The Poppy Project

16/12/2025

9 minutes. It took 9 minutes for first responders to disarm the shooters.

If you’re judging the police response to Bondi from your couch, pause for a moment.

These officers ran toward chaos with incomplete information, real human lives at stake, and seconds to make decisions most people will never face in a lifetime.

This wasn’t a rehearsal.
This wasn’t slow motion.
This was real, violent, unpredictable terror.

Policing isn’t perfect, and this will be picked apart for years, but it is done by people who show up when everyone else is running away.

If you truly believe you could do better, the application process is open.

Until then, show some restraint.
And some respect.

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11/06/2025

Such a beautiful day spent with beautiful people 💙

10/06/2025

Happy National Thank a First Responder Day!

Thank you to all of the amazing and selfless First Responders across the country. Your work and dedication to keeping our community safe is truly inspiring.
Special thank you to the First Responders in my life and the support you foster in my life. I hope to one day repay you with the same care and support you’ve shown me and the community at large.

Thank you. 💙

10/06/2025

Come on down tomorrow morning to celebrate our hard working and dedicated First Responders. 💙

THANK A FIRST RESPONDER DAY | 🚨👮👨‍🚒🚑 This Wednesday, 11th June, is 'Thank a First Responder Day', and we’d love to show our appreciation!

We’re inviting all local first responders to drive through our College carpark between 9am and 12pm to gab a treat on us! Enjoy a sausage sizzle, a coffee from Coppin' A Coffee and Krispy Kreme donuts generously donated by Krispy Kreme North Shore.

It’s a small way for us to say a big thank you for the incredible work you do serving and protecting our community every day. You serve us — let us serve you!

If you know a first responder, please spread the word. We can’t wait to welcome and celebrate them this Wednesday!☕🍩

21/05/2025

Thank you to for having me and my family at the annual Volunteering NQ Awards night.
What a beautiful function and a wonderful opportunity to be able to accept and bring home the Youth Volunteer of the Year award.

Thank you so much to for your nomination and this opportunity. Thank you to my beautiful parents for your endless support and care. And finally, thank you to every single first responder across the country that devotes their lives for the betterment of our communities.

Congratulations to every single volunteer, whether you won an award or not, your dedication to support our community is incredibly honorable and inspiring.

Immensely grateful. Thank you.

04/11/2024

BBQ For Change 19.10.24

Our mission is to advocate for the betterment of our First Responder mental health. Holding BBQ’s is a proactive way to connect First responders and create spaces for open conversation.