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Young people around NSW initiated these projects funded by YAPA's Youth Participation Grants Project: 7/07

Steering Young People Straight: Eurobodalla Shire Youth Committee road safety project used radio ads at key driving times and cinema advertising prior to every movie. 10/07

North Richmond Rock Chicks: Rock across the River: North Richmond Youth Centre has been allowing up and coming bands to get off the ground with their monthly band nights for a long time... now it has blossomed into Rock Across The River. 5/07

Black Dog: The Black Dog youth committee in Orange wanted to reach out to young people and parents with the aim to raise awareness of depression among young people. They aimed to do this by providing information on services available in the local government area of Orange at youth events. 2/07 Drawing of alcohol bottles and cans

Narromine alcohol awareness campaign: Narromine Youth Council have completed an alcohol awareness campaign that is a lot different from the usual youth campaign. Why? Because it's really local and relevant to the young people living in the region. They have created the campaign from the ground up. 2/07

 

 

photo of people getting on the Peace TrainPeace Train promoted community harmony in the wake of the Cronulla riots. Youth councils from Bankstown, Hurstville, Rockdale and Sutherland joined together to create event. 12/06

 

 

  • Young women on the BRINK: A group of teenage girls developed Moonshine, an educational DVD to get young people talking about underage binge drinking. 12/06

photo of some of the participantsThe girls are getting out there: Young Women's Leadership Project in western Sydney helps young women link up with professional and successful women. 12/06

 

Painting from exhibitionWiradjuri Youth Kulture - Our faces, our places... this is our story: Aboriginal youth art exhibition) 10/06

 



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