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Nominations for the WA Youth Awards are NOW OPEN!
The WA Youth Awards were established in 1999 to recognise young Western Australians aged 12 to 25 years for their achievements and contributions to the community. The Awards also reward outstanding youth groups and organisations that serve and support the state’s young people.
Nominations are available in the following categories:
Commissioner for Children and Young People Participate Award
Positive Achievement Award
ECU Community Leadership Award
Minister for Youth’s Most Outstanding Youth Worker Award
Creative Contribution AwardThe Y WA Collective Action Award
Youth Focus Sector Collaboration Award
Youth Futures Innovation for a Sustainable Future Award
Mission Australia Young Changemaker Award
The Charmaine Dragun Memorial Award
A WA Young Person of the Year award will be selected from those categories which honour individuals. Category winners receive a $1,000 prize, with the WA Young Person of the Year to receive a $10,000 travel bursary to participate in youth-related events and activities across WA, in addition to a personal travel prize valued at $3,000.
Nominations close on the 15th of September