activities as well as the processing of invoices, ensures all equipment is ready and safe and facilitates the day-to-day activities that schools participate in. The Programmes Coordinator deputises in the absence of the City Camp Manager.   

Selection Criteria:

  1. Experience in planning, developing and implementing programmes for children and young people.
  2. Strong interpersonal skills.
  3. Ability to develop and maintain relationships with a broad range of stakeholders including schools, activity providers and other organisations.
  4. Good written and verbal communication skills.
  5. Strong administration, time management and organisational skills.
  6. Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team.
  7. An appreciation of the issues facing disadvantaged young people, especially those from low socio economic, Aboriginal and Torres Strait and culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Applications

Please send your written application with a covering letter and resume to hr@doxa.org.au.

Applications close midnight on Sunday, 7th September.

Click here for job description.

For further information ring Tom Kelly on 0437 519 554.

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Manager – Malmsbury Camp

  • Full time
  • Doxa Malmsbury Camp, Glenlyon
  • $90,000 plus superannuation

About the role

The Malmsbury Camp Manager is a highly skilled practitioner who plays a vital role in ensuring our camps enrich the lives of participants. This position is responsible for the general operational management of the Malmsbury Camp including the management and support of all Malmsbury Camp staff, the internal and external relationships of all key stakeholders and the ongoing coordination of high quality, safe, new and innovative programs and activities for our participants.

About you

Selection Criteria:

  1. An appropriate tertiary qualification in Youth Work, Education (Outdoors or other) or equivalent.
  2. Extensive experience in planning, developing and implementing camp programs for children and young people.
  3. Strong interpersonal skills.
  4. Skills and experience in leading and managing teams.
  5. Ability to develop and maintain relationships with a broad range of stakeholders including schools, activity providers and welfare organisations.
  6. Good written and verbal communication skills.
  7. Ability to manage budgets and monitor expenses.
  8. Highly developed time management and organisational skills.
  9. Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team.
  10. An appreciation of the issues facing disadvantaged young people, especially those from low socio economic, Aboriginal and Torres Strait and culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Applications

Please send your written application with a covering letter and resume to hr@doxa.org.au.

Applications close midnight on Sunday, 7th September.

Click here for job description.

For further information ring Tom Kelly on 0437 519 554.

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Sponsor and Cadet Networking

On Thursday 3rd July, we hosted our annual Sponsor and Cadet Networking Event.

A wonderful gathering of cadets, sponsors, board members, and friends of Doxa Youth Foundation.  It was a chance to reconnect, share stories, meet and celebrate the impact of the Cadetship Program. The room was filled with inspiration, gratitude, and hope for the future. Thank you to everyone who joined us and continues to support the Doxa Youth Foundation.

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Malmsbury Originals from 1970’s

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The Doxa Youth Foundation hosted a weekend at the Malmsbury Camp for our long-term members.

Maureen Earls, Gina and Joe Marchio and Marisa Cerritelli, DYF stalwarts, organised the programme.  Our founding members, their grandchildren and Father Joe all attended.

There was an abundance of delicious food and enjoyable activities.  It was a wonderful opportunity for our founding members to revisit their memories of working with Father Joe to set up and run the Malmsbury Camp in the early days and for their children to reminisce about staying at the camp while their parents were volunteering.  The grandchildren just had fun![/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column]
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From Cadet to Entrepreneur

Cadetship program made all the difference for William Nguyen

William joined the Doxa Cadetship Program while studying a Bachelor of Business (Accounting and Finance) and completed his mentored industry placement with sponsor company QBE.

“From day one, Doxa made me feel like I belonged in the same room as some of the smartest people in the world, and that feeling stuck with me. The program didn’t just open doors. It gave me the confidence to walk through them.”

After his cadetship at QBE, William spent time at Ernst & Young as a vacationer and later a graduate, then moved into financial analyst roles at UNSW and News Corp. The biggest leap came later, stepping away from salaried roles and into entrepreneurship.

His first business was a flower shop that failed. His second was a marketing agency called If and When, which he later sold.

“Those experiences taught me more than any job ever did. Today, I run two businesses I genuinely love: INH Transport, a freight company based in Sydney, and Credle, a new venture helping people finance IVF and egg freezing.”

William’s journey hasn’t been linear, but he reports that the Doxa Youth Foundation Cadetship gave him the mindset to keep carrying on.

“No room is too big if you back yourself”.  William Nguyen

Pictured left to right (Effie Maniatis Cadet Support Coordinator, William Nguyen Cadet 2016, David Lugton Cadetship Program Manager.)

 

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All Kids Need Some Fun on the Holidays

Kids shouldn’t miss out on going on camp

Climbing Wall

Our Holiday Camps are all about our campers having fun and learning while creating unforgettable memories.  Camps take place during the school holidays and provide city experiences in Melbourne or a bushland experience at our camp in Malmsbury for 10-12 year olds.

Our programs are always changing and give children opportunities to experience a wide range of activities, whether visiting the sites of Melbourne and mastering catching a tram to adventure activities like the giant swing and climbing wall in the bushland setting of Malmsbury camp.

Children are referred to Doxa Youth Foundation by schools and welfare organisations.  Our holiday camps are free of charge for the children who attend.  A big thank you to our supporters whose donations fund the Doxa Youth Foundation holiday camp program.   Donate to fund a child’s camp experience. All donations are tax deductable (50%).DONATE HERE.

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2025 Cadetship Program Welcomes New Cadets

Onboarding of first year university students joining the Doxa Youth Foundation Cadetship Program began this week

“A new group of talented and motivated university students have just been accepted into the program and we’re already  working to match them with sponsor organisations to do their industry placements where they will gain valuable work experience as part of their cadetship – David Lugton, Manager Cadetship Program.

Pictured: (Sitting from Left to Right)  Alishba – Bachelor of Science – Uni Melbourne, Cindy Vu – Bachelor of Engineering/Computer Science – Swinburne, Angela Lam – Bachelor of Science – Monash (Back Row Left to Right) Saminah – Bachelor of Commerce – Uni Melbourne, Nhi Le – Bachelor of Commerce – Uni Melbourne  Find out more about how your organisation could sponsor a Cadet Industry Placement.

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