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New Headspace Centres in ‘Areas of Greatest Need’

Staff Reporter, Friday, 6th January 2012 - Local health and community organisations have expressed strong interest in running 15 new youth focused mental health centres around the country, according to the National Youth…

One in Five Young People ‘Happy if Christmas Cancelled’

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 21st December 2011 - One in 5 young Australians would be happy if Christmas wasn’t celebrated, according to a survey of more than 500 young people aged 12 to 25 by mental health Not For Profit, headspace.…

New CEO For Youth Organisation – Reach

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 8th December 2011 - National Youth Organisation Reach, co-founded by football legend Jim Stynes, has appointed a new CEO. Sarah Davies has moved from the CEO of the Australian Communities Foundation…

Seven Young Australians Changing the World

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 30th November 2011 - An organisation that urges Australian men to ‘soften up', a flash mob with a purpose, and a campaign to change Australia’s drinking culture are just of few of the…

Removing the Barriers to Volunteering for Young Australians

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 29th November 2011 - A new program which aims to get young Australians volunteering in their local communities and in the Asia-Pacific region hopes to have 50,000 young people take part over the next five…

Aus Govt Failing to Protect Vulnerable Children: UN Delegation

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 9th November 2011 - The Australian Government has been accused of failing to protect the rights of the nation’s most vulnerable children by a delegation of youth representations to the UN. The…

Schools Given Choice Under Chaplaincy Changes

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 8th September 2011 - Schools will be able to choose whether to employ a chaplain or a secular student welfare worker under changed to the National School Chaplaincy Program announced by the Gillard Government.…

NFPs Empower Teenage Mobile Phone Users to Speak Up

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 30th August 2011 - Young mobile phone users want Australia’s Telcos to be more truthful and less misleading according to a new study carried out in a joint initiative between Not for Profit organisations.…

Opinion

London Riots – Blaming Young People is Not the Answer: Opinion

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 24th August 2011 - The recent riots in London should be seen as a call to action on how Australia responds to the disenfranchised, the alienated, the excluded and the marginalised, according to Jan Owen,…

Australia Falling Behind in Engaging Young People

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 31st May 2011 - Australia is in severe danger of losing its place amongst the top innovative countries unless there is a dramatic shift in the way young people are engaged with, according to Jan Owen,…

Social Media Key to Engaging Young Volunteers

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 26th May 2011 - A new report on engaging young people in volunteering in Tasmania has called for organisations to embrace websites and social networking. The ‘Engaging Young People’…

2011 National Youth Conference

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 28th April 2011 - The Australian Youth Affairs Coalition (AYAC) is coordinating the first national youth sector conference in Australia since 2007 – to be held in Sydney in May. It is anticipated…

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