
Meet your mentor
Not a therapist. Not a teacher. A mentor.
Neil Higgins
Founder & Mentor, Trailhead Youth Mentoring
Background
Fifteen years on the job. Two decades in the community.
- Senior Firefighter - 15+ years
- Senior Youth Worker
- Residential Care and DCP experience
- Crisis Intervention experience
- 15 years coaching junior basketball
- Deep roots in the Whyalla community
Philosophy
Why outdoor mentoring works.
When you're walking a trail or trying to navigate a mountain bike track, you forget to be guarded. The conversation happens naturally. Trust builds through doing, not talking. That's the environment Neil creates - on purpose.



