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Nominations for the 2023 Alpine Shire Youth Awards are now open.

We invite nominations for young people aged 12 – 21 who work, live or study in Alpine Shire, nominations close on Monday the 7th of August 2023.

The Alpine Shire Youth Awards is a great opportunity for our community to acknowledge and celebrate the valuable contribution young people are making in many areas of our community.

After a difficult couple of years, we are excited to present the Alpine Shire Youth Awards at the Mount Beauty Community Centre on Friday the 1st of September this year.

The Youth Awards evening is a celebration of young people including local young performers, a guest speaker and finger food.

We invite members of the public, schools, and employers to nominate young people for awards in the following categories:

• Academic: recognising an individual who is dedicated to aspects of academic study.

• Community: recognising an individual or a group who has the welfare of their community and the people within it at heart

• Endurance & Persistence: recognising a young person who has demonstrated personal growth and endurance to overcome hardships or to achieve their goals. This may be demonstrated through but is not limited to family, culture, sexual orientation, geographic location, long term unemployment, health, disability, or education.

• Sports and Recreation: recognising a young person who demonstrates a strong commitment not just to his/her personal sporting achievements but to the wider benefit of the sport.

• Workplace: recognises a young person undertaking part- or full-time work, traineeship or apprenticeship who consistently displays a strong work ethic and a high level of professionalism

• Rural: This award recognises an individual who shows commitment to agriculture or rural life in the Alpine Shire, through work, study or lifestyle

• Performing Arts: This award recognises a young person or group who display/s their skill or talent through performing arts; it is for an individual or group who displays a large amount of determination to succeed in their field

• Visual Arts and Media: We invite young people who excel in the areas of visual arts and media to nominate themselves for this category; their excellence could include (but is not limited to) photography, drawing, sculpture, painting, fashion, textiles, or film.

• Proud and Deadly: recognising a young person who is of First Nations descent and champions their culture proudly.

Community Seminar

Dr Michael Carr-Gregg - “Building happiness and resilience in young people and their families”

Wangaratta on Thursday 4th May 2023 @ Quality Hotel Wangaratta Gateway, 29-37 Ryley St, Wangaratta VIC 3677, from 5.30pm – 7.30pm

Myrtleford on Thursday 18th May @ EMAPC - Marian College Performance Centre, 11/49 Prince St, Myrtleford VIC 3737, from 5.30pm – 7.30pm.

Light refreshments will be provided prior to the event from 5.45pm | Each workshop will run for approximately 2 hours

Community Workshops

Family Connections through Art

Create an artistic image of your family tree with the support and guidance of local artist Lisa Bishop

Wangaratta on Tuesday 9th May 2023 @ NESAY 86-90 Rowan Street Wangaratta from 5.30pm – 7.30pm

Myrtleford on Tuesday 16th May @ the Myrtleford Senior Citizens Centre, Smith Street Myrtleford from 5.30pm – 7.30pm.

Light refreshments will be provided | Each workshop will run for approximately 2 hours

Rhythmic Drumming Together

Connect and have fun through African drumming with Bri from in the Groove Community Drumming

Wangaratta on Tuesday 23rd May 2023 @ NESAY 86-90 Rowan Street Wangaratta from 5.30pm – 7.30pm

Myrtleford on Tuesday 6th June 2023 at St Marys Primary School (music room), 43 O’Donnell Avenue Myrtleford from 5.30pm – 7.30pm.

Light refreshments will be provided | Each workshop will run for approximately 2 hours

All events are FREE with tickets available via our NESAY website https://nesay.com.au/upcoming-events/

Creative Writing Competition

entries are now open for the 2023 Insight Creative Writing Competition!

Open to all high school students in Australia, the competition aims to ignite a passion for creative writing and to inspire the voices of the future. It also offers participants the chance to share in over $3000 of cash prizes!

All shortlisted entries will be judged by one of the following acclaimed Australian authors: Scot Gardner, Demet Divaroren, Alice Pung, Michael Earp, Nam Le and Melissa Keil. We’ll send you more details about them in the coming months.

Competition key dates

Entries open: OPEN NOW!

Entries close: 1 September 2023

Longlist announcement: 18 October 2023

Shortlist announcement: 1 November 2023

Awards Ceremony: 7 December 2023

Athletics Photos

Rosemary Oldis