Wellbeing

Counselling and Youth Work Support

Kingston Youth Services is offering Counselling and Youth Work Support at Platform 81 for young people 12-25 years with a link to the City of Kingston (live, work and/or study). There is no need for a mental health care plan and sessions are free. Referral Options:

To refer someone you know or work with, click here to complete and submit the referral form.
To refer yourself, you can contact our Youth Work Team on 1300 369 436 or click here to send through an email, with your request and contact details.

We also offer supported referrals, our youth work team can help link you with another service in the area that may specialise in your needs.

2021 City of Kingston Youth Awards

If you know a young person or a young community group who have made a contribution in the City of Kingston, here's your opportunity to give them a well-deserved shout out! The City of Kingston Youth Awards shine a spotlight on the achievements of young people in the community, showcasing their talents and contributions. Nominations are now open - click here to nominate or to find out more about eligibility.

If you have further questions, please contact Youth Services on 1300 369 436 or click here to drop us an email.

Temporary closure of Platform 81

In-line with the Victorian Government's latest COVID-19 restrictions, Platform 81 is temporarily closed, pending further announcements. All services continue to operate online. Please contact Kingston's Youth Services team with any queries, on 1300 369 436.

Young Women's Mentoring Program

A capacity building program for young women in senior high school with a strong emphasis on developing their leadership skill set, interpersonal skills, social capital and creating greater access to local networking opportunities. The program encourages and supports young women to invest in their own potential and forms meaningful links to peer networks and positive community role models.

We are inviting young women in Years 10 to 12 to take part in this opportunity to be matched to a mentor for nine months, using their time together to help unpack interests, goals, and wider career and life aspirations.

Fully Funded Accredited Short Courses

Each term we offer a limited number of short course placements to young people (online or face to face) fully funded by us. These help to add additional qualifications onto resumes, provide hands-on-experience or upskilling, to support progress into new roles. In light of the challenges faced by many young people during COVID-19, we are looking at what online courses are available to young people and how we can assist in providing access to them.

If you are a young person aged 16 to 25 with a connection to the City of Kingston (live, work, study), and want the opportunity to complete a course, then click here to submit your interest or find out more.

We know how much our young people love cooking and coming together so we have developed our very own online cooking sessions.

Each week cooking boxes with a recipe card and core ingredients will be home delivered to participants in time for them to join our Youth Workers online to cook together and hang out.

To join these sessions, you must be 11-17 years old with a connection to the City of Kingston. Click here to complete an Expression of Interest form and one of our youth workers will get in touch.

For more information or to discuss, contact Youth Services on 1300 369 436.

To find out more information on our programs, click here

Walk Australia’s internationally famous Overland Track, traversing Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain with Rosie Batty (AM).

As a supporter of Australian Childhood Foundation, we’re reaching out to you with a limited invitation to trek with Rosie, in November 2021.

While our Trek for Childhood 2021 had been full, we've had one place become available. If you are keen and know can attend, please act fast, as we know there will be lots of interest.

Trek for Childhood will take place 6th-12th November 2021, near Launceston, Tasmania.

To take part in this week-long trek with Rosie Batty, you will need to raise a minimum of $3,500 for Australian Childhood Foundation – but, you’ll have until early November to do so. We will also give you plenty of support and guidance to ensure you can raise these funds.

To register your interest, please email fundraising@childhood.org.au and to find out more, download this information brochure.