Young people leading the way … women for change

This February armed with protective gloves, tongs and a large rubbish bag, nine-year-old Indigo Lucas-Mumford from Wonthaggi North Primary School will be recruiting friends and family members with the great hope of not only improving the environment but also raising funds for a cause close to their hearts, supporting women’s equality in Bass Coast.

This will be the third consecutive year that Indigo has volunteered her time and instigated a fundraising campaign, asking people to sponsor as she and her friends pick up rubbish each day for a fortnight from their neighbourhood streets on their walk to and from school and throughout the weekends. Over the last three years she has raised over $1000 for the Women for Change fund and collected a small mountain of trash.

Indigo, whose mum has been part of local group Women for Change, says she hopes to improve the environment whilst raising funds for an important cause.

“I want to save the environment and stop animals from dying. Rubbish is polluting the ocean and causing animals to die. That is what I am trying to stop.

“I also want to help women and men be equal and for women to have a good life,” she said.

Women for Change is an initiative formed in 2019 by women in Bass Coast who aim to use their collective resources to help other women in the region make positive life changes and take steps towards greater well-being. This year again, grants of up to $2500 will be available for projects supporting women and girls within the Bass Coast.

Donations can be received through the Bass Coast Community Foundation by credit or debit card at www.givenow.com.au/womenforchange or at the Bendigo Bank (BSB: 633 000 Account: 118 762 418 Reference: ILM + Your Name).

Email info@bccf.org.au for a tax receipt for all donations over $2. For more information about upcoming grant opportunities contact Sarah Bourke, Executive Officer 0493 110802.