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

Youth peak calls for parental income means test threshold to be increased

• Government and youth policy
• Rural and regional
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Media releases
• Youth participation

Coronavirus supplement extended to students; concerns remain for disabled young people, international students and young workers

• Government and youth policy
• Rural and regional
• Media releases
• Youth sector
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Education, training and employment

Coronavirus supplement welcome but students and disabled young people shouldn’t miss out

• Government and youth policy
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Education, training and employment
• Media releases
• Youth sector
• Disability
• Rural and regional

Young people call on Government to commit to ending youth homelessness

• Housing and homelessness
• Rural and regional
• Government and youth policy

Religious Freedom Bills create serious risks for young people

• Government and youth policy
• Rural and regional
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Media releases
• Youth sector
• LGBTIQA+

HEY Grants: Communities over Victoria are creating innovative initiatives for LGBTIQA+ young people’s mental health

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