Each year Blue Light Victoria provide programs and activities for thousands of young people across Victoria. What we offer is unique, creative, empowering and grounded in building positive connections between young people and their community.
DASH is an in-school, whole-class program for upper primary school students that aims to increase student wellbeing and improve community connectedness. As part of their learning students develop a real-life practical project to address a community concern and engage with our partners across police, emergency services and community organisations to implement the project.
A multi-year independent evaluation (Button & Clarke 2024) found DASH is excelling, is emotionally, psychologically, and physically safe for students and promotes an atmosphere of inclusion, connection, and belonging. Feedback from students, teachers and community partners was overwhelmingly positive with teachers and community partners all saying the program exceeded their expectations.
Oliver Scott
School Program Coordinator
Oliver (Ollie) Scott is a former primary school teacher from the Ballarat region with a diverse background in education and a passion for youth development. Ollie leads BLV initiatives, including DASH, and is dedicated to providing young people opportunities to discover their passions and values, supporting them to make safe decisions in their day-to-day lives.
Carolyn McSporran
Head of Strategy, Insights and ImpactBlue Light Victoria
Carolyn McSporran has a diverse background in the justice and social services sectors, having worked across multiple portfolios. She has extensive experience in strategic planning, research and evaluation, as well as stakeholder engagement.
