Welcome to our Youth Strategy Initiative!
For the first time, Moyne Shire and Warrnambool City Council are joining forces to create a shared Youth Strategy. This exciting collaboration will guide our activities with young people over the next five years.
In our region, young people move seamlessly between Moyne and Warrnambool, accessing shared services like education, healthcare, sport and recreation facilities. They also benefit from youth programs available in both areas. By working together, we can tackle regional challenges more effectively and ensure that our solutions reflect the diverse needs and aspirations of our young people.
Our commitment
This Youth Strategy is about making life better for young people in both Moyne and Warrnambool. It will establish a framework for how council will engage with young people (aged 12-25) and collaborate with external youth and community service sectors. Our goal is to improve outcomes for young people and guide the programs and initiatives we undertake to empower them.
Inclusive development
The Strategy will be shaped by a diverse group of twenty young co-designers aged 16 to 24 who will work with us to ensure it meets the unique challenges and opportunities faced by our youth. We believe in recognising the ideas and issues important to young people and demonstrating our ongoing commitment to their wellbeing and empowerment.
The process so far
We ran a series of consultation sessions, both in-person and online, to gather feedback from the community. We also ran an online survey for people who wanted to share their thoughts but couldn't get to a consultation session.
In-person sessions:
South West TAFE, Thursday August 1, 11:15am – 1:15pm
Port Fairy Football Netball Clubrooms, Thursday August 1, 6pm – 8pm
Deakin University, Brother Fox, Friday August 2, 12:30pm – 2:30pm
Warrnambool Civic Green, Friday August 2, 4pm – 6pm
Dart and Marlin, Warrnambool, Saturday August 3, 6pm – 8pm
Port Fairy Library, Saturday August 3, 10am – 12pm
Noodledoof, Koroit, Saturday August 3, 2pm – 4pm
Online consultation sessions for young people:
Monday 5 August, 6pm - 8pm
Wednesday 14 August, 6pm - 8pm
Online consultation sessions for adults in young people’s lives:
Tuesday 6 August, 6pm - 8pm
Monday 12 August, 6pm - 8pm
The next steps
We are now going through the ideas, suggestions and feedback and preparing the draft Moyne and Warrnambool Youth Strategy.
This project is funded by the Victorian Government through their Engage! fund.