Participate in our advocacy campaigns, consultations, and read our reports:

International Youth Day 2023: it's time for us to support young people to lead environmental change

  • As young people are increasingly impacted by the real-time effects of climate change and ecological disasters, it’s never been more important that they are involved and equipped with skills to take care of themselves, their communities and environments.
  • Media releases
  • Youth participation
  • Environment + Climate Change

Submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the rental and housing affordability crisis in Victoria

  • Housing and homelessness
  • Government and youth policy
  • Infrastructure

YACVic and VU establish National Centre of Excellence in Young People and Disasters

  • A National Centre of Excellence in Young People and Disasters will empower young Australians to be active agents of change in emergency management.
  • Media releases
  • Environment + Climate Change
  • Rural and regional
  • Youth sector

Victoria’s Rental Crisis and Young People

  • Young people are finding it increasingly difficult to access safe and secure housing. YACVic calls on the Victorian government to take immediate action to support young people experiencing housing stress.
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Rural and regional
  • Government and youth policy
  • Infrastructure

Resignation of YACVic CEO Katherine Ellis

  • Media releases

Submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the 2022 Flood Event in Victoria

  • Rural and regional
  • Environment + Climate Change
  • Mental health and wellbeing
  • Education, training and employment
  • Youth sector

YACVic statement regarding the Referendum on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Recognition and Voice

  • The board and staff of YACVic support the full recognition of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and its call for Voice, Treaty and Truth.
  • Media releases
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
  • Rural and regional

Analysis: 2023-24 Victorian State Budget

  • Bite-size breakdowns of how the budget impacts young people and the youth sector.
  • Government and youth policy
  • Environment + Climate Change
  • Disability
  • Rural and regional
  • Mental health and wellbeing
  • NDIS
  • Education, training and employment
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Transport
  • Youth sector
  • Migrant and refugee
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
  • Youth justice
  • Child protection
  • LGBTIQA+
  • Family violence
  • Budget