Key Outcomes Additional Information - Esperance Youth Summit Activity Title: Brainstorm

Esperance Youth Summit

Key Outcomes Additional Information

Activity Title: Brainstorm

2. Brainstormed priority themes /strategies and identified three projects to develop.

• Examined all four top priority themes/strategies and brainstormed various projects for all with five years as a timeframe.

Results

Theme 1. Education Training and Employment 1.1 Employment

• CV – Job help. Provide assistance to ensure you are employable (e.g. interview course and how to present yourself) • Help with writing and submitting resumes to places • Central place (website) advertising job opportunities in town - job seekers can submit resume to potential employers • Online library (free) • Help in applying for jobs e.g. interviews, resumes • Places that train you for all job types • Youth-friendly jobs • Career counselling/support for youth at school • An area where youth can get help with job ideas and courses • Place for jobs to be advertised for youth • Help with job applications

1.2 Subjects, Courses and Training Options

• More course/opportunities for the Arts • Environmental focus on science and social science • Encourage training providers to offer more courses locally • More dance education and performing arts • Places you can go to study a specific subject

1.3 Learning Support

• Tutoring online by youth • Pay older students to tutor younger students (e.g. education, employment) • A place the youth can go to do their homework and get help if needed • A new library with study/tutoring space (like city of Perth) and free Wi-Fi • Hands on tutoring for youth • After School Homework Club • Math, English, Science, Society and Environment teachers staying behind at school to help students • Youth supporting youth kind of tutoring • (Support for) people who struggle with hand writing

• Places where you can go to get education support • Skill development clubs or after school training centres • People rewording and teaching things in a different ways to help people with the task to understand it • Tutoring available at youth Centre/library • For the library to have free Wi-Fi • Mentoring program – older youth providing support to younger • Youth Centre where you can go and have help for school or jobs (e.g. homework)

Theme 2. Community Support and Health Services 2.1 Mental Health and Support Services

• A central place the youth can go to help with or problems they may have with mental health doctor • A building where youth can play games and make friends with people like them • Youth Liaison Officer that is easily accessed to help support • Supporting youth with drug/alcohol addictions • More online websites to help with depressions • Encouragement to use services already provided • Something that creates awareness about mental health issues to help people • Connecting youth with other youth who may have similar problems • For youth to help other youth who are struggling > raises awareness and impacts youth’s attitudes towards these issues • Small, spread out facilities for support or someone to talk to • More out of school chaplins/councillors • Mentor program to encourage youth to talk about problems • Advertising campaigns aimed at youth about mental health • More advertising for helplines in Esperance • Youth to access mental health support (go to GP with them) • A building where only youth can go and have support

2.2 Medical Health and Hospital

• More visually appealing • Shire talks to GPs to find out what support needs to be provided • Quicker reaction time • Calming music • Get rid of the sterile smell • A ward in medical areas where children don’t feel scared (e.g. toys, games, Tv) • A small medical centre only for young people can make private bookings

2.3 Bullying

• Creating and ant-bulling culture • Anti-bullying campaign – similar to enjoy the ride • One class at school that teaches the different things about bullying • Advertising campaigns aimed at youth about bullying • A place where people can go when they are getting bullied and others will support them.

Theme 3. Communication & Information 3.1 Free Wi-fi access and better internet Coverage

• Free Wi-Fi @ at new sports stadium • Free Wi-Fi area >we want to attract youth e.g. whale tail > helps youth congregate in open, crime-free areas • An area that if you scan a code you can get free Wi-Fi so youth know what’s going on • Free Wi-Fi at Woolworths • Charging points for phones etc. • New payphone that can be accessed with a credit card • Free Wi-Fi in Youth Precincts • Prioritise internet speed in and out of town, focus on schools

3.2 Youth Noticeboard

• A big noticeboard in Woolworths only for youth stuff • Youth specific areas that provide needed information in fun ways

3.3 Online Youth ‘Page’

• An app made so that youth know what’s going on in Espo • Facebook page/group for ‘youth specific’ info • Youth online community (e.g. website, social media, youth admins) • Information website (easily accessible) • Youth Newsletter (electronic) • QR codes that are around town that youth can scan to get information they may need • An electronic device in a new youth building where youth can go on a special app that tells them what’s going on in Esperance • Games on Esperance only pages that show youth about Esperance • A Youth website for Esperance providing info on upcoming youth events

Theme 4. Leisure, Recreation & Social Life 4.1 Recreation and Leisure Activities

• An area where people help conquer their fears and others fears • More types of sports that all aged and genders can participate in • A trustworthy group that takes care of kids that can’t go to places to exercise • Cheaper prices at activities e.g. movies, museum • More recreational adventure activities like white water rafting • Rock climbing place • Bowling Alley • Roller-skating Rink

4.2 Youth-Specific Space/Youth Activities

• More advertisement for youth group • Include Wi-Fi at key youth locations (skate park, whale tail etc.) • A building aimed at anti-social people that can go to it and make new friends • Support to youth groups with funding, advertising • Community clubs/groups more youth friendly (not sport) • Activities to get the youth involved in music and popular bands • Youth Precinct that is an extension of the skate park • More workshops for dance, acting, sports • Many different youth groups for different ages and abilities • Cheap Café aimed at only for young people • Activities each weekend e.g. at the beach • Social communities • Encourage youth to volunteer in the community • Create a youth space at new skate park site included in Foreshore

4.3 Events

• Youth run bijou event – all cast and crew under 30. Even youth who don’t like the stage could fill leadership roles like stage manager inc. mentors • Music events for youth by youth > For more bonding with youth • Events that encourage reconciliation • Live music/local artists at Whale tail • Music events that combine local artists (especially youth) and popular visiting bands/artists • More concession prices for youth • Organise live music event each year like Triple J One night Stand • Movie nights • Physical Events • Theatrical events • Comic Convention • Laser tag or Paintball • Advertise new shops in town to support local business • Surfing competition • Construct a new music concert environment for popular bands to play e.g. Linken Park • Events aimed at youth e.g. disco for all ages