As 2011 has come to a close, it's now time for the current AYF Steering Committee Members to say goodbye and welcome 10 outstanding new young people to the team.
Read more about 2011 AYF Steering Committee Final Report
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Read more about Office for Youth congratulates winners of Heywire 2011
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The Youth Attainment and Transitions website is now live! Check it out at www.transitions.youth.gov.au. The new website will be the central source of information on the Youth Connections and School Business Community Partnership Brokers programs as well highlighting the range of career and transitions options available to young people.
Read more about Youth Attainment and Transitions website live!
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In Australia 2.6 million people wake up each day to care for their mothers, fathers, siblings and other family members. FaHCSIA is seeking organisations to apply for funding to run an awareness campaign or Young Carer Festivals
Read more about Funding available to run National Carer Awareness Campaign and Young Carer Festivals
For Sara, birthdays have always been about celebrations with loved ones, balloons and lots of cake (let’s be honest here!), but more than that, and more importantly, birthdays always seem to trigger a bout of self-reflection.
Read more about Happy Birthday to the AYF!
The Minister for Youth, Peter Garrett today announced the Australian delegates for the Commonwealth Youth Forum.
Read more about Australian Delegates for CYF Announced
The Breakthrough program is now open for applications. Emerging Indigenous musicians and bands are invited to apply for up to $25,000 to produce a high quality recording of original tracks.
Read more about Breakthrough funding for emerging Indigenous contemporary musicians
The Australian Government is committed to supporting the health, happiness and resilience of young Australians. This includes undertaking work to promote positive body image.
Read more about Australian Women's Weekly editor to head Positive Body Image Awards
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Year 10 students gathered at Uluru and Kata Tjuta in August as part of the 2011 Indigenous Youth Leadership Program’s National Student Gathering.
Read more about Academic and leadership journey to central Australia
In this round, several not-for-profit organisations will share in $500,000 of funding.
Read more about Youth Development and Support Program 2011-12
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When someone goes missing, more than one person is lost.
Read more about Missing Persons Week
Join us at the Commonwealth Yout Forum.
Read more about Commonwealth Youth Forum selection process for Australian delegates open
The AYF is proud to be the official partner of the Young Australian of the Year Award. This award recognises and celebrates the outstanding achievements of young people across Australia.
Read more about Young Australian of the Year nominations now open!
The Young Worker Toolkit now available at youngworkertoolkit.youth.gov.au
Read more about Young Worker Toolkit now available
Congratulations to all our winners of the National Talent Competition, industry and People’s Choice, and the Win Free Stuff Competition!
Read more about The results are in!
The winners of the Youth Engagement Category for the 2011 National Awards for Local Government have been announced.
Read more about Congratulations to National Awards for Local Government Winners
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A message from the Minister for Youth Peter Garrett has been added to the Youth.gov.au website.
Read more about Minister’s Message
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The Mission Australia annual youth survey is on again.
Read more about Mission Australia Youth Survey
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A new LSAY briefing paper titled Young people in an economic downturn was released on 21 April 2011.
Read more about Young People in an Economic Downturn
The funding round for the Youth Development and Support Program is open and waiting to receive top applications for non-government and not-for-profit organisations that deliver youth-led community-based projects.
Read more about Youth Development and Support Program
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The Planning Group for the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Forum (CYF) met for the first time in Fremantle, Western Australia last week to set the agenda for the CYF.
Read more about CYF 2011: Our Commonwealth, Our Future
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Youth Homelessness Matters Day is taking place today on 6 April, helping to raise awareness of issues faced by young people who do not have stable, long term accommodation.
Read more about Youth Homelessness Matters Day
There are thousands of events taking place across Australia this week as part of National Youth Week, which runs from 1–10 April.
Read more about National Youth Week is here
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The Minister for Youth, the Hon Peter Garrett MP has announced the opening of the third funding round for the Youth Development & Support Program for 2011-12.
Read more about Youth Development and Support Program
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will be conducting the next Census of Population and Housing on Tuesday 9 August 2011.
Read more about Australian Census
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Friday 18 March 2011 is Australia's first annual community awareness campaign to address bullying
Read more about National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence
The Minister for Youth, Peter Garrett has announced the Planning Group for the Commonwealth Youth Forum.
Read more about Planning Group for Commonwealth Youth Forum announced
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Review of Student Income Support Reforms: Independent Chair and Terms of Reference announced.
Read more about Review of Student Income Support Reforms
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National Youth Week (NYW) 2011 will take place from 1–10 April 2011, with events taking place all over the country
Read more about National Youth Week
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Calling all young designers, musicians, photographers, film makers and writers.
Read more about National Talent Competition now open
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Share your creativity with Commonwealth leaders from all around the world by entering the CHOGM 2011 Student Postcard Competition.
Read more about Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2011 Student Postcard Competition
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Are you under 25, and have moved from a rural or regional area, to start university this year?
Read more about The Rural Tertiary Hardship Fund is now open
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February 8 is Safer Internet Day. It is an annual international event that will help children and teens learn essential skills about safe social networking.
Read more about Safer Internet Day 2011
The 33 Heywire winners will be in Canberra this week to attend the Heywire Youth Issues Forum.
Read more about Heywire Youth Issues Forum
National Youth Week is back! We’re gearing up for 1–10 April 2011, with a new theme ‘OWN IT.’ Get involved with a range of events, activities and comps happening around the country. Check out the YouthWeek website for more info and keep an eye out for upcoming competitions, news and more.
Read more about National Youth Week 2011
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Each year the ABC’s Heywire calls on young people to create and share their stories about life in communities outside our major cities. This year Heywire winners truly challenge the stereotypes of Regional Australia and illustrate its diversity. The AYF proudly supports Heywire and congratulates the winners.
Read more about Heywire competition winners announced
The Australian Government recently announced initiatives to promote positive body image among young Australians.
The initiatives aim to build young people’s resilience to negative body image pressures and promote leadership on this issue in the fashion, media and advertising industries.
Read more about New body image initiatives announced
The myfuture Video Competition 2010 is an exciting opportunity for young people to get involved in exploring careers and win cash prizes of up to $7,500 in the process. The competition gives young people (12-25 years) the opportunity to submit 2-3 minute video clips that profile a range of occupations showing real people in real workplaces.
Read more about The myfuture Video Competition 2010
The Youth-led Convention is to offer a chance to gain valuable skills and knowledge from other Youth-led organisations across Australia. The convention will provide an opportunity for organisations to contribute to workshops on youth development and service delivery issues and to enable knowledge sharing within the sector and with the Australian Government.
Read more about Youth-led Convention
If you’re 12-24 and you have an innovative idea which you think will encourage other young people to engage in their community, actively address local needs and promote a positive image of young people, why not consider submitting a project entry in the Prime Minister’s AYF Challenge?
Read more about Step up to the Prime Minister’s AYF Challenge
The Minister for Youth, the Hon Kate Ellis MP launched the National Strategy for Young Australians on Wednesday, 14 April 2010.
The Strategy is part of the Australian Government’s ongoing process of giving young people a better deal and a voice in decisions that affect them. It will be used as a guide for future Government action to encourage and help young people take charge of their own lives.
Read more about National Youth Strategy Launched
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Read more about Youth Development Support Program
The Minister for Youth, Kate Ellis has released the Investing in Australia’s Young People report, produced by the Office for Youth. It is a stocktake of Australian Government activities for young people aged between 12 and 25.
Read more about Investing in Australia’s Young People
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As part of the announcement of a National Conversation to inform the development of a National Strategy for Young Australians the Government has announced a number of youth initiatives.
Read more about Youth Initiatives
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Read more about State of Australia's Young People report
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Read more about Australian Vocational Student Prize nominations now open!