YACVic Rural

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

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

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

2023-24 State Budget: A step towards recovery for young people

• The 2023-24 state budget, released in a challenging economic environment, provides relief that young Victorians experiencing disadvantage and marginalisation now will not also wear the costs of COVID debt in the long term.

• Media releases
• Government and youth policy
• Rural and regional
• Budget

Analysis: 2023-24 Federal Budget

• This budget has brought limited relief to ease rising cost-of-living pressures. Young people will benefit from some measures announced, but there’s still a long way to go.

• 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
• LGBTIQA+
• Health
• Family violence
• COVID-19
• Budget