The Polly Farmer Foundation are committed to providing academic, leadership and cultural opportunities and experiences for our students. Our current planned activities for 2023 are below. Activities, events and camps are subject to change and continuously added throughout the year. To enquire about an activity please complete and submit the form at the base of this page.
January 2023
- 15-20 January: NIBSSWA – National Indigenous Business Summer School | ECU Mt Lawley campus More information
- 15-21 January: Indigenous Australia Engineering School (IAES) scholarship program | University of Sydney
February 2023
- 13 & 16 February: Rio Tinto incursion | Karratha STEM
- 20 & 23 February: Australian Army incursion | Karratha STEM
- 27 February: Alumni dinner with PFF CEO Mark Wirtz | Hedland
March 2023
- 8 March: DoE WA International Woman’s Day Breakfast Perth Optus Stadium | By invitation
- 9 March: Kim Farmer ‘Polly Farmer’s Birthday’ online Q&A with primary programs | By invitation
- 10 March: Polly’s Birthday
- 13 March: World Indigenous Tourism Summit Youth Symposium Belmont FTD/St Mary’s FTD | Crown Perth
- 20-23 March: St John’s Ambulance Excursion | Hedland STEM/Learning Clubs
- 13-15 March: First Nations History and Art Incursion with Antoinette Councillor | Hedland Learning Clubs
- 16 March: Closing the Gap Day “Strong Culture, Strong Youth: Our Legacy, Our Future” | Close the Gap report will be launched on this day link here
- 20 & 23 March: Pilbara Port incursion | Karratha STEM
- 23 March: Compact signing and welcome event @ Carnarvon Yacht Club | Carnarvon FTD
- 30 March: West Coast Eagles Clinic | Hedland Learning Clubs
April 2023
- 2-6 April: Perth Universities Career Camp | Perth (Broome FTD)
- 5 April: Broome FTD visit to Rio Tinto Program Operations Centre | Perth (Broome FTD)
- 3-6 April: Mt Lawley Outreach Cultural and Leadership Camp with Uncle Noel | Wheatbelt WA (Mt Lawley FTD)
- 16-23 April: Leeuwin II Youth Explorer Voyage Fremantle to Abrolhos Islands “Solar Eclipse Voyage” Flyer here
- 18 April: Science Teachers conference presentation on ‘Innovating with Industry’ | Willeton Senior High School
- 17-21 April: Curtin STEM Outreach 2023 Mining and the Lands Camp | Perth (Warnbro FTD, Swan View FTD and Muswellbrook FTD)
May 2023
- 1-4 May: Sunscreen Printing | Karratha STEM
- 4 May: Groote Eylandt Follow the Dream launch | Groote Eylandt
- 4-8 May: Bush Medicine Workshop | Alice Springs Learning Clubs More info here
- 8-11 May: Rio Tinto visit | Karratha STEM
- 16-18 May: Northam FTD Perth Careers Camp (Perth Careers Expo, St Cats, Curtin/UWA, Monadelphous site visit | Northam FTD
- 15-18 May: JPC Follow the Dream Perth Camp | Perth (John Paul College FTD)
- 17 May: Compact signing and welcome event | St Luke’s and Karratha FTD
- 17-21 May: St Philips College Alice Springs FTD Leadership Camp | University of Melbourne/RMIT
- 22-24 May: Hedland Primary Programs Welcome events | Hedland Learning Clubs and STEM Centre
- 22+25 May: Pilbara Ports Water Sampling Incursion | Karratha STEM
- 18-20 May: Alice Springs Learning Clubs Junior Leadership Camp | Bridgestone Solar Challenge Launch Darwin Northern Territory
- 27 May-3 June: Reconciliation Week “Be a Voice for Generations”
- 29 May: Numero incursion | Karratha STEM
- 31 May: Motorola Solutions Foundation Alumni Scholarships certificate presentation | Barrett Communications by invitation
June 2023
- 1 June: Numero incursion | Karratha STEM
- 5-9 June: AIATSIS Summit Noongar Boodja Perth | Perth Convention Centre
- 8 June: West Pilbara Turtles incursion | Karratha STEM
- 12 June: Anna Ritzema STEM and Innovation lesson | Roebourne LC
- 15 June: Scitech incursion | Karratha STEM
- 20 June: Tom Price Compact Signing | Tom Price
- 22 June: Bridgestone “Torque Talks” Innovation Challenge, Bridgestone Mining Solutions Centre Mount Thorley NSW | Muswellbrook FTD
- 27 June: Tom Price FTD careers camp visit to Rio Tinto Control Centre | Perth Airport (Tom Price FTD)
- 29 June-2 July: FIRST Lego League Asia Pacific Open Championships | Macquarie University Sydney (Gilmore College Sara Halvedene Scholarship attendee)
- TBA: Compact signing and welcome event | St Mary’s FTD Broome
July 2023
- 2-9 July: NAIDOC week “For our Elders”
- 6 July: Alumni bursary recipients certificate presentation | PFF Head Office by invitation
- 9-15 July: Indigenous Australian Engineering School | Curtin University More info here
- 12-14 June: Arrente Boxing Academy | Alice Springs Learning Clubs More info here
- 26 July: Bunbury FTD Rio Tinto Control Centre visit | Perth Airport (Bunbury FTD)
- 26 -28 July: Bunbury FTD Careers week camp | Perth (Bunbury FTD)
- 26-28 July: Esperance FTD Careers week camp | Perth (Esperance FTD)
- 28 July: PFF careers breakfast @ Perth SkillsWest expo | Perth Convention Centre (by invitation)
- 31 July: Cultural Awareness training for PFF staff | Karratha
August 2023
- 4 -5 August: Mandurah FTD Koolbardi wer Wardong performance camp | Bunbury (Mandurah FTD)
- 7-11 August: Albany FTD Perth Careers week camp | Perth (Albany FTD)
- 11 August: Cecil Andrews FTD Worley Head Office Visit | Perth (Cecil Andrews FTD)
- 12-20 August: National Science Week
- 21-25 August: Champion Bay Perth Careers Camp | Perth (Champion Bay FTD)
- 24-25 August: EduTECH Conference | Melbourne (Hedland Primary Program Coordinators and Regional Manager)
- 28-29 August: Worley Broome Innovation Challenge | Broome (Broome FTD, St Mary’s FTD, Derby FTD, Fremantle FTD, Governor Stirling FTD)
- 30-31 August: Hope Downs site visit with Rio Tinto | Hope Downs (Bunbury FTD)
- 29 August-2 September: Carnarvon FTD Shark Bay Cultural Camp | Shark Bay (Carnarvon FTD)
- 31 August: Roebourne Learning Club Cape Rio Tinto Lambert Visit | Cape Lambert (Roebourne Learning Club)
September 2023
- 4-6 September: Bridgestone “Torque Talks” Innovation Challenge and STEM Camp | Perth
- 6 September: Indigenous Literacy Day
- 11-15 September: Tom Price FTD Careers Camp | Perth (Tom Price FTD)
- 13 September: Tom Price FTD Rio Tinto Operations Centre visit | Perth Airport (Tom Price FTD)
- 14 September: Roebourne Learning Club Handprints Artwork Event | Roebourne Shop (Roebourne Learning Club)
- 18-22 September: Perth Careers Camp | Newman and Kalgoorlie FTD
- 21 September: Yanchep National Park Cultural Day | Yanchep (Mt Lawley Outreach)
- 21 September: Deadly Dreaming Day, Kulbardi Centre Murdoch University | Murdoch Uni (Fremantle FTD)
October 2023
- 9-11 October: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Mathematics Alliance (ATSIMA) Conference | Yirrkala, North East Arnhem Land (MARTU and Newman Program Coordinators)
- 10-14 October: Derby Follow the Dream Perth Camp | Perth (Derby Follow the Dream)
- 12 October: Jeremy Abbott InteriorCo RBA visit Fremantle FTD | Fremantle College
- 13 October: Derby FTD Rio Tinto Head Office visit | Perth Rio Tinto (Derby FTD)
- 18-23 October: Bridgestone World Solar Challenge official VIP launch and preliminary workshops access | Darwin (St Philip’s FTD and Port Augusta FTD)
- 19 October: Rio Tinto Karratha STEM visit VR Cultural Awareness training | Karratha STEM
- 19 October: NYFL and community hand painted mural FYFL office and Roebourne Shops | Roebourne Learning Club
- 23 October: Rec Fish West Team Building and Fishing excursion | Sevenoaks FTD
- 23-24 October: Kim Farmer and Mandy Gadsdon Groote Eylandt programs visit | Groote Eylandt
- 24 October: Bankwest head office, laptop presentation and morning tea | Bankwest Perth (By invitation)
- 24-27 October: Busselton Cultural and Leadership Camp Mandurah FTD | Busselton (Mandurah FTD)
- 26 October: Danny Ford Cross Cultural Awareness Workshop | PFF Head Office Nedlands (By invitation)
- 30 October: Desert Knowledge with Karen Photography Workshop | Alice Springs (Gillen LD, Braitling/Sadadeen LC and Centralian FTD)
November 2023
- 6-10 November: Alice Springs Programs Adelaide Careers Camp | Adelaide (Gillen LD, Braitling/Sadadeen LC and Centralian FTD)
- 6 November: Katanning FTD Woodside Robotics Lab Visit | Perth (Katanning FTD)
- 8-9 November: Bridgestone “Torque Talks” Perth Innovation Challenge | Perth (By invitation)
- 9 November: Groote Eylandt Primary Programs Careers Camp | Cairns (Groote Eylandt LCs)
- 13 November: Year 8 Discovery Perth Camp | Perth (Hedland FTD)
- 14-15 November: Defining my purpose program with Antoinette Councillor | Hedland Learning Clubs
- 16 November: Tom Price year 6 transition day and parents information session | Tom Price LC and FTD
- 16 November: End of year awards event @ Carnarvon Yacht Club | Carnarvon FTD
- 20 November: Alice Springs Aviation Museum Tour | Alice Springs (Gillen LD, Braitling/Sadadeen LC and Centralian FTD)
- 23-24 November: Follow the Dream Coordinators Conference Perth | UWA (All WA FTD PCs)
- 20 November: Groote Eylandt Follow the Dream Careers Camp | Cairns (Groote Eylandt FTD)
- 20-23 November: Melbourne Careers Camp | Melbourne (Newman FTD, Kalgoorlie FTD)
- 25 November-1 December: University of Melbourne RISE Careers Camp | Melbourne (Belmont FTD) Residential Indigenous Science Experience (RISE)
- 27 November: PFF Hedland programs awards presentation | Hedland programs
- 27 November: PFF Karratha/Wickham/Roebourne programs end of year celebration | Karratha programs
- 27 November: ECU Future Food & Gastronomy 3D Food Printing Lab Road Show | Newman (Newman programs)
- 30 November-1 December: PFF Regional Manager Perth Catchup | PFF Head Office (All PFF Regional Managers)
December 2023
- 4 December: Mt Lawley Outreach FTD Awards Night | ECU Edith Spiegeltent 5.45pm-8pm (Mt Lawley Outreach FTD)
- 5-8 December: Hampton FTD Cultural and Leadership Camp | Margaret River (Hampton FTD)
- 11 December: PFF Head Office move from Nedlands to Perth | 29 West Parade Perth Head Office Move
- 11-15 December: Geraldton FTD Cultural and Leadership Camp | Perth (Geraldton FTD)
January 2024
- 14-19 January: National Indigenous Business Summer School WA (NIBSSWA) 2024 Camp | Broome (PFF Bronze Sponsor)
- January TBA: Sydney Aspirations Camp | Sydney (Muswellbrook FTD)
March 2024
- March TBA: Dampier year 5 Cultural Belonging Camp | Karratha, Hedland primary programs
April 2024
- 15-17 April: Aspiring Leaders Camp, all BHP sponsored programs | Perth (Newman/Hedland/Muswellbrook/Port Augusta by invitation)
July 2024
- 25 July: PFF Careers Breakfast @ RAC Arena (followed by SkillsWest Expo) | RAC Arena, FTD programs and alumni (By invitation)
October 2024
- 15-18 October: Perth STEM camp, all primary programs | Perth (Hedland/Karratha/Roebourne/Wickham/Tom Price/Paradurdoo/Newman/Kalgoorlie/Groote by invitation)
