Operation Flinders

Operation Flinders is an amazing organisation that does a great job assisting young people. I am fortunate to play a small part as a field volunteer. I was up on exercise recently at Yankaninna Station [...]

Jim Collins authored a terrific book called "Good to Great" about how good companies make the leap to become great companies. One of the concepts he wrote about was getting the right people on the [...]

Recently, I returned from the Flinders Ranges with a team of young people that were part of the Operation Flinders program. My role is part of the adult leadership group out in the field. I [...]

While on my recent trip with Operation Flinders, I saw first-hand what happens when young people make an individual choice to have a different outlook on their circumstance. As a result, they experience extraordinary growth, [...]

Recently, I returned from being out in the field with some young people hiking for eight days in the Flinders Ranges with Operation Flinders. On this trip, we had a peer group mentor in our [...]

I was on Yorke Peninsula recently, talking with a farmer I know. He reads my articles, and he asked how I came up with topics. I think it's like any field of endeavour - including [...]

I really like the stories of the underdog - the person who succeeds against all the odds, and has such an inbuilt desire to achieve, that it's almost inevitable they realise their dreams. What lots [...]

Recently I spent eight days walking in the Flinders Ranges as a field volunteer with Operation Flinders. This amazing organisation provides a new pathway for disengaged youth via its flagship program, which is an eight-day [...]