Councils receive youth inclusion boost
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
The Victorian Government today announced nine rural and regional councils will share in $270,000 of youth inclusion grants to increase young people's participation in council decision making.
The Rural and Regional Youth Inclusion Grants worth $30,000 each provide support for Councils to increase capacity and opportunities for young people in rural and regional Victoria to partcipate in local government decision making processes.
It is important to recognise and encourage young people's contributions. This increases participation which benefits the whole community as well as the young person's confidence and skills. The grants will be used to develop whole-of-council approaches to strengthen young people's participation in community decision making.
Successful grant recipients in this round of funding are:
- Corangamite Shire Council
- Warrambool City Council
- South Gippsland Shire Council
- City of Ballarat
- Golden Plains Shire Council
- Mitchell Shire Council
- Murrunindi Shire Council
- Buloke Shire Council
- Mount Alexander Shire Council.
The Rural and Regional Youth Inclusion Grants are a component of the government's Youth Action Strategy, which also includes regional and rural workshops, resources and research designed to increase young people's participation in the community.
