Ruvi Ratnayake

Hi, I’m Ruvi!

I’m a former lawyer in Sydney who is always up for a challenge. My latest big goal is shifting my career into the healthcare field. I’m also someone who loves being outdoors. On most weekends you would probably find me on a trail run, an overnight hike, swimming in one of Sydney’s beautiful ocean pools or, in winter, maybe hitting the slopes at Thredbo!

My friend Mils and I used to do a lot of rural and regional volunteering while at uni, and after graduating we felt that we were not finished doing this yet. I had met some amazing people in country towns whom I continue to maintain contact with to this day, and I felt that it would be a shame to break that contact just because I wasn’t at uni anymore. This led us to start BCL.

I’m so excited to see this organisation grow and for us to really reach tons of communities and help heaps of people in the coming years.

Get involved, we would love to have you along for the ride.

Milan Naidu

My name is Milan.

Friends would call me amazing, generous, exceptional at everything but I am really just easy-going, humble and down-to-earth. I love getting amongst it – whether it be sports, games, academia or debates about ‘whether plant seeds can really grow inside of you?’ I am drawn in by forces unknown.

I started BCL with my friend Ruvi as way to give back to the community, something I enjoyed immensely after doing similar volunteering work in university. I love travelling, whether it be interstate or overseas, and the country is a breath of fresh air (metaphorically and literally) from city life. Therefore, building a volunteering organisation that travels and helps regional communities was the only logical solution.

I hope one day we can expand BCL to the point where we can help many regional communities each year, building a network full of lifetime connections and exposing plenty of people to the wonders of giving back.

All I have to say is come along, get amongst it, you won’t regret it.