2024 Events
The Department of Communities has partnered with Propel Youth Arts WA to hold the annual KickstART Festival during Youth Week WA and City of Albany to launch Youth Week WA on 5 April 2024 with a Winter Wonderland Social.
Communities also provides an annual grants program, supporting community organisations and local governments to provide events and activities during Youth Week WA.
Albany: Launch city of Youth Week WA 2024
This year, Youth Week WA will officially launch in the City of Albany! Are you aged 12-15 years old? You are invited to get dressed up for an evening of live music, dancing, food and a great time with your friends in an immersive Winter Wonderland to commemorate the opening of Youth Week WA. For more details and to reserve a spot, Go to the Winter Wonderland website.
KickstART Festival
Now in its 14th year, the annual Youth Week WA KickstART Festival is once again being brought to you by Propel Youth Arts WA. The week-long festival includes a series of free opportunities for young people to unleash their creativity, explore new horizons and connect with their peers across the Perth metropolitan area. To view the full program of workshops, performances and exhibitions on offer, visit the KickstART Festival website.
Youth Week Grant Events
The Department of Communities is proud to support community groups, organisations and local Governments to deliver activities during Youth Week across metro and regional WA through the Youth Week Grant Program. A total of $78,000 will be was shared amongst recipients of the grants, to ensure young people in their regions and communities are included in the celebration of Youth Week. See our Perth metro and Regional WA events pages.
Youth Action Plan Stall – KickstART Market
The Department of Communities Youth Team is thrilled to be co-hosting a stall at the KickstART Market Day with the 2024 Youth Week WA Ambassadors, and members from the Ministerial Youth Advisory Council and WA Youth Parliament!
This year, Youth Week WA aligns with the development of a new Action Plan for young people aged 10 to 25 years old in Western Australia. This plan will set out key actions that will drive a whole-of-government approach to producing improved outcomes for young people across WA.
Youth Week WA will present an opportunity to share their perspectives on key aspects of the new Action Plan by getting involved with a range of things, such as shaping the vision statement, guiding the naming of the priority areas that matter most to young people and voting on your favourite name for the new Action Plan! Some fantastic prizes will be available for participating in the stall, including the chance to win a pair of Crocs (and Jibbitz)!
If you are unable to make it down on the day, and would still like your voice heard on shaping these aspects of the Youth Action Plan, we would love to hear from you:
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