Welcome to Your Engagement Place (or YEP! for short)! This program is for young Tasmanians under 18 who want to discover ways to engage with CCYP and other organisations to have your voice heard on things that matter to you. Whether it involves completing surveys, participating in focus groups, or joining fun activities taking place around the state, this place is for YOU. For more details, you can check out the YEP! info sheet and poster on the 'Your Resources' page.
👇 You can register at any time below.
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Expiry Date : 07/06/2024
Youth Speak Out is a creative competition open to students from Year 5 to Year 12. Young people can submit their art, multimedia, speech, letter, poem or whole class project expressing their views about reconciliation!
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Expiry Date : 15/04/2024
The Tasmanian Youth Parliament program is an event for students in Grades 10 to 12 or of a similar age, held annually in Hobart.
Please note, a fee is payable to participate in this opportunity however the organisers are accepting applications for full/partial financial assistance.
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Expiry Date : 12/04/2024
The Launceston City Council wants to hear from children and young people aged 13 to 18 to deliver a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Launceston, improving quality of life for the community and the natural environment!
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Expiry Date : 02/08/2024
Based on the famous Archibald Prize, the Young Archies Awards is a portrait competition open to all students in Tasmanian Government schools and colleges!
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Expiry Date : 17/05/2024
The Tasmanian Youth Forum (TYF) is a statewide, youth-driven event for young people aged 12-25. Each year TYF provides a platform for young people to have their say about topics that are important to them, and the changes they want to see implemented.
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Expiry Date : 08/06/2024
Students from Kindergarten to Grade 6 are invited to be part of the next ArtStart exhibition at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, based on this year’s NAIDOC theme: Keep the fire burning! Blak, loud and proud.
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Expiry Date : 06/04/2024
Aged 15-19 years and enthusiastic about finding solutions to problems that affect you? Join the Climate Emotions Project as a co-researcher in an exciting participatory research project!
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Expiry Date : 17/05/2024
What Matters? is a writing competition open to Australian school students in years 5 to 12. Students are asked to respond to the simple question ‘what matters?’ and are free to express their views on any matter they care about.
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Expiry Date : 10/05/2024
Entries are now open for the Bay of Fires Youth Art Prize! This years theme is “Ocean” and is open to children and young people aged 4-18 years.
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Monash University, in partnership with Deakin University and the University of Queensland, has been asked by the Government to develop a National Framework for Respectful Relationships Education. They want to know what young people think are the most important parts of respectful relationships education.
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The Australian Government is developing a new youth engagement strategy to improve how they work with young people. If you’re aged 12-25 and want to help them understand what matters to you as a young person, you can attend one of their consultations! Register to get notified when there is a consultation in Tasmania.
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The City of Launceston Youth Advisory Group is a program for young people living in Launceston aged 12-25 who are looking for mentorship and skill development across a range of fields.
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Youth Action Kingborough (YAK) provides an opportunity for young people aged 13-25 living or studying in Kingborough to be involved in council activities and develop leadership skills.
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The Multicultural Youth Tasmania (MYT) Youth Advisory Group (YAG) are calling for expressions of interest from young people aged 16-25 who are from refugee or migrant backgrounds and passionate about making positive change in their community!
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Bringing together young people from across the Huon Valley, the Youth Working Group work on various campaigns and projects to help young people thrive within the community.
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YAC’s role is to represent and advocate for young people in Circular Head aged 18 to 25 and make sure their voices are heard!
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The CHYL is a Youth Advisory Group looking for young people from years 7 to 12 that want to make a positive impact on the youth in Circular Head.
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Create Foundation wants to #SnapthatStigma and change the way people view children and young people with care experience.
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Are you aged 10-25 with a care experience? Join one of CREATE’s Youth Advisory Groups to have your say on what works and what could be improved within the care system. To get involved, you can click the button below or call 0362237749 or email tasmania@create.org.au.
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D’FAT exists to empower young people (aged 12-25) to have a say on issues that affect them and their communities, as well as develop projects and activities for young people. To get involved, you can contact Matt Hill (D’FAT Facilitator) on 0459 096 003 or at facilitator@dfat.com.au.
In May, we ran a YEP! Q&A to gather your ideas on making our office more welcoming for young people. Your most popular answers were: more light, more colour, and more pictures and art work. We heard you! Our reception area now has two corkboards with all kinds of interesting stuff pinned to them, and…
Our awesome CCYP Yeppers, alongside the Commissioner, talked to the media about the launch of our new YEP! program and what benefits it could bring to children and young people. Mila (left), Leanne (middle), and Kaiki (right) Kaiki (left), Leanne (middle), and Mila (right)