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By Jeeann T
Arrupe Leader & 2026 BBBH Leader
The Be Bold Be Heard (BBBH) program is a Geelong-based initiative launched in 2018 at North Geelong Secondary College by Assistant Principal Brad Headlam that empowers young women to boost their voice, agency, and leadership. This year, the program will see the involvement of 130+ students from 20 schools stretching along the Bellarine Peninsula to Melbourne, all supported by their respective passionate educators.
The program continues to provide young women with the platforms and resources to make an impact in schools and communities through choice and agency. Focusing on developing the voices of young women and promoting gender equality through structured, collaborative forums.
It involves quarterly forums throughout the year, where students from various schools meet at venues such as GMHBA Stadium to create action plans tackling issues like gender equality, school culture, and social challenges. The first Forum was about inspiring students to start identifying changes in classes, their schools and the wider community that they would like to pursue (to tackle student engagement, voice and agency).
Earlier this month, Mrs Kiely and Mrs Frigo supported a group of Year 11 female students from our college, including Heidi Conner, Addison Fowler, Addison Lewis, Samantha Nyatsanga, Jasmine Halliwell and myself, to participate in the BBBH program. Held at GMHBA Stadium, the first forum involved identifying a challenge we could address at our school and formulating an action plan to address it. Our group decided to focus on gender equity in sport and we have been actively working toward this goal since our return. We were able to collaborate openly with many other students from a variety of schools and ended the day hearing about the journey of some inspirational female leaders in our community.
Overall, my fellow female leaders and I came back with the knowledge and wisdom of many female mentors and peers, the readiness to empower students in our own College community and the strength to be bold and be heard!
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Our News // 02 April 2026
By Jeeann T
Arrupe Leader & 2026 BBBH Leader
The Be Bold Be Heard (BBBH) program is a Geelong-based initiative launched in 2018 at North Geelong Secondary College by Assistant Principal Brad Headlam that empowers young women to boost their voice, agency, and leadership. This year, the program will see the involvement of 130+ students from 20 schools stretching along the Bellarine Peninsula to Melbourne, all supported by their respective passionate educators.
The program continues to provide young women with the platforms and resources to make an impact in schools and communities through choice and agency. Focusing on developing the voices of young women and promoting gender equality through structured, collaborative forums.
It involves quarterly forums throughout the year, where students from various schools meet at venues such as GMHBA Stadium to create action plans tackling issues like gender equality, school culture, and social challenges. The first Forum was about inspiring students to start identifying changes in classes, their schools and the wider community that they would like to pursue (to tackle student engagement, voice and agency).
Earlier this month, Mrs Kiely and Mrs Frigo supported a group of Year 11 female students from our college, including Heidi Conner, Addison Fowler, Addison Lewis, Samantha Nyatsanga, Jasmine Halliwell and myself, to participate in the BBBH program. Held at GMHBA Stadium, the first forum involved identifying a challenge we could address at our school and formulating an action plan to address it. Our group decided to focus on gender equity in sport and we have been actively working toward this goal since our return. We were able to collaborate openly with many other students from a variety of schools and ended the day hearing about the journey of some inspirational female leaders in our community.
Overall, my fellow female leaders and I came back with the knowledge and wisdom of many female mentors and peers, the readiness to empower students in our own College community and the strength to be bold and be heard!
