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Purpose of the Youth Council
The Youth Council is a group of representitives from the district's high schools and training institutions. They meet monthly to discuss issues that are relevant to the young people of the area. Their aims are to act as a conduit for young people to inform Council of a youth perspective and to enhance a positive profile of young people in the community. Each Youth Coucil meeting is attended by an adult Councillor who reports back to full Council.
Youth Council Meetings
Meetings are held on Wednesdays, and run from 4:00pm.
Please contact Council (03) 433 0300, for the meeting venue.
Contact the Youth Council
Each Youth Council meeting begins with a public forum. We would encourage young people to present any ideas or issues at the public forum. To do this contact the Council.
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Each of the high schools have a Youth Council member. Please contact them through your school if you have any issues or ideas for projects, or events.
And for general enquiries about the Youth Council you can contact the Council on (03) 433 0300
Youth Council Projects and Events
Grain Store Gig
To celebrate Youth Week in May the Youth Council hosted a youth event at the Grain Store in Oamaru's Historic Precinct. The event had two bands and was attended by 100 people.
Opportunities to Represent Your Regions Views
If you would like to participate in events such as the ones below then contact your Youth Council Rep or Council for more details.
Aspiring Leaders Forum
Youth Council Chair Neill Ballantyne attended this forum at Parliament hosted by MPs and CEOs of major NZ corporations. Neill would encourage any young people who have a leadership role and are interested in honing their skills to visit the web site:
http://aspiringleaders.org.nz/
Human Rights National Diversity Forum
The Youth Council sponsored Jo Scott from Waitaki Girls High School to attend this forum in Auckland.
http://www.hrc.co.nz/home/hrc/newsandissues/nationaldiversityforum.php
Mental Health Awareness Week
The Youth Council painted the town ORANGE by subsidising sales of orange T Shirts to highlight the mental health issues. As you can see from the image below one in five New Zealanders are affected by poor mental health in their lifetime.
The Youth Council organised speakers, who had experienced mental illness, to talk in schools to answer students questions.
For more information about Mental Health issues visit:
http://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/page.php?78
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