Youth Councillors lead the way at the Regional Youth Leadership Summit

Published on 03 July 2024

The Federation Youth Councillors were invited to take part in the Regional Youth Leadership Summit hosted by the Hay Youth Taskforce on Wednesday 26 June at the Hay Services Club & Fitness Centre.

Federation Council Mayor, Cr Patrick Bourke said, “Youth Deputy Mayor, Dayna Carter and Youth Councillors, Alyssa Walda, Max Sampson and Isabel Carrol joined 70 other young people from across the Riverina Murray including Hay, Albury, Griffith, Lockhart, Bland (West Wyalong) and Balranald.”

“The day was facilitated by Wil Massara and Bonnie Ryan-Rowe from Youth Leadership Academy Australia (YLAA) and involved a full day program of participants sharing their ideas, working and collaborating in teams and building their leadership skills,” he said.

The morning session covered teamwork and collaboration, self-leadership, introduction to creating change, solutions discussion, agency and ownership, and communication framework.

After lunch the young people were broken into small groups and were task with developing an initiative to address common issues in rural and regional areas such as youth crime, social media bullying, mental health supports, vaping, and family and domestic violence.

The day ending with the young people pitching their Regional Project Plans to their peers and youth leaders.