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The City of Canada Bay offers a range of projects, programs and other youth-related initiatives for young people aged 12-18 years old who are living, working or studying locally.
These programs provide opportunities for youth in the City of Canada Bay to gain valuable skills, contribute to their community, meet and work with other youth locally and of course, have fun!
Council works collaboratively with other councils and youth services to ensure maximum participation and to ensure provision of services are of a high quality and meet the needs of youth in the City of Canada Bay.
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Ongoing youth services and programs include:
Want a place to chill out with your friends after school, master the Wii and watch YouTube clips whilst munching on yummy food? Then check out Youth Space at Concord library. Just call in! Youth space is free and open for you to drop by anytime!
Sessions run during school terms only.
These programs are run according to a set of Youth Outreach Program Guidelines to ensure a safe space for all youth to hang out. The names and addresses of the youth are not recorded and they are free to exit the program at any time.
For more information please contact Youth Services Librarian on 9911 6390.
Visit the Libraries' What's On For Youth page for more activities.
Youth Drop-In is a dedicated youth space to hang out with friends, chat with a youth worker or just chill out after school. Play a game of pool, put your Xbox skills to the test, chill and watch YouTube clips and feast on a spread of yummy food - this is a space for you!
Sessions run during school terms only.
These programs are run according to a set of Youth Outreach Program Guidelines to ensure a safe space for all youth to hang out. The names and addresses of the youth are not recorded and they are free to exit the program at any time.
For more information please contact Youth Services Librarian on 9911 6390.
Visit the Libraries' What's On For Youth page for more activities.
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The school collection has everything you need to prep for your exams, including study guides, revision and exam tips, past papers. The collection caters for years 7-12 and up to four items in this collection can be borrowed at a time, for three weeks only, and no renewals.
The school collection holds study guides for all HSC topics. If you cannot find what you need, our library staff can help you find information and resources to get your assignments and study completed. For further HSC study help, please see our HSC Fact Sheet.
Each year, City of Canada Bay Libraries present a series of HSC 'Study-More' sessions and lectures by experienced speakers. Please check out What's On for Youth page for further details in the lead up to the HSC.
Youth Week began as a NSW Government initiative in 1989, and has since grown to be a celebration of young people in every state and territory across the country. It is organised by young people, for young people, in communities across NSW and Australia. Following the success of the NSW Youth Week program, Youth Week became a National event in 2000. National Youth Week is jointly supported by the Australian Government, State and Territory Governments and Local Governments. National Youth Week is an opportunity for young people to:
For more information about Youth Week events happening across the state check out youthweek.nsw.gov.au.
For more information please read our Youth Help and Services fact sheet.