A new arts project is set to showcase the positive contributions that Wyndham youth make to the community.
The Wyndham Youth Council Committee, which is made up of members aged between 16 and 25 years, has launched the One Wyndham project.
Wyndham’s learning city portfolio holder, Cr Josh Gilligan, said during the next two years, the project would profile young residents through a range of creative mediums.
He said the young people’s stories would be displayed at different venues throughout Wyndham, including on the big screen outside AquaPulse in Hoppers Crossing.
“The members of the youth council committee have identified that they and other young people are not always being portrayed positively, despite all of the positive contributions they are regularly making to our community,” Cr Gilligan said.
“We have more than 41,000 young people between the ages of 12 and 25 in Wyndham, and more than 15 per cent of them are involved in volunteering within their community.
“This is a great way of changing the narrative about young people and giving some of them the credit they deserve for their accomplishments.”
Cr Gilligan said young people interested in being part of the project could nominate themselves, or friends and family members could nominate an inspiring young person to have their story told. He said young people from all cultural backgrounds would be welcome to participate in the initiative. Nominations for One Wyndham will close on May 30 this year. See www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/services/youth-services for details or call 8734 1355.
