NYW 2010 TASMANIAN REPORT

NYW 2010 TASMANIAN REPORT

Community Development Division Department of Premier and Cabinet

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction ...... 3 National Planning Group ...... 4 NPG Young Member ...... 4 Tasmanian Steering Committee ...... 4 Funding and support ...... 5 Grants program ...... 6 Event snapshot – NYW and Streets Alive launch ...... 6 Youth participation ...... 7 Participation in events ...... 8 Events ...... 9 NYW schools grants - successful applicants ...... 9 NYW Community Capacity Building Grants recipients...... 10 Event snapshot – Youth Action Priorities (YAP) – The FeelGood Festival ...... 15 Community support ...... 16 Sponsorship ...... 18 NYW outcomes ...... 19 Feedback from young people ...... 20 Comments from young people about NYW 2010 ...... 21 National report ...... 22 NYW celebrity ambassadors ...... 22 National competitions ...... 22 National Talent Competitions ...... 23 Win Free Stuff ...... 23 Event snapshot: Southern Cross Young Achiever Awards ...... 23 Promotion and media coverage...... 24 Selected newspaper articles and other promotion ...... 25 Youth issues ...... 33 Event snapshot: Strategic event – Indigenous Hip Hop Project Workshops ...... 33 National Youth Week 2011 ...... 35

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NATIONAL YOUTH WEEK STATE REPORT

Introduction

Australia’s eleventh National Youth Week The Department of Premier and Cabinet (NYW) was held from Saturday 10 to (DPAC) through the Community Sunday 18th April 2010. Development Division’s (CDD), Office of Children and Youth Affairs (OCYA) has NYW is the largest single celebration of been involved in NYW since its inception in young people on the Australian calendar and 2000. OCYA is responsible for the co- has run annually since 2000 as a joint ordination and delivery of NYW in Tasmania initiative of Australian, State, Territory and and is a member of the NYW National Local Governments. Planning Group. NYW is a call to action for young people. It NYW also gives the wider community the is a change to get involved and have fun opportunity to listen to young people and regardless of resources, skills or abilities. acknowledge and celebrate the positive NYW gives young people aged 12-25 years contributions made by their efforts and an opportunity to: achievements, as well as promoting a community focus on issues of concern for • Express their ideas and views young people. • Raise issues of concern to them The slogan for NYW 2010 was ‘Live It • Act on issues that affect their lives Now’. This slogan appeared on posters and other promotional material that was • Showcase their talents distributed throughout Australia. Many • Take part in competitions organisations used the slogan as a focus for activities to encourage young people to live • Express their individuality and it now! diversity This report is largely based on the evaluation • Celebrate their contribution to the forms that were provided to OCYA from community organisations that were official participants for distribution to young people. This feedback has also been incorporated into this report.

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N ational Planning Group

The Office for Youth in the Australian In 2010, the NPG met a number of times Department of Education, Employment and and oversaw arrangements for co-ordinating Workplace Relations (DEEWR) co-ordinates and promoting NYW at a national level. NYW in collaboration with the departments Emma Luttrell, Policy Analyst from OCYA, responsible for youth affairs in all states and was the Tasmanian Government territories. A National Planning Group representative on the NPG and Felicity (NPG) is formed each year, and includes a Anning from the Tasmanian Youth Forum youth representative from each state and (TYF) was the Tasmanian young member. territory, representatives from the DEEWR Office for Youth, and representative from all youth affairs offices around the country.

N PG Young Member

2010 saw a changing of the guard with the currently attends boarding school in Hobart. NPG Young Member position. Felicity She has been involved in a range of different Anning who had been in the role for the debating and community events, including previous two NYWs passed the baton onto the Make Poverty History road trip, prior to Catelyn Richards half way through the year. joining the NYW team. It is great to have her on board and she will no doubt bring a Catelyn is 17 years old and is originally from range of new ideas and enthusiasm to NYW Bridport in the North of Tasmania, however 2011!

T asmanian Steering Committee

The Tasmanian NYW Steering Committee is In 2010, the Steering Committee was convened every year and is integral to the comprised of 18 members from key success of NYW. The aim of the stakeholder groups. Members represented Committee is to involve as many young the TYF, the Youth Network of Tasmania people, youth service providers, families and (YNOT), North West Action for Youth community members in NYW as possible. (NWAY), Youth Action Priorities (YAP), the Australian Government’s Department of Each year young people and representatives Education, Employment and Workplace from the youth sector across the state are Relations (DEEWR) and various local invited to express their interest in joining the councils around the state. NYW Steering Committee.

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Through the State Committee, young to NYW, advising on how NYW should be people were involved in face to face co-ordinated and what type of promotion meetings and teleconferences in the lead up should be used.

F unding and s upport

The Tasmanian Government provided the The strategic funding grant was provided to majority of the funding for NYW in Meenah Mienne, who auspiced a number of Tasmania. OCYA also received funding workshops around the state with the

from DEEWR (as did other states and Indigenous Hip Hop Projects. territories) and beyondblue: the national • State Government - $60 500 depression initiative. This year OCYA also (inc GST) received funding for the first time from DEEWR to run a strategic event in • DEEWR - $15 020.09 (inc GST) Tasmania. The guidelines around this • DEEWR (Strategic Funding) - funding were that the event had to engage $6 492.61 (inc GST) indigenous young people, culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) young people • beyondblue - $44 000 (inc GST) and juvenile justice centres.

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Cla remont College - Long

G rants program

2010 was the first year that all grant National Youth Week grants. The CCB programs in the Community Development grant program distributed over $66 000 in Division were merged into the Community funding to 26 NYW recipients. Capacity Building grant program, including

The NYW grant program include:

Secondary Schools and Colleges NYW 2010 $300 (allocated $3 000) Small Grants Program

Community Capacity Building grant program (allocated $ 66 000) including NYW grants

• Level 1 for events and activities up to $ 2000

• Level 2 for a regional super events (one per region) up to $5 000)

A regional event grant of $5 000 was 20 schools around the state. This program provided to groups in the North (Out of the allowed schools to run a range of different Blue), North-West (Live It Now Youth activities from a long table lunch to a book Expo) and South (The Feelgood Festival). launch and many other great events. OCYA also ran the NYW Schools grant program, which provided grants of $300 to Event snapshot – NYW and Streets Alive l aunch

National Youth Week in Tasmania was Launceston Mall with more music and launched in conjunction with the Streets dancing than ever before, evidenced by the Alive Youth Arts Festival in Launceston on large crowd that came along to have a dance 9th April 2010 with loads of dancing, music, and enjoy themselves. It was fantastic to see street art and colour! The week was a large range of age groups interested in officially launched by Launceston’s Deputy finding more about the festivities and Mayor Frank Nott, who was thrilled to be interacting with each other. part of the event. An extremely talented group of young The event was headlined by the Indigenous members from the NYW Tasmanian Hip Hop Projects who rocked out the Steering Committee, NPG young member

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Felicity Anning, Laura Fillisch, Metika Claxton young people to get involved next year. It and Cedric Malumba told great stories about was certainly a great way to kick off the their involvement with NYW and the week in Tasmania. Tasmanian Youth Forum and encouraged all Y outh p articipation

OCYA and organisations involved in It was also reported to OCYA that the delivering NYW events and activities work young people who organised events and hard to ensure that young people participate activities indicated that their involvement and are recognised as provided a very integral to the positive planning, experience. It was development and noted that this coordination of involvement NYW in Tasmania. developed young people’s capacity, There were nine organisation skills young people from and confidence, as around the state on well as a sense of the NYW Steering their own efficacy. Committee in 2009- 10, including All NYW grant Tasmania’s applications are representative to the assessed against National Planning criteria to measure Group (NPG). the level of participation and Young people were Cla remont College - Long Lunch involvement that also involved in the young people had planning and delivery in the planning and of activities of the development stages of the proposed NYW NYW launch in Tasmania, which included events. This process ensures events that are performances by the Indigenous Hip Hop funded by the Tasmanian Government Projects, a flash mob and decorating the through the NYW grant programs are based Launceston Mall in a range of creative street on the ideas of young people! art.

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P articipation in events

Each official participant was asked to record Numbers for the previous nine years are the number of young people and others included for comparison. who were involved in the planning of their event and who participated in the event itself.

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Young people aged 12–25 involved in 633 552 867 1 650 1 116 1 304 1 194 1 542 1 274 648 545 planning events Others involved in 307 308 286 1 230 576 903 404 486 637 347 203 planning events * Total involved in 940 860 1 153 2 880 1 688 2 207 1 598 2 028 1 911 995 748 planning events Young people aged 12–25 involved in 14 652 13 668 12 349 17 671 24 726 17 401 14 200 12 667 13 707 11 812 6485 participating in events Others participating in 4 291 2 281 2 068 9 655 7 989 5 231 1 711 4 643 12 460 2 198 1380 events Total participating 18 943 15 949 14 417 27 326 32 715 22 632 15 911 17 310 26 167 14 010 7865 in events

* “Others” are those not in the 12-25 years age group, i.e. younger children and adults. Approximately half of the NYW events and There has been a significant drop in the level activities were open to the general youth of participation in Tasmania for NYW across population. Of those targeting an age group, the board in 2010. There are several factors the majority targeted young people from 12 that may explain this, including the change in to 18. There were three events that the grant process and a large drop in the targeted young people from 18 to 25. participation of unfunded groups as official participants. OCYA is investigating a There has been a shift towards larger expo number of ways to ensure a rise in numbers style events that provide access to a range of for NYW 2011. service providers and information. This has resulted in a reduction in smaller events. Therefore, there were less young people involved in the planning and delivery of NYW events for 2010.

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E vents

A list of events held for NYW 2010 is as follows:

NYW schools grants - successful applicants

The following schools were awarded grants under the 2010 NYW Schools Program. The Program is designed to enable students to decide how they would like to celebrate NYW.

SCHOOL PROJECT NAME PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Bothwell District BBQ & Disco BBQ lunch and disco. Students were involved in advertising High School the event to other students by verbal means, cooking of the BBQ, help run the disco, choose lucky spot prizes winners, painting students’ faces, taking photographs of the event, set up and clean up the library. Claremont Long Lunch A lunch celebrating diversity. Student Representative Council College Around The World mobilised all students, staff and interesting community - Enjoy It Now! members to prepare a huge 'Lunch, lunch' Festival. Prizes were awarded at the conclusion of the lunch at a culminating ceremony. Claremont High Claremont - Caring Music, dance and art performances, concert, exhibition, spray School for young lives painting workshop, Clarence High Rock On - Live It Rock On - Live It Now was a lunchtime event. School Now Deloraine High Live It Now Was a concert featuring bands from grade 7-10. Free BBQ School for all staff and students. It was also an opportunity for student council to mix with other grades and collect ideas for improving the school. The Tasmanian Live It Now - Student issues focus day, free BBQ, stalls with various Polytechnic – Youth Issues 2010 community groups (including Quit, and the Cancer Council) Elizabeth where students were able to access information. Campus Exeter High Live it now @ BBQ at lunch time with music on the deck. Activities on the School Exeter oval and the dance class in the student centre. There were prizes for participation and also a competition surrounding. Fahan School Publication, launch Publication, launch and reading of an anthology of poetry, and reading prose and nonfiction written by teenage students which deals with some of the issues facing youth today. Glenora District Glenora's Got Members of the community were invited to attend High School Talent 'Glenora's Got Talent' in which students performed an item of dancing, singing, music, drama, etc. Huonville High Speak it Now Grade 8 public speaking competition. Students prepared and School presented 3 minutes talks on the topic 'If today was my last day on the Earth, I would …..' Kingston High Top Band Band competition at lunch time for students. School

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Launceston Here and Now A mini expo for students to raise awareness and provide College mini youth Expo information on housing issues and homelessness: public housing and private rental. Mountain Heights Pride in our School Creation of a mural in the secondary area - to improve the School look and feel of the school - involving whole school and community members. North West Incredible Race - Fun, sport and competition activities which involved outdoor Christian School Youth Challenge pursuits promoted active group participation, developed leadership skills and friendships, and healthy viewpoints on exercise. Ogilvie High Grade 7 Fun'N An afternoon of fun activities including games and interactive School Games Afternoon team challenges. Parklands High Youth Living with A special school assembly with presentation ceremony. School Elders Penguin High The Launch of the Activities day which launched the transition between Primary School transition & Secondary students, sports day and BBQ lunch. Port Dalrymple Beyond Boredom - Range of activities that allowed students to experience School "Try it Today, Take recreational, relaxing, and self defence programs that are not it up Tomorrow" normally available in the community. Riverside High Blue-Tech Disco/Dance Party. Blue-Tech promoted awareness of School depression in youth with well-known entertainers from the school community performing and talking about their experiences. The Hutchins Youth Week Live it BBQ events provided opportunities for students to raise School Now issues of concern to them, act on issues which affect their lives, and create enjoyment and entertainment.

NYW Community Capacity Building Grants recipients

The following table lists the organisations which received funding for National Youth Week projects through the Tasmanian Government Community Capacity Building Grants Program.

ORGANISATION PROJECT PROJECT DESCRIPTION

STATEWIDE United Nations UNYA State UNYA State Conference provides a learning Youth Association of Conference 2010 environment of inclusion, empowerment, and education Tasmania as part of National Youth Week 2010. Highly experienced facilitators brought together up to 60 students from grades 10 to 12 and, along with academics, community leaders, and experts, to provide them with an opportunity to express their views on international relations, structures, and concepts of leadership. Working It Out Inc Live it now - we're This project created supportive and cohesive (WIO) in!! networking facilities and capabilities amongst same sex attracted young people in Tasmania and Australia. Live it now- we’re in, provided participants with an online

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environment to create and share, address barriers and celebrate diversity with expertise available in the areas of online presentation. WIO worked with other similar organisations for a national online presentation for NYW. Tasmanian Deaf One In All In To celebrate National Youth Week Tasdeaf developed Society a series of workshops. Workshop topics promoted the rich language and culture that is associated with being deaf, raised awareness that hearing loss amongst young people is increasing due to IPods’ and more advanced headphones and that losing your hearing doesn’t mean that your quality of life has to suffer. SOUTHERN Derwent Valley National Youth A series of National Youth Week activities were held in Council Week 2010 the Derwent Valley including: a disco for young people Activities aged 12 to 18 years, Tournarama (a series of tournaments), a LAN party and movie night, sports day,. The grant also supported D’FAT (Derwent Valley Youth Future Action Team) marquee at the 2010 Derwent Valley Autumn in the Valley to host activities for young people. Glamorgan Spring Youth Week For National Youth Week 2010, young people from Bay Council Celebration Trip Bicheno, Buckland, Coles Bay, Orford, Swansea, Triabunna and surrounding areas went on a day trip to Hobart to participate in activities and enjoy entertainment with other young people that they would not otherwise have access to. The activities provided a fun, non-threatening atmosphere where they were all able to join in and have fun. A Glamorgan Spring Bay Councillor was invited to attend the event and during the course of the day, an opportunity was provided for young people to raise any issues of concern they have and how they would like those concerns addressed. Glenorchy City Alive On The This National Youth Week 2010 Youth Entertainment Council Green Event- event was held on the Village Green at Claremont. The National Youth event was planned, developed and hosted by young Week 2010 people for young people in Glenorchy and featured live entertainment from youth bands and individual performers, youth and community services, information and resources, an opportunity for young people to be consulted and hear the views of other young people on how to build and maintain connected communities and to enjoy other fun activities such as games, leisure activities, food services and more. The Glenorchy City Council’s Youth Taskforce also utilised this event as an opportunity to consult with young people to identify to build and maintain connected communities from a youth perspective. Hobart City Council The Feelgood This festival was a large scale all weather event in the Festival Hobart City Hall and the Youth Action Resource Centre (Youth ARC) on the last Friday of National

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Youth Week 2010. This festival was also funded in conjunction with beyondblue as the National Youth Week regional event. Oenghus Inc Youth National Youth This National Youth Week event enabled Oenghus Services Week 2010. Youth Services and partners to launch the Oenghus Launch In2 Life service guide 4 young people. (Live It Now): The Games, activities, art & craft and service information was Mini-Fest on display and available to members of the community. Sorell Council National Youth A National Youth Week dance and social event for Week Annual young people that is safe, alcohol and other drugs free Disco and is supported by Sorell Council and the community. Youth Network Youth Week 2010 This festival is an annual youth initiated cultural event Advisory Group that showcased young people's talents and Clarence City performances and provided an opportunity for the Council whole family to enjoy a range of activities and access information on a range of youth issues. Bands, solo artists, dancing, drama and choirs performed at the festival and entertainment/activities included Vertigo extreme air system, face painting, jumping castle, pavement art and interactive games. Youth specific information was disseminated through brochures, posters and other marketing materials. Youth Action The Feelgood This regional National Youth Week event was Priorities auspiced by Festival (Regional developed by Youth Action Priorities, the southern the Hobart City National Youth regional youth sector group. The Festival was about Council Week Event) sharing creativity, enjoying life, having fun, learning new things, participating in new experiences and looking out for each other. It provided multiple opportunities through words, music, drama, film, dance, art, recreation, health and awareness raising activities by and for young people to experience ways that they can maintain and improve their own and their friends’ well-being. The day was divided into two distinct sections with an expo based event during the day and a concert in the evening. The event engaged young people in performances, exhibitions, workshops, displays and awareness raising activities that were created by and delivered with and for young people in the key areas of Culture and Recreation, Health and Community Sorell Council Towards the Sorell This National Youth Week event showcased not only Youth Task Force the musical talents and skills of young people in Sorell Gig in the Gardens and also gave them an opportunity to learn planning, organisation and evaluation skills through the creation of opportunities they would not under most circumstances have. Services and agencies that are readily available to young people living in the metropolitan area of Hobart were invited to come to the event and set up a stall - giving the young people in Sorell the opportunity to know and understand just what service are available to them.

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NORTHERN

Break O’Day Health Healthy The Break O’Day Youth Council provided an event that Resource Association Community Project enabled young people of all ages to get together and Inc - Youth Week celebrate National Youth Week. A skate, bike and scooter demonstration and competition was held at the Scamander Foreshore, as well as an opportunity for young people to participate in a graffiti style workshop creating portable graffiti boards that incorporating the “Live it Now” theme National Youth Week theme. Disposable cameras were also available at the event for young people to record the event as they see it. Northern Suburbs Northern Suburbs To celebrate National Youth Week 2010 ‘Live it Now,’ Community Centre “Live It Now” a youth carnival style event was held at Torrens Street Inc people’s park in Mayfield. The afternoon was filled with a range of different activities including: art and craft, circus workshops, PCYC Mac trailer activities, jumping castle, giant slide, music, face painting, hand massage, nail painting, barbecue with support from City Mission, information show bags, ideas and views board. Interweave Arts Streets Alive Youth The Streets Alive Youth Arts Festival launch was held in Association Inc Arts Festival Launch conjunction with the broader National Youth Week launch in the north of Tasmania. This launch event showcased highlights from the Festival program with a particular emphasis on creating site- specific spaces for young people to perform. Representatives from all schools in the north and north east of the State were be invited to this launch along with young artists, artist mentors, performers and artists with disabilities from the Access Arts Link Studio. Speak Out Youth Week To raise awareness of young Tasmanians with disability, Association of Activity the Speak Out Self Advocacy Youth Group in Tasmania Inc Launceston reproduced, promoted and distributed their recently produced DVD entitled ‘Life is a Maze’ as part of National Youth Week 2010. Flinders Council Dance to the Beat This youth week event was a collaboration of of Our Own Drum workshops to engage and expose young people and community members to a variety of new and interactive workshops facilitated by skilled local members and dance professionals, culminating in a short film which was viewed by the residents of Flinders Island. Workshops included: String together, sing together - introduction to guitar. Break the Mould: Head sculptures using clay Snapshot: Film, record and editing techniques. Beat it: Drumming workshop. Funk Factory: Dance company funk factory ran a weekend of workshops for development of creative dance piece highlighting youth issues. Northern Youth Reel life! Open Mic Out of the Blue combined a number of fun and Coordinating Nite, Post Your informative youth activities in the one venue including Committee auspiced Blues Away, Out of live local bands, movies, the hub games area, kids by the Launceston the Blue (Regional paradise, and a talent quest to celebrate National Youth

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City Council National Youth Week. Week Event) The event was co-ordinated through a partnership between West Tamar Council, Launceston City Council, Northern Midlands Council and the Tailrace Centre. Our respective youth councils/groups (YAG, YAC, Youth Taskforce) also played a key role in organising the event and co-ordinating activities on the day. George Town BlueBash - disco This event was developed by George Town Council’s Council – 2CYC event 2CYC – Youth Advisory Group to raise awareness on depression in young people and how to find help, by promoting resources available through beyondblue. NORTHWEST Devonport City Live it Now Youth For National Youth Week 2010 a youth art exhibition Council Week Art was held at Devonport Regional Gallery. The exhibition Exhibition gave young people an opportunity to display their art in a public area for a publicised event, and gave young people a chance to express themselves in a positive and creative way. King Island Council King Island This National Youth Week event enabled young people Gladiators on King Island to see how their ideas can be translated into goals and how their goals can be realised. A massive waterslide was built in collaboration with the Youth Leaders and other community groups such as the Men’s Shed. The construction was made from recycled timber and after the event it was burned at a ceremonial finish to the day, which also featured music from a local composer, DJ and a free barbecue. Mersey Police and Live it Now A Dance Party for young people was held, where Community Youth National Youth information about sexual health, alcohol and drug Club Inc Week Project information and other youth related issues was made available. The dance party also invited youth services to be a part of the event and promote what they provide for young people. Also included in the event was a ‘VOX Pop’. This involved local high school students making a short film based on 'what it means to be young'. A youth art exhibition including photography, sculpture, collage and painting based on the ‘Live it now - what it means to be young' theme was also held. North West Action Live it Now Youth The day-portion of the event involved school/college for Youth auspiced by Expo (Regional groups moving through the expo and having the chance the Devonport City National Youth to stop and interact with a variety of youth-orientated Council Week Event) services and organisations. Topics addressed included sexual health, drug and alcohol use, employment options, youth recreation and mental health. Once student groups moved through the expo they were treated to a free sausage sizzle lunch & given a show bag full of relevant information and goodies. The Live It Now night event was a lot more recreationally focussed. There were live music (lots of local bands and a mainland headline act), small sports competitions (basketball, soccer etc) and lots of interactive art projects that gave attending youth a

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chance to express their opinions and views. Waratah Wynyard SK8 & Create SK8 & Create was a major National Youth Week event Council for young people from Wynyard and surrounding areas. The event celebrated what it means to be young and part of the community. Based at the local skate park, young bands performed on a mobile stage while skaters and bike riders competed at the skate park.

Event snapshot – Youth Action Priorities (YAP) – The FeelGood Festival

The FeelGood Festival, held in Hobart’s City received funding from beyondblue there was Hall was an enormous regional event that also a strong emphasis on communicating attracted over 1,100 young people. their message of Look, Listen, Talk and Seek Help throughout the day. Over 32 different cultural, recreational and health activities were made available for One third of the events held on the day young people to participate in. Activities were facilitated by young people and the included, rock climbing, laughing groups, DJ response to the event was overwhelmingly workshops and improv/comedy workshops. positive. The event provided multiple opportunities A free concert featuring a number of through music, drama, film, art, recreation, interstate acts, including Illy and the health and awareness raising activities by and Thundementals, was held in the evening to for young people to experience ways that attract older young people who may have they can maintain and improve their health been working and unable to attend the and general wellbeing. As the event earlier expo.

The FeelGood Festival The FeelGood Festival

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C ommunity s upport

NYW events in Tasmania cater for diverse A commitment from the community to groups and young people from all back support young people and an increasing grounds and life experiences (such as wider community awareness of youth issues culturally and linguistically diverse groups and was demonstrated through the involvement young people who have a disability). in NYW of a whole range of organisations and businesses throughout Tasmania.

ORGANISATION EVENT

United Nations Youth Association of Tasmania UNYA State Conference 2010

Working It Out Inc (WIO) Live it now - we're in!!

Tasmanian Deaf Society One In All In

Mental Health Services Various state-wide events

Clarence High School Rock On - Live It Now

Claremont College Long Lunch Around The World - Enjoy It Now!

Claremont High School Claremont - Caring for young lives

Derwent Valley Council National Youth Week 2010 Activities

Fahan School Publication, launch and reading

Glamorgan Spring Bay Council Youth Week Celebration Trip

Glenorchy City Council Alive On The Green Event - National Youth Week 2010

Glenora District High School Glenora's Got Talent

Hobart City Council The Feelgood Festival (Regional National Youth Week Event)

Huonville High School Speak it Now

Kingston High School Top Band

Oenghus Inc Youth Services National Youth Week 2010. Launch In2 Life (Live It Now): The Mini-Fest

Ogilvie High School Grade 7 Fun'N Games Afternoon

Sorell Council National Youth Week Annual Disco; Towards the Sorell Youth Task Force Gig in the Gardens

Youth Network Advisory Group Clarence City Youth Week 2010 Council

The Hutchins School Youth Week Live it Now (sausage sizzle and Rap Concert)

The Tasmanian Polytechnic – Elizabeth Live It Now - Youth Issues 2010

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Campus

Youth Network of Tasmania Youth Week 2010 Festival

Bothwell District High School BBQ & Disco

Break O’Day Health Resource Association Inc Healthy Community Project - Youth Week

Exeter High School Live it now @ Exeter

Northern Suburbs Community Centre Inc Northern Suburbs “Live It Now”

Launceston City Council Out of the Blue, Reel Life!, Open Mic, Post your blues away (Regional National Youth Week Events)

Launceston College Here and Now mini youth Expo

Interweave Arts Association Inc Streets Alive Youth Arts Festival Launch

Port Dalrymple School Beyond Boredom - "Try it Today, Take it up Tomorrow"

Riverside High School Blue-Tech

Speak Out Association of Tasmania Inc Youth Week Activity

Flinders Council Dance to the Beat of Our Own Drum

George Town Council – 2CYC BlueBash

Deloraine High School Live It Now

Devonport City Council Live it Now Youth Week Art Exhibition

King Island Council King Island Gladiators

Mersey Police and Community Youth Club Inc Live it Now National Youth Week Project (Regional National Youth Week Event)

Mountain Heights School Pride in our School

North West Christian School Incredible Race - Youth Challenge

Parklands High School Youth Living with Elders

Penguin High School The Launch of the transition

Waratah Wynyard Council SK8 & Create

Rural Health Tasmania Inc Intergenerational Insight - Shining the light on GEN Y

Youth Network of Tasmania West Coast Peer Education Project for North West

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Support from business and community groups included in-kind and other support such as:

Sponsorship/funding Cash prizes Supervision and security Advice and support Provision of specialist personnel Placement of advertising in shop and business windows Supplying free materials Donating prizes for competitions Reducing costs of materials Donating food and drinks Reducing costs of services and hire Loaning equipment Free transportation of equipment Free use of premises/areas for events Free advertising in newspapers and on radio Assisting with promotions Assisting with setting up Assisting with coordination and project management of events

S ponsorship

For the third year in a row OCYA has In total, beyondblue provided $44 000 in negotiated with beyondblue: the national funding to the Tasmanian government depression initiative to provide valuable which supported the following events: sponsorship for NYW in Tasmania. In • The Feelgood Festival (Southern 2010 this funding was directed towards Regional Event) the Tasmanian regional events and • The Live It Now Youth Expo projects run by Statewide Mental Health (North-West Regional Event) Services (MHS), part of the Department • of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Out of the Blue (Northern Regional Event) Funding enabled the organisations to • Messages through the Media promote Youthbeyondblue’s messages of (Statewide Mental Health ‘Look, Listen, Talk and Seek Help Services) Together’. • NYW Bike Ride (Statewide Beyondblue was proud to partner with Mental Health Services) the Tasmanian Government for NYW in • Great Race and Photographic 2010 and are currently in the process of Exhibition (Statewide Mental negotiating for continued involvement in Health Services 2011.

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N YW outcomes

It is impossible to record every positive A selection of outcomes are listed below outcome and example of best practice that that indicate the value and impact events was identified for each NYW event. Many have made in the youth sector as well as participants identified a number of within the whole community. particularly positive outcomes generated in their area, while many organisations showed good practices in planning and implementation.

The following table provides a summary of the outcomes that were reported by organisations to OCYA.

Outcomes of NYW 2010 in Tasmania

Empowerment through ‘for youth, by youth’ activities and events

Entertainment

Enabling and celebrating creativity and expression

The wider community to view young people as positive, capable citizens community members

Opportunities for young people to raise issues important to them

The delivery of health, wellbeing and other information and services

Physical activity

Community involvement (including private organisations and businesses)

The importance of NYW for young people and contributing to events and activities through sponsorship and in-kind support.

The following table provides a summary of the key factors that contributed to the successful outcomes of NYW activities in Tasmania.

Key factors that led to successful outcomes for NYW 2010

The commitment of youth development officers and other project officers working in the youth sector, and their support of young people and their ideas.

Coordination, information and resources sharing between organisations to deliver NYW events. This includes sponsorship, engaging services providers at NYW events, partnerships between organisations and collaboration across entire regions of Tasmania

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The ability of NYW events to target important issues such as mental health, body image and the many events that provided information through workshops and other mediums.

The enthusiasm and commitment of the young people involved in the planning, development and implementation of NYW events and activities.

The volunteers that provide their time and resources to ensure the success of NYW events.

Sponsorship for individual events that were negotiated by youth development officers, young people and NGOs.

Sponsorship from beyondblue added value to existing events and promoted its message of ‘Look, Listen, Talk and Seek Help Together.’ Many young people had direct access to this message during NYW in Tasmania.

The support of the general Tasmanian community.

The ingenuity of organisations that made efforts to take NYW to young people to address transport barriers in rural and regional areas.

A number of organisations becoming involved in NYW for the first time.

F eedback from young p eople

OCYA sent evaluation forms to NYW event All grants recipients and official participants and activity providers to collect young in NYW are required to provide OCYA people’s feedback on NYW 2010. with an evaluation report about the NYW events that were held. These evaluations As an incentive, young people returning the were overwhelmingly positive and many evaluation forms qualified to be entered into NYW events enjoyed great media coverage a prize draw for three $100 gift vouchers and encouraging feedback from the from Red Herring, a surf shop with community. franchises around Tasmania. One $100 voucher was available for each region of the The surveys indicated that participants were State. There were over 70 feedback forms looking forward to NYW in 2011 completed and sent back to OCYA. Overall (1-10 April) and many are already making participants were very positive about the plans. events they attended.

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Comments from young people about NYW 2010

I think there should be more activities and we should have longer for it. It was a great I loved the incredible race day we had! at our school. I only wish There should be we had more time. more advertising but is was good!!! Claremont College’s It was good! long lunch was a really It was fun! successful event with plenty of fun and laughter. I had a great time, wish we had way more time and more activities. I had a great time, I had a great time, wish we had Can’t wait to do it wish we had way way more time and more next year. more time and activities. Can’t wait to do it more activities. next year. Can’t wait to do it next year. Youth Week is an Could be awesome thing. Brings more The support and people together, it is a advertising. resources were great idea, lots of fun. I perfect. Thanks. don’t think anything I think, we should have could make it better. had more time to fit Hm it was totally everything in and more Bovi… Just kidding, it advertising but it was was Fraken Ausome. still a blast laughter.

I thought it was I had a good time, it awesome and I think was fun. National Youth Week is a great idea! More activities and make it It was the funniest day longer. of my life. I wish we had more time. Can’t wait till next year.

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N ational report

At a national level, NYW centred on the enter competitions and find out what was website www.youthweek.com, through happening around the country for NYW. which young people had the opportunity to N YW celebrity ambassadors

This year a number of high-profile young achievers were supporters of NYW 2010 including:

Stephanie Rice Olympic Gold Medallist, Swimming

Matthew Mitcham Olympic Gold Medallist, Diving

Dappled Cities Australian Indie Rock Band

Casey Donovan ARIA Award Winning Singer

Anthony Capon Winner of Project Runway Australia Season Two

Renton Millar Professional Skateboarder

My Escapade Modern Alternative Rock Band

Hot 30 Hosts Charli Delaney and Chris Page

Matthew Werkmeister Stage and Television Actor, currently Zeke on Neighbours

National competitions

A huge number of young Australians enter video or other media as to why the National the NYW competitions each year and 2010 Launch of NYW should be held in their was no exception. 2010 was the first year space. The winners of this competition that the ‘ourspace’ competition was held as were from Victor Harbour in South Australia part of NYW. This enabled young people and Parramatta in New South Wales. to enter with reasons, via photography,

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N ational Talent Competitions

The National Talent Competition winners by the quality and originality of all the entries. were chosen in five categories – RockIT You can go to (music), WriteIT (short stories), ShootIT http://youthweek.com/2010/comps/national- (film), DesignIT (graphic design) and SnapIT talent-competition to check out the winners (photography). These categories are of the industry and People’s Choice Awards. separated into junior and senior sections. Be sure to check out Tasmanian winner of the senior SnapIT People’s Choice Award, The winners were decided by industry Kelsey Austin Walsh. experts in each field, who were impressed Win Free Stuff

The Win Free Stuff competitions gave young young people could enter the competition people a chance to win some fantastic by visiting the Win Free Stuff page on the prizes. Once the competitions opened, www.youthweek.com website.

Event snapshot: Southern Cross Young Achiever Awards

2010 saw the Southern Cross Young Award, TEMPCO Science & Technology Achiever Awards celebrate 21 years of Award, Spirit of Tasmania Award and the recognising amazing young Tasmania, and Fonterra Agricultural Award. the Gala Presentation Dinner was held The judging panel, which consisted of during National Youth Week. members of TYF, OCYA and sponsoring Many nominations were received across nine organisations had a tough job determining categories which included: Hydro Tasmania the finalists from an outstanding field of ten Environment Award, O Group Trade & semi-finalists in each of the eight categories. Enterprise Award, Print Applied Technology The Awards Gala Presentation Dinner was Sports Award, MyState Financial Arts Award, held on Saturday 17 April, with over 400 Tasmania Together Community Service guests, at Wrest Point Casino. Guests Award, Forestry Tasmania Regional Initiative

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included Rebecca White MP representing Will is currently completing his doctorate in the Premier, David Bartlett MP, and Patron agriculture at UTAS and the CSIRO, while of the Awards and many other community also co-managing his family farm. He has a leaders. The evening’s entertainment was strong passion for sustainable agriculture and provided by Gypsy Rose. produces award winning high quality produce for his customers. He has also The nine category winners were announced been an active member of community during the evening. Each winner received a groups. trophy and a $1000 grant from Holden and Motors. The night ended with Rebecca White MP, awarding 27 year old Will Bignell SCYAA – All Category Ba nners the Premier’s Young Achiever Award.

Promotion and media c overage

OCYA continued to make promotional • Promotional Material Order form material available to NYW participants in The national advertising campaign for NYW 2010. The website included a range of included a series of promotional television marketing tools for participants to utilise and advertisements, radio announcements, links through to the National website. promotional material and online information OCYA’s Promotional Pack for NYW and marketing. • Media Contacts In Tasmania promotion of NYW by OCYA involved print advertising (newspaper, youth • Promotional ideas information sheet based magazines), erection of banners, • Media tips information sheet website and online notification to schools and organisations in the Youth Sector, as • Community announcements well as media releases. For the first time in information sheet including contacts 2010, OCYA also utilised both facebook and list cinema advertising with great success. • Media Advisory Alert

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All NYW grant recipients are required to • Youth sector and education online state how they will promote their NYW dissemination event to their target audience of young • Posters and flyers people. Means of communication by grant recipients are detailed below. • Development of advertisements for radio, TV and print media and • Media releases and approaching approaching local community radio local and regional newspapers stations for free advertising • School newsletters • Events pages on facebook • Youth Advisory Council online

networks

Selected newspaper articles and other promotion

OCYA asked all NYW participants to provide copies of any newsprint coverage their event received. Many articles, most with accompanying photos, were received. The articles featured in both daily and regional newspapers. Examples of print media coverage are included on the next few pages.

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Youth issues

NYW is a great way for young people in • Access to more activities and things Tasmania to highlight their concerns and talk to do in the community about issues affecting them. A number of • OCYA uses the information themes were evident in the feedback received in consultation from young received from NYW 2010, and a list of people during NYW to support and these is included below. direct policy development for the • Transport/Access issues for young future. Tasmanians living in remote areas

• Mental health issues, including depression, body image, self harm and suicide

Event snapshot: Strategic e vent – Indigenous Hip Hop Project Workshops

2010 was the first year that Tasmania gained In total five workshops were held around a strategic funding grant from DEEWR. The the state with a number of other focus of this was on indigenous young performances and events taking place, people, culturally and linguistically diverse including the launch of NYW in Launceston. young people and juvenile justice centres. Over 1000 people enjoyed the high energy This funding went towards a number of performances and some great outcomes workshops, targeting all three groups, around were achieved. In particular the workshops the state with the Indigenous Hip Hop at Ashley Youth Detention Centre were Projects (IHHP). particularly successful, with young people recording four rap songs. These were The IHHP are a group of talented artists in played to the Ashley Youth Detention all elements of hip hop, media, Centre community during their monthly entertainment and performing arts, who assembly, and also used during the Streets have been working extensively in Aboriginal Alive Youth Arts Festival. The young people communities around Australia since 2004. were also provided with copies of their They celebrate the fusion of traditional songs. Indigenous culture and hip hop, facilitating workshops that provide performance skills, The workshops gave the young people leading up to events with performance, involved an outlet in music and dance to community strengthening, community voice the concerns and issues they have. educational and health outcomes. While also being an opportunity to learn

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more about how to cope with mental health strengthen ties within the Tasmanian arts issues due to IHHP’s strong ties with community and local indigenous beyondblue. The workshops also worked to organisations.

Launch of NYW 2010 in Launceston with the Indigenous Hip Hop performers.

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National Youth Week 2011

Planning is well underway for NYW 2011, to promote the opportunities and events that be held from 1-10 April. The slogan for young people can get involved in during the NYW 2011 is Own It. week. The funding round for Tasmanian Councils, For NYW 2011, OCYA will be working hard and non-government organisations ran from to encourage young people to Own It, and 31 July 2010 to the 30 September 2010. make the most of being a young person in NYW funding for 2011 is granted through Tasmania. an open funding process. To assist with raising the profile of NYW in NYW is a great way to celebrate all the Tasmania OCYA are working on some wonderful things about being young, exciting new initiatives for 2011. Keep an however, it can still be better! eye on the website http://www.dpac.tas.gov.au/divisions/cdd/ocy OCYA will be working towards addressing a/national_youth_week for new information how to further improve communication to coming soon!

Own It

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