Launch of 2019 Youth Awards nominations

The City of Ballarat will launch the opening of nominations for the 2019 Youth Awards and announce the 2019 Youth Award Ambassadors tomorrow. 

With 20,000 people aged 12-25 living in Ballarat, the Awards are an opportunity to recognise the valuable contribution that young people make to our community. 

There are many ways young people contribute to our community – through sporting clubs, volunteering, playing music, developing artwork, student leadership initiatives, youth groups, religious groups and environmental activities, to name a few. 

Created in 2005, the Youth Awards highlight and celebrate young achievers in 11 categories, ranging from the arts to sports, community group initiatives, volunteer recognition and much more. The Youth Awards are an annual initiative of the Youth Council volunteers who contribute their time to planning and delivering the Awards. 

The City of Ballarat Youth Awards encourage young people to continue adding to and improving the culture and livelihood of our community. 

Nominations open on Friday 19 July and close at 5pm, Friday 23 August 2019. 

 Award categories: 

  • Young Entrepreneur Award 

  • STEM Award 

  • Positive Youth Leader Award 

  • Challenge and Change Award 

  • Group Project Award 

  • Influential Artist Award

  • Compassion and Care Award

  • Leadership in Sport Award 

  • Young Volunteer Award 

  • Adult Ally Award – Volunteer 

  • Adult Ally Award – Worker 

To nominate visit youthawards.ballarat.com.au 

Save the date! The 2019 Youth Awards ceremony will take place on Friday 25 October at the Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts.  

The 2019 Youth Awards are supported through a partnership of community agencies including Highlands LLEN, Voice FM, Basketball Ballarat, Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts, YMCA, Upstart, Compassionate Ballarat, Western Bulldogs, Ballarat Tech School, Ballarat Foundation, BYSN – Ballarat Youth Services Network and Buninyong and District Community Bank Branch of Bendigo Bank. 

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