Empowering Digital Futures for Every Student
PROJECT ROCKIT and Telstra Foundation are partnering to deliver youth-focused digital wellbeing programs to 30,000 young people across Australia over the next three years.
Bridging the Digital Divide
Together, we're focusing on equipping young people with the tools and strategies to thrive in a digital world.
Supporting Regional Communities
Young people in regional areas often score lower in digital skills and wellbeing compared to their urban peers. In response, Telstra Foundation is investing $1.5 million in an innovative 3 year partnership with PROJECT ROCKIT to offer schools across 33 regional communities free access to an impactful, youth-centred digital wellbeing program.
This program will deliver in-person digital citizenship workshops to 30,000 students in regional areas, offer online resources to an additional 250,000 young people, and enhance community digital literacy by engaging 900 parents and carers through online seminars.
Youth at the Core of Our Initiatives
PROJECT ROCKIT's 20 year impact through strengths-based storytelling, youth engagement and participation, and values-based strategic partnerships ensures young voices and lived experiences shape every aspect of our programs and partnerships.
Our programs have met rigorous standards as a Trusted Safety Provider, certified by the eSafety Commissioner. Together, we can uplift and amplify student voices to thrive in person and online.
Leveraging Expertise for Digital Innovation
Telstra Foundation's Australian Youth Digital Index project aims to identify and monitor the key drivers, issues, and opportunities that relate to young people’s relationships with digital technology. The research draws on both quantitative and qualitative data on young people’s digital lives, their attitudes, behaviours, perceptions, and experiences.
By combining PROJECT ROCKIT's expertise in youth engagement and 20 year impact with the Telstra Foundation's dedication to digital innovation, our partnership is uniquely positioned to lead the charge in creating meaningful change in the digital landscape.
Building Brighter Futures
WRAP-AROUND SCHOOL SUPPORT
Youth-led wellbeing programs
Face-to-face workshops supporting school students to develop digital literacy and online safety skills.
Classroom & Digital Resources
Digital learning resources delivered into classrooms building digital literacy and critical capabilities.
Parent & Carer education sessions
Online education targeting parent and carer literacy and addressing online safety concerns.
Available Programs
SYNC
SYNC is an empowering introduction to the digital world, exploring the opportunities and challenges of online communication, as well as providing strategies to navigate conflict online.
The big idea: “Our individual actions may seem small but together they create the online world we want to see.”
Program Timeline
From 2025-2027, schools located in targeted regional locations can lodge an Expression of Interest (EOI) to receive their fully funded digital safety and wellbeing program.
Year 1
- VIC: Traralgon, Wonthaggi, Robinvale, Mallee
- TAS: Launceston, Scottsdale, Devonport, Burnie
- NSW: Wollongong, Cessnock, Lake Macquarie
Year 2+3
- VIC: Gisborne, Baw Baw, Wedderburn, Hamilton, Shepparton, Wangaratta, Gippsland, Wodonga
- NSW: Mullumbimby, Ballina, Lennox Head, Lismore, Queanbeyan, Goulburn, Wagga Wagga, Calare, Parkes, Macquarie, New England
- SA: Port Lincoln, Renmark, Mount Gambier, Alexandrina
- QLD: Biloela, Goondiwindi, Warwick, Bli Bli, Bundaberg, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Gladstone
- NT: Casuarina, Palmerston, Alice Springs, Darwin
- WA: Broome, Northam, Kalgoorlie, Bunbury, Mandurah
Nominate Your School
Don't miss the opportunity to bring this impactful program to your school.