YACVic Rural

Report: Beyond Borders rural conference

• A report on YACVic Rural's 2026 flagship conference.

• Rural and regional
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Youth participation
• Youth sector
• Issues

2026-27 Federal Budget: Briefing for young people and the youth sector

• Budget
• Environment + Climate Change
• Disability
• Rural and regional
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Education, training and employment
• Housing and homelessness
• Transport
• Government and youth policy
• Youth sector
• Migrant and refugee
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
• Youth justice
• Child protection
• LGBTIQA+
• Health
• Family violence
• Alcohol & other drugs

Pave the Way: Investing in the Safety and Futures of the Next Generation

• Our joint submission to Victoria's action plan to end family violence.

• Family violence
• Rural and regional
• Housing and homelessness

Youth Sector Survey

• Contribute to our longitudinal study that builds evidence about our profession and powers advocacy.

• Youth sector
• Rural and regional

Healthy Equal Youth funding to support LGBTQIA+ young people

• Round 13 of the HEY Grants will see twelve projects share more than $101,000 of HEY Grants funding.

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

Victorian workers to take rural youth and community services from Potholes to Possibilities

• YACVic is bringing together youth and community service workers across the state to address key opportunities at our conference in Bendigo, 22-24 November.

• Media releases
• Youth sector
• Rural and regional

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