Published 19 November 2025
EcoDrive from Loreto Kirribilli (NSW) was crowned the winner of the Future Anything National Grand Final 2025 at a sell-out event at the State Library of Queensland in Brisbane last night.
The event marked the thrilling finale of Future Anything’s in-curriculum innovation program, Activate, which this year saw over 8,000 young people across Australia ideating, prototyping, and pitching real-world solutions to the problems that matter to them.
Eight teams of school-age entrepreneurs pitched their innovative, scalable and sustainable social enterprise ideas live on stage, before facing tough questions from judges Anthony Ryan (Chief Executive Officer, Brisbane Economic Development Agency), Dr Dimity Dornan (Co-Founder, Chair and Board Director, Bionics Gamechangers Australia), and Nicole Forrester (Chief Regenerative Officer, WWF-Australia)
The evening was made possible thanks to the generous support of the Queensland Government and a host of incredible partners and prize sponsors, each helping to equip the next generation of changemakers with the resources, connections, and confidence to launch their ideas into the real world.
On announcing the pitching winners, judge Nicole Forrester said “Congratulations to everyone who pitched, it was so incredible to hear you all. It really was a tough decision to find light between eight incredible teams, who brought such passion, potential and purpose.”
The top spot, Future Anything National Grand Final 2025 Winner, was taken out by EcoDrive (Loreto Kirribilli, NSW) following an incredible live pitch by founders Eliza and Mimey.
EcoDrive is an innovative road safety system that uses motion-sensor posts and GPS alerts to reduce wildlife collisions by creating cautious drivers, protecting native animals and people.
Curated to help them launch their business into the real world, their prize pack included $2500 donated by Future Anything, a brand story launch kit from Studio Chevell, a social media strategy workshop with Plant Marketing, a brand starter kit from Emily Olguin, a professional headshot session from FORM Digital Media, an impact & empathy masterclass from Empathy First, a business brand communication workshop from Slate Media and a personal branding workshop with Be Social, Be Smart.
Never in the Rough (Ardrossan Area School, SA) was awarded the Runner Up spot with their bold, sustainable golf gear that’s impossible to lose, with profits funding men’s mental health and mateship.
Their long journey from regional SA (which started at 3am on Grand Final day!) was rewarded with a prize package worth over $19,000 in funding and support, including $1500 in cash, a personal branding workshop with Be Social, Be Smart., a professional headshot session from FORM, and a brand communication workshop from Slate Media.
With their innovative dissolvable oral strips for chemotherapy patients to help either temporarily alter taste from sour to sweet, or to enhance flavours of meals, the Highly Commended spot went to Flavva (Marymount College, QLD). They won $500 in cash and a host of other prizes.
All three of these winning teams also won a spot in the 2026 cohort of Youth X, Australia’s only accelerator for school-age entrepreneurs.
The other incredible teams to take to the stage were Period. (Ferny Grove State High School, QLD), Sunshine Co. (Fairholme College, QLD), Pawsitive Vitals (Bowen State High School, QLD), Perfectly Tucked (Canterbury College, QLD) and Construct Pal (Canterbury College, QLD).
Nicole Dyson, Founder & CEO of Future Anything said “Standing on that stage and pitching a solution to a real-world problem takes incredible courage. Every young person who pitched tonight showed us what’s possible when we give youth the platform, the skills, and the confidence to turn their passion into purpose.”
The pitching was just one feature of a packed Future Anything National Grand Final 2025.
The event also celebrated a record-breaking twenty-two more teams of school-age entrepreneurs who shared their social enterprise ideas in the buzzing Showcase Expo.
Read more about the Future Anything National Grand Final 2025 showcase winners here.
The Grand Finalists’ enterprises were developed as part of Future Anything’s Activate in-curriculum program, which tasks young people students to create innovative, sustainable and scalable solutions that address the real-world problems that matter to them. Finalist teams were selected from over 400 applications from thousands of students from across Australia.
In addition to showcasing the best student-led social enterprises, the Future Anything National Grand Final celebrated the teachers who have led enterprising thinking in their classrooms in the Future Anything Educator Awards 2025. Read more about the Educator Awards winners here.
Reflecting on the event, Nicole Dyson, CEO & Founder of Future Anything, said “The Future Anything National Grand Final is the ultimate celebration of what happens when we unleash passion, potential, and agency in classrooms. These students, their educators and everyone that supports them, have shown that when young people are empowered with the capabilities to explore problems they care about and create real-world solutions, they don’t just learn — they lead.”
Watch the pitches from the Future Anything National Grand Final 2025 on YouTube here.
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Huge thank you to all the partners, sponsors, educators and students who make this event possible.
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