A group of students knocked on my staff room door early one Monday morning, back when I was a Gold Coast high school teacher 18 years ago. They were deeply concerned for one of their peers who passed out from intoxication at a party on Saturday night. They asked for guidance on what they could [...]
Initiatives to address teen alcohol abuse are making a real and tangible impact for young Australians. Australian teenagers are drinking less alcohol now than they have at any time since surveying began in the early 1980s. The number of 12-17-year-olds who reported never drinking alcohol increased to more than one third (34%) in 2017, up [...]
“The schoolies culture has changed quite significantly and it’s a lot easier to manage than ten years ago.” That’s Red Frogs CEO Andy Gourley, or Boss Frog as he’s more affectionately known, on the change in schoolies behaviour over recent years. When it comes to looking after our school leavers as they transition from Grade [...]
Teen Rescue Foundation is proud to launch its annual appeal 2019 and invites tax-deductible donations toward front-line initiatives that make a real difference in addressing teen alcohol abuse across Australia. In 2018, Teen Rescue Foundation was honoured to be acknowledged as Supporter of the Year by one of our key beneficiaries, Red Frogs. We visited [...]
At a gala ceremony at the Brisbane Convention Centre last night, Teen Rescue Foundation was named Supporter of the Year for Red Frogs Australia. In presenting this recognition, Red Frogs Founding Director Andy Gourley recognised the support that Teen Rescue Foundation provided his team of volunteers to support 1.4 million young people in the past [...]
We'd all love to see teen alcohol abuse addressed in Australia, but sometimes it's hard to know what you can do to really make a difference. I'd like to invite you to support an initiative that is making a very real difference for our young people. Three years ago I established Teen Rescue Foundation to [...]
We've received enquiries from supporters keen to purchase the cycling kit of the Wine Peloton 7 Peaks in 7 Days. This is available for a limited time only, as we need to place a bulk order to have the items made. Availability of each item depends upon a minimum of 5 orders. Items available are: [...]
Teen Rescue Foundation founder and director Tyson Stelzer shares his story and launches the Foundation for an audience of 1,600 teachers at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in September. The brief was to share the stories of Australian wine, to give some background to his own connection with Lutheran education, to tell the story of his [...]
When I heard what they set out to achieve today, I thought they must be mad. When I saw the slope, I was sure of it. Mt Baw Baw is the second steepest mountain ascent in the world, and today 12 cyclists in the Wine Peloton set out to reach the alpine resort at the [...]
It was usually on Monday morning that the stories would come. Confidential stories. Deeply unsettling stories. Stories confided in me because their friends were desperately worried. Worried about the 15 year old who drank so much at a public party in a park on Friday night that she vomited, passed out, landed in hospital with [...]
