Blue Mountains Youth Council
The Youth Council is an exciting opportunity to be a voice for young people in the Blue Mountains.
Becoming a part of the Youth Council is a great opportunity to develop leadership skills, gain an understanding of the role of local government and advocacy, while also being a standout feature on your resume.
The Youth Council meets monthly and develops a program of actions to increase opportunities and improve services for young people, and also to share their opinions and ideas with Councillors and staff.
The focus of the Youth Council is determined by its members each year – that means you get to set the agenda.
In previous years the Youth Council has chosen to focus on the environment and climate change, and engaged with Project Plant It, which supports children and young people to learn about and help regenerate native vegetation and habitat.
Applications for the 2024 Youth Council are now open.
Complete the application form and submit via email to: communitydevelopment@bmcc.nsw.gov.au
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Youth Councillor Grace Faulder to Co-chair June Council meeting
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Blue Mountains Youth Councillor Grace Faulder has been chosen to co-chair the 23 June 2015 Council meeting with the Mayor, Cr Mark Greenhill.
The Deputy Mayor Cr Chris Van der Kley attended the May Ordinary Youth Council meeting as a member of the Youth Council's Advisory Committee. Cr Van der Kley assisted by drawing a random name from those Youth Councillors who put their names forward for the co-chairing opportunity.
Grace is a new, incoming Youth Councillor. A Springwood resident and student at Penrith Selective High School, Grace joined the Youth Council to become a voice for younger people in society.
"I participated in the YMCA NSW Junior Parliament and I've become a lot more passionate about issues that are important to me and this has given me enough confidence to believe that I can make a difference," said the fourteen-year-old.
"I believe that the Blue Mountains Youth Council will allow me to voice my opinion and take action on issues that are important in our community such as Youth Homelessness and I would also find others that have similar beliefs and passions," said Grace.
Everyone from the general public is welcome to attend the meeting, taking place from 7:30pm at the Council Chambers at 2 Civic Place, Katoomba. This Blue Mountains City Council meeting will welcome the new term of Youth Council and thank the outgoing Youth Councillors for all their good work.
