Advocacy

Submission to the Legislative Assembly Environment and Planning Committee’s Inquiry into the supply of homes in regional Victoria

• YACVic has made a submission to the Legislative Assembly Environment and Planning Committee’s inquiry into the supply of homes in regional Victoria.

• Rural and regional
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Transport
• Government and youth policy
• Youth participation
• Housing and homelessness

Submission to Victoria’s 2026-30 Climate Change Strategy

• The Centre of Excellence: Young People & Disasters (the Centre), a partnership between YACVic and Victoria University’s Youth and Community Research group, have made a submission to the development of Victoria’s 2026-30 Climate Change Strategy.

• Environment + Climate Change
• Rural and regional
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Transport
• Government and youth policy
• Youth participation

Submission to the 2025-26 Victorian State Budget

• YACVic has released its submission to the 2025-26 Victorian State Budget on behalf of the youth sector.

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

Youth Affairs Council Victoria 2024 Listening Tour Wrap Up

• Explore insights from young people, youth workers, and stakeholders across Victoria. This report captures the voices and priorities that will shape YACVic’s advocacy, policy, and programs.

• Media releases
• Housing and homelessness
• Youth sector
• Health
• Rural and regional
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Education, training and employment
• Transport
• Government and youth policy
• Youth participation
• Youth justice

Centre of Excellence: Young People & Disasters Submission to the National Volunteer Incentive Scheme (Climate Army)

• Environment + Climate Change
• Rural and regional
• Government and youth policy
• Issues

2025-26 Federal Budget summary: what does the budget mean for young people?

• Budget
• Rural and regional
• Housing and homelessness
• Government and youth policy
• Media releases
• Disability
• Mental health and wellbeing
• NDIS
• Education, training and employment
• Youth sector
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
• Youth justice
• Health

Healthy Equal Youth (HEY) Round 14: Advocacy and activism

• YACVic will deliver over $102,000 in Round 14 of the HEY Grants funding to thirteen projects.

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

IDAHOBIT Day 2025: Amplifying Young LGBTIQA+ Voices

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