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Townsville Youth Council

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12 to 25 in age, 12 to 25 in strength

The role of the Townsville Youth Council (TYC) is to represent young people, communicate and liaise with the community, and organise projects and events in order to improve the status of all young people and provide greater opportunities. This is achieved in a number of ways including:

  • Establishing and supporting a channel for young people to provide feedback, communication, information, and innovation to Townsville City Council, other levels of government, and the community.
  • Identifying key issues relating to young people in the Townsville area and actively participating in strategies to address these.
  • Raising the profile of young people in Townsville and promoting their contribution to community life.
  • Maintaining an inclusive and representative membership of the TYC which encourages and supports participation of young people from a broad range of life experiences and future aspirations.
  • Providing the opportunity for young people to experience civic decision making processes and supporting their own active participation in these processes.

TYC members are appointed to be apart of an advisory, consultative, and action group within the Townsville region. There is no set timeframe for membership, members are able to commit to TYC for a timeframe that suits them, this allows consistency in involvement and progress of TYC actions plus recognises members who wish to commit to long-term involvement with TYC.

For further information contact council's Youth Development Officer.

How do you become a member

To nominate to be a member of the Townsville Youth Council, you need to complete an online nomination form before Friday 3 July 2009.

You can also download a copy PDF Document (250kB), print it out and send it back to us, or email us at youth@townsville.qld.gov.au to receive a hard copy.

Post hard copy nominations to:

Townsville Youth Council
PO Box 1268
TOWNSVILLE QLD 4810

Who can apply

We want creative, friendly and energetic people who want to work as part of a team to raise the profile of young people in our community.

All young people between 12 and 25 who live, work or study in Townsville area can apply to be a member of the Townsville Youth Council.

What are the benefits of being involved

  • Play a role in improving life for young people in Townsville
  • The chance to work with key decision-makers in the community
  • The fun factor and the challenge!

How are members selected

We aim to have a diverse group of young people involved in the Townsville Youth Council. Members will be selected on their ability to identify current youth issues and communicate between Youth Council and the wider community. For this reason, please ensure you identify the group/s you could communicate with about youth issues and how you would go about this when completing your nomination form.

Think this sounds like you? Submit your nomination now!

For more information or for assistance in completing a nomination form email us or contact the Youth Development Team.