Advocacy

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