YACVic Rural

New report highlights young people's perspectives on social media impact

• Government and youth policy
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Issues
• Rural and regional

Rural Youth Awards to be celebrated at Parliament House

• Media releases
• Environment + Climate Change
• Rural and regional
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Government and youth policy
• Youth participation
• Youth sector

2023-24 State Budget: A step towards recovery for young people

• The 2023-24 state budget, released in a challenging economic environment, provides relief that young Victorians experiencing disadvantage and marginalisation now will not also wear the costs of COVID debt in the long term.

• Media releases
• Government and youth policy
• Rural and regional
• Budget

Analysis: 2023-24 Federal Budget

• This budget has brought limited relief to ease rising cost-of-living pressures. Young people will benefit from some measures announced, but there’s still a long way to go.

• Government and youth policy
• Environment + Climate Change
• Disability
• Rural and regional
• Mental health and wellbeing
• NDIS
• Education, training and employment
• Housing and homelessness
• Transport
• Youth sector
• Migrant and refugee
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
• LGBTIQA+
• Health
• Family violence
• COVID-19
• Budget

Statement: Federal Budget 2023-24 provides some relief, still leaves many young people out in the cold

• The government's investments are a first step, but they still leave many young people below the poverty line.

• Media releases
• Housing and homelessness
• Government and youth policy
• Youth sector
• Rural and regional
• Budget

Federal Government must follow urgent recommendation to increase income support for young people

• Media releases
• Rural and regional
• Education, training and employment

Healthy Equal Youth (HEY) Grants to support LGBTIQA+ youth mental health

• Media releases
• Rural and regional
• Youth sector
• LGBTIQA+

‘Yeah Nah’: Young people to lead consent education across Victoria

• Media releases
• Rural and regional
• Youth participation
• Health