Switch your community brain on and strap in for a big episode where Aaron Savage sits down with André Henare, Regional Coordinator of Red Frogs in Toowoomba and the Darling Downs, to discuss Red Frogs’ work supporting young people at schoolies and youth festivals, university O‑Week engagement, volunteer roles, mental health and wellbeing support, and the power of being in the right place at the right time.

Timestamps:

(0:57) - What is Red Frogs and what do you guys do?

(1:00) - Volunteers & crew: roles at events

(1:56) - Schoolies & youth festivals — what happens on the Gold Coast

(3:05) - University O‑Week and supporting new students

(4:42) - Mental health and wellbeing support on the ground

(7:33) - Building trust — on-the-ground stories and security

(13:52) - Managing overloaded parties and responding to drug overdoses and alcohol poisoning

(16:18) - Funniest stories from 11 years of frogging

(23:34) - How to get involved

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