YACVic Rural

Centre of Excellence: Young People & Disasters Submission to the National Volunteer Incentive Scheme (Climate Army)

• Environment + Climate Change
• Rural and regional
• Government and youth policy
• Issues

2025-26 Federal Budget summary: what does the budget mean for young people?

• Budget
• Rural and regional
• Housing and homelessness
• Government and youth policy
• Media releases
• Disability
• Mental health and wellbeing
• NDIS
• Education, training and employment
• Youth sector
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
• Youth justice
• Health

COVID-19 brings increased demand, without increased funding, to youth services

• COVID-19
• Rural and regional
• Government and youth policy
• Media releases
• Youth participation
• Youth sector

Youth peak calls for parental income means test threshold to be increased

• Government and youth policy
• Rural and regional
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Media releases
• Youth participation

Coronavirus supplement extended to students; concerns remain for disabled young people, international students and young workers

• Government and youth policy
• Rural and regional
• Media releases
• Youth sector
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Education, training and employment

Coronavirus supplement welcome but students and disabled young people shouldn’t miss out

• Government and youth policy
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Education, training and employment
• Media releases
• Youth sector
• Disability
• Rural and regional

Young people call on Government to commit to ending youth homelessness

• Housing and homelessness
• Rural and regional
• Government and youth policy

Religious Freedom Bills create serious risks for young people

• Government and youth policy
• Rural and regional
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Media releases
• Youth sector
• LGBTIQA+