The Bachar Houli Foundation (BHF) has launched its first official podcast, BHF Talks. BHF Talks is an interview series that will spotlight an array of interesting guests from the community sphere, including footballers, humanitarians, media personalities, and many more. Each week, host Bilal Ali will be joined by a new guest to talk

    Three-time Richmond premiership defender Bachar Houli has retired from the game, effective immediately. Houli played 232 AFL matches, including 206 at Richmond, where he arrived via the pre-season draft prior to the 2011 season, after four years and 26 games with Essendon. Houli will be remembered as an ultra-consistent performer that thrived in

      Kareem Baba is a Bachar Houli Foundation (BHF) Employment Program participant, currently serving as a Consumer and Community Engagement Trainee with the Gold Coast Suns. Baba is the third Muslim to find work through the BHF Employment Program in Queensland, and he feels that the program is vastly improving the understanding of

    Muhammad Ansary is a community activist who was awarded the Bachar Houli Foundation (BHF) Community Award in Queensland earlier this year. Ansary is the Founder and Director of the Merciful Servants, a not-for-profit organisation based in Brisbane which recently expanded its operations to the Gold Coast. They serve those most in need through

  The Bachar Houli Foundation will further expand its Girls Leadership Program, thanks to $150,000 of funding from the Andrews Labor Government. The Foundation was among $450,000 worth of state government grants announced by Minister for Youth Ros Spence at a special morning tea inside the Melbourne Cricket Ground last week. Among those in attendance

By Bilal Ali Abdullah Haddad is a Diversity Coordinator at AFL Queensland (AFLQ) and has been a participant in the Bachar Houli Foundation (BHF) Employment Program since 2017. Haddad was first employed by the Gold Coast Suns after graduating from high-school, having previously earned some experience as a Development Officer and School-Based Trainee at AFLQ

  By Bilal Ali The Bachar Houli Foundation (BHF) travelled to the Sunshine Coast for its annual Elite Performance Camp last month, holding the program domestically for the first time due to international travel restrictions. The 14 participants, aged between 15 and 18, were tested physically and mentally during the six-day camp, with activities ranging

        Bachar Houli has been recognised for his groundbreaking work with young Islamic Australians and the broader community by being selected as the winner of the 2020 Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award. Houli, who was presented with the award at tonight’s hybrid Brownlow Medal event, is the first Richmond player to receive