Corporate Partners
Encounter Youth is proud to acknowledge the following corporate partners for their ongoing support of our programs.
We’d like to express our sincere thanks to each of them for their genuine care for Australia’s young people.
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Encounter Youth | Empower Education | Schoolies Festival™ | Hindley Street Program™
SA Police
We are so privileged to work with the South Australia Police across each of our programs since our inception. SAPOL asked for our help in 1999 to respond to unstructured school leaver mass gatherings in the Fleurieu Peninsula. We work alongside SAPOL in developing components of our Alcohol & Other Drug education program. Through invitation from SAPOL, we have extended our support to vulnerable young people on Hindley Street since 2011. We have also established a referral hotline for officers to contact our Green Team volunteers in certain incidences. SAPOL are an integral part of specific key stakeholder groups to develop our programs’ effectiveness.
ICAM
ICAM are a South Australian Institutional Fund Manager. We’d like to honour them as an Impact Partner and thank them for their commitment to supporting our great State’s young people through some of their hardest times of need. We are so grateful for their donation that helps us invest in the future of young people and the next generation of leaders.
Department for Education
Our Alcohol & Other Drug (AOD) education program is proudly supported by the South Australian Government through the Department for Education. This partnership supports our goal to help every SA secondary school community access affordable preventative AOD education, delivered by trained education professionals. We are very appreciative for the program subsidies provided by the State Government that assist in removing the financial barrier that some schools face in taking a whole of school approach to AOD education. We commend them for their investment in the wellbeing and education of our state’s students, parents and teachers that will positively impact their future and the lives of those around them.
Variety – The Children’s Charity
Variety – The Children’s Charity believe that all young people deserve the same opportunities in life, and they support children affected by sickness, disadvantage or disability. All thanks to the generosity of Variety – the Children’s Charity of South Australia, they are proudly supporting our alcohol & other drug education program for students in regional and disadvantaged schools. Variety – The Children’s Charity partner with us to ensure that a student’s location or economic status does not hold them back from receiving high-quality, effective alcohol and other drug education. We are very grateful for their support and commitment to supporting disadvantaged young people in our state.
Flinders University
We’re proud to have Flinders University as the Principal Partner of our Empower Education program, reflecting our shared commitment to supporting young people to make safer, informed choices. Their support enhances our ability to deliver evidence-based alcohol and other drug education across South Australia, while also encouraging students to see positive pathways for their future. We value Flinders University’s ongoing commitment to young people and the impact we can create together.
Morialta Charitable Trust
We are grateful to Morialta Charitable Trust for their generous support through a 2026 grant enabling the development of our new Digital Wellbeing session for young people, parents and educators. Their commitment to creating lasting opportunity and wellbeing for South Australia’s children and youth means we can expand our reach and deliver accessible, high-quality digital resources for mental health, resilience and online safety.
PRINCIPAL PARTNER
THINK! Road Safety
Our partnership with the Department for Infrastructure & Transport provides an alternative mode of transport to private vehicle use to assist in the reduction of road trauma among young people in South Australia. The Free Schoolies Festival™ Bus Service, supported by the Government of South Australia, transports ticket holders from across South Australia to the Fleurieu (and return), and across the weekend. This road safety strategy provides safe transportation for participants, keeping them and locals safe on our roads.
MAJOR PARTNER
Flinders University
Flinders University shares our vision for providing young people with not just a celebration, but a safe, supported, and unforgettable experience at Schoolies Festival™ as our Major Partner. As a leading institution committed to innovation, education, and community engagement, their involvement strengthens our capacity to offer opportunities for fun, connection, and responsible celebration for all.
SAFETY PARTNER
Integrated Protective Services
Integrated Protection Service shares a commitment to empowering young people by creating safer environments at Schoolies Festival™ as our official Safety Partner. Through their professional capabilities and strong values, they support our harm-prevention efforts, helping to ensure that young people can celebrate with confidence and care.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
City of Victor Harbor
We have been working together with the City of Victor Harbor since 1999. Our partnership enables school leavers to create fond memories of Victor Harbor by celebrating safely at Warland Reserve, as well as reducing the impact on the local community. The Schoolies Operation is widely recognised as the safest and most successful schoolies management strategy in Australia. The City of Victor Harbor support the response through numerous initiatives including implementing road closures, rubbish removal and dry zone signage associated with the Schoolies Festival™ weekend across the Victor Harbor township.
South Australian Attorney-General’s Department
Our Hindley Street Program has been supported by the South Australian Government through the Attorney-General’s Department since May 2014. Our Encounter Youth volunteers, known as the Green Team provide support to young people who may be vulnerable due to intoxication in the Hindley Street entertainment precinct every Saturday night. We also seek to influence a decrease in binge drinking among young people through our positive engagement strategies in this environment.
City of Adelaide
We have been working with the City of Adelaide since 2009. Through The Hindley Street Program, we are able to provide the City of Adelaide with first-hand observations of issues impacting late night safety for young people in the West End. We provide support for the Council’s late night safety audits, and work closely with Council through the West End Reference Group and the Encounter Youth Stakeholder Group to support safety outcomes in Adelaide’s West End. The Council provide us with logistical support to help ensure our Encounter Youth Green Team volunteers can continue to patrol Hindley Street weekly.
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