Council funding activates local events during Youth Week

Redland City Council has provided funding to help nine organisations hold free events for young people on Redlands Coast to celebrate Queensland Youth Week (7 to 13 April 2024).

The not-for-profit community and sporting organisations received funding through Council’s 2024 Activate Redlands Coast Youth Week program to deliver activities for young people aged from 12 to 24.

The activities, to be held on both the mainland and North Stradbroke Island/Minjerribah, include collage and music workshops, a silent disco, a gaming event, golf, tennis and lifesaving clinics, fishing days and a football event.

Recipients of Activate Redlands Coast Youth Week grants are:

Redland Community Centre – GamerCon 24 on Saturday 6 April Enviro Fish Inc – Community Fishing Days on Sunday 7 April and Saturday 13 April Royal Lifesaving Society Queensland – Next Gen Lifesavers on Monday 8 April Capalaba Bulldogs – Unity through Football one-day event on Wednesday 10 April Anglicare Southern Queensland (Insync) – Game Day on Thursday 11 April Polish Ex-Serviceman’s Association – Collage workshop on Saturday 13 April North Stradbroke Island Golf Club – Straddie Youth Ambrose on Saturday 13 April Queensland Bluelight Inc – Tennis clinic on Thursday 11 April and Silent Disco on Friday 12 April MMEIC Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elders-in-Council – weaving, games and scooter tricks workshop, and a Kup Murri on Sunday 14 April

For details on these events, contact the organisation direct or visit Council’s Youth Week webpage at redland.qld.gov.au/youthweek

The Activate Redlands Coast Youth Week funding initiative was one of the outcomes identified in the Redlands Coast Young People’s Action Plan 2024-27 that was endorsed by Council in January.

About 24,700 young people aged 12-24 years live on Redlands Coast, representing 15.5 per cent of the Redland City population.

Council’s vision for 2027 is to build safe, strong and self-reliant communities that provide our young people with good access to social infrastructure and services, housing options, welcoming open spaces and a range of suitable sport, recreational, cultural, educational and employment opportunities.