YACVic YERP Relaunch 2024

Youthrive Victoria Attends YACVic YERP Relaunch 2024 On Wednesday, September 18, Courtney, one of our Rural Engagement Coordinators, attended YACVic’s relaunch of the Youth Engagement Resource Platform (YERP). This event, held at the Multicultural Hub in Melbourne, provided a valuable opportunity for Courtney to learn about the platform’s upgrade and share insights with the Youthrive…

Dream Seeds Update Spring 2024

Dream Seeds Update Spring 2024 At the beginning of September, our Dream Seeds team headed to Wonthaggi, conducting workshops across three schools: Wonthaggi North Primary School, Powlett River Primary School, and Wonthaggi Primary School. Four workshops were delivered to a total of 103 students, engaging them in sessions designed to inspire aspiration, build confidence and…

Alumni Update Spring 2024

Alumni Update Spring 2024 On Monday, September 16th, the Youthrive Victoria Alumni launched its inaugural Alumni-focused newsletter, reaching over 600 alumni members. This quarterly publication will showcase upcoming events and opportunities, share nostalgic photos and stories from the archives, and feature contributions from our talented alumni. If you’d like to contribute, we’d love to hear…

Celebrating Impact, Empowering Rural Futures – A Special Evening with Youthrive Victoria

Celebrating Impact, Empowering Rural Futures – A Special Evening with Youthrive Victoria On August 1st, Youthrive Victoria hosted the “Celebrating Impact, Empowering Rural Futures” supporter event at the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust offices in Melbourne. The evening brought together donors, partners, alumni and supporters, all of whom have played a crucial role in helping to…

Youthrive Victoria Rural Summit

In 2024, Youthrive Victoria trialled a new style of capacity building program, called the “Youthrive Victoria Rural Summit.” It was based on our old Leadership Camp format but designed to let older alumni come back, engage with us, and continue their personal growth. The response was great, with several experienced alumni joining as coaches and…

Youthrive Victoria Scholarships Now Open!

Youthrive Victoria’s round of scholarships is now open to rural and regional Victorian students planning to undertake further study in 2025.  Youthrive Victoria’s round of scholarships is now open to rural and regional Victorian students planning to undertake further study in 2025. Each year we provide scholarships to Year 12 students planning to commence university…

Alumni Update July 2024

Alumni Update Youthrive Victoria Alumni Footy Event The sun was shining down on the city of Melbourne on the chilly afternoon of May the 26th as by the seventh gate of the MCG a group of Youthrive alumni steadily amassed.  Laughter and an excited murmur could be heard by those passing by as old friends…

Alumni Update 2024

Alumni Update The Youthrive Alumni Committee has had a really exciting start to the year. We enjoyed seeing many familiar faces at our sell-out February Lawn Bowls event. Hosted at Melbourne City Bowls club, we had a relaxed evening of shared food, good company and healthy competition. This was a great way to welcome some…