2026 Financial Literacy in Action Awards - winners announced!
Congratulations to the four winners of the 2026 Talk Money Financial Literacy in Action Awards - who have each won $2,500 for their schools!
K-Yr 6: Narangba Valley State School, QLD
Yr 7-8: Northside Montessori School, NSW
Yr 9-10: Salisbury High School, SA
Yr 11-12: Newstead College, TAS
These awards recognise and reward teachers who inspire their students to be confident in managing money. We received many quality submissions and are thrilled to congratulate this year's winners.
Talk Money 2025 Impact report release
Ecstra Foundation is pleased to share our 2025 Talk Money Impact report. Now in the fifth year of program delivery, our 2025 Talk Money Impact report showcases the positive outcomes the program is achieving in schools and in student financial capability across Australia. 2025 program insights include 3,231 workshops delivered to 139,923 students across 635 schools.
Since launching in 2022, Talk Money has engaged 1,622 schools, delivered 13,323 workshops with more than 530,873 student bookings and continues to expand nationally. Read the report here.
Global Money Week 2026
Global Money Week is an annual global awareness-raising campaign held in March to ensure that young people are financially aware and able to make sound financial decisions. The campaign is coordinated by theOECD and the theme this year is "Smart Money Talks". It’s a great platform to start talking to the young people in your life about money matters and planning for their financial futures.
We’ve been sharing ideas from creating online money quizzes to sharing your best financial tips from our Talk Money Facebook page, you can check them out here.
Term 1 roadshow update
Our Talk Money roadshow has visited some impressive new schools in March. For the first time, we headed to the far west of NSW to provide 1,574 students money lessons for life in Nyngan, Bourke, Brewarrina, Coonamble and Gilgandra. Also in Term 1 we'll be visiting 462 students in Page, Yarralumla, Melba and Holder in the ACT, 460 students from The Gardens and Johnston in the NT and 429 students in Rangeway and Geraldton in WA. In term 2 we will be heading back to the Northern Territory, Western Australia and also to Victoria.
Please reach out to our booking team if you want to bring Talk Money to your school.
Finance fact sheets and teacher resources
Our finance fact sheets are free resources that help teachers and parents guide students through important money lessons.
From starting a job and buying property to protecting against theft and scams, these downloadable resources cover a wide range of topics. Our ‘Pet ownership’ fact sheet shares all the financial considerations of owning a pet. It can be very rewarding, but it’s a long-term financial commitment. Regular costs, such as food and routine vet care, can add up over time.
Browse all of our free resources including posters, worksheets and helpful external websites, all designed to help teach young people about money.
Book Talk Money workshops for Term 2, 3 and 4
Talk Money's facilitator led workshops for Years 5 - 10 students, and 'Becoming scam savvy' single workshop for Years 7 - 10 are taking bookings for Terms 2, 3 and 4 now. The workshops include additional resources to reinforce learning and key concepts in class and at home.
The program is provided at no cost to schools, enabling more students across Australia to access financial education at key life stages. Learn more and register your school here.
