We Have Three Jobs…
Keeping Kids Alive
Out of Jail
And Chasing Their Hopes & Dreams
BackTrack is for young people who are having a tough time.
BackTrack works by engaging a community of support, together helping young people to develop healthy foundations for positive life pathways. We do whatever it takes, for as long as it takes.
We’ve been working with young people in and around Armidale NSW since 2006 and have been recognised at local, state and national levels. BackTrack’s approach has a positive impact on young people who need support, and their entire community.
You’ve only got a week or so left to view the Backtrack Boys doco on SBS On Demand
Directed by Catherine Scott, this award winning film shows the heart of our young people and why we do what we do.
Nestle in for a watch this weekend and if you’re already a fan, please spread the word: www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/movie/backtrack-boys/1517559875619 🐾🐾
I have watched your doco, great viewing, Laine Stace Georgie Stace and Lochlain Stace have all been part of your program and all have succeeded and made us proud. They have a caring family along with your caring family to be there for them and to get them where they are today. A lot of those young ones in your documentary absolutely needed you to be there for them as their circumstances have been very sad. Thank you for being a part of their lives, appreciated by all.
Love your work and all the great outcomes you all achieve.
Well done Bernie on providing such a wonderful program and environment 💯💕
BackTrack Youth Works will the movie be posted to somewhere else after it has been removed from SBS OnDemand? YouTube? I've only just discovered this brilliant doco and would like to share it with others in the future.
Such a great program for youth.
Love your work
Loved this ❤️
Bernie and his crew all do so well together
Colleen Hughson xx
Have you seen the BackTrack Boys feature length doco yet? You’ve only got a week or so left to view it on @sbsondemand so be quick.
Directed by Catherine Scott, this award winning film has been a game changer for BackTrack and shows the heart of our young people and why we do what we do.
Nestle in for a watch this weekend - you’ll see why we will never give up on these kids. View via link in bio or at https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/movie/backtrack-boys/1517559875619 - and spread the word! 🐾🐾
Have you seen the BackTrack Boys feature length doco yet? You’ve only got a week or so left to view it on @sbsondemand so be quick.
Directed by Catherine Scott, this award winning film has been a game changer for BackTrack and shows the heart of our young people and why we do what we do.
Nestle in for a watch this weekend - you’ll see why we will never give up on these kids. View via link in bio or at https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/movie/backtrack-boys/1517559875619 - and spread the word! 🐾🐾
Want the latest behind the scenes news from BackTrack direct to your inbox?
Come into the Shed! We send an update on what our young people and staff are up to once every 3 months (we promise we won’t inundate you).
Sign up via link in bio so you don’t miss all the gold on the ground at BackTrack.
And copy this link into your browser to see the latest edition - http://eepurl.com/iqjVrw 🙌🏼🐾
Want the latest behind the scenes news from BackTrack direct to your inbox?
Come into the Shed! We send an update on what our young people and staff are up to once every 3 months (we promise we won’t inundate you).
Sign up via link in bio so you don’t miss all the gold on the ground at BackTrack.
And copy this link into your browser to see the latest edition - http://eepurl.com/iqjVrw 🙌🏼🐾
Cracker of a day today at BackTrack, with the whole crew together at the Shed for our quarterly board meeting.
With a major redevelopment of the site moving along, we were able to tour board members around our new kitchen, workshop and multi-use spaces and connect them more deeply with kids on the ground. And we had some expert caterers and baristas on hand in our young people and mentors!
Show us a better bunch of hospo staff who take your wellbeing score (from 1-10) along with your coffee order. Gold.
#governance #boardmeeting #youthwork #flatwhitethanks #10
Cracker of a day today at BackTrack, with the whole crew together at the Shed for our quarterly board meeting.
With a major redevelopment of the site moving along, we were able to tour board members around our new kitchen, workshop and multi-use spaces and connect them more deeply with kids on the ground. And we had some expert caterers and baristas on hand in our young people and mentors!
Show us a better bunch of hospo staff who take your wellbeing score (from 1-10) along with your coffee order. Gold.
#governance #boardmeeting #youthwork #flatwhitethanks #10
Forget the sea change and the tree change. How about a soul change?
If you’re looking for a job that hits the soul, come spend a day with us at BackTrack.
Find out more via the ‘Work with Us’ link in our bio.
Forget the sea change and the tree change. How about a soul change?
If you’re looking for a job that hits the soul, come spend a day with us at BackTrack.
Find out more via the ‘Work with Us’ link in our bio.
New receptionist on the BackTrack switch this week - our very own Gemma!
Gemma joined our Core education program as a 12 year old kid and has been connecting in and out of the BackTrack fam for about 6 years. We’re so happy to now have her answering your calls at our HQ in Armidale - gaining invaluable skills and experience for her resume, and putting a smile on everyone’s dial.
Welcome to the staff team Gemma 👏🏼🐾
#longhaul #youthwork #opportunities #legend
New receptionist on the BackTrack switch this week - our very own Gemma!
Gemma joined our Core education program as a 12 year old kid and has been connecting in and out of the BackTrack fam for about 6 years. We’re so happy to now have her answering your calls at our HQ in Armidale - gaining invaluable skills and experience for her resume, and putting a smile on everyone’s dial.
Welcome to the staff team Gemma 👏🏼🐾
#longhaul #youthwork #opportunities #legend
“That was the first time I saw wild kids and feral pups sitting quietly together. It was just magic stuff.”
Check out the profile on BackTrack founder, Bernie Shakeshaft, in tomorrow’s @financialreview mag (out April 28) or follow the @afrmag bio link to read online without a subscription.
Thanks so much to writer Jemima Whyte for capturing why we do what we do. And to @nicwalker101 for the prime pics 📸
#backtrack #spreadingtheword #dogmagic
“That was the first time I saw wild kids and feral pups sitting quietly together. It was just magic stuff.”
Check out the profile on BackTrack founder, Bernie Shakeshaft, in tomorrow’s @financialreview mag (out April 28) or follow the @afrmag bio link to read online without a subscription.
Thanks so much to writer Jemima Whyte for capturing why we do what we do. And to @nicwalker101 for the prime pics 📸
#backtrack #spreadingtheword #dogmagic
Four wheels move the body, two wheels move the soul, and this team of riders has just moved mountains for BackTrack.
The @fdc_group Ride to Give Charity Ride through Armidale, Tamworth and Bingara has raised a whopping $534,0000 - with half of that coming to BackTrack and half going to the great work of @thetiedyeproject_ 🙌🏼
We are honoured to be recipients of this phenomenal effort. Riders - your pedal power will go directly towards ensuring more young people are supported through our programs, with a particular focus on establishing and growing opportunities at the BackTrack farm.
With our own Marcus Watson joining the peloton on the 485km ride, we got to see first hand, the camaraderie, culture and generosity of this group who also connected and donated to several local communities along the way.
We’re so grateful to each and every rider - and to the exceptional organisers and leadership at @fdc_group who make it all happen.
We observed many synergies with the work we do with young people and the circle of courage model: belonging, independence, mastery and generosity.
Plus no rider left behind!
That’s what it’s all about.
#ridetogive2023 #thankyou #thatsourheart
📸 @fdc_group
Four wheels move the body, two wheels move the soul, and this team of riders has just moved mountains for BackTrack.
The @fdc_group Ride to Give Charity Ride through Armidale, Tamworth and Bingara has raised a whopping $534,0000 - with half of that coming to BackTrack and half going to the great work of @thetiedyeproject_ 🙌🏼
We are honoured to be recipients of this phenomenal effort. Riders - your pedal power will go directly towards ensuring more young people are supported through our programs, with a particular focus on establishing and growing opportunities at the BackTrack farm.
With our own Marcus Watson joining the peloton on the 485km ride, we got to see first hand, the camaraderie, culture and generosity of this group who also connected and donated to several local communities along the way.
We’re so grateful to each and every rider - and to the exceptional organisers and leadership at @fdc_group who make it all happen.
We observed many synergies with the work we do with young people and the circle of courage model: belonging, independence, mastery and generosity.
Plus no rider left behind!
That’s what it’s all about.
#ridetogive2023 #thankyou #thatsourheart
📸 @fdc_group
“Who owns ‘em? Us. That’s all of us fellas.”
Bernie and a few of our boys had a great day at the office a couple of weeks back - selling their first lot of BackTrack cattle at the Armitage and Buckley weaner sale in Armidale.
Thanks to the incredible donation of land late last year, our young people will have the opportunity to learn all aspects of farm management - with 80 head of cattle on the go for starters and some big dreams in the works for the BackTrack Farm.
#priceless #backtrack #cattleyards #youthwork
“Who owns ‘em? Us. That’s all of us fellas.”
Bernie and a few of our boys had a great day at the office a couple of weeks back - selling their first lot of BackTrack cattle at the Armitage and Buckley weaner sale in Armidale.
Thanks to the incredible donation of land late last year, our young people will have the opportunity to learn all aspects of farm management - with 80 head of cattle on the go for starters and some big dreams in the works for the BackTrack Farm.
#priceless #backtrack #cattleyards #youthwork
Can you give us a hand? WE`RE HIRING!
BackTrack are looking for a residential youth worker to join our team in Armidale. We can consider couples for the position as well. See the link below for more information and to make an application.
https://apply.jobadder.com/au3/1862/672247/p6vhvozeaqwudmhfmlstkztyda?show=details
Can you give us a hand? WE`RE HIRING!
BackTrack are looking for a residential youth worker to join our team in Armidale. We can consider couples for the position as well. See the link below for more information and to make an application.
https://apply.jobadder.com/au3/1862/672247/p6vhvozeaqwudmhfmlstkztyda?show=details
PAWS UP 🐾 ON TOUR
Great weekend road trip to the Adelong Show!
16 Backtrack crew and 13 dogs on the long haul to the high country. Great job from all the handlers, whiskey showed it’s not what you’ve got but how you use it that counts in the little dog category.
#adelongshow #workingdog
#goodstuff
#highjump
#backtrackyouthworks
#roadtrip
#ruralaustralia
#agshow
#dogsofaustralia
#dogsofinstagram
PAWS UP 🐾 ON TOUR
Great weekend road trip to the Adelong Show!
16 Backtrack crew and 13 dogs on the long haul to the high country. Great job from all the handlers, whiskey showed it’s not what you’ve got but how you use it that counts in the little dog category.
#adelongshow #workingdog
#goodstuff
#highjump
#backtrackyouthworks
#roadtrip
#ruralaustralia
#agshow
#dogsofaustralia
#dogsofinstagram
Backtrack celebrating on the new farm. We are excited for this next chapter and the opportunities it brings. Blackberry control is underway, along with first round of monitoring to track our progress caring for this beautiful country. Thanks to all who helped make this possible. Let’s get to work!
#backtrackyouthworks #youthworkchangeslives #regionalaustralia #socialenterprise #employmentpathways #goodwork #communitybuilding #farmlife #armidalensw #northerntablelandsnsw #landcare
Backtrack celebrating on the new farm. We are excited for this next chapter and the opportunities it brings. Blackberry control is underway, along with first round of monitoring to track our progress caring for this beautiful country. Thanks to all who helped make this possible. Let’s get to work!
#backtrackyouthworks #youthworkchangeslives #regionalaustralia #socialenterprise #employmentpathways #goodwork #communitybuilding #farmlife #armidalensw #northerntablelandsnsw #landcare
Some Backtrack crew sharing how they feel after doing some dog work
#comfort
#chilled
#peaceful
#relaxed
#loved
We couldn’t agree more! ❤️
#youthwork #dog #dogsofinstagram #dogsofaustralia #armidalensw #goodvibes
Some Backtrack crew sharing how they feel after doing some dog work
#comfort
#chilled
#peaceful
#relaxed
#loved
We couldn’t agree more! ❤️
#youthwork #dog #dogsofinstagram #dogsofaustralia #armidalensw #goodvibes