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Registered Australian Charity. School-based mentoring program supporting students at 17 primary and secondary schools in the Southern Grampians Shire.

Standing Tall in Hamilton Inc. (STiH) is a local charity and an award-winning, school based mentoring program. It was first developed and implemented in 2003 by Jeanette Pritchard, a teacher at Baimbridge College in Hamilton, Victoria. STiH recruits, screens and trains volunteer mentors from their local Community. These mentors are then matched with young people from our participating primary and secondary schools. Mentors commit to a minimum relationship of one year. Mentors and their young people spend an hour each week together. One hour a week changes two lives forever! "Every child deserves a champion, an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists that they become the best they can possibly be." - Rita Pierson.

01/11/2026

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 💚

Have you ever thought about becoming a mentor, but wondered whether you have the right skills, enough experience or even the right things to say?

You might be surprised to learn that you don't need to be extraordinary to make a difference in a young person's life.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽.

At Standing Tall in Hamilton, mentoring isn't about having all the answers or knowing exactly what to do. It's about building a relationship — one that grows through the little things.

🎲 Playing a game together.
💬 Taking the time to listen.
😊 Sharing a laugh or celebrating a win.
🤝 Encouraging a young person when things don't go to plan.

These everyday moments matter more than you might think.

Young people need someone who is interested in them, believes in them and keeps showing up. Someone they can get to know and trust over time.

You don't need to fix problems, give perfect advice or change a young person's life in one afternoon. You simply need to be present, be yourself and give a little of your time.

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.

Standing Tall in Hamilton is built on local people who believe in young people and want to make a difference in their community.

So, if you've ever thought, "𝘐'𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐'𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘐'𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨…", remember, it's not about being extraordinary.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽.

Standing Tall in Hamilton are now recruiting volunteer mentors for 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳, and we'd love to hear from you!

If you've been thinking about becoming a mentor, this could be your opportunity to make a meaningful difference in a young person's life.

❤️ 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲?

👉 Find out more and register your interest here: https://www.standingtallhamilton.com.au/mentoring/

📞 03 4520 9324
📧 [email protected]

29/10/2026

🌱 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗹! 💚

Our Standing Tall mentoring pairs have started a new activity at St Mary's Primary School, getting involved in the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program!

Our students and mentors have been allocated their own Food Cube to care for, and they’ve been busy planting their first seeds and seedlings, including carrots, beetroot and cucumber. 🥕🌱

It’s a wonderful opportunity for our mentees and mentors to learn more about growing food, develop practical skills and enjoy doing something a little different together. 💚

28/10/2026

🚗🎨 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 🚗🎨

During Term 3, some of our mentors and mentees got creative, painting and personalising a batch of custom wooden toy cars. Just recently, we were delighted to donate the finished creations to the Mitchell Park Kindergarten! 💚

The kinder children were very excited to see the cars and had lots of questions about them! The teachers were also very appreciative of the donation, and we’re so pleased the cars can now be enjoyed by the children at Mitchell Park 🚙

A big thank you to our volunteer mentor Ian, whose idea and hard work made this project possible, and to all the mentors and students who helped bring the cars to life with their own designs.

It’s lovely to see the fun and creativity from our mentoring sessions now bringing joy to other children in our community. 💚

23/10/2026

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀! ✈️

It’s been another wonderful week at Standing Tall, with our mentoring pairs enjoying a variety of games, activities and the joy of simply spending time together. 💚

At one of our schools, mentors and mentees made their own paper planes and then tested them out to see whose could fly the furthest! ✈️

There were some close results, making it an exciting challenge!

We cannot wait to see you all next week for more fun! 💚

21/10/2026

𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻
𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 💚

When you support Standing Tall in Hamilton, you’re helping make meaningful mentoring relationships possible. You’re investing in connection, belonging and the lasting difference that a consistent, supportive relationship can make.

The 𝘈 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 report found that 82% of alumni mentees surveyed by Big Brothers Big Sisters said their mentoring relationship changed their perspective on what was possible in their lives. It also reported that 91% of young people felt an increased sense of belonging.

Behind these numbers are the everyday moments that matter: having someone who listens, takes the time to understand, and is there for you, week after week.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽.

When young people have opportunities to feel supported, build confidence and develop a sense of belonging, it can help strengthen the communities they are part of. Over time, these relationships contribute to a more connected community, where young people have greater opportunities to learn, grow and see a future for themselves.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.

Your generosity helps sustain the mentoring program, providing the coordination, training and ongoing support needed to make these relationships possible.

As we move through Term 4, we invite you to be part of this work — helping build a community where young people feel connected, supported and that they belong.

💚 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀: https://www.standingtallhamilton.com.au/make-a-donation/

To every person, family, business, foundation and community organisation that supports Standing Tall in Hamilton — 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

16/10/2026

𝗔 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗴𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🌟

There’s been plenty happening in our mentoring sessions this week!

♟️ 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙨 has been a favourite, with some mentors playing for the very first time and their mentees helping them learn as they played!

🤔 𝙂𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙒𝙝𝙤? has sparked plenty of laughs, while 𝙏𝙖𝙘𝙤 𝘾𝙖𝙩 𝙂𝙤𝙖𝙩 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙋𝙞𝙯𝙯𝙖 has brought lots of fun and giggles to sessions!

🚔 One of our group sessions had a special opportunity this week, with mentors and students getting to look inside a police car (divi van). Some students even got to try on a police vest, thanks to one of our mentors who is a police officer!

From friendly competition to new experiences, it’s been a week full of fun, learning and moments to remember. 💚

14/10/2026

💚 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 💚

As some of our Year 12 mentees finish their journey with Standing Tall, it’s lovely to reflect on the time they’ve shared with their mentors.

Having that regular time together can help young people feel supported, grow in confidence and feel comfortable being themselves.

It’s been wonderful to see the growth in these relationships and the positive impact that mentoring sessions can have.

A big thank you to our mentors for the time, encouragement and care they’ve given to their mentees. It’s moments like these that show just how meaningful mentoring relationships can be. 💚

12/10/2026

🎉 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝟰! 💚

We hope everyone had a great school holiday break!

It’s wonderful to have our students and mentors back together for another term. There’s plenty to look forward to, and we’re excited to see the connections continue to grow.

Here's to another great term of mentoring at Standing Tall! 💚

03/10/2026

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽. 𝗔 𝗥𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁. 💙

When we think about making a difference in our community, we often imagine something big.

But sometimes, it starts with something much smaller.

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸.

At Standing Tall, that hour might look like talking, cooking, playing a game, doing an activity or simply spending time together.

It might seem like a small thing.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.

🌱 𝗔 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴.
🤝 𝗔 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆, 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.
🏫 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.
🌏 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿.

This is the ripple effect of mentoring.

One relationship can have an impact that reaches well beyond the hour spent together.

𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽.

And when many of these mentoring relationships grow across our community, those ripples become something much bigger.

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿.
𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽.
𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.

👉 Find out more about becoming a Standing Tall mentor:
🌐 www.standingtallhamilton.com.au
📧 [email protected]
📞 03 4520 9324

28/09/2026

💚 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 💚

Standing Tall would like to sincerely acknowledge and thank 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 for their generous and ongoing support of our mentoring program.

Their support makes an important contribution to the work of Standing Tall and helps us continue providing mentoring opportunities for young people in our community.

We are incredibly grateful for their continued commitment to Standing Tall and for their belief in the importance of positive connections and mentoring. Having the support of The Ross Trust behind our program means a great deal to us and helps us continue the work we are committed to doing each week.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗹. 𝗪𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘁. 💚

Address

Suite 11B, 130 Lonsdale Street
Hamilton, VIC
3300

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 3:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 3:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 3pm
Thursday	9am - 3:30pm

Telephone

+61432984400

Website

https://www.standingtallhamilton.com.au/

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