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In-person, online or hybrid? Working safely with less COVID restrictions

  • Katia Pellicciotta, YACVic
  • 02 November 2022

30 homes in 6 years: Moving onwards and upwards

  • Kylie*, 15
  • 26 October 2022

How To meet your State MP and candidates

  • YACVic Policy Team
  • 10 August 2022

How To meet your federal MP and candidates

  • YACVic Policy Team
  • 04 May 2022

Meaningful work opportunities for young people

  • Katia Pellicciotta, YACVic
  • 11 March 2022

Preparing to isolate if you get COVID-19

  • YACVic
  • 07 March 2022

Wraparound ways to keep Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people connected to culture in COVID

  • Katia Pellicciotta, YACVic
  • 22 February 2022

Cooking as community care with Ashvina

  • Katia Pellicciotta, YACVic
  • 20 December 2021

Using life experience to make change with Mac

  • Katia Pellicciotta, YACVic
  • 13 December 2021

Empowering young people in sport with Louis

  • Katia Pellicciotta, YACVic
  • 06 December 2021

Taking local environmental action with Candace

  • Katia Pellicciotta, YACVic
  • 29 November 2021

COVID recovery for students and young creatives with Mia

  • Katia Pellicciotta, YACVic
  • 22 November 2021

Environmental action during COVID-19: Candace’s story

  • Katia Pellicciotta, YACVic
  • 06 September 2021

Self-care: Making it work for youth workers

  • Katia Pellicciotta, YACVic
  • 03 September 2021

How to (really) check in with young people during lockdown

  • Katia Pellicciotta, YACVic
  • 25 August 2021

How can youth workers find their ‘burnout boundary’?

  • Katia Pellicciotta, YACVic
  • 01 September 2021

Accessible education in COVID-19: Mac’s story

  • Katia Pellicciotta
  • 19 July 2021

How a YACVic membership can support young people

  • Katia Pellicciotta, YACVic
  • 17 March 2021

How to set boundaries as an online moderator or facilitator

  • Katia Pellicciotta, YACVic
  • 16 March 2021

How To meet your MP during COVID-19

  • YACVic Policy Team
  • 21 October 2020

Coping with grief during COVID-19

  • Sammy Huynh
  • 16 September 2020

Knitting scarves for social change during COVID-19

  • Today Admin
  • 02 September 2020

COVID-19 Resources for LGBTIQA+ young people and carers

  • Briar Rolfe and Thomas Feng
  • 26 August 2020

How border closures affect this 17-year-old

  • Toni Mia Scallora
  • 13 July 2020

Ways to check in with your friends

  • PROJECT ROCK-IT Presenters: Tayla McKechnie, Ror Akot, Isabelle Blashki, Amal Wehbe, Jayde Petrie
  • 01 July 2020

How rural and regional communities are supporting each other during COVID-19

  • Lara Paull
  • 28 May 2020

COVID-19 Rent Relief Grant information for disabled young people

  • YDAS
  • 18 May 2020

Speaking up about mental health from lived experience

  • YACVic
  • 04 May 2020

5 things to keep you occupied during COVID-19

  • Nitul Deshpande
  • 03 April 2020