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🚀 Cofounder @projectrockit
💓 Learning ADHD brain & unmasking life
🎤 Speaker, Social changemaker
🏳️‍🌈 Queer. Proud. 2 Mums
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We've been working on something SO special and SO important. And it's finally launching today! 🎉

DO YOU GIVE A BUCK ABOUT BULLYING?

Because we do. A lot.

For more than 20 years, PROJECT ROCKIT has backed young people to challenge bullying, hate and prejudice, speak up for each other and create communities where everyone can feel like they belong.

And we know there’s still so much more to do.

❌ 1 in 4 young Australians experience bullying regularly.
❌ 53% have experienced cyberbullying.
❌ 150+ schools are currently waiting for access to PROJECT ROCKIT programs.

That’s 150+ school communities waiting for the tools, conversations and support that can help young people create change.

So today, we’re asking you to give a buck. However you can.

🧡 Give a buck by donating: https://donate.projectrockit.com.au/give-a-buck-donation?preview=true
🧡 Give a buck by starting your own fundraiser: https://donate.projectrockit.com.au/fundraising
🧡 Give a buck by sharing this campaign
🧡 Give a buck by having the conversation

We’re proud of how far we’ve come. We’re fired up about where we’re going. And we know we can’t do it without you!

We'd love your support 🫶🏼
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(Keywords: #GiveABuck #PROJECTROCKIT #BullyingPrevention #YoungPeople #AntiBullying #YouthVoice #SaferSchools #Respect give a buck about bullying, anti bullying campaign, bullying prevention Australia, support young people, PROJECT ROCKIT, youth voice, safer schools)

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ENDING TODAY!
We’re giving away a $250 gift card as a thank you! 🚀

Your opinions matter, we want to know what stuck with you.

If you've ever been part of a PROJECT ROCKIT workshop, National Youth Collective or Impact Network, we'd love to hear your story.

Take our 5 minute impact survey (LINK IN BIO) and help us understand the difference our work has made, what we can do better, and how we can keep showing up for young people.

🙌🏼 And as a little thank you, you'll go in the draw to WIN a $250 gift card!

Know someone who's been part of the PROJECT ROCKIT community? Send this their way.

↪️ Complete the survey now, link in bio!

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✨ SOFT LAUNCHING ✨

Something BIG is coming… 👀💙

Give a Buck About Bullying: a national fundraising campaign kicking off this October to help unlock anti-bullying programs for 150 disadvantaged schools across Australia.

Thanks for the shoutout @thefox1019 @fififevnick 🔥

Stay tuned, there’s a lot more to come. 💙

#GiveABuckAboutBullying #EndBullying #AntiBullying

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One in four young Australians still reports being bullied.

That’s a statistic I find really hard to reconcile, particularly when you consider the lasting impact bullying can have on a young person’s sense of safety, belonging and wellbeing.

In this episode of No Ordinary People, I sat down with Rosie Thomas OAM, Co-Founder of Project Rockit, to explore why bullying isn’t just about the people directly involved.

It’s also about the cultures that allow harmful behaviours to take hold, what gets normalised, what gets tolerated, and what people do when they witness it.

What I love about Project Rockit’s approach is that young people aren’t treated as the problem. They’re treated as part of the solution.

It’s a conversation about bullying, but it’s also a conversation about culture, belonging and what it takes to create lasting change.

🎙️ Link in bio.

#NoOrdinaryPeople #ProjectRockit #YouthVoice #CultureChange #SocialImpact

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We were incredibly lucky to have such a wonderful group of guest chefs supporting our ‘Do More Than Dine’ gala dinner in late April.

Angie Prajogo’s (@braerestaurant) canapés were simply delightful, and the TINY beetroot circles on her Beetroot, whipped @meredithdairy goats curd & fig tart were the talk of the night! She also created two other stunning dishes: Carrot, @planet.cocoa chocolate miso & duck liver parfait, and Prawn toast with salted egg yolk & cucumber. All stunning, and so, so tasty.

Saavni Krishnan’s (@saadi.melbourne) entrée of @meredithfarmproduce Ex-dairy Goat sukka, thatte idli and coconut chutney was a stand-out, with the only complaints being that everyone wanted more of it!

Jasper Avent’s (@residenceatthepotter) main course of Spiced lamb shoulder, yogurt, curry leaf & brown butter, with sides of Braised greens, fregola & lemon, and Mixed leaves, buttermilk & chive, were absolutely delicious.

And Charlie Duffy’s (@daybaker.melbourne) dessert - Chocolate tart, cultured cream, caramelised sunrise lime - was a total show stopper. Charlie used @planet.cocoa and we honestly don’t have words for just how delicious it was 🍫

The final course came courtesy of our long-time friends and all-around legends @calendar_cheese. We were treated to L’Artisan Cheese Extravagant Triple Cream (Vic), Ford Farm Cave-Aged Cheddar (UK), and Fromager d’Affinois Blue Triple Crème (France). What a finish to a completely decadent night.

And, we’re deeply grateful for the legendary @curry.queen.au, who volunteered her time on the night to support the chefs.

DREAM TEAM barely covers it! ❤️

Photos: @carmenzammit

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💕 R O S I E 💕

𝗥 is for really good fashion sense, evident in the fact that she steals my clothes

𝗢 is for obviously obsessed with me, also evident in the stealing of my clothes

𝗦 is for stealing tendencies, one of the qualities that I cannot say I role modelled to her growing up

𝗜 is for inquisitive about what’s in my closet (although I will add that she was emphatically supportive when I first came out of it)

𝗘 is for extremely large feet, which she has and this is the only reason she does not steal my shoes

Happy birthday to my little blister, ultimate stealer of my clothes, and my heart (vomit). Love you forever xx

[image: A selfie of Rosie and Lucy both smiling. Rosie is actually wearing her own clothes for once]

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Little feel-good moments from lately ✨🫶

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A LIGHT FOR ELOISE 💛

Today marks 50 years since our cousin Eloise Worledge was taken from her bedroom and never returned. She was eight years old. She was loved then, and she is still loved now.

Today, Victoria Police announced a landmark $1 million reward for information about what happened to Eloise.

In the lead-up to this anniversary, my mum, Margie Thomas, Ella’s aunt and godmother, has chosen to speak publicly and advocate for Eloise for the first time. We hold our whole family with compassion, recognising that we all have different experiences and wishes. For many years, Mum carried this grief privately and painfully. She now speaks from a belief she has always lived by: there are moments when staying silent is no longer an option.

This is for Ella – a child who was deeply cherished, whose absence has shaped our family across generations (including my sister Ro and me), and who no longer has a voice to advocate for herself.

Tonight, Mum has a simple request: please leave your porch light on for Eloise as a small, visible way to remember her and keep conversation alive. Investigators still believe this case is solvable with public support.

We also hold this moment with respect for families across the country (especially Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities) who have lost children and are still waiting for truth and justice. Advocacy takes different forms, but the longing for answers is shared.

Thank you to everyone who has played a role in getting to this point (you know who you are). If you know something no matter how small or how long ago, please come forward.

And if you can, leave the light on tonight. For Eloise 💛 #JusticeForEloise

[images: A photo of Lucy’s mum on the front verandah with fairy lights, followed by a series of tiles courtesy of the ABC, and finally a photo of Ella, aged 8].

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West Coast edition: Some little moments from lately that made my heart happy 🌻 Missing: Many wonderful humans because I will forever never capture a moment in the moment.

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Hashtag childhood.
Beautiful weekend with this little firecracker 💗

Last photo courtesy of Joey, a budding photographer at the ripe age of three.

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Ever wanted to change the world but didn’t know how?

Lucy and Rosie Thomas from @projectrockit not only started a social movement straight out of high school, they’ve now impacted over 800,000 young Australians.

They’re the cofounders of Australia’s leading youth-driven movement against bullying, hate, and prejudice.

And at Ripple Festival, they’ll dive into what it really takes to launch, grow and maintain an impact led business. From growing a team, to wooing partners, managing money and curating a culture where people really want to work.

Project Rockit and their team are tackling bullying head on. With young people, for young people. From navigating online spaces to challenging systems of discrimination, Lucy and Rosie bring raw honesty, deep experience, and radical hope.

🎟 Tickets are on sale now, grab yours via the link in bio.

#RippleFestival2025 #LucyAndRosieThomas #ProjectRockit #KindnessCulture #YouthEmpowerment #DigitalWellbeing #SocialImpactEvent #MelbourneEvents #LeadershipForChange #GetYourTickets

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❤️‍🔥 your reminder that true love takes many forms ❤️‍🔥

Happy birthday to my sister, bestie, cofounder, role model, patronus, life partner, poodle, ILYTTMAB 🌝🩷

[images: a carousel of photos of Lucy with their sister Rosie throughout their lives, from childhood through the emo era to present day]

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