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National Youth Week 2012 Tasmanian State Report National Youth Week 2012 Tasmanian State Report Community Development Division Department of Premier Cabinet C A 4 4 8 8 3 7 CONTENTS Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................. 2 National Planning Group ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Tasmanian NYW Young Member ...................................................................................................................... 3 Tasmanian Steering Committee ........................................................................................................................... 3 Funding and Grant Programs ............................................................................................................................... 4 NYW 2012 Community Grant recipients ............................................................................................................................... 5 NYW 2012 Schools Grant recipients ........................................................................................................................................ 6 NYW 2012 Youthbeyondblue Grant recipients.................................................................................................................. 7 Collaboration and Support Agreement with Youthbeyondblue ............................................................................... 7 Summary of NYW in Tasmania ........................................................................................................................... 8 NYW State Launch ............................................................................................................................................... 10 Event Profile: Newstead College NYW 2012 Health Expo ....................................................................... 13 Event Profile: Southern Cross Young Achiever Awards ............................................................................. 14 Event Profile: Youth Homelessness Matters Day........................................................................................... 15 Official Participants................................................................................................................................................ 16 The Frank MacDonald Memorial Prize ............................................................................................................. 16 Giving Young People a Voice .............................................................................................................................. 17 Feedback ................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Promotion of NYW .............................................................................................................................................. 19 Media Coverage .................................................................................................................................................... 21 National Focus ....................................................................................................................................................... 30 National Launch Event .................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Celebrity Ambassadors ................................................................................................................................................................... 30 National Talent Competition ...................................................................................................................................................... 30 Win Free Stuff ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 National Youth Week 2013 ................................................................................................................................ 30 1 Introduction Australia’s thirteenth National Youth Week (NYW) was held from Friday 14 to Sunday 22 April 2012. NYW is the largest single celebration of young people on the Australian calendar and has run annually since 2000 as a joint initiative of Australian, State, Territory and Local Governments. NYW is a call to action for young people. It is a chance to get involved and have fun regardless of resources, skills or abilities. NYW gives young people aged 12 to 25 years an opportunity to: express their ideas and views raise and act on issues of concern enjoy entertainment showcase their talents take part in competitions express their individuality and diversity celebrate their contribution to the community. NYW also gives the wider community the opportunity to listen to young people and acknowledge and celebrate the positive contributions made by their efforts and achievements, as well as promoting a community focus on issues of concern for young people. The slogan for NYW 2012 was Imagine. Create. Inspire. This slogan appeared on posters and other promotional material that were distributed throughout Australia. Many organisations used the slogan as a focus for activities to encourage young people to Imagine. Create and Inspire. The Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPAC) through the Community Development Division (CDD) has been involved in NYW since its inception in 2000. CDD is responsible for the co- ordination and delivery of NYW in Tasmania. This report is largely based on the evaluation forms that were provided to CDD from organisations that were recipients of NYW grants. 2 National Planning Group The National Planning Group (NPG) oversees the coordination of NYW each year. The Office for Youth in the Australian Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) is responsible for NYW at the national level and supports the NPG. The NPG comprises of a youth representative from each state and territory, representatives from the Office of Youth in DEEWR and government representatives from all states and territories. In 2012, a CDD representative participated on the NPG, as well as Chris Edwards, the Tasmanian representative for NYW. Tasmanian NYW Young Member Chris Edwards was the Tasmanian Young Member for 2012. As the Young Member, 23 year old UTAS student Chris was the face of NYW in Tasmania and was involved in all aspects of planning for NYW at the national and state level. He attended many events around Tasmania during NYW and launched NYW at Youth Rocks the West Coast in Rosebery. Chris is from Margate in southern Tasmania and has been involved in organising events for young people and the Tasmanian Youth Conference. Tasmanian Steering Committee The NYW Steering Committee aims to involve young people and youth sector representatives in the planning and strategic direction of NYW in Tasmania. Steering Committee members attended face to face meetings and teleconferences in the lead up to NYW, advising on how NYW should be coordinated, what type of promotion should be used and where the launch event should be held. In 2012, the Committee comprised of 18 members including six young people - Chris Edwards, Catelyn Richards, Chloe Turner, Griffin Blizzard, Luke Foster and Metika Claxton. Members also represented the Youth Network of Tasmania (YNOT), North West Action for Youth (NWAY), Youth Action Priorities (YAP), DEEWR and DPAC. Interview with Tasmanian Young Member Chris Edwards Why did you get involved with NYW and why is it important to you? I got involved because I think it is really important for young people to be recognised for their contribution to their communities and Australian society. NYW is a perfect way to do this and so when the opportunity came up to be involved on the Tassie Steering Committee I jumped at it! Why should young people get involved in NYW and how can they get involved? Young people should get involved in NYW because there is such a range of opportunities to try new things and participate. They can organise their own event, help out with another or ask their school if they’re doing anything - they just need to be imaginative! How can the youth of today be more active in their communities? The best way to be active is to be interested in what you do in the first place. So whatever they’re good at and enjoy doing they should pursue by setting up a network or game, joining a group or reading more about it! If they find a bunch of like-minded people there is more likely to be passion and drive and there is a higher chance of ongoing involvement, which means a win for both themselves and their communities! http://www.youthweek.com/chris-edwards 3 Funding and Grant Programs NYW in Tasmania is supported by the Tasmanian and Australian Governments and beyondblue: the national depression initiative. For NYW 2012, this funding enabled three grant programs to be offered by CDD to support NYW events and activities around Tasmania. The Tasmanian Government provided approximately $40 000 towards NYW, funding events across the State through the NYW Community Grants Program, as well as providing administration and coordination of all events. DEEWR provided Tasmania with $19 320, including funding for ‘strategic
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