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…
Strong Support for 2025 Scholarships Due to significant financial support from existing and new donors, the outlook for scholarships to be granted in 2025 is very positive. We are confident, subject to the level of suitable applicants, that we will be able to match or even exceed the number of 2024 scholars, 22 Rural Chances…
Exciting News: Adoption of Our New Strategic Plan We are thrilled to announce that after consultations with the Youthrive Victoria Alumni Committee, our dedicated staff team, and Directors, the Board has adopted an updated Strategic Plan, Business Plan, and Communications Plan for 2024-2026. Our new strategic direction includes refreshed strategies, along with a reaffirmation and…
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’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 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 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…
Youthrive Victoria Celebrates Rural Young People Youthrive Victoria hosted its annual Scholars Luncheon on Sunday, March 17th, 2024, at the Ballarat Bowls Club. The event brought together scholarship recipients, supporters, and Youthrive Victoria staff in a celebration of achievement and community engagement. At the luncheon, the 2024 cohort of university and Rural Chances scholars were…
Community Bank Creswick & District Supports Local Youth Thriving in 2024 The board and management of The Rural Foundation Ltd are pleased to announce that four students from Creswick and surrounding areas have been selected as 2024 Youthrive Victoria University and Rural Chances scholars. Molly, Alysian, Regan and Rhylan were selected from a pool of…
Empowering the Next Generation of Rural Leaders: January Young Rural Leaders Program From January 15th to 19th, a cohort of 27 dedicated participants converged at YMCA Lake Dewar Lodge for Youthrive Victoria’s Young Rural Leaders Program, an experience aimed at nurturing leadership skills and fostering a sense of community among young individuals from rural and…