HELLO YOUTHLINKS! IN THIS NEWSLETTER YOU WILL FIND A RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND WORKERS THAT SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE.
In this newsletter you will find:
- Events and opportunities
- Programs
- Research surveys
Events and opportunities
- Brimbank Youth Services is hosting Summer Sundown, your go-to hangout event every Wednesday at the VISY Cares Hub. Come through for free food and drinks, DJs playing tunes, and games! Every Wednesday 3:30-5pm. FLYER
- Youth Projects is addressing the need for more youth hang out spaces in St Albans, are running Friday Kickback sessions at Victoria University St Albans Health & Fitness Centre at 3-4pm. Young people aged 15-25 from the St Albans area are welcome to attend. Map of youth space. Flyer
Programs
- North Sunshine Roadrunners‘ Soccer Junior Training program is returned, for boys and girls aged 5-14 years. Contact details on flyer.
- Brimbank Council’s CUL-TI-VATE Program is a 6-week program that is designed for entrepreneurs or intrapreneurs to accelerate the process of validating an idea, understanding if there is a market for it and then determining the viability for it. Program begins 12 March 2025. Apply here. More info here.
- West Sunshine Community Centre has released its term 1 program for 2025. Highlights include:
- Outdoor Futsal program every Wednesday until March 2025. The focus is on having fun and meeting new people. There is plenty of spots available across 3 session times. Register here.
- Basketball program for boys and girls of all ages with Manny Hendrix. Register here.
- Social Soccer every Wednesday until 26 March for young people aged 16+. Teams are invited to register play. Register here. FLYER
- River Nile School supports young refugee women, aged 15-21, who may have been disengaged from mainstream schooling and/or had disruptions to obtaining education as a result of their refugee experience. Enquire here. FLYER
- Kororoit Creek Neighbourhood House is providing free community pantry stocking basic shelf-stable supplies. Collection times are every Wednesday at 10am-12pm. You can also arrange a time to collect supplies. Visit their community garden for fresh herbs & produce. Get in touch with if you’d like to donate to the pantry or volunteer with them at www.kcnh.org.au FLYER
Research Surveys
- A team of researchers from Monash University are completing national consultations with victim-survivors about their experience of police. Young people aged 15+ who are victim-survivors of family, domestic and sexual violence are invited to participate in interviews or focus groups and will be paid with a $50 electronic gift card. Contact Dr Jasmine McGowan if interested at Jasmine.McGowan@monash.edu Explanatory Statement.
For more information about the above opportunities, please get in touch with us at bys@brimbank.vic.gov.au
