

The Annual Yogie Awards (the YOGIES) recognise, celebrate, promote and reward outstanding practice in working with young people in the ACT and surrounding area. The YOGIES highlight the exceptional commitment, talent and innovation that exist in the youth sector.
Congratulations to the
Winners of the Annual YOGIE Awards 2019
For a list of winners download the booklet below
YOGIES HONOUR ROLL
Winners 2019

YWCA Canberra Youth Programs Sexuality and Gender Alliance Calwell High School
Across Term 1 and 2, 2019 the YWCA Canberra Youth Engagement Team worked with Calwell High School to develop a weekly LGBTQIA psychosocial group within

Party Down Productions The Woden School
Party Down Productions (PDP) is based at The Woden School (TWS) and is run by young people with disability aged 12 -18 years. PDP is

Girls Empowered Together program Woden Community Service
The GET program is an early intervention program which aims to help young women build positive self-esteem and self-image, foster resilience, improve emotional and physical

Family Support Program Conflict Resolution Service
Every night, around 116,000 Australians sleep without a roof over their head, with ACT reporting the second-highest rate of homelessness in the country in recent

Geoffrey Sima YMCA Canberra Youth Space
Geoff is new to the youth sector and in particular working in a drop-in centre environment. Geoff has been a youth worker with YMCA Canberra

Tara McClelland – Oasis Youth Services
Tara began casual work in the ACT Youth Sector in November 2017, then took up a full time role after graduating in June 2018. Since

Outstanding Contribution to Young People Award
Janine has been involved in the industry for over 5 years, both studying and in the workforce. Janine brings a lifetime of knowledge to her

Cindylee Young Woden Community Service
Cindylee embodies and demonstrates the characteristic qualities of an Outstanding Youth Worker. Cindylee demonstrates time and time again of her passion and commitment to young

Zakia Patel YMCA Youth Space
Zakia has created a thriving Youth Space (opened 28 Feb), with more than 900 visits to date (only open on two days per week), from

Ciara Duggan YWCA
Ciara continually strives to see the best in every situation, they are silver lining royalty! If only 3 young people turn up to a program

Anet Marinov – The Junction
Anet has been working in the sector for 26 years, yet remains humble, passionate and empathetic in her work. Anet’s passion for supporting young people

Gugan Gulwan Youth Aboriginal Corporation
Gugan Gulwan is an Aboriginal youth centre located in the ACT suburb of Wanniassa. It works with its clients through a range of programs that
Winners 2018

Hayden Page
Hayden Page is the Team Leader of the Youth Engagement Team based at Woden Youth Centre. He is a welcoming personality to every young person

Ben Shippard
Ben Shippard is a volunteer with headspace Canberra. He has been on the headspace Youth Reference Group for the last four years, and volunteers 2-3

Jessica Cristallo
Jessica Cristallo is a youth worker and support worker at Canberra PCYC. She was training to be a teacher, then entered the youth sector after

Joshua White
Joshua White is a youth worker at Kingsford Smith School, and for Josh, the students at his school always come first. He approaches students with

Adam Shirley & Ainslie Macgibbon
Adam Shirley is the ‘Mornings’ presenter on ABC Radio Canberra, and Ainslie Macgibbon is a journalist and part of the production team for ‘Mornings with

Susan Pellegrino
Susan Pellegrino has been involved in the youth sector over a number of years, and is a long term supporter and collaborator of the work

Bryan Duke
Bryan Duke began working in the homelessness sector in the mid 1990’s, running a soup kitchen in the old Griffin Centre, and in the youth

Belconnen Community Service Youth Engagement
Belconnen Community Service Youth Engagement has a history of effectively involving young people in their service design. 2018 has seen this become more integrated and

YWCA Canberra Clubhouse & ACT Parks and Conservation Service
‘What’s Your Reality: A Journey Through Virtual Worlds’ is a free program delivered by YWCA Canberra Clubhouse & ACT Parks and Conservation Service. The mission

PCYC Adventure Program
The Canberra PCYC Adventure program is an early intervention program for vulnerable young people who are disengaged from education, engaged in anti-social behaviour, and are

Mari Benson
Mari Benson is a Youth Worker at Barnardos ACT Together. She has been working in Out of Home Care for the last 5 years, but

James Small
James Small is a Youth Support Worker at Belconnen Community Service. Despite being new to the sector, James is a man in demand; with his

Trevor Preston
Trevor Preston is a youth support officer at Lyneham High School, and is a qualified youth worker and librarian. He is committed to the development
Winners 2017
LGBTQIA* & Allies Prom 2017, YWCA Canberra
The YWCA’s LGBTQIA* and Allies Prom commenced in 2016 in response to a call from young people for more social events for gender and sexually
Research To Practice Series, Institute of Child Protection Studies
The Research to Practice Series has been published since 2013, with 18 issues published and freely available to anyone who wishes to access them. The
Intensive Diversion Program (IDP), Canberra PCYC
The Intensive Diversion Program (IDP) works with young people aged 12-16 years who are at high risk of offending behaviour, and are engaged with either
360 Initiative – Non-Binary Clothing Line, YWCA Canberra
In 2017, the 360 initiative launched its non-binary clothing line. The idea arose as young people in the YWCA Canberra A-Z Group identified that a
Richie Unga, St John’s YouthCare Canberra
Richie Unga is a Youth Outreach Worker at St John’s YouthCare Canberra. He has worked in the community sector for 8 years, having previously worked
Jeremy Leala, Woden Community Service
Jeremy is considered by his peers to be truly spectacular youth worker and all around nice guy, who does all within his power to help
Rhonda Foley, Girl Guides Australia
Rhonda, or Kanga as she is known to Girl Guides across the ACT/NSW, is a fantastic role model to the girls and young women she
Daniel Gaffney, Belconnen Community Service
As the Leader of Youth Engagement Team at Belconnen Community Service, Daniel has showed a relentless dedication to the young people that engage in the
Olivia Hatfield, Anglicare
Liv started with Anglicare in March 2017 working as a Youth Worker in two programs, The Junction Youth Health Service and Y-Engage. As a Youth
Umair Qureshi, Anglicare
The Anglicare Youth Engagement Program (YEP) provides an alternative education support model for young people aged 14-19 years of age who have become disengaged from
Fox Fromholtz, headspace Canberra
Fox has been a volunteer for the headspace Canberra Youth Reference Group for the last 3 years. During this time Fox has been an advocate
Fiona MacGregor, Belconnen Community Service
Fiona MacGregor has been a powerhouse of the community sector for many years, having a crucial role in the development of the current service system
Families ACT
Families ACT are the peak body which aims to represent the interests of children, young people and families and the continuum of services which support
The Annual YOGIE Awards are an opportunity to acknowledge and give back to those who contribute so much to young people in the ACT and surrounding regions.
Nominate an organisation, service, program, project or individual in one of eight YOGIE Award categories
Winners will be announced and awarded at the Award Ceremony on Friday 25th October.
The Yogie Awards are a Youth Coalition of the ACT initiative proudly supported by the Community Services Directorate, ACT Government.

