YoungA21 News

Australia21’s YoungA21 Committee advises the Board from a youth perspective, proposes potential future topics and facilitates two-way mentoring between young Australia21 volunteers and Board members. More information on YA21 can be found here.

Watch this space for recent news about the YoungA21 Committee, and the projects that it leads.

First school signs up to YoungA21’s ‘Smarter About Drugs’ strategy
Posted: July 3, 2017 - Deborah Rice

A Melbourne secondary school has confirmed it will be the first to use the Smarter About Drugs Conversation Pack, to engage its students in open and informed discussions about illicit drugs […]

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Introducing YoungA21 member, Aah-Young Choi
Posted: June 2, 2017 - Anne Quinn

Aah-Young Choi is one of Australia21’s youngest members, currently completing Year 12 at a high school in Sydney. Aah-Young has recently joined the YoungA21 Committee and reflects on this experience, […]

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The future of work
Posted: June 2, 2017 - Anne Quinn

The modern world of work is both an exciting and uncertain place for young people. Young Australians today face a world of work completely different from the past. Debate about […]

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Smarter About Drugs: A Conversation Pack
Posted: June 2, 2017 - Anne Quinn

Smarter about Drugs: A Conversation Pack is a resource designed to help educators facilitate critical and informed discussions among students about drug and alcohol issues. It aims to create awareness […]

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Senior police join the call for pill testing & drug regulation
Posted: July 3, 2017 - Deborah Rice

When even police and prison officers are calling for drug law reform, you know it’s time for our politicians to support change. Burying their heads in the sand will only […]

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