In this week’s episode, Josh chats with Paige Horrigan who was the Winner of the Spirit Super Create Change Award at the 2022 Northern Territory Young Achiever of the Year.

In 2019, Paige was the victim of a hate-motivated assault while at school and no one was held accountable. This sparked their passion to highlight LGBTQIA+ issues and create positive change for queer young people in the Palmerston and surrounding communities. They have worked for organisations like Rainbow Territory to help in the fight against discriminatory legislation and advocated for the creation of safe spaces dedicated to LGBTQIA+ young people.

“People need to step up and speak up”

“I'm proud to be an LGBTQ person, and I'm proud to be an active member in the community. I wish there was things we didn't have to fight for. I wish it was just basic human rights, that we had the same as everyone else. But just because of our gender identity or our sexual identity, it means we have to work harder to be respected or have the same rights as others”

In this week’s episode, Josh chats with Paige Horrigan who was the Winner of the Spirit Super Create Change Award at the 2022 Northern Territory Young Achiever of the Year.
In 2019, Paige was the victim of a hate-motivated assault while at school and no one was held accountable. This sparked their passion to highlight LGBTQIA+ issues and create positive change for queer young people in the Palmerston and surrounding communities. They have worked for organisations like Rainbow Territory to help in the fight against discriminatory legislation and advocated for the creation of safe spaces dedicated to LGBTQIA+ young people.
“People need to step up and speak up”
“I'm proud to be an LGBTQ person, and I'm proud to be an active member in the community. I wish there was things we didn't have to fight for. I wish it was just basic human rights, that we had the same as everyone else. But just because of our gender identity or our sexual identity, it means we have to work harder to be respected or have the same rights as others”

Join us as we chat with Inspirational Australians making a real difference in their
communities, Australia and often the world.

This podcast is brought to you by Awards Australia, the owners and operators of the Young Achiever Awards and Community Achievement Awards programs.

The amazing people we interview are alumni and from the extended network of these awards programs, because they inspire us with their dedication, achievements and their positive impacts to local and wider communities.

We hope you're inspired by their stories too!

Join us as we chat with Inspirational Australians making a real difference in their communities, Australia and often the world.
This podcast is brought to you by Awards Australia, the owners and operators of the Young Achiever Awards and Community Achievement Awards programs.
The amazing people we interview are alumni and from the extended network of these awards programs, because they inspire us with their dedication, achievements and their positive impacts to local and wider communities.
We hope you're inspired by their stories too!