Supporting young people to attend university

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Berwick & Beaconsfield Star Weekly

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A confident path to uni

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Bellarine Echo

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Putting kids on the right path

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Geelong Advertiser

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Opening eyes to future options

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Ballarat Courier

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Doxa UPP giving disadvantaged youth a taste of uni life

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Geelong Advertiser, The Mercury, The Daily Telegraph, The Herald Sun 

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University Pathways Program

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Mount Clear College Students Getting A Head Start

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Ballarat Courier

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University Pathways Program

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Future boost for students

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Melton Weekly & Star Weekly – Melton

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University Pathways Program

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Melton and Moorabool students will be given valuable guidance in choosing a tertiary course or career thanks to a series of workshops. e University Pathways Program, run by not-for-pro t organisation Doxa, provides struggling students with a taste of university life and the world of work.

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Local students in Uni program

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Gippsland Times & Maffra Spectator

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University Pathways Program

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Students from Catholic College Sale, Maffra Secondary College and Sale College will take part in a university pathways program this week. Local students will join students in Year 12 from around Victoria including Geelong and across Melbourne, taking part in two sessions.

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Summer Camp Fun Is Back

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Midland Express

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Summer Camp (Malmsbury)

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Young disadvantaged students from around Victoria are getting what a lot of families and kids take for granted – a well-earned break these summer holidays at Doxa’s Malmsbury Camp.

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Doxa summer camp – providing disadvantaged young students from across Victoria a five day camp experience

Young disadvantaged students from around Victoria are getting what a lot of families and kids take for granted – a well-earned break these summer holidays.

Doxa’s award-winning Malmsbury Camp is a residential facility which offers positive life experiences to young people from challenging life circumstances through team-building and challenge-by-choice activities.

The young people attending the summer camp program will come from a variety of challenging backgrounds such as low socio-economic families, single parent families and refugee or migrant families.

The aim of the summer camp is to give these young people some fun, encourage social cohesion and confidence and teach them about the environment and sustainability.

There are two camps this January, 2019:

  • Malmsbury Summer Camp 1- 7th-11th Jan
  • Malmsbury Summer Camp 2 – 14th-18th Jan

Jess Case, Doxa Malmsbury Camp Manager, says: “The children have the time of their life, make new friends, challenge themselves, learn new skills and have fun.  It’s really heart-warming to see the impact that attending camp and experiencing the great outdoors can have on these young lives.”

The camp theme this summer is Aussie Adventures, with a focus on sustainability and awareness of our beautiful country.  Activities will include:

  • Australian Animal Display
  • Summer Solstice Fair
  • Enviro and Bush Camp activities
  • High ropes course
  • Swimming

The camps are run by qualified outdoor education instructors alongside returning and new volunteers and Junior Camp Assistants.

This year, some former Doxa program participants have returned as Junior Camp Assistants on Summer Camp, wanting to help others the same way they were helped themselves.

The cost of the camp is heavily subsidised and places are also offered for free via Doxa’s Campership Fund to students who can’t otherwise attend.

The Doxa Malmsbury Camp is accredited by the Australian Camps Association and Australian Tourism Accreditation Program and was the recipient of the Minister’s Award in the Government’s Community, Sport & Recreation Awards 2015.

The Malmsbury Camp is part of Doxa’s portfolio, a series of programs from grade 5 to university that dovetail together and support educational attainment while also offering practical skills and experience to assist in a young person’s journey towards meaningful employment.

To get involved or for more information on all Doxa’s programs, please visit www.doxa.org.au.

About Doxa

Doxa is a Victorian not-for-profit organisation that provides programs for disadvantaged young people so that they can access positive life experiences, education opportunities and employment pathways. Doxa has been around since 1972 and their programs support over 7,300 young Victorians – typically aged eight to 24 years old – each year. Every young person they interact with has a different set of life circumstances.  Doxa’s aim is to ensure that all young people enjoy enriching experiences and educational opportunity and advancement.

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For media enquiries on behalf of Doxa, please contact

Progressive PR & Communications
03 9696 6417
Darren Saffin / Jodie Artis
0411 089 209 / 0414 699 186
darren@progressivepr.com.au / jodie@progressivepr.com.au

[1]   Dropping off the Edge: Jesuit Social Services: 2015

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