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.
The Tenterfield crew paid a visit to Armidale last week, bringing lots of good cheer and the wearing of many hats! What can we say? You have to be a multitasker in this business 🧢🎓☺️
What started as a pop up program is now a permanent operation in Tenterfield as part of our BackTrack Network - with 2 part time youth workers and a brand new Manager on board to grow the social enterprise, education and youth work components of BackTrack Tenterfield.
Stay sunsmart legends and don’t be strangers 🐾
#backtrack #tenterfield #backtrackfamily
The Tenterfield crew paid a visit to Armidale last week, bringing lots of good cheer and the wearing of many hats! What can we say? You have to be a multitasker in this business 🧢🎓☺️
What started as a pop up program is now a permanent operation in Tenterfield as part of our BackTrack Network - with 2 part time youth workers and a brand new Manager on board to grow the social enterprise, education and youth work components of BackTrack Tenterfield.
Stay sunsmart legends and don’t be strangers 🐾
#backtrack #tenterfield #backtrackfamily
1, 2, 3 …JUMP 🪂
Last day of term adventures and now lots of school holiday fun and a bit of rest as we get ready for Term 4.
Youth work never stops!
#schoolholidays #backtrack #funtimes #lifelearning
1, 2, 3 …JUMP 🪂
Last day of term adventures and now lots of school holiday fun and a bit of rest as we get ready for Term 4.
Youth work never stops!
#schoolholidays #backtrack #funtimes #lifelearning
The goodest dog - Whisky the Wonder Dog! 🐶🐾
This whole crew is in preparation mode for their big road trip to Melbourne for the @thedogloversfestival from October 13-15. Come see Whiskey and the BackTrack kids in action Melbourne!
#dogsofinstagram #dogs #backtrack #dogsarethebestpeople
The goodest dog - Whisky the Wonder Dog! 🐶🐾
This whole crew is in preparation mode for their big road trip to Melbourne for the @thedogloversfestival from October 13-15. Come see Whiskey and the BackTrack kids in action Melbourne!
#dogsofinstagram #dogs #backtrack #dogsarethebestpeople
How’s the concentration?
The guys at Tenterfield have recently completed a 5 week small motors course -
learning how to rebuild push mower motors and whipper snipper carburettors to keep all the wheels turning for their BackTrack Works jobs.
Young people coming to BackTrack have usually been disengaged from mainstream education - and yet they’re well up for learning in the right environment. As well as our literacy and numeracy programs at Armidale, there’s always a wealth of on the job and accredited training on the go at BackTrack - building skills, qualifications
and confidence for life.
Top marks fellas ⭐️
How’s the concentration?
The guys at Tenterfield have recently completed a 5 week small motors course -
learning how to rebuild push mower motors and whipper snipper carburettors to keep all the wheels turning for their BackTrack Works jobs.
Young people coming to BackTrack have usually been disengaged from mainstream education - and yet they’re well up for learning in the right environment. As well as our literacy and numeracy programs at Armidale, there’s always a wealth of on the job and accredited training on the go at BackTrack - building skills, qualifications
and confidence for life.
Top marks fellas ⭐️
Now there’s a meeting of minds.
Leaders from across our BackTrack Network gathered around the fire at Warrah last night - coming together to share learnings, challenges and solutions that will help them help kids in their own communities.
There are currently BackTrack-like operations running in 9 towns across regional NSW and QLD, supported by our peer-to-peer network, with a bunch more in the pipeline.
If you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far, go together🤝🏼💪🏼🔥
Now there’s a meeting of minds.
Leaders from across our BackTrack Network gathered around the fire at Warrah last night - coming together to share learnings, challenges and solutions that will help them help kids in their own communities.
There are currently BackTrack-like operations running in 9 towns across regional NSW and QLD, supported by our peer-to-peer network, with a bunch more in the pipeline.
If you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far, go together🤝🏼💪🏼🔥
At Backtrack we start every day with circle work: checking in on how everyone is feeling and supporting each other.
This week the circle has been a bit bigger than usual, and we’ve started with an exercise about connection and belonging brought to us by our NZ guest and friend - @allblacks legend Aaron Mauger.
Learning, communication leadership and problem solving at its very best 🤝🙌
At Backtrack we start every day with circle work: checking in on how everyone is feeling and supporting each other.
This week the circle has been a bit bigger than usual, and we’ve started with an exercise about connection and belonging brought to us by our NZ guest and friend - @allblacks legend Aaron Mauger.
Learning, communication leadership and problem solving at its very best 🤝🙌
Guess Who?
Viewers of the BackTrack Boys doco will remember Tyson - the tenacious kid determined to make a different life for himself with the help of BackTrack. Well, how high do you wanna go T?
Tyson is now a registered plumber building skyscrapers in Brissy. And look who he’s with… that there is Director, Catherine Scott, who might just be making a little doco update for us to share with you later in the year ☺️
Stay tuned!
(If you haven’t yet seen the BackTrack Boys doco head to the Read & Watch section of our website via link in bio.)
Guess Who?
Viewers of the BackTrack Boys doco will remember Tyson - the tenacious kid determined to make a different life for himself with the help of BackTrack. Well, how high do you wanna go T?
Tyson is now a registered plumber building skyscrapers in Brissy. And look who he’s with… that there is Director, Catherine Scott, who might just be making a little doco update for us to share with you later in the year ☺️
Stay tuned!
(If you haven’t yet seen the BackTrack Boys doco head to the Read & Watch section of our website via link in bio.)
Happy Father’s and Father figure’s day - especially to the incredible, dedicated men who show up for our BackTrack young people in so many ways, and to our older BackTrackers who now have little people of their own.
To those who have a hard time today - remember that our father figures can be connected to us by blood or by spirit. They might be in our lives or in our hearts, every day or when it counts.
Or they might be a brother from another mother who cooks up a camp oven storm and sits by our side. ☺️ Onya to our amazing youth worker Daz who’s doing the honours at Warrah today for the BackTrack family 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Happy Father’s and Father figure’s day - especially to the incredible, dedicated men who show up for our BackTrack young people in so many ways, and to our older BackTrackers who now have little people of their own.
To those who have a hard time today - remember that our father figures can be connected to us by blood or by spirit. They might be in our lives or in our hearts, every day or when it counts.
Or they might be a brother from another mother who cooks up a camp oven storm and sits by our side. ☺️ Onya to our amazing youth worker Daz who’s doing the honours at Warrah today for the BackTrack family 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
That’s a wrap on the Sydney @thedogloversfestival for our Paws Up crew. We’ve got some very tired, very happy and very proud dogs and kids in swags tonight.
Thanks to everyone who came out to see us, to our incredible staff who make these things possible and especially to our mates at @rufftrack for hosting us while we’re in the big smoke.
Special shout out to Merlin the wonder dog. The old fella did it for the team spurred on by the best cheer squad. He won the speed retrieve with Bimmi with a world class time, the Big Air with Liam and a third in the extreme vertical - our iron dog!
Next up - Melbourne mid-October! 🐾❤️
That’s a wrap on the Sydney @thedogloversfestival for our Paws Up crew. We’ve got some very tired, very happy and very proud dogs and kids in swags tonight.
Thanks to everyone who came out to see us, to our incredible staff who make these things possible and especially to our mates at @rufftrack for hosting us while we’re in the big smoke.
Special shout out to Merlin the wonder dog. The old fella did it for the team spurred on by the best cheer squad. He won the speed retrieve with Bimmi with a world class time, the Big Air with Liam and a third in the extreme vertical - our iron dog!
Next up - Melbourne mid-October! 🐾❤️
Rise and shine!
Good morning from base camp in Sydney. Paws Up is ready to rumble for another epic day at the Sydney Dog Show 🐾💪🏼😎
#backtrack @thedogloversfestival
Rise and shine!
Good morning from base camp in Sydney. Paws Up is ready to rumble for another epic day at the Sydney Dog Show 🐾💪🏼😎
#backtrack @thedogloversfestival
Happy International Dog Day everyone.
Some new pups in our pack at the moment and there’s nothing quite like a puppy to bring the good vibes and calm the nerves before our trip to the big smoke!
Our beautiful dogs are integral to the work we do at BackTrack - providing connection, non-judgement and unconditional love to our young people every day and giving them a chance to lead with gentleness and care.
Grateful for all our four legged best friends today, as we do our thing at the @thedogloversfestival Sydney! 🐾🐾
#internationaldogday #backtrack #pawsup
Happy International Dog Day everyone.
Some new pups in our pack at the moment and there’s nothing quite like a puppy to bring the good vibes and calm the nerves before our trip to the big smoke!
Our beautiful dogs are integral to the work we do at BackTrack - providing connection, non-judgement and unconditional love to our young people every day and giving them a chance to lead with gentleness and care.
Grateful for all our four legged best friends today, as we do our thing at the @thedogloversfestival Sydney! 🐾🐾
#internationaldogday #backtrack #pawsup
Look out Sydney, here we come!
We are officially enroute to @thedogloversfestival and will be at the @sydneyshowground on Saturday and Sunday.
Get the fire going @rufftrack ☺️🐾🛞⛺️🔥🙌🏼
Look out Sydney, here we come!
We are officially enroute to @thedogloversfestival and will be at the @sydneyshowground on Saturday and Sunday.
Get the fire going @rufftrack ☺️🐾🛞⛺️🔥🙌🏼