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Raising the age to 12 doesn't go far enough

  • While a step in the right direction, this falls short of what young people need, and is a missed opportunity to break a preventable cycle of trauma and harm.
  • Media releases
  • Government and youth policy
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
  • Youth justice
  • Disability

Victorian Government must fully commit to diverting children from prison and raise the age to 14

  • Media releases
  • Disability
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
  • Youth justice
  • Child protection

2024 National Sorry Day statement

  • Media releases
  • Rural and regional
  • Youth justice
  • Child protection
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Victoria’s legal system must help, not harm, children and Aboriginal people

  • Media releases
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
  • Youth justice
  • Child protection
  • Health

Three months on from the Voice to Parliament referendum, we stand in solidarity with First Peoples

  • Racism has no place in Australia. 26 January is not a date to celebrate.
  • Media releases
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

YACVic encourages young people and youth agencies to continue the ongoing work of reconciliation following the referendum

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
  • Media releases

YACVic statement regarding the Referendum on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Recognition and Voice

  • The board and staff of YACVic support the full recognition of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and its call for Voice, Treaty and Truth.
  • Media releases
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
  • Rural and regional

The Victorian Government must commit to raising the age of criminal responsibility in Victoria to 14 years old, with no carve outs.

  • 12-year-olds belong at school, not behind bars.
  • Media releases
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
  • Youth justice
  • Child protection
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