Advocacy

Healthy Equal Youth (HEY) Grants: Round 16 recipients

• YACVic will deliver $101,000 in Round 16 of the HEY Grants funding to 12 projects.

• Media releases
• Rural and regional
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Youth participation
• Youth sector
• LGBTIQA+

IDAHOBIT Day 2026: Creating spaces for safety and belonging

• Media releases
• Rural and regional
• Youth sector
• LGBTIQA+

Healthy Equal Youth (HEY) Grants Round 15: Pride in Our Stories – Making Change for Good

• Media releases
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Rural and regional
• Youth participation
• Youth sector
• LGBTIQA+

Standing in solidarity with communities following Bondi Beach violence

• Media releases
• Government and youth policy
• Media releases
• Issues

Stronger communities start with supporting young people, not harsh punishments and prisons

• Media releases
• Media releases
• Education, training and employment
• Government and youth policy
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Housing and homelessness
• Youth justice

Gather, Guide, Belong: Launching YACVic’s Strategic Plan and the Revised Edition of the Code of Ethical Practice for the Victorian Youth Sector

• Media releases
• Media releases
• Youth sector
• Youth participation
• Education, training and employment
• Government and youth policy

YACVic Submission: Inquiry into Community Consultation Practices

• Youth participation
• Disability
• Education, training and employment
• Government and youth policy
• Youth sector
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
• Youth justice
• Media releases

2025-26 Budget: YACVic welcomes stability for youth services, urges stronger action on housing

• YACVic’s response to the 2025–26 Victorian State Budget, including key wins, gaps, and what it means for young people across Victoria.

• Media releases
• Housing and homelessness
• Youth sector
• Health
• Budget
• Rural and regional