Online Community Youth Spaces
The Government’s vision is for all young Australian’s to grow up safely, healthy, happy and resilient and to have opportunities and skills they need to learn, work, engage in community life and influence decisions that affect them.
The Online Community Youth Spaces will be an annual initiative for young people across Australia to create and manage their own online community websites.
Each winning entry will receive a website package allowing them to design and host a website and include additional funds for training and resources.
The Office for Youth will be calling for proposals for the Online Community Youth Spaces in early 2010.
Frequently asked questions about the Online Community Youth Spaces:
- Q1. How will the initiative be run?
- Q2. How will young people be chosen?
- Q3. How will it be ensured that the initiative will provide young people with valuable experiences?
- Q4. How will the Online Community Youth Spaces be funded?
- Q5. How will young people be supported with their projects?
Q1. How will the initiative be run?
The Online Community Youth Spaces will be advertised on the
youth.gov.au and AYF websites, email networks such as the Australian Youth Forum, youthGAS and the Australian Youth Information Network, together with promotion through other youth focused government websites, such as
youthweek.com.
Q2. How will young people be chosen?
The Department will draw a panel of young people, youth workers and industry experts together with Departmental officers to shortlist the best ideas, with the final ideas to be selected by the Minister for Youth, the Hon Kate Ellis MP.
Q3. How will it be ensured that the initiative will provide young people with valuable experiences?
As part of the application selection process, young people will be asked to demonstrate that ongoing costs will be supported through local partnerships which may include community, youth organisations, education and training institutions, local councils and businesses. Applicants will need to consult widely within their community to establish a demonstrated need. They will also be asked to acquit their funding at the end of their project.
Q4. How will the Online Community Youth Spaces be funded?
The Online Community Youth Spaces will be funded through the Australian Youth Forum budget.
Q5. How will young people be supported with their projects?
Further funding will support the resourcing and training to create and manage their own Online Community Youth Spaces.
Recipients of the funding will be asked to build partnerships within their local community, including local government and businesses so that they have available mentors through the duration of their project.
