Cultivate the Chaos, a social enterprise
offering a creative education for young people
Exciting changes to the STUFFit Management Team
Our 2025 Highlights
Introducing 2026 Festival Director Lincoln Knight
and Deputy Festival Director Rae Gunn.
For the first time since it was established in 2011, STUFFit will genuinely be youth-led with Lincoln and Rae in charge of managing the year-long festival process.
Robyn Cook has been Festival Director since taking on the role in 2023. The aim was to create these two roles to be filled by two young people.
Robyn will assume an Executive Director (fun Aunt) role for STUFFit to provide experience and industry network support for our 26Crew.
25Crew with Festival Director Robyn Cook and
Deputy Festival Director Lincoln Knight
Our students and parents say,
Gympie Intake
Event Spark at the Heart of Gold
Building a bridge to your creative career
2026 Event Spark Heart of Gold Course commences first week in February
Students will undertake the SIT30522 Certificate III in Events attached to the Heart of Gold in February 2026.
The Event Spark Heart of Gold 2026 program offers a dynamic one year work-experience for students aged 15 to 19. Qualify the experience with Learnivation Pty Ltd RTO 45570 with nationally-recognised Certificates.
Our work-experiences emphasise practical learning in key areas like communications, programming, logistics, budgeting and building professional relationships. All highly-transferrable skills.
Intake limited to 12 students. The framework developed by Cultivate the Chaos and Learnivation Pty Ltd RTO 45570 ensures real-world situations and interactions to support meaningful learning, providing experience in events, management and leadership.
2026 connections and collaborations: Perseverance Street Theatre Company, Space Girls Festival, Creative Arts Gympie, Sunshine Coast Screen Collective, Gympie Chamber of Commerce and more.
2026 Venue: AICM 26 Channon Street, Gympie
Learnivation Pty Ltd RTO 45570
STUFFit Student Film Festival is Work-experience for a SIT30522 Certificate III in Events
Commences February 2026 and Finishes November 2026
One day per week 9:00am to 3:30pm + some out of hours events to attend during school terms and school holidays
2 x 2-day school holiday immersive
Minimal online remote sessions
Attend selected events through the year
Join STUFFit crew-build and Screenings
Learn event programming, stakeholder engagement and financial management
Work across event genres including, sport, tech, weddings, corporate, community, screen
I would like to acknowledge and thank the Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation and Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal for their financial and educational support over the past 12 months. Without their support I would not have been able to develop our Gympie intake to this stage by this time. Please visit their websites for more information about their game-changing work.
We wish to acknowledge and thank the Gympie Regional Council for its support through the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF), a partnership between the Queensland Government and Gympie Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland. Grant program for the support of our student Sharn.
We with to acknowledge and thank Perseverance Street Theatre for its support of our student Arafin.
Nambour Intake
STUFFit Student Film Festival
Building a bridge to your creative career
Enquiries open for the STUFFit 2026 program. A dynamic one or two-year work-experience for students aged 15 to 19 choosing alternative senior education pathways. Qualify the experience with Learnivation Pty Ltd RTO 45570 with nationally-recognised Certificates and Diplomas.
Our work-experiences emphasise practical learning in key areas like communications, programming, logistics, budgeting, stakeholder relationships, etc. We focus on transferrable skills, problem-solving thinking and team-work.
Intake limited to 12 students per course. The STUFFit Student Film Festival framework ensures real-world situations and interactions to support meaningful learning and provide experience in events, entrepreneurship, management and leadership.
Connections and collaborations: Sunshine Coast Screen Collective, QuEvents, White House International, Forward Fest, Sunshine Coast Marathon, Sunshine Coast Events Industry Association, Chambers of Commerce, Rangebow Fest, Big Day In.
Learnivation Pty Ltd RTO 45570
Work-experience for a SIT30522 Certificate III in Events
1 day per week face to face
Work experience project or attachment
2 x 2-day school holiday immersive
STUFFit crew-build and Screenings
Learn event programming, stakeholder engagement and financial management
Work across event genres including: tech, corporate, community, screen,
Learnivation Pty Ltd RTO 45570
Work-experience for a BSB40520 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management
1.5 days per week face to face and studio time
Develop NambourLive.com
2 x 2-day school holiday immersive
Projects include: co-develop STUFFit philanthropy and sponsor strategies
Develop individual project within a STUFFit context
Build a network with professionals across industries, hone communications and budgeting skills
STUFFit Student Film Festival’s
2025 Screening Event.
4th October at Light Industry, Kunda Park.
The 25Crew share some thoughts to the filmmakers who entered the 2025 STUFFit Student Film Festival.
“I enjoy seeing what students have been doing. I’ve judged for a few years now and it’s interesting to see how techniques and subject matter change. There’s always a very diverse approach to animation and one or two stand-outs.”
“Being able to work with in a professional setting with industry-level equipment, and receiving advice on how to operate cameras and find the perfect shots”
“I felt like I learned a lot and was proud of how we worked together and what I contributed.”
“I’m the owner of QuEvents and we deliver events across Queensland. I’d like to acknowledge the important work of Robyn Cook in the local events space. Robyn has created employment pathways for youth considering a career in events and as a local employer I find this very exciting for my own selfish reasons. You’re creating my future workers. ”
“Seeing the award winners reactions to their films being played and working with our amazing crew.”
STUFFit Student Film Festival’s
2024 Screening Event.
5th October at Light Industry, Kunda Park.
“Something completely new, nerve wracking, exciting, so much personal growth.”
“Fantastic, I thought it was a great success and the community we formed in the process was great.”
“I felt like I learned a lot and was proud of how we worked together and what I contributed.”
“I’m the owner of QuEvents and we deliver events across Queensland. I’d like to acknowledge the important work of Robyn Cook in the local events space. Robyn has created employment pathways for youth considering a career in events and as a local employer I find this very exciting for my own selfish reasons. You’re creating my future workers. ”
“Full of opportunities, exciting, engaging, hands-on learning.”
In just 90 seconds you will see the difference 25 hours can make. From Crew-build trepidation at the beginning to pumped with success at the end.
Our crew-build brought 16 students together to collaborate with QuEvents, Light Industry and Alfies Event Hire for a full dress-rehearsal and then delivered the screening event to 100 people the following week. These students enjoyed a team-build experience like no other.
In three days these young people quickly built a social network based on shared interests and friends-in-common, it was dynamic and nurturing.
I’m grateful to Sarah and Norm for being brilliant hosts of this cool venue. Quentin and Riley for your brilliant ‘let’s do this’ professionalism. Sue for your relentless support. Shannon for your incredible trust and generosity. Thank you for your financial support, problem solving brains and emotional strength.
Join us to support the learning of our young people
on the Sunshine Coast and Gympie
At Cultivate the Chaos, we’re empowering the next generation of creative industry professionals by offering hands-on training and real-world experience in Events, Business, and Creative Industries.
Here’s how you can help us make a difference:
Sponsor a Scholarship
Help us provide financial support for students eager to learn but unable to meet course fees.
Seeking sponsors for 5 students with a $2,000 scholarship and 2 students with a $3,500 scholarship. Scholarships are administered through Learnivation Pty Ltd RTO 45570.
Join Our Advisory Board
Help shape the future of creative education by providing strategic guidance and insights as a member of our Advisory Board.
Tutor and Mentor
Share your expertise by tutoring a small group of students, developing their skills in Events, Business, or Creative Industries.
Collaborate with Us
Work in youth education? Let’s connect to explore partnerships that empower young people together.
Let’s Chat
Whether over coffee or an online call, we’re open to discussing innovative ways to work together and create opportunities for young people.
opportunities
Our Events students dive into a whirlwind of engaging experiences that spark creativity and collaboration as they work towards our annual Screening event.
Students experience a variety of event environments and circumstances working with Event professionals to round their knowledge across industries.
From hands-on tasks to vibrant discussions, participants explore everything from sustainability and innovation to art and technology.
They team up on quirky projects, forge new friendships, and challenge their ideas in a lively atmosphere filled with laughter and brainstorming.
With each event, students leave with not just new skills and knowledge but also a stash of inspiration to take on the world—ready to sprinkle a bit of chaos and colour into their everyday lives!
Leadership and Management
This program, delivered through the STUFFit Student Film Festival framework, offers students aged 16–25 hands-on leadership training.
Participants will explore leadership theories, effective workplace relationships, and organisational values while developing operational plans and implementing strategies.
Key skills include conflict resolution, stakeholder communication, task delegation, and monitoring performance using KPIs.
In 2026, students will also have the opportunity to attach themselves to major corporate and creative events, gaining exposure to high-level operations and building valuable professional connections. This course prepares students for leadership roles across diverse industries.
Robyn Cook
Director
Cultivate the Chaos Pty Ltd
ABN: 36 667 160 947
Cultivate the Chaos is a social enterprise company, established in 2023 to develop and provide creative, immersive education opportunitiess for young people.
Danielle Duncan
Director
Learnivation Pty Ltd
RTO 45570
My purpose is to empower everyday people, to cultivate healthy bodies, happy brains and humming businesses, so that they are free to do what they love and be who they really are.
robyn@cultivatethechaos.com.au
0458 723 590