General News
1 September, 2023
Youth council call-out
NOMINATIONS for Cairns Youth Council close on Sunday.
The council is looking for candidates between the age of 13 and 17 to nominate and campaign for one of 12 seats on the youth council.
Once elected, Cairns youth councillors will serve an 18-month term in office, where they will work together to establish and address their priority agenda with a $10,000 budget.
Council civic and cultural engagement acting executive director Tahlia Azaria said the Young Mayors program was the chance for young people to make an impact on their local community.
“Elected by their peers, youth councillors work together to define priority action areas,” she said.
“The Young Mayors program is being piloted in five different communities across Australia to test this approach to engaging young people in democracy.
“The program started earlier this year in Mackay, Horsham and Wollongong.
“So far, we have seen over 2000 young people come out to vote for their youth councils in Mackay and Horsham, and their youth councils have now begun their terms in office.”
To nominate visit: https://bit.ly/3sx93zB
