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Meet the faces and spaces shaping our unique community at Bond. 


Strengthening elite pathways for young Indigenous athletes

In the lead up to Brisbane’s 2032 Games, Worimi researcher Isaac Maynard is drawing on his own upbringing to reshape how elite sport supports young Indigenous athletes.
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Helping Australian organisations retain their volunteers

There's a downward trend of participation in volunteering. Julia 's researching how organisations can turn it around.
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Turning the tide

Bonnie Hancock's lap of Australia inspired her next adventure

For 254 gruelling days, Bonnie Hancock endured sharks, crocodiles, excruciating pain, and seasickness to become the fastest paddler ever to circumnavigate Australia. Telling her extraordinary story inspired her to study a Bachelor of Journalism at Bond University. Watch more of her adventure via the link in our bio.

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Spotlight on sport

Four keeps

Relive the Bond Bull Sharks' four magnificent premierships of 2025 in words, pictures and videos.
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Grey's golden year

A code switch pays off for Bachelor of Sport Management alumna Georgia Grey.
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The belief builder

From AFL rookie to international rugby, Sean Yoshiura returns to Bond University to help the...
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The Rugby scholar shooting for the Paralympics

Lilliana Prucha was feeling isolated and lost when she turned to sport to find her spark. Now the...
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The stories that shaped us 

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Turning pointe

SAMANTHA STRAUSS IS WRITING A NEW NARRATIVE FOR AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION  

Samantha Strauss dreamed of becoming a professional ballerina. But when she broke her back at 18, she had to pivot. Samantha enrolled at Bond ‘on a whim’, signalling the start of a journey that led her to become one of Australia’s most sought-after screenwriters whose latest project is Netflix’s Apple Cider Vinegar. 

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