Coca-Cola Australia Foundation 2014/2015 Annual Report.

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WELCOME

OUR GRANTSThe CCAF is committed to funding projects that are ambitious and unique in their approach. Each calendar year, the CCAF donates $1,100,000 to fund these programs.

NATIONAL GRANTSThe CCAF partners with organisations to run large-scale programs that target specific areas of marginalisation amongst young Australians. These grants are awarded for a period of one to five years, with the option to renew following an extensive review process.

COMMUNITY PLUS GRANTSSupporting up to six programs per year, these individual grants usually range from $20,000 - $40,000 for one year.

COMMUNITY GRANTSCommunity Grants provide one-off support for local community programs that aim to make a positive difference to the lives of disadvantaged young Australians. Our Community Grants are available to a maximum of $10,000.

FOCUS AREASThe CCAF focuses on four core areas of marginalisation:

– Social/economic marginalisation: often due to a breakdown in family or community support, low-income, poor education, drug and/or alcohol dependency, homelessness, or a combination of these factors.

– Marginalisation amongst Indigenous youth: with an emphasis on poor literacy and numeracy, health issues, poor nutrition, social exclusion, or a combination of these factors.

– Physical marginalisation: specifically due to living in remote or rural regions of Australia.

– Mental health issues and youth depression: mental health is a growing issue amongst young Australians.

INSPIRING CHANGE Using the funding provided by the CCAF we hope to inspire change in the following areas:

– Education: providing support to attain an education and develop the skills to help young people to improve their everyday quality of life and their future opportunities.

– Leadership: enabling young people to develop confidence and leadership skills for their futures.

– Wellbeing: promoting physical fitness, nutrition education and social wellbeing amongst young people.

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Established in 2002, the Coca-Cola Australia Foundation (CCAF) is the philanthropic arm of both Coca-Cola South Pacific and Coca-Cola Amatil. The Foundation works to inspire change for marginalised young Australians. We do this by funding innovative programs that tackle some of the causes of their hardship and inspire long-term change.

OURPARTNERS.

Page 03 CCAF Board member Malcolm Hudson and AIME Presenter Marlon

OURPARTNERS.

In 2014 and 2015, the Coca-Cola Australia Foundation is proud to have worked with the following national partners providing support and inspiration for marginalised young Australians:

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AUSTRALIAN INDIGENOUS MENTORING EXPERIENCE (AIME)AIME provides a structured educational program that is proven to support Indigenous students through high school and into university, employment or further education at the same rate as every Australian child – effectively closing the gap in educational outcomes.

During 2014, three universities in the Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia joined the AIME Program, in addition to a renewed partnership with Virgin Australia and their Brisbane HQ office.

In 2015, AIME welcomed 17 new team members, and 76 per cent of 2014 AIME Year 12 students transitioned into a Positive Post School Pathway such as university, employment or further training. This is above the national non-Indigenous rate and 33 percentage points above the national Indigenous rate of 40 per cent.

AIME’s objective is to see the program progress to 10,000 students by 2018.

“In 2016, AIME will be working with 6,000 Indigenous high school students at 18 universities on 35 different campus locations across Australia. With support from our partners like CCAF, AIME is now the largest support provider to Indigenous students in the country, with the program growing every year.

“AIME is committed to continual improvement, and the CCAF funding has allowed us to roll out these fantastic opportunities each year and we hope to continue working with them long into the future.”

Jack Manning BancroftChief Executive Officer and Founder

THE BEACON FOUNDATIONThe Coca-Cola Australia Foundation has partnered with the Beacon Foundation since 2011 to support low socio-economic status (SES) schools across Australia.

The Beacon Foundation works with students before they leave school to help them develop the skills and motivation needed to achieve personal success, helping them choose a positive path of further training, education or employment.

Beacon assists over 15,000 youth from over 120 schools annually across Australia to better integrate with their local communities. Beacon’s strength and success is based around the industry links they help forge between schools and their communities. Beacon’s range of programs harness community linkages to provide young people with tools, information and experience in the workplace, building their sense of self-worth and ability to present themselves positively and confidently.

During the course of 2014 and 2015, the Coca-Cola Australia Foundation’s support aided Beacon to implement its program in 19 schools, directly impacting over 3,500 students, and helping them prepare for a successful transition from school to work or further education.

In 2016, Beacon will support ten schools across Australia with funding granted from the Coca-Cola Australia Foundation.

“For young people to be inspired and motivated onto a positive pathway, we know that they need to be connected with – and supported by – the whole community. Sincere thanks are expressed to the Coca-Cola Australia Foundation for continuing to share our vision and providing the support that builds the capacity of schools and their communities, and creates positive futures for young people.”

“We look forward to continuing to work with you, growing and developing this relationship for mutual benefit.”

Scott HarrisChief Executive Officer and DirectorThe Beacon Foundation

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THE CLONTARF FOUNDATIONThe Clontarf Foundation improves the education, discipline, self-esteem, life skills and employment prospects of young Aboriginal men to participate more meaningfully in society. The Foundation currently supports over 4,000 young Indigenous men actively involved in secondary education at Clontarf Academies across Australia.

Clontarf Academies are formed in partnership with selected schools and its success is based on the full-time nature of the program and the relationships between its staff and students. The Foundation continues to achieve consistently good results with a year-to-year retention of 90 per cent and above, school attendance rates of 80 per cent, and 80 per cent of Year 12 leavers remaining in employment or further study and training after 12 months of finishing school.

In 2014, Clontarf opened three new Academies in the Perth metropolitan area and three in regional New South Wales – two in Dubbo and one in Wagga Wagga. In 2015, Clontarf increased its national reach by commencing inaugural operations in Queensland with the opening of six new Academies as well as its first ever Academy in Sydney.

With 68 schools currently involved, Clontarf aims to continue its expansion this year by growing the program by an additional 1,000 students in New South Wales.

“In 2014, Clontarf entered into a new three-year partnership agreement with the Coca-Cola Australia Foundation. This continued support which is now in its third year, has allowed Clontarf to maintain existing operations in remote and regional locations across Australia as we reach out to more young Indigenous boys who would benefit from the program.

“We have again been fortunate over this period to have had Coca-Cola staff participate in numerous Clontarf events and activities around the country as well as host

groups of our students in the Coca-Cola workplace. Additionally, it is fantastic that senior executives at Coca-Cola have taken such a genuine, personal interest in Clontarf, both meeting our boys and assisting our Foundation to grow. We look forward to continuing the journey together as we move into a period of unprecedented growth.”

Shane KielyGeneral Manager – Partnerships & CommunicationsThe Clontarf Foundation

AUSTRALIAN PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE (APC)The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) is the peak national body responsible for Australia’s elite athletes with a disability. Since 1990, APC has been responsible for preparing the Australian Paralympic Summer and Winter Teams for the Paralympic Games.

The Committee identifies potential Paralympians and helps athletes prepare for competition by providing funding for coaching, equipment and travel in the lead up to the Games.

Participation in sport provides positive social and physical benefits to people with disabilities, and plays an important role in changing community perceptions. Through APC’s online educational resource, Paralympic Education Program, over 422,000 Australian school children are learning about Paralympic sport and the importance of inclusion of people with disabilities.

The ‘Get Involved’ program was created after the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) received new funding from the Coca-Cola Australia Foundation. The program helps young Australians with a disability to participate in Paralympic sport in a safe environment.

The initiative aims to establish a new generation of Para-sport participants whether they have Paralympic Games dreams or want to attend for fun. Currently, the program has successfully identified talent in 74 youths across 8 sports that have the potential to represent Australia on an international Para-sport level.

“The support from The Coca-Cola Australia Foundation has allowed the APC to inspire young people with a disability to participate in sport and provide them with an opportunity to develop their potential.

“The program has positively impacted the lives of 629 youths with a disability through sport-specific events and programs, and at a community level, we’ve seen and increased awareness and participation in Para-sport, a better understanding of people with a disability, and we’ve been able to foster more relationships with local disability groups and schools, which could lead us to discovering future Paralympians.”

Michael HartungInterim Chief Executive Officer Australian Paralympic Committee

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THE SMITH FAMILYThe Smith Family is one of Australia’s largest national education-oriented charities, supporting disadvantaged children to participate fully in their education, giving them the best chance at breaking the cycle. By providing learning support and mentoring programs, The Smith Family help children in need to fit in at school, keep up with their peers, and build aspirations for a better future.

Approximately one in 10 Australian children are living in jobless families, where even life’s basics are hard to come by. Children in families experiencing financial difficulties can fall behind with their learning, leaving them more vulnerable to experiencing hardship themselves later in life.

Research shows increased educational levels reduce the probability of current financial disadvantage becoming a long-term problem. The Smith Family conduct programs that help build skills, knowledge, motivation, and develop a network of positive relationships with parents, peers and significant others. This support increases a young person’s likelihood of remaining engaged with school, completing Year 12 and developing realistic and informed study and career pathways for life beyond the school gate.

“Our Learning Clubs are safe, supportive learning environments, where students have the opportunity to access resources, expertise and assistance with their learning needs. With investment from The Coca-Cola Australia Foundation, The Smith Family launched two Learning Clubs and a Homework Club in Woodville High School and Roma Mitchell Secondary College in Enfield, South Australia. Students were also given the opportunity to participate in The Smith Family’s iTrack mentoring program and attend a Straight Talks Event. More than 200 disadvantaged students benefited from this support.

“Many of the attendees were new arrival resettled refugees predominantly from Africa and the Middle East including

Somalis and Afghanis and when asked how The Smith Family can help them achieve their future goals in such a program, members provided very positive feedback. We thank CCAF for their support in making these opportunities available to them.”

Graham Jaeschke General Manager – SA & NTThe Smith Family

FITTED FOR WORKSince 2005, Fitted for Work has helped over 20,000 women across Australia gain lasting employment. The charity helps women through interview preparation and outfitting, as well as transitioning into work and staying in work via a range of programs.

Fitted for Work is focused on building up the confidence and self-esteem of the women in need, who are referred to the service at a time when they’re experiencing disadvantage, whether through homelessness, domestic violence, leaving school early, or other circumstances.

A range of training workshops are provided and delivered by a team of dedicated staff and volunteers to equip the women with the skills to confidently approach potential employers.

In addition, Fitted for Work also provide a dressing service to ensure women are appropriately dressed for interview opportunities.

In 2013, Fitted for Work received a Community Plus Grant to support the Linking Young Women with Work Program. This innovative project empowered more than 280 marginalised young women between the ages of 16 - 25 years experiencing disadvantage, to secure work. Proudly, 55 per cent of women achieved employment within three months.

Fitted for Work became one of the Coca-Cola Australia Foundation’s National

Partners in 2014. This partnership allowed Fitted for Work to pilot a new Transition to Work program specifically designed to help young migrant and refugee women across Melbourne and Sydney. Throughout the year, the program assisted over 40 women from diverse backgrounds to get work in Australia through life skills training, one-to-one volunteer mentoring, career days and work experience placements.

“Fitted for Work was delighted to be selected as one of CCAF’s National Partners. Thank you for supporting Fitted for Work’s mission of financial independence and empowerment for women. Without your support, we simply could not do what we do. Together we are helping women from diverse cultures and backgrounds gain the skills and confidence to secure work.”

Amanda CarlileGeneral Manager of Client ServicesFitted for Work

COMMUNITY PLUS GRANT RECIPIENTS 2014Melanoma Institute Australia $40,000White Lion Incorporated $40,000Life Saving Victoria Limited $36,250The Federation of Western Australian Police and Community Youth Centres $31,327

Belvoir $25,000Living the Dream Foundation $20,000

NATIONAL GRANT RECIPIENTS 2014 2015AIME $150,000 $150,000Clontarf Foundation $150,000 $150,000Beacon Foundation $125,000 $100,000The Smith Family $80,000Australian Paralympic Committee $75,000 $75,000Fitted for Work $75,000

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The CCAF is proud to support the work undertaken by all of our Community partners and grant recipients.

Since 2002, CCAF has provided $1,100,000 per annum to hundreds of organisations that implement various programs directly impacting the lives of thousands of young Australians.

This $1,100,000 is made up of funding from both Coca-Cola Amatil and Coca-Cola South Pacific. The full $1,100,000 may not be granted out in any given year due to partnership or Foundation timelines. Any funds not granted are held over and granted the following year.

In 2014 The Coca-Cola Australia Foundation granted $1,103,768, and in 2015 granted $658,148.

WHO WE’VE HELPED.

COMMUNITY GRANT RECIPIENTS 2014 2015Australian Circus and Physical Theatre Association $10,000

Benevolent Society $10,000

Bus Stop Films $10,000

Communities@Work $10,000 $9,900

Fight Cancer Foundation $10,000

Frankston Special Development School $10,000

Geeveston Community Centre $10,000

Giant Steps Sydney $10,000

KAGE Physical Theatre Association $10,000

KEquip Limited $10,000

Kids Under Cover $10,000

L2R Next Gen Inc. $10,000

Mission Australia $10,000 $9,500

Motivational Media Assemblies $10,000Queensland Police Citizens Youth Welfare Assoc. - Beenleigh $10,000

Queensland Youth Services Inc. $10,000

Roebourne PCYC $10,000

Somerville Community Services $10,000

Special Olympics Melbourne Inner East $10,000

Starlight Children’s Foundation $10,000

Surf Lifesaving Tasmania $10,000

Sydney Story Factory $10,000Tasmanian Association of Police and Citizens Youth Club $10,000

Technical Aid to the Disabled $10,000

The Mirabel Foundation $10,000

The Ted Noffs Foundation $10,000

Top Blokes Foundation $10,000

Wirrpanda Foundation Limited $10,000

Youth Focus Inc. $10,000

Youthinc $10,000

YWCA NSW $10,000

YWCA of Darwin $9,781

Habitat for Humanity Australia SA $9,500

The Buttery Limited $8,500

Marist Youth Care Limited $8,230

Appin Hall Children’s Foundation $8,180

Brotherhood of St Laurence $7,900

Aboriginal Literacy Foundation $6,000

Roseberry Community Services $4,600

Youth Futures WA $3,500

Wheelchair Sports NSW $9,858

Blind Sport and Recreation Victoria $9,750E-Focus - as Heidelberg Training and Resource Centre $9,690

Royal Flying Doctor Service $9,000

McIntyre Centre – Pony Riding for Disabled $4,450Life Line Macarthur $1,000

GRANT PAYMENTS The following community partners received Coca-Cola Australia Foundation funding in 2014 and 2015.

White Lion Inc.

Life Saving Victoria Limited

Our Stories: Community Plus Grants.

White Lion supports at-risk young people aged between 12 and 25 who have been identified as highly vulnerable to social exclusion, homelessness and involvement in antisocial or offending behaviour. White Lion implements a number of employment, mentoring, specialist outreach support and education based prevention programs to help break the cycle of disadvantage.

Programs aim to encourage disadvantaged young people to live more positive and fulfilled lives, to reach their full potential, develop meaningful relationships and create opportunities to reconnect with society.

The Sydney CBD Outreach Program, supported by the Coca-Cola Australia Foundation, involves a specialist Senior Outreach Worker engaging vulnerable young people within the CBD and to reconnect them with their community, with the objective to become independent and contributing community members.

This can involve connecting them with emergency housing, Centrelink, health, drug and alcohol programs, counselling, legal services, providing material aid, and assistance with finding employment.

Approximately 120 local young people have benefited from intensive support within the Sydney CBD Outreach Program.

Life Saving Victoria’s mission is to prevent aquatic related death and injury in all Victorian communities by educating youth about water safety, swimming and resuscitation, and the importance of safe beaches, water environments and aquatic venues.

Working with communities in the provision of best practice education, surveillance and rescue, training and risk management services, Life Saving Victoria’s learning programs have reached over 200,000 people.

CCAF’s Community Plus Grant went towards the Open Water Learning Experience program, a targeted aquatic education program that comprises fun and educational activities in a safe, friendly environment. The program provides students with a practical approach to water safety and teaches them vital lifesaving skills including First Aid.

Open Water Learning Experience is aimed at secondary school youth aged between 12 and 18 in the wider regional community of Shepparton, which has one of the largest Indigenous populations outside Melbourne. Reaching regional communities and schools throughout Victoria is essential to the program’s success, as youth in these areas generally have insufficient knowledge or skills on dealing with an aquatic emergency.

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The Federation of Western Australian Police and Community Youth Centres (WA PCYC)

Belvoir Living the Dream Foundation

Our Stories: Community Plus Grants.

Belvoir (also known as Company B Limited) is of one of Australia’s most celebrated theatre companies and engages Australia’s most prominent and promising playwrights, directors, actors and designers. Acknowledging an annual season of work that is dynamic, challenging and visionary, Belvoir performs in major arts centres and festivals both nationally and internationally.

Belvoir is deeply rooted in the community and is committed to providing opportunities for audiences to see its work regardless of economic status, age or geographic location through free performances for the unwaged and special school performances, and has a strong Indigenous theatre development program and an established Education Program.

One of the huge challenges facing teachers and students in regional areas is limited access to the arts. The Regional Workshops Program provides young people with the opportunity to access Belvoir’s work, regardless of economic status, age or geographic location.

Over 700 high school students and 40 teachers partake in the program, which provides workshops on Drama, Textiles and Design, English, Visual Arts and VET entertainment in remote and regional NSW that support the junior curriculum, HSC, and VET Entertainment areas of study.

Living the Dream Foundation provides life-changing support to ‘at risk’ and disadvantaged youth in Frankston, Victoria. Through personal development programs youth are encouraged to recognise their true potential and better their lifestyle including health, education, relationships and community connection.

The CCAF Community Plus Grant supports the Community Sports Based Youth Mentoring program in the City of Dandenong, which uses sport and fitness as a vehicle for engagement and change. It provides mentoring support to promote commitment to education, development of skills, build self esteem and promote social inclusion.

The program has been developed to involve 30 young people aged between 12 and 18, who are struggling with mental illness and anxiety or inter-generational disadvantage including low education, unemployment, neglect, and drug and alcohol abuse.

Attended by over 7,000 members each month, WA PCYC is a centre in Western Australia that runs a vast array of sporting and recreational programs, joint initiatives and projects with schools and local community service groups. The aim is to make WA PCYC a central point for Community and Youth Services and offer youth an opportunity to develop self-reliance, independence and confidence in order to grow as courteous and considerate citizens.

Programs incorporate provision of life skills, intensive mentoring and training, with a focus on ‘breaking the cycle’ to prepare youth for gainful employment or traditional education. Active participation in programs acts as a preventative method for reducing anti-social behaviour.

Funding from the Coca-Cola Australia Foundation has provided WA PCYC with the means to develop the Saturday Night Streetball program. This free-of-cost program was designed for ‘at risk’ people aged between 10 and 17, particularly Aboriginal youth, people with disabilities, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD). Saturday Night Streetball attracts up to 60 adolescents living within the Fremantle and Cockburn suburbs through a variety of sporting activities, dance classes and educational workshops.

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TAD Disability Services

Youth Focus Inc.

Wirrpanda Foundation Limited

Mission Australia

The Mirabel Foundation

Starlight Children’s Foundation

TAD Disability Services (TAD) changes the lives of people living with a disability by providing personalised equipment, technology and services.

The Freedom Wheels program, supported by CCAF, builds custom bikes to enable children with a disability to ride a bike, even when it was never thought possible. Many children who may not be able to walk independently can still ride a Freedom Wheels bike with the right supports.

Sadly, suicide is the leading cause of death for young people in Australia. Youth Focus supports youth suffering from depression by delivering a range of mental health services including intensive, therapeutic, face-to-face counselling. The Youth Counselling Program strengthens coping mechanisms, skills and resilience. Funding provided by CCAF has expanded the program’s reach.

Wirrpanda Foundation focuses on improving the quality of life for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by promoting strong role models and healthy life choices. The Deadly Sista Girlz program builds self-esteem and confidence in young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. A grant from CCAF assisted the Wirrpanda Foundation to employ a mentor four days a week at Doonside Technology High School.

Mission Australia’s Creative Youth Initiative provides an innovative free TAFE accredited music and visual arts education program for youth from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Support from CCAF delivered students with an opportunity to stage an art exhibition in a professional gallery, providing them with new skills, and the confidence to independently continue their education and seek employment.

Assisting children who have been orphaned or abandoned due to familial excessive drug use, The Mirabel Foundation aims to break the negative cycle of addiction and disadvantage.

CCAF’s investment went towards ‘Breaking the Cycle’, a social inclusion program, that caters for the needs of disadvantaged youth through tailored educational and relationship building activities, and aids them to reach their full potential.

Starlight Children’s Foundation brightens the lives of seriously ill children and teens by replacing fear with joy, and works with health care professionals to develop programs based on positive psychology principles that support the ‘total care’ of seriously ill young people.CCAF’s support ensures the continuation of Starlight’s innovative online program, Livewire, which builds resilience while encouraging social interaction and inclusion for teens living with illness and disability.

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Community Grants.

“Each year, the Foundation donates $1.1 million to diverse community groups across Australia committed to helping disadvantaged young people”

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR.

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In 2014 and 2015, the Coca-Cola Australia Foundation has continued to inspire change for marginalised young Australians by funding innovative programs that tackle some of the key causes of their hardships.

Each year, the Foundation donates $1.1 million to diverse community groups across Australia committed to helping disadvantaged young people. By supporting practical and sustainable programs, we hope to make a lasting change in the community and provide an opportunity for people to develop the skills needed to ensure their future. In 2014 and 2015, we continued to build on our already strong relationships with National Grants partners, Beacon Foundation, Clontarf and Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience. We also announced new National Grants to the Australian Paralympic Committee and The Smith Family, and Fitted for Work Limited in 2015.

Fitted for Work Limited is a great example of the Foundation delivering on our core

objective of ensuring long-term sustainability of our partners. Fitted for Work Limited was previously a Community Plus Grant recipient and now receives further funding and support as one of our National Grants partners.

In keeping with our commitment the Foundation delivered financial support to a broader range of organisations and

initiatives through our Community Plus and Community Grants. Through this diversification we ensure that we are achieving tangible results and touching the lives of hundreds in need by empowering them to overcome challenges and bring about change in the community as a whole.

We also increased the number of Community Plus Grants supported in 2014. Community Plus Grants were introduced in 2013 and we were pleased to see a growing number of organisations apply for grants. Community Plus Grants recipients included Living the Dream Foundation, Company B Limited, Whitelion Incorporated, Fremantle Police & Community Youth Centre, Melanoma Institute Australia, and Life Saving Victoria Limited. The range of innovative programs and activity conducted by these organisations embodies the Foundation’s core objective to inspire change through education, leadership and wellbeing.

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Our commitment to helping inspire change for marginalised young Australians is ongoing and we will continue to work with a wide range of organisations and programs to outreach to those in need.

Beyond the work of The Coca-Cola Australia Foundation, the wider Coca-Cola system invests more than $5 million in community programs across Australia to address social challenges, health and wellbeing issues, and care for the environment.

To learn more about Coca-Cola community projects in Australia, please visit www.coca-colajourney.com.au

THANK YOU.

Another focus for 2014 and 2015 was to increase our efforts in the wider community and support young Australians in the areas of juvenile justice and homelessness. The Community Grants have provided funding to local community programs, which are working to prevent youth suicide and homelessness, and to combat social and economic marginalisation.

Naturally, we wouldn’t be able to make a difference without the support and hard work of the Coca-Cola staff members, who constantly participate in a number of charitable initiatives. The level of involvement is testament to the dedication of Coca-Cola’s staff helping effect change in their own local communities.

We are very proud of the work achieved this year and look forward to further supporting many of the extraordinary organisations working to better the lives of young Australians.

Julie WhiteChairCoca-Cola Australia Foundation

“We hope to make a lasting change in the community and provide an opportunity for people to develop the skills needed to ensure their future”

Photo: Australian Indigenous mentoring experience