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Building hope in young lives

Past Stand Tall Events

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Throughout Stand Tall's history, our live events have primarily taken place in Sydney and Newcastle, accommodating as many students as each venue could hold. However, in the wake of the global pandemic in 2020, we seized the opportunity to significantly expand our reach on a national level. Below, you can witness the progression from our inaugural event in 2013 to the profound impact we continue to make today!

< Click on the video to see what our live event will be like this year.

2022

Stand Tall Sydney 2022 and Live Stream Replay. 5,500 students and teachers live at the ICC, Sydney, and more than 100,000 students, teachers and individuals who joined online between 8 June and December 2022!
Stand Tall Fundraiser Cocktail Dinner 2022.
Stand Tall Dream Again Regional Tour 2022. From October - November 2022, the Stand Tall team embarked on a 3 week road-trip impacting around 9,000 students and teachers with the message of hope! The team started the tour in Tamworth, then headed to Dubbo Showground, followed by Pambula Sporting Complex! Read more about the regional tour here!

2021

Stand Tall Sydney 2021 and Live Stream Replay. 5,500 students and teachers live at the ICC, Sydney, and more than 100,000 students, teachers and individuals who joined online between 8 June and December 2021!

2020

ASX Refinitiv Charity Trading Day. November 27.
Stand Tall Together Live Stream 2020 Event during Covid-19 Pandemic. 68,000 students, teachers and individuals attended online
Bringing Hope to Youth In The Bush Gala Dinner. 250 attendees, Norths Cammeray, Sydney
Stand Tall Summer Camp 2020. 25 students at Chowder Bay, Sydney

2019

Inaugural Ladies Lunch Fundraiser. 150 women at Swifts Mansion, Darling Point
Manly Rotary Fun Run and Walk. Manly Beach, Sydney
10th Annual Sports United Luncheon. 400 attendees at ICC, Sydney
Stand Tall Sydney 2019. 6,000 attendees at ICC, Sydney
Stand Tall Summer Camp 2019. 20 students at Manly Beach, Sydney

2018

Celebration Fundraising Dinner 2018. Norths Cammeray, Sydney
Stand Tall Sydney 2018. 2,300 students at ICC, Sydney
Stand Tall Summer Camp 2018. 15 students at Manly Beach, Sydney

2017

Stand Tall Sydney 2017. 2,000 students at ICC, Sydney
Inaugural Stand Tall Summer Camp 2017. 7 students at Manly Beach, Sydney

2016

Stand Tall Sydney 2016. 1800 students at Big Top Luna Park, Sydney

2015

Stand Tall Newcastle and Shellharbour 2015. 2 events. 500 students at St Philip’s Christian College, Waratah. 700 students at Warilla High School Assembly Hall

2014

Stand Tall Sydney 2014. 1200 students at Knox Grammar School Great Hall
Stand Tall Event in The Corso Manly with Bethany Hamilton and Eddie Elguera.

2013

Inaugural Stand Tall Sydney 2013 event. 1100 students at Knox Grammar School Great Hall

Stand Tall Fundraiser Cocktail Evening 2022

A fabulous evening graciously hosted by Angus and Angela Kennard.

It was a wonderful opportunity to gather again after months of lockdown. Stand Tall Chairman Nick Farr-Jones AM interviewed our new Ambassador Alex Noble who has overcome. Co-Founders Jeanine Treharne and Angie Farr-Jones shared about the exciting vision for 5 events in 2022 including 3 regional events later this year.

 

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the live 2020 Sydney Stand Tall event was transformed into an online extravaganza

Since 2013, the Stand Tall event has been a live theatre style event held in Sydney. In 2020, this live event promised to be the biggest ever, with 10,000 secondary students gathering at the First State Super Theatre at the ICC Sydney on June 4 and 5.

Covid-19 restrictions then thwarted these plans; however, this live event was very quickly transformed into an online live-streamed format, available to all Australian secondary schools and educational facilities. The online version, filmed at the ICC Sydney, was live-streamed to hundreds of schools on June 4, with participants given access to a recording of the event to use in wellbeing classes over the four weeks following.

It was a resounding success and has now paved the way for future streamed Stand Tall events, which can impact hundreds of thousands of students from both regional and rural areas of Australia. Going forward, this online event will supplement the traditional live Stand Tall format.

38,000 secondary students participated from across Australia

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The response to the online format was incredible, as thousands of secondary students - 38,000 to be exact - participated from across Australia.

From the Cocos (Keeling) Island off the coast of Western Australia to Norfolk Island off the east cost, participating schools and other educational facilities came from various regional and urban areas of most Australian states.

In 2021, the reach will be even further as there is more time to spread the word. Covid-19 restrictions forced the Stand Tall to quickly convert to a national online event this year. There is now time to let all Australian schools know about this online 2021 event, so the potential for reaching so many more students is huge.

>>>>>> Take a look at the plans for Stand Tall in 2021

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“Yesterday our SRC had the opportunity to view a number of speakers from this year’s Stand Tall event. Can I just say - what amazing, inspirational and moving stories! All students left the sessions feeling uplifted and motivated to view their lives differently and act accordingly. THANK YOU for organising such a line up and for touching young lives in this way!”
— Teacher, Sydney Government High School
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Thank you

to all our event partners who made this online event a reality.

Our Stand Tall Gala dinner, BRINGING HOPE TO YOUTH IN THE BUSH, was a great success!

The night was a wonderful success with heartwarming stories from our guests Narelle, with her son Jordy and friend Zack who drove from Braidwood to share about the life-changing impact of our summer camp. We heard from our Stand Tall Ambassadors Anna Cocquerel, Samar Yousef and Will Kemp and a brilliant performance from our new Stand Tall Ambassador, rapper D Minor, whose own story of childhood homelessness is truly inspirational. We also had the opportunity to hear from teacher Don Lawson who shared the incredible ongoing impact that Stand Tall is having on Wyong High School, Central Coast NSW.

 

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Ladies Lunch FUNDRAISER at Swifts Mansion

Photos by Amelia Grose

Photos by Amelia Grose

LADIES LUNCH FUNDRAISER

Our first ever Ladies Lunch Fundraiser was held September 2019 at the Swifts Mansion in Darling Point. Thank you to all of our beautiful guests & vendors for attending and supporting us on the day!

  THANK YOu from team Stand Tall at the Manly Rotary Fun Run

We had the privilege of speaking in front of thousands of attendees before the races began to share the heart of Stand Tall.

Congratulations to all of our contestants who ran in our Manly Rotary Fun Run over the weekend.

Northern Beaches Christian School

Well done to Northern Beaches Christian School for your participation in the event. 

Our Stand Tall Gala dinner 2018

Our 3rd Annual Stand Tall Celebration Charity Dinner on St Patricks Day, 17th March 2018 was a fabulous success. Our thanks to Hugh Wilson Band featuring Hannah Ringrow , Benj Serrano on the violin and Ben and Cheryl Oxley for the fabulous music and dancing.