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HEY Wellington Workshop

Discover the stories and issues facing LGBTQIA+ young people in Australia and learn how to create and tell your own story by taking part in a series of HEY Wellington workshops. Registrations are open now.

Registrations for the 2020 HEY Wellington workshop are now open. Please use the link below to sign up before 1 December 2020.

Welcome to the Wellington Shire Council HEY (Healthy Equal Youth) Grant for 2020, focusing on sharing the issues and experiences of young LGBTQIA+ people who live in Wellington.

We've produced a series of inspirational HEY Wellington videos that will help you understand what the HEY Grant is all about. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the series of 7 videos, from 4 different activists who will inspire you to step up to the HEY Wellington challenge and tell your own story.

This year's presenters include four notable people – writer Nevo Zisin, educator Daniel Witthaus, transgender actress Georgie Stone and her mother, Rebekah Robertson who have been chosen to share their stories of experiences and issues faced as a part of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Watch short videos on each of their stories and quick-cut Q&As below or on YouTube here.

A series of workshops, to be facilitated by ABC Gippsland producer and presenter Amber Irving-Guthrie, will be held via Zoom on Wednesday 2 December, Wednesday 16 December, Wednesday 27 January and Wednesday 3 February, to give young people a better opportunity to develop and tell their personal stories.   

The HEY Grant is funded and supported by the Victorian Government. 

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HEY Wellington workshop

This project provides an opportunity for LGBTQIA+ young people to explore, structure and share their stories in a safe and supported environment with mentoring from professional storytellers.

Participants will then have an opportunity to share their stories in a safe environment at a local school, where wellbeing and year-level staff will be invited to attend.  

In the final week of February 2021, a family & friends event will be held, where these new youth storytellers will be able to share their experiences with peers, friends and family in a safe public space.  

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Workshop registration

Young people under the age of 25 who would like to build their storytelling skills and share an experience they have had as part of the LGBTQIA+ community are invited to register using the link: HEY Workshop Expression of Interest Form (wellington.vic.gov.au) 

Content taken from webpage: HEY Wellington Workshop

       Wellbeing Team 2020