Recent News
Yogie Award Winners 2009
posted 04 December 2009
The Youth Coalition is delighted to announce the winners of this year's Annual YOGIE Awards. The YOGIE Awards recognise, celebrate, promote and reward outstanding practice in working with young people in the ACT and surrounding area. The YOGIE Awards are a Youth Coalition of the ACT initiative, proudly supported by the Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services, ACT Government.
The YOGIE Awards were presented at the Youth Coalition of the ACT, by the Minister for Disability, Housing and Community Services, Ms Joy Burch. Entertainment was provided by a young woman, Soheyla, who played the piano and sang her original compilations. The Youth Coalition would like to thank all the workers and services who attended the ceremony.
More information is available in the full YOGIE Awards Booklet.
National Youth Week 2010
National Youth Week, the annual celebration of young people throughout Australia, will be held from 10–18 April 2010. The Youth Coalition is pleased to announce that Anna Voronoff has joined the team in the role of ACT Youth Week Coordinator 2010. Yes, it's time to start thinking about and planning your event for National Youth Week 2010.
For more information check out the Youth Week website or for more information about National Youth Week in the ACT, contact Anna on (02) 6247 3540 or youthweek@youthcoalition.net.
National Youth Week 2010 ACT Seeding Grants
The Youth Coalition is again administering the National Youth Week seeding grants in the ACT. These grants specifically support events that are planned and organised by and for young people. In 2010 there is a pool of $7000 for general youth week projects and an additional pool of $7000 for projects aimed at engaging young Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people, young people with a multicultural or refugee background, and young people in detention.
Applications are currently being processed, and successful applicants will be notified in the near future.
