Youth Crew
Firefly are looking for young people aged 11-18 interested in making a difference in their community.
Want to be part of local decision making and positive change? Joining a Youth Advisory Group can give you this opportunity.
We are starting a Bay and Basin Youth Crew, an initiative designed to give young people the platform to share their ideas, provide input, decision make and offer feedback on concerns and projects that impact them. While also getting to connect and work with people and organisations in your community.
Sound good? Sign up here.
The nitty gritty stuff
What does this mean for you if you get involved?
Fill in the quick form to tell us a little about you and why you would want to be involved! This is the first step in the selection process.
If you are successful in being chosen to join the Bay and Basin Youth Crew, in 2025 you will need to be able to commit to the following:
- Two consecutive training days on Sundays in May
- Bi-monthly, two-hour crew catch ups after school (currently Wednesdays 4-6pm) across 2025, with opportunity to continue into 2026
- Attend fun crew activities throughout the year
We will ask you some questions in the online form here, that will help us select the people who will be joining us in The Crew. The selection of new Crew members will be helped along with input from other community members and groups.
During March 2025, we will reach out to applicants who have been invited to join The Crew to discuss the next steps!
What do I get out of it?
What a great question! While we are excited to connected with young people to start a locally based Youth Advisory Group for the Bay and Basin. We understand that your time is valuable.
You will receive:
- Payment for your time/attendance at catch ups
- Access to leadership training and development at two-day workshop
- Food and refreshments at meetings
- Opportunity to connect with other young people, community and community organisations
- Fun team building activities
- Mentoring and support from youth focused programs
- Mental Health first aid training
Sound good now? Sign up here.
Why is there a Youth Crew project?
Firefly have been working toward how young people in this community can have their voices heard, valued and become part of the decision-making process at a community level for community groups and organisations.
This initiative was kicked started off the back of a series of ‘Youth Collective’ workshops which engaged local community groups, non-profit organisations working with young people and students from Vincentia High School. Read more about these workshops here.
The findings of these ‘Youth Collective’ workshops highlighted the need to look at avenues to connect with local young people to hear their positions and insights into the issues and concerns focused on young people in our local area. Engaged community groups and organisations in this work, supported an organised Youth Advisory Group which they can connect to.
Further information on the steps taken to forming a Bay and Basin Youth Advisory Group can be found here.
Get Involved!
If you would like more info about the Bay and Basin Youth Crew initiative or would like to get involved, drop us a line at info@fireflybayandbasin.com.
