Activity Title: Development of Three Projects Proposals

Esperance Youth Summit

Key Outcomes Additional Information

Activity Title: Development of Three Projects Proposals

1. Event Coordination Team (relating to Theme 4, Strategy 4.2 and 4.3; plus Theme 8, Strategy 8.1) 2. Mentoring and Support Program (relating to Theme 2, Strategy 2.1 and 2.3; plus Theme 1, Strategy 1.3 and Theme 8, Strategy 8.1 and 8.3); and 3. Youth Precinct (relating to Theme 4, Strategy 4.2; plus Theme 8, Strategy 8.1)

Results

1. Event Coordination Team

Project Team: Marissa Dattani, Brydie-Rose Mellor, Amelia Rolten and Caiti Staer

Aims:

• increased youth involvement and volunteering • Wide range of successful events (e.g. live music festival, surfing competition, youth-run Bijou production) • Well managed • Sustainable • Well attended

Proposal: Youth events committee to identify strategies and is facilitated by a key stakeholder

What is the project?

• The project is an events team that plans and coordinates youth events and compromises of key stakeholders including youth. • Key Facilitator could be the Shire or another Key Stakeholders who oversee the facilitation of the working group/committee • Event examples include sporting carnival, skate competition, Bijou Theatre Production, Music

Festival and surfing competition • (Event) consideration will include target age group, venue/facilities, participation, advertising, people, money, place

Who is it targeted at?

• 12-25ish years young • Different events target different groups (including age ranges) • Aims to get diverse range of youth involved in events (as participants and volunteers) • Under 18 have to have permission form

What will the project achieve?

• Increased youth involvement and volunteering • Wide range of successful youth events • Well-managed • Sustainable • Well-attended

What resources are required to make it happen?

• Funding $$ • Key stakeholder officer time • Young people’s time • Specific to events e.g. speakers sound system • People specific to events e.g. performers for music, judges for surfing event • Volunteers • Venue

Who are the potential stakeholders?

• Youth service providers • Shire • Esperance youth services • Local businesses • Schools • The youth • Youth groups • GIFSA

What are the potential risks?

• No funding • Non-attendance • Youth don’t get involved • Reputation • No venue • Bad first event

What steps are required to reach the goal?

• Engage stakeholders • Create Committee • Get Funding • Get youth ideas for events • Get group of youth committed to event • Plan event • Organise resources • Youth volunteering • Advertise • Event

Esperance Youth Summit

Key Outcomes Additional Information

Activity Title: Development of Three Projects Proposals

1. Event Coordination Team (relating to Theme 4, Strategy 4.2 and 4.3; plus Theme 8, Strategy 8.1) 2. Mentoring and Support Program (relating to Theme 2, Strategy 2.1 and 2.3; plus Theme 1, Strategy 1.3 and Theme 8, Strategy 8.1 and 8.3); and 3. Youth Precinct (relating to Theme 4, Strategy 4.2; plus Theme 8, Strategy 8.1)

Results

2. Mentoring and Support Program

Project Team: Maddilyn McGrinder, Jake Forster and Abigail Harvey

Aims:

• Lower rates of suicide, crime, funerals and self-harm; and minimise drug and alcohol use, violence, abuse and family break ups. • Aimed at youth (12-25) that are struggling with self-harm, drugs, alcohol and/or family problems • Youth Help Centre located at foreshore • After school / access via phone 24/7 • Workshops on how to help others • Councillors • Mentors • Chaplin • Help youth to think positive and accept each other • End goals include lower rates of suicide and family issues • The whole community working together • We have to be careful of what we say or do because it could turn into violence

What is the project?

• The project is a youth help centre (and program) which offers a range of services for young people who require and/or benefit from support. Ideally it will be an actual Centre (own facility/building) which is open after school hours and on weekends or via phone 24/7 • Services will include workshops on how to help others, provide someone to talk to and give advice and provide professional support including three councillors, a mentor (preferably 50 and under), and a Chaplin (middle aged). • The venue would be located at the foreshore, e.g. near the scout hall and would include a chill out space at the front area also for meet and greet and a noticeboard.

Who is it targeted at?

12- 25 year olds who experience (either them or someone they know) any of the following, • Mental illness • Self-harm • Going through a break-up or divorce (parent/ guardian or own) • Lonely • Drugs and alcohol • Victims of abuse

What will the project achieve?

• More Esperance youth thinking positive • Helping people accept each other • Lower rates of suicide • Less funerals • Less family issues • Minimise crime • More education for youth • Minimise drug and alcohol use • Stopping violence and abuse

What resources are required to make it happen?

• Building with offices • Computers • Phones • Funding/money • Security • Internet • Sponsors • Furniture • Electricity • Water • Food • Insurance • Stationary • Volunteers • Mentors • Councillors • Chaplin

Who are the potential stakeholders?

• Community • Us (youth) • You • Act, belong, commit • BOICO • ESHS • EACS • Shire • Calvary Chapel • Youth care • LDAG • Gumtree Church • Escare • Esperance Bay of Isles

What are the potential risks?

• Fire/water damage • Not enough interest • Debt • Violence • People afraid of coming/calling • People stop volunteering • Funding supply stops • Internet fails

What steps are required to reach the goal?

• Plan • Request funding • Find building • Research • Train/find councillors, mentors, chaplins etc. • Find sponsors • Register business • Start helping people • Find out / try and keep on going

Esperance Youth Summit

Key Outcomes Additional Information

Activity Title: Development of Three Projects Proposals

1. Event Coordination Team (relating to Theme 4, Strategy 4.2 and 4.3; plus Theme 8, Strategy 8.1) 2. Mentoring and Support Program (relating to Theme 2, Strategy 2.1 and 2.3; plus Theme 1, Strategy 1.3 and Theme 8, Strategy 8.1 and 8.3); and 3. Youth Precinct (relating to Theme 4, Strategy 4.2; plus Theme 8, Strategy 8.1)

Results

3. Youth Precinct

Project Team: Ivy Bondarenko, Emily Payne, Thane Barnes and Sarah Fitzgerald

Aims:

• Place to ‘hang out’ and create positive interaction between youth and the community • A place where everyone is welcome (all age groups etc.) with activities aimed at youth > an inclusive space • A place where a variety of events can be held • Activities that encourage meeting new people and discourage anti-social behaviour (e.g. drugs, alcohol) • Designed/contributes to by the youth (activities include artwork, structures, funding (fundraising)) • Variety of activities: • Swings – big sets (at least 8) • Obstacle course (laser tag, water fight, climbing) • Giant game boards • Skate park (comfy seats and shade structures) • Fun-days including skate competitions • Stakeholders – Us (youth), community groups, government bodies, funding bodies

What is the project?

• The project is a youth precinct which encompasses a community space with various activities of interest to young people. Examples of what the youth precinct would include are artwork, noticeboard, big size swings, free Wi-Fi, place for events (that naturally amplifies sound based on design e.g. music festival), shaded comfortable seats and tables, vegetation, large games such as chess, is well-lit, has an obstacle course and is near food outlets. • The youth precinct would be designed as a place to meet with others, to relax and be flexible for various interactive activities such as water fights and laser tag. • The youth precinct, while aimed at youth, will be welcome to every one of all ages in the community.

Who is it targeted at?

• Youth aged 12 to 25 years including youth visiting the region • Inclusive of all cultures, genders, religions

What will the project achieve?

• A safe place to socialise • A fun inclusive environment • A place for to go (youth and the community) • Provides opportunity for young people to learn and develop • Provides activities that encourage meeting new people, stops younger youth getting involved with drugs/alcohol and support a happy experience.

What resources are required to make it happen?

• Money • Space • Equipment • Materials • People (manager, workforce, cooks, architects, artists) • Government support • Permission to develop • Stakeholder support

Who are the potential stakeholders?

• Us (youth) • Funding bodies such as Lotterywest • Community Groups • Schools • Older youth (young adults) • State Government • Local Government support (location etc.) • Mental health • organisations (e.g. BOICO)

What are the potential risks?

• Not enough funding to support project development • Vandalism • Negative view of youth precinct • Not being used • No stakeholder support • People using space do not get along • Wanted by this generation not by next (short life span)

What steps are required to reach the goal?

• Measure support • from stakeholders • Survey and Consultation • Planning (location and from research) • Feedback • Solid Plan • Apply for funding (fundraising with community groups) • Location selected • Build • Use