Projects and Programs

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The City of Canada Bay Council offers a range of youth projects, programs and other youth related initiatives for young people aged 12-24 years either living, working or studying locally. These programs offer opportunities for young people to gain valuable skills, contribute to their community, meet and work with other young people locally and of course, have some fun!

Council works collaboratively with other Councils and youth services to ensure maximum participation of young people and to ensure provision of youth services are of a high quality and meet the needs of young people in the City of Canada Bay.

Some of the ongoing services and programs Council provides for young people include:

• Youth Development Programs
• Holiday activities
• Youth Committee
• Referral services
• Regional Service Network development.

For more information contact the Youth Services Team on 9911 6555 or email lisa.wilsonwhatley@canadabay.nsw.gov.au.

Current Projects

Make your Mark: Five Dock Youth Laneway Project - January to April 2011

If you are between 12 and 24 years old here is your chance to make your mark!

Make your Mark is a series of workshops run by exciting digital multimedia makers CuriousWorks.  Using photography, video and graphic design you will work with other young people to develop a creative work to be projected in and around the laneways of Five Dock.

Free workshops run during January to April and final works will be showcased during Youth Week 2011.

For more information or to book contact council's Community Project Officer on 9911 6587 or email lisa.wilsonwhatley@canadabay.nsw.gov.au.

Workshop dates.

For more information about CuriousWorks visit www.curiousworks.com.au.   

'Ideas are Dangerous':  Ashfield Youth Theatre's 2010-11 Program

Ashfield Youth Theatre is for the creative and inquisitive.  Creating work by young people for young people it is exciting, brave and dangerous!  Ashfield Youth theatre is supported by the investment of Ashfield, Strathfield, Leichhardt and Canada Bay Councils.

The Centre piece of this program is the Inner West Short Play Festival - a collaboration of the ideas of young thinkers, writers and directors who will write their own identity, create their own show and celebrate Inner West youth culture.

For more information download the flyer here or contact Ashfield Youth Theatre on 9716 1800.

More information can also be found at  www.ashfield.nsw.gov.au/page/ashfield_youth_theatre.html and www.myspace.com/ashfield_youth_theatre.

Script Writing

Free Script Writing Workshops for young people 12 to 24 years old.  Young playwrights work with other young people and a mentor to create their own short play scripts.

Workshops will be held on Mondays from 7 February to 13 March 2010 from 4pm.

More information can be found at www.ashfield.nsw.gov.au/page/ashfield_youth_theatre.html and www.myspace.com/ashfield_youth_theatre

Past Projects

Future Capture - Summer Holiday Mobile Phone Film Making Project

Through a fun and participatory series of workshops, the Future Capture Youth Project team explored and learnt how to create films using mobile phone technology.  The group worked with experienced artists/filmmakers to develop their skills in mobile phone film making while conceptualising, designing and creating their own short films.  Over 20 young people were involved throughout the course of these workshops and these six incredible films are testament to the creativity, commitment and skill of the Future Capture youth project team.  These six diverse and unique films were made possible through the enthusiasm and dedication of the Youth Project Team; project facilitator Claire Conroy and; and project tutor Sumugan Sivanesan. We hope you enjoy them.*This program is funded by the Minister for Education and Training and administered by the NSW Department of Education and Training.