It’s that time of year again! Nominations are now open for the 2009 Macedon Ranges Youth Awards.
As part of National Youth Week 2009, the Macedon Ranges Shire Council Youth Development Unit would like to acknowledge, encourage, reward and promote the positive achievements of young people in the Shire.
On Thursday 2nd April 2009 there will be a Youth Awards Night which will showcase the talents of young people to the community and present category winners with awards. All nominees and the wider community are encouraged to attend.
Anyone who resides, studies or is employed in the Macedon Ranges Shire can nominate a young person aged 12-25 years for a Youth Award (this means you!), with categories including:
Sports
Arts
Environment
Community Involvement
Business
Academic
Nominations Close at 5pm Friday 20th March 2009, so be quick!
For a nomination pack and further information regarding the Youth Awards, please follow the link:
On 2 October 2008 the Australian Government launched the Australian Youth Forum initiative.
This initiative is aimed at providing young Australians aged 16–24 and the youth sector with the opportunity to communicate their ideas, thoughts and opinions to Government on issues important to them.
The Australian Youth Forum has a dedicated website, enabling young people to have their say at any time. This website includes discussions boards on topical matters and announcements of future forums and events.
On 20 February 2009 the Australian Youth Forum will host its first multi-locational forum between the Federal Minister for Youth, Kate Ellis, and young people from across Australia.
Ten locations across all Australian states will be linked by live video satellite so that young people can lead and contribute to these discussions.
This time round youthcentral is looking for twenty Victorians, aged 16-24 to join our Roving Reporter team. They will produce articles and reviews covering launches, career expos, festivals, events and news relevant to young people and their local communities.
All reporters will need to be able to commit to completing one of the 2-day workshops to be held on Saturday August 23rd and Sunday August 24th, or Wednesday September 24th and Thursday September 25th. Participants will be trained in web journalism and digital photography to assist them in contributing content to the site through-out their tenure, and provided with on-going support through the program.
Note: All travel and accommodation costs incurred in order to attend training will be covered by the Office for Youth.
Youth Central says: We’re not looking for Victoria’s best writers-just young people keen to be involved in a youth-friendly web project.
Applications close Friday July 25th, 2008 at 5pm and can be
sent via post to: Lauren Macken,
Youth Participation Project Officer,
Youth Central, Office for Youth, Department of Planning and Community
Development, GPO Box 2392, Melbourne, Vic, 3001 or
The 2020 Schools Summits were designed to get young people involved in shaping Australia’s future. And get
involved is exactly what they did. School children from more than 500 schools across Australia participated in
the summits which were held across Australia for a three-week period from 17 March 2008.
The Schools Summit Report, "Voices of the Future" has just been published this week.
The Federal Minister for Edcuation, the Honourable Julia Gillard has said:
I have been singularly impressed by the passion and commitment of the many thousands of young people who
participated and who used this opportunity to put forward some really sound and important ideas about the
future challenges facing Australia. This report contains an overview of their refreshingly innovative ideas,
thoughts and solutions.
Are you...16-24 yrs old? Living in the greater Melbourne area? Unemployed? Not in full-time education? Have you experienced homelessness, drug or alcohol problems, or been involved with the law?
More importantly... do you love to cook?
Applications are open from Monday 17th March and close Friday 18th April.
JOIN THE CLASS OF 2008! APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!
Do you want to have your say about what’s important to Victorian young people today?
Do you want to meet other young people from all walks of life?
Then this forum is YOUR chance to make a difference!
The Office for Youth is proud to introduce Young People Direct. It’s a new Victorian Government initiative which aims to give young people a real chance to be heard – because
no one knows what young people think is important better than you do.
And this forum is the first ever YPD event! The forum will also mark the launch of National Youth Week, Australia’s biggest annual celebration of young people and what they can do.
On the day, there will be group discussions with all forum participants on issues that you
identify as important to you and other young people.
But it’s not all talk – there’ll be lots of fun
stuff too, like video booths, a graffiti board, information stalls and freebies, plus a free lunch
and afternoon tea!
If you are interested, please see below for details on how to apply.
If you want to attend, you must register beforehand because
places are limited.
Where: Jasper Hotel function room, 489 Elizabeth St,
Melbourne
Assistance with your transport can be porvided if you need it, so please contact Anna Saw
from the Office for Youth on 9208 3209 or anna.saw@dpcd.vic.gov.au if you have any more
questions.
Posted by Bill Coppinger on 13 March 2008; 4:53:01 PM
from the dept.
The 2020 Schools Summits were designed to get young people involved in shaping Australia’s future. And get
involved is exactly what they did. School children from more than 500 schools across Australia participated in
the summits which were held across Australia for a three-week period from 17 March 2008.
