FACT SHEET
Thursday 25 June 2015
Top 12 Big Ideas - Phase 1 winning teams
Team:
H-Bomb Swag
Team members:
Nathan McGlynn, Emily Chadwick
Year Level/ School:
Year 10 – Belmont High School
Big Idea:
Heated swag utilising new technologies for the homeless and campers
Team name:
AdaptBOT
Team members:
Gabe Hickey, Matt Walters, Zak Lynch
Year Level/ School
Year 9 – St Joseph’s College
Big Idea:
A modular robot that adapts to its environment and reforms without touch
Team:
Bully Busters
Team members:
Ariana Conroy, Abbey McGeady, Emma Avery
Year Level/ School
Year 8 – Mathew Flinders Girls College
Big Idea:
Anti-bullying App which alerts contacts/emergency services that the person is under
threat and in need of urgent assistance
Team:
Garden Girls
Team members:
Farishta Abdul Hussain, Basireh Khalegi, Zainab Syed Juma, Bibi Syed Juma, Sakina
Zaman, Shafiqa Ghulam Ali, Naz Gul Mohammad Ali, Fazela Nazari
Year Level/ School:
Years 10, 11, 12 - Northern Bay Secondary College
Big Idea:
To build a community garden to provide a variety of seasonal fresh and healthy
produce to the Corio/Norlane community to support those who need it most.
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Top 12 Big Ideas - Phase 1 winning teams / 2
Team:
Team Dowd
Team members:
Xavier Dowd, Luke Dowd
Year Level/ School
Years 9 & 7 – St Joseph’s College
Big Idea:
A medical wristband with barcode technology linking to an App to provide essential
medical information to emergency services/medical teams to assist with quicker and
more targeted treatment
Team:
Re-style
Team members:
Evangeline Scarlett, Jordon Morphett, Valentin Augusto
Year Level/ School:
Year 12 - Geelong Lutheran College
Idea:
Up-cycle ‘junk’ into one of a kind creative pieces /furniture for those looking for
something unique
Team:
Wheelie School Bag
Team members:
Lorena Durran, Rosie English
Year Level/ School:
Year 12 – Sacred Heart Girls College
Big Idea:
A lightweight foldable school backpack with wheels and extendable handle to
provide a safer and more comfortable school bag
Team:
Patience and Time
Team members:
Arthur O’Neill, Jakob Holland, Charlie Dunlop
Year Level/ School:
Year 10 – Belmont High School
Big Idea:
Multi-purpose thermometer to measure blood sugar, blood temperature and
oxygen levels as a means of early diagnosis of a range of disorders
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Top 12 Big Ideas - Phase 1 winning teams / 3
Team:
Dress Buddies
Team members:
Renee Meaney, Bonnie Renic, Danielle Carroll
Year Level/ School:
Year 12 - Sacred Heart College
Big Idea:
An App designed to provide a more efficient and enjoyable online shopping
experience targeting women
Team name:
Sky Signs
Team members:
Jai Iacovella, Angus Wiese
Year Level/ School:
Year 8 – St. Joseph’s College
Big Idea:
Programmable drones that carries advertising
Team:
Novum Innovations
Team members:
Sam Nolan, John Thompson
Year Level/ School:
Year 9 – Belmont High School
Big Idea:
A portable projector device that can be used with a range of applications
Team:
Shift It
Team members:
Zac Rushbrook, Kristen Gleeson
Year Level/ School
Year 9 – St Joseph’s College
Big Idea:
A business model that allows people to work shifts of their choice in a variety of
work places
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