Youth voice that shapes change.
Young men have a lot to say about the issues affecting their lives.
Our role is to listen, learn, and make sure those voices are heard in the places where decisions are made.
At Top Blokes, our advocacy is shaped by the young men we work with every day. Through our programs, consultations, co-design work and youth-led advocacy, we hear directly from young men about what they are experiencing, what support actually helps, and what needs to change.
Our submissions bring the frontline experience of our youth workers, the voices of graduates, and input from schools, families and communities grounded in deep research and evidence. Together, these perspectives help us advocate for policies, systems and services that better understand and support young men.
Why we advocate
We know that young men are often spoken about, but not always listened to.
Through our work in schools and communities, young men tell us about the pressures they are facing from mental health and relationships to online influence, identity, belonging and the expectations placed on them.
Our advocacy helps bring those experiences into broader conversations about prevention, wellbeing, education and social change. We want decision-makers to hear what young men are telling us, and to understand what works when it comes to supporting them.
Grounded in youth voice
and frontline practice
Young men are experts in their own lives. And our youth workers are alongside them every day.
Our submissions are shaped by what young men tell us through programs, consultations, co-design, graduate insights and youth-led advocacy. We listen to what they are experiencing, what support works, and what needs to change.
We combine this with frontline insights from our youth workers, and where relevant, input from teachers, parents and carers and current research that helps strengthen and contextualise what young people tell us.
This helps us advocate for practical, preventative and evidence-informed responses grounded in real experience.
latest Submissions
PORNOGRAPHY
Impacts of harmful pornography on mental, emotional, and physical health
NSW PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY – NOV 24
DOWNLOAD SUBMISSIONLONELINESS
Prevalence, causes and impacts of loneliness in NSW
NSW PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY – NOV 24
BULLYING
Anti-Bullying Rapid Review
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT- JUL 25
FAR RIGHT EXTREMISM
Measures to combat right-wing extremism in NSW
NSW PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY – FEB 26
DOWNLOAD SUBMISSIONWhAT WE DO
We challenge and nurture young men to be their best selves.
Our programs are more than just a response to the issues young males and their communities face. They are a comprehensive toolkit designed to foster healthy masculinities, build lasting friendships based on trust and respect, and redefine what it means to be a ‘top bloke’ in today’s world.
Discover how our evidence-based, early intervention mentoring programs help young men be leaders in their lives and own their future.
LATEST NEWS
Community StoryWhy Seth is Lifting the Load for Others
8 October 2026
For Seth, the 10kg vest he is carrying this October represents something much heavier. “The vest represents the load that young men feel from mental health, and it’s something we can take off, but they can’t.” Seth is a former Top Blokes participant from Dungog High School. This year, he has signed up for Lift […]
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Community Fundraising50KM. 10KG. $50,000.
6 October 2026
Top Blokes Foundation ambassadors Dr Justin Coulson and Kieran Foran will carry 10kg for 50km in a single day this World Mental Health Day, aiming to each raise $50,000 to help more boys and young men get the support, skills and connections they need early. On Saturday 10 October, parenting expert Dr Justin Coulson and […]
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Community FundraisingThe boys’ influence on each other positively impacts the community.
30 September 2026
Vin, for anyone who hasn’t heard of it, what is Lift the Load? Lift the Load for Mental Health is a month-long challenge to wear a 10kg vest and walk or run 50km across October. It symbolises helping lift the weight of mental health that young men around us in our community carry every day. […]
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