National Youth Week

National Youth Week is a week-long celebration of young people held annually throughout Australia. In 2012 it will run from Friday 13 April to Sunday 22 April.

National Youth Week offers a great opportunity for young Victorians to join the rest of Australia in recognising and celebrating the diverse skills, knowledge and ideas contributed to our society by young people. It is also a perfect time for young people to showcase their talents or highlight an issue in their region that is important to them.

All events and activities held during National Youth Week are planned and developed by young people for young people.

National Youth Week is supported through the Victorian Government, beyondblue: the national depression initiative and the Australian Government. Young people and their communities can get involved in the celebrations by running events and attending activities in their local area.

At the national level each state and territory is represented by a National Youth Week Young Member. They play a vital role in directing the shape and success of National Youth Week. The young members are involved in all aspects of planning, developing, implementing and promoting National Youth Week across Australia.

For information about events across Victoria look at the Calendar of Events at youthweek.com from February each year.