Youth Week 2008
Program April 5 to 13 2008
Saturday 5 April 2008
Youth Week Street Stall
From 9am to 12pm outside Bellingen IGA - come and check out the youth week program, get free youth week merchandise, give us some great ideas for youth programs, sign up to the IGA Community Benefits scheme to raise funds for a Youth Centre and meet Youth Services staff.
Monday 7 April 2008
Youth Art Exhibition
Top of Your Head: Youth Art Exhibition official opening 5.00pm at Bellingen Gallery & Framing Studio, Hyde Street, Bellingen. Come along and see who will take out the big prizes, have your say in the People’s Choice category and enjoy some yummy light refreshments & youth entertainment.
This exhibition will run all week so check it out! Thanks to all the sponsors of this event especially EnviTE!
Wednesday 9 April
Youth Feature
Check out your local paper - the Bellingen Shire Courier Sun - to see some of your mates who are being featured for the great things they do in the community - be it sport, arts, environmental work, or charity work and here what their thoughts are about big issues.
Sunday 13 April
Wired
A spectacular performance by young people from around the Shire. The performance will be on the Morgo Street Reserve Stage (opposite the Ocean View Hotel). Wired will kick off at 1.00 pm and go til 4.00 pm.
Look out for local youth MCs, bands, musicians and dancers including: Rivers Dance Studio, Erica & Freya Cross, Rhion Taurua, Miles Boyd, Solid Proof, Renae, Awalim Middle Eastern Dance, Sean Bradney George, Tahlee Rose, Jackson Simon & Dudi, Dusted Jeans, Boned Island, Zyphoid and Phantazmorgia
There will be a sausage sizzle, refreshments and drinks available for a very reasonable price and a youth service info stall with people there from different groups to answer all your questions! This event is strictly drug & alcohol free.
For more info on any of these events, contact Bellingen & Seaboard Youth Services on Ph. 6655 0167, Email. bsys@bnc.org.au, visit our office behind Centrelink in the Council Park in Bellingen or check out our website www.bnc.org.au/youth
Getting Ready For Youth Week 2008
April 5 to 13 2008 is Youth Week. Bellingen & Seaboard Youth Services, in collaboration with other local youth related services, will be offering a variety of activities and events during Youth Week.
We need your input, ideas and help for Youth Week 2008! Previous events and activities have included movie marathons, youth music and dance performances, art competition and exhibitions, skate comps and the Youth Feature included in the Bellingen Courier Sun. If you have any suggestions for events and activities for 2008, or would like to help organise or assist with an activity or event, let us know! Check out our Contacts page for ways that you can get in touch with us.
If you are an artist, creator of fashion, film-maker, photographer, writer or poet, now is the time to start thinking about your entry for our art comp and exhibition. The latest info and entry forms are available here
Check out the photos from last year's exhibition here
If you are a singer, musician, band, dancer or dance group, now is the time to start thinking about a set or performance for our youth music and dance showcase. The latest info is available here
Check out the photos from Wired 2007 here
Do you know a special young person? One who has made a positive contribution to their community? Who have a talent or ability that the community should know about? Get them some recognition and nominate them for our Youth Matters Feature for Youth Week 2008. Get more info how you can nominate them and nomination forms here
Check out the Youth Week 2008 official website at www.youthweek.com.au