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ACT Budget 2025-26 Response
The Youth Coalition represents and advocates for young people in the ACT and those that

Job Opportunity: Director – Workforce Capability and Practice
POSITION Director, Workforce Capability & Projects LEVEL Community Services Worker, Grade 7 REPORTS

Short Term Projects – Merit Pool
The Youth Coalition maintains an open merit pool for individuals interested in short-term projects or

Submission to the ACT Budget 2025-2026
The Youth Coalition of the ACT works in partnership with community and government to identify,

Job Advertisement – Board Director
Job Advertisement and Position Description Volunteer Position Board Director – Youth Coalition of the ACT

The ACT Budget 2024-2025
This briefing provides an overview of the key initiatives announced in the ACT Budget 2024-2025

The Youth Coalition appoints Ms Hannah Watts as CEO
‘The Board of the Youth Coalition of the ACT would like to announce that Ms

The Youth Coalition welcomes interim CEO Mr Joel Artup
The Board of the Youth Coalition of the ACT would like to announce that Mr

Professionalisation of Youth Work
Working with youth sector stakeholders, the Youth Coalition has led a range of initiatives aimed

YWPN Evaluation
Working with youth sector stakeholders, the Youth Coalition has led a range of initiatives aimed

Reflective Supervision Training
The Youth Coalition partnered with Families ACT to develop and deliver a Reflective Supervision Training

Talk to them Training
The Youth Coalition of the ACT and Relationships Australia Canberra & Region were funded by

The ACT raises the minimum age of criminal responsibility
The Youth Coalition of the ACT extends its congratulations to the ACT Government for raising the minimum

Notice of Annual General Meeting
Members of the Youth Coalition of the ACT are invited to join us for our

Consultations about CAMHS
Young people and parents/caregivers are invited to participate in focus groups during June to help

Youth Coalition congratulates the ACT Government on raising the age of criminal responsibility
The Youth Coalition of the ACT extends its congratulations to the ACT Government for their

Urgent funding needed: ACT youth self-harm and suicide prevention program (WOKE)
Urgent funding is required to prevent the closure of an ACT program that supports young

YWPN Survey
The Youth Coalition of the ACT is evaluating the Youth Worker Practice Network (YWPN). This

Sector Bulletin June 2022
The Parliamentary and Governing Agreement for the 10th Legislative Assembly included a welcome and long-awaited

Lowering the Voting Age in the ACT
We did a submission to the enquiry re: lowering the voting age and appeared before

Alcohol Tobacco and other Drugs (AOD) Training
The Youth Coalition supported training delivered by ATODA to deliver AOD training to youth workers.

Mobile Phones for Young People Project
In September 2020, representatives from 5 youth programs, and the Youth Coalition, attended a two

‘The Missing Middle’: Service gaps for children and young people with moderate to severe mental health issues
The Youth Coalition is working with the Office for Mental Health and Wellbeing to better

Inquiry into Youth Mental Health in the ACT: Report Released
On 13 August 2020 the Standing Committee on Education, Employment and Youth Affairs tabled its









