Youth Council 2026 applications now open

Applications for Youth Council 2026 are now open. Apply online by 30 November.

Applications are open to anyone aged 12-18 who lives or studies in the Blue Mountains Local Government Area and is passionate about amplifying the voice of young people in the community.

• Apply to join Youth Council 2026 (PDF)
• Apply to join Youth Council (online form)
• Download the Youth Council Guidelines

How to use PDF forms

You will need Adobe (Acrobat or Reader) to complete the fillable PDF forms above.

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• Open the form in Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader.This means you may need to save it to you desktop, right click > open with > Adobe (Acrobat or Reader). All fillable fields and signature box will be active and be able to be completed.
• If you open the form in a new tab in your internet browser – STOP. You will not be able to fill in the PDF form correctly and we may NOT be able to see any information you have entered. You will most likely be unable to sign the form as well, in this mode.
• Click to get information on how to set up an electronic signature for PDF documents.