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YO Bendigo

For Bendigo Youth By Bendigo Youth

 

 

WHO ARE WE?

YO is a team of young people aged between 12 and 24 who volunteer their time participating in various activities across Bendigo.

YO aim to;

  • Provide opportunities for young people to have their say.
  • Promote young people as valuable citizens who make a positive contribution to the community.
  • Provide innovative opportunities for young people to develop new skills.
  • Increase collaboration with education providers, industry and community to enhance employment opportunities.
  • Deliver inclusive and accessible events and programs for all the community.
  • Increase collaboration to strengthen partnerships, networks and advocacy on youth priority areas.
  • Create spaces that are inclusive, safe and welcoming for all members of the community.

Want to join? Simply fill out the application form.

or you can contact us by email for further information

yobendigo@Bendigo.vic.gov.au

Parental / Guardian consent form

Image and Media release form

 

 

 

 

General Interests

YO Events

The FReeZA program is an innovative youth development program that provides opportunities for young Victorians aged 12-25 across metropolitan, regional and rural Victoria to enjoy live band gigs, dance parties and other cultural, recreational and artistic events that are drug, alcohol and smoke-free in supervised and safe venues.

 

Two young women pose seated in a garden in a relaxed way. One on the left side in a YO Events branded shirt with glasses sticks her tongue out in fun and another on the right with sunglasses wearing a grean shirt, a black cardigan and a lanyard covered in colourful pins.

Ambedo Magazine

For Bendigo Youth By Bendigo Youth

Ambedo aims to inspire it’s readers to make a positive impact on the community and the people around them. Our volunteers at Ambedo hope to raise awareness for local arts, music, events, business and most importantly, youth culture. Youth are our content and our inspiration.

Our core team has helped put together everything that you see between the pages of the magazine.

Our goal is to create something that the local youth can rely on as a portal into the community of the City of Greater Bendigo and everything that the area has to offer. We aim to be as honest and as real as we can with our content so that you, the reader, can feel a connection to the community.

Casual volunteer - ages 12 – 24

Casual volunteer ages 12 – 24

Casual volunteer - 25 years of age plus

Casual volunteer - 25 years of age plus

Volunteer Youth Workshop Facilitator

Volunteer Youth Workshop Facilitator

  • Research and plan workshop content that is appropriate to young people such as art, craft and creative activities, video/board games or skill-based content including life skills and DIY 
  • Work with YO Bendigo staff to design workshop structure 
  • Co-facilitate fun and engaging workshops for young people with YO Bendigo staff Become a Facilitator – UN Youth Australia 

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