The Polly Farmer Foundation are committed to providing academic, leadership and cultural opportunities and experiences for our students. Our current planned activities are below. Activities, events and camps are subject to change and continuously added throughout the year.
February 2026
- 16 February: Polly Farmer Foundation all of staff online meeting
- 18 February: IBA First Nations Economics Youth Deep Dive Yarning Circle | Polly Farmer House alumni by invitation
- 24 February: St Mary Star of the Sea Carnarvon meet the parents afternoon | St Mary Carnarvon
March 2026
- 2-10 March: Groote Eylandt FTD Canberra Camp
- 3 March: Kwinana STEM Follow the Dream Family Welcome Event | Gilmore College by invitation
- 5 March: DoE WA International Woman’s Day Breakfast with Liz Ellis | Optus Stadium by invitation
- 10 March: Polly Farmer’s birthday
- 23/24/26 March: Prime Essentials Incursion Hedland Primary FTD Programs | Hedland
- 29 March: Broome FTD Year 12 Tertiary camp | Perth
April 2026
- 19-23 April: Alice Springs Primary Follow the Dream programs Melbourne Leadership Camp | Melbourne
- 27-29 April: Port Augusta FTD Adelaide Careers Camp | Adelaide
May 2026
- 5 May: Tom Price FTD Compact Signing Event | Tom Price
- 6 May: Carnarvon FTD Compact Signing Event | Carnarvon
- 6 May: Derby FTD Compact Signing Event | Derby
- 7 May: Karratha FTD, St. Luke’s FTD & Roebourne FTD Compact Signing Event | Karratha
- 7 May: Broome FTD Compact Signing Event | Broome
- 13-15 May: Karijini Eco Retreat Leadership Camp Tom Price FTD | Karijini
- 14/19/26 May: Scitech Incursion Hedland Primary FTD programs | Hedland
- 19-24 May: Polly Farmer Dreamtime Camp | Melbourne
- 20 May: Sevenoaks FTD Maali Baking Academy Elders Afternoon Tea | Sevenoaks Maali Kaadadjiny Centre
- 20-24 May: Karratha FTD Broome Leadership Camp | Broome
- 21/28 May: Police Excursion Hedland Primary FTD programs | Hedland
- 25-28 May: Centralian FTD Gem Tree Cultural and Leadership Camp | Alice Springs
- 27 May: Forgotten Anzacs Documentary Premiere | Kings Park
- 27 May – 3 June: National Reconciliation Week ‘All In’
June 2026
- 2/9 June: Police Excursion Hedland Primary FTD program (Baler/Cassia) | Hedland
- 8-12 June: Newman FTD Sydney Cultural Immersion Camp | Sydney
- 10 June: John Tonkin FTD Cooking Program | Mandurah
- 12 June: Scholarship certificate presentation @ Worley Perth Office | PFF Scholarship Recipients and Alumni Partners
- 15 June: Senator Sue Lines visit to Karratha FTD and St Luke’s FTD | Karratha
- 18-26 June: Champion Bay FTD Fremantle Leadership Camp | Fremantle
July 2026
- 2 July: Cecil Andrews Marr Mooditj Visit | Perth
- 5-12 July: NAIDOC Week ’50 Years of Deadly’
- 13-17 July: Year 12 Revision Camp All Saints | Various FTD Programs
- 27-29 July: Broome FTD Cultural and Leadership Camp | Broome
- 31 July-3 August: Garma Festival Groote Eylandt FTD | Gulkula NT
August 2026
- 4 August: Yirra Yaakin 7 Stages of Grieving Follow the Dream performance, open to all secondary Follow the Dream students | Kalamunda
- 5 August: Polly Farmer Follow the Dream Careers Expo | RAC Arena open to all secondary Follow the Dream students
- 6 August: Follow the Dream Curtin Kedala Djinagniny ‘Day of Looking’ | Curtin University open to all secondary Follow the Dream students
- 6-9 August: St Philips FTD Sydney Leadership Camp | Sydney
- 18-21 August: John Tonkin FTD Rottnest Cultural and Leadership Camp | Rottnest
- 18 August: Zero2Hero Workshop Perth Convention Centre | Various FTD Programs
- 21 August: Boordakan-Ak Djinanginy Curtin ‘Looking to the Future’ for yr 7-8 students | Curtin University
- 21-23 August: Dampier Camp Hedland FTD Primary Programs | Karratha
- 31 August-4 September: Bunbury and Mandurah FTD Darwin Leadership and Cultural Camp | Darwin
September 2026
- 2 September: PLS Partnership Launch and Student Celebration | St Cecilia’s College Port Hedland
- 8 September: Follow the Dream, The Polly Farmer Story (by Steve Hawke with Kim Farmer) Book Launch | Bob Hawke College by invitation
- 8-11 September: Derby FTD Gudumul Damper Peninsula Cultural and Leadership Camp | Broome
- 9-11 September: Carnarvon FTD Science Camp | Kennedy Ranges
- 14-18 September: Hampton FTD Uluru Cultural and Leadership Camp | Alice Springs
- 15-18 September: Fremantle FTD National Great Debate | Canberra
- 17 September: Woodside Energy Community Connect – Impact in Action Showcase | Woodside Energy Perth Office
- 19 September: 2026 Pilbara Community Service Excellence Awards, Finalist ‘Heart of the Pilbara: Foundations & Legacy’ | Port Hedland
- 23-25 September: Broome FTD Cultural and Leadership Camp | Broome
- 26 September-8 October: Fremantle FTD Leeuwin Youth Adventure Camp | Fremantle
October 2026
- Date TBA: Katanning FTD Canberra Leadership Camp | Canberra
- 19-22 October: Roebourne FTD STEM Camp | Perth
- 21-24 October: STEM Camp Hedland STEM FTD | Perth
- 14 October: Mt Lawley FTD Matagarup Bridge Cultural and Leadership Day | Perth
- 25 October-30 October: Katanning FTD Careers and Leadership Camp | Canberra
- 27-29 October: Newton Moore FTD Construction Future Centre Careers Camp | Perth
- 27/29 October: Royal Lifesaving Excursion Hedland Primary FTD programs | Hedland
November 2026
- 2-5 November: Groote Eylandt FTD Careers and Tertiary Education Camp | Cairns
- 10-13 November: UWA Yr8/Yr9 Discover Day | UWA Perth Campus
- 17 November: FTD Awards Night and Celebration All Hedland FTD Primary and Secondary programs | Hedland
- 25-29 November: Tom Price Dampier/Karratha/Millstream/Karijini cultural and leadership camp | Pilbara
- 30 November: Polly Farmer Foundation Partner Sundowner | Polly Farmer House
December 2026
- 3 December: John Tonkin FTD Strength and Pride Workshop | Point Walter
- 7-11 December: Worley Follow the Dream STEM Camp (FTD programs by invitation) | Melbourne
- 14-17 December: National Indigenous Business Summer School (NIBSSWA) | Curtin University
