A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY
WORDS Heather Kennett
YOUTH CLEAN UP TO GAIN CREDIT Young people in Salisbury are gaining new skills, improving their wellbeing and making new connections while working towards the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award. Offered through Council’s youth centre, Twelve25, the Duke of Ed Award is open to young people aged 14 to 24 years to complete in three stages – bronze, silver and gold. To achieve bronze, participants need to spend one hour per week in each of the four following areas over six months: • Improving their physical wellbeing • Volunteering in their community • Learning a skill • Experiencing an adventurous journey with a team All participants are supported by trained award leaders and mentors. Benefits also include SACE credit and the ability to list the Award on your resume in order to stand out and feeling better prepared to achieve your potential. Duke of Edinburgh Award participant Sofina Le Thi at a recent clean up day.
Bronze program participant Sofina Le was among a group of young people who took part in recent community clean up days to improve the local area which went towards their volunteering targets. “It’s awesome being able to clean up the area you spend so much time in and doing it with a group that supports you,” she said.
“It’s a great program as you get support from the Award leader and assessors as you work towards completing all your hours.
“You also get to create SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound) goals and get involved in the community and surrounding communities.”
More details on how to enroll in the course can be found at: Salisbury.sa.gov.au/dukeofed www.salisbury.sa.gov.au | SALISBURY AWARE | SUMMER 2021 | 23
