Nominations Now Open For 2020 NSW Youth Advisory Council

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP is today encouraging young people from across the electorate aged between 12 and 24 with an interest in youth affairs to consider nominating for a position on 2020 NSW Youth Advisory Council.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP is today encouraging young people from across the electorate aged between 12 and 24 with an interest in youth affairs to consider nominating for a position on 2020 NSW Youth Advisory Council.

Mr Ward, who himself participated in the NSW Youth Parliament Program, said that applications were being taken now to fill the 12 positions to provide a direct link between young people and the NSW Government.

“The Youth Advisory Council has been established and contributing to decisions affecting youth in NSW since 1999,” he said.

“The Council fills an important role for the NSW Government and meets regularly to discuss issues of importance to youth before reporting directly to the Minister for Multiculturalism.

“Past Youth Advisory Council’s have played a significant role in changing laws in NSW that affect all young people.

“The former Youth Advisory Council helped learner drivers in NSW to cut their compulsory supervised driving hours by one-third, to 80 hours, if they enroll in a Safer Drivers Course and conduct 10 hours of professional driver training,” he said.

“This is just one example of where young people have had a huge impact on the NSW Government’s policy reform agenda.

“This is a terrific opportunity to be involved in the decision-making process at the grass roots level and I encourage young people to consider getting involved,” Mr Ward concluded.

Applications for the NSW Youth Advisory Council will close on Sunday 1st March 2020.

For more information and to apply, please visit the website at: www.acyp.nsw.gov.au.