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These grants provide opportunities for young people to have fun and develop new skills during the major school holidays in the Territory.

June/July 2009 School Holiday Activities

NAIDOC Week 2009

NAIDOC stands for the National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee. Its origins can be traced to the emergence of Aboriginal groups in the 1920s which sought to increase awareness in the wider community of the status and treatment of Indigenous Australians.

Today, NAIDOC is a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and an opportunity to recognise the contributions of Indigenous Australians in various fields. Activities will take place across the nation during NAIDOC Week from 5-12 July 2009. All Australians are encouraged to participate.

National Youth Week Indigenous Representative 2010

Want to help increase Indigenous Australian participation in National Youth Week 2010? Here is your chance. We are looking for an enthusiastic young Australian to join the National Youth Week planning group. Your role will be to help plan activities for National Youth
Week 2010 and assist in increasing Indigenous participation. To be eligible for this position candidates must be:

Indigenous Australians and non-Indigenous Australians are encouraged to apply. For more info click here.

Australian Youth Forum

When you start your first job, your rights and responsibilities in the workplace can be a bit of a mystery.

The Government is developing a Young Workers’ Toolkit, so we want to hear your experiences – good and bad – at work.

Keen to share? - Click here

Explore more of the AYF at www.youth.gov.au/ayf/home.htm

Bright Young Acheivers (BYM) Summit

Each year, the Brightest Young Minds Foundation brings together 100 of Australia’s brightest young people between the ages of 18-28 to work together and develop new social entrepreneurship initiatives, receiving mentoring from some of the country’s most inspiring business and community leaders

For more details on how to apply for this year’s Summit, visit www.bym.com.au or email lauren@bym.com.au

OzGREEN Youth LEAD

Youth LEAD is holding a Transformative Learning workshop that helps to both educate & empower people to connect to their concerns & follow their dreams. It results in a active, engaged, inspired young people who add to their community in helpful ways. As a result it may help to build on what you are already doing in your work.

Change Course

A unique journey of self-discovery, learning and networking for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth 26-31 October 2009, Melbourne CHANGECOURSE supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people who are committed to creating positive change on a personal, local, national and global level.

The event will bring together 50 young people from around the country, each with diverse interests, experiences and passions. Through a range of workshops, participants will explore their vision for change, learn valuable skills and form a powerful network to help them along their individual path of change.

Mission Australia National Youth Survey

The Mission Australia National Youth Survey 2009 is the eighth annual survey of young Australians undertaken by Mission Australia. The survey aims to investigate:

As in previous years, the survey report will be widely distributed with the aim of contributing to the development of policies and programs for young Australians.

If you want to contribute your opinions to this survey fill it in here by 31 July 2009.

Round Table Community-based projects

Community-based projects by the 2008 Youth Minister's Round Table for Young Territorians (Round Table) are now publicaly available.

National Youth Participation Strategy in Mental Health Scoping Project Report

The need for young people’s voices in the development and implementation of programs under the National Mental Health Strategy and National Suicide Prevention Strategy was identified after national consultations in late 2002 and early 2003. Consultations highlighted the longstanding inadequacies of policy developers to incorporate the voice of young people into policies and their ability to access information and feedback from Australia’s children and young people.

Building a Better Future Progress Report

Building a Better Future for Young Territorians sets out the Northern Territory Government’s vision for the delivery of programs and services to young Territorians aged 12 to 25 years. The Office of Youth Affairs in the Department of Health and Families is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the framework, including the coordination of an annual progress report to the community.

The 2007-08 Progress Report is the fifth report to be released. It reports on Government’s key youth initiatives where significant progress has been made since the release of the fourth report in 2007 and on new youth initiatives. Click on the heading for your copy.

Little Event Guide

Planning an event? Want to plan an event? Not sure where to start? Need some help and ideas?

Check out the Office of Youth Affairs' Little Event Guide and Checklist. It's gives you some hints and tips about event planning and management and provides a checklist to make sure all those events you're thinking about go off like a Territory Day cracker!

Whether they are big or small, all events need good planning and management and the OYA Little Event Guide and Checklist will get you on the right track. The package also includes an example project plan and budget, plus some really great websites are listed for further research and info.

So get to it. Check out the Little Event Guide and Checklist and plan that event you've always been dreaming about!

Introducing a handbook for young Territorians

The Office of Youth Affairs is pleased to introduce You did what? How young Territorians can make things happen in the community. The handbook is filled with over 20 big ideas for young people on how to take action on issues they feel strongly about. Click here for a copy of the handbook. For a CD of the handbook, please contact the Office of Youth Affairs on 1800 652 736.

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