Applications for Kawerau Youth Council 2024 are Now Closed
Approximately 40% of Kawerau's residents are under the age of 24 and Council wants to make sure that young people have a chance to participate in their community.
Council adopted its Youth Strategy 2016-20 - (PDF, 717 KB) on 28 November 2016. The Strategy includes the Council's vision for its youth and the objectives needed for putting this vision into action.
Basically the Youth Strategy can be broken down into four main activities/objectives:
- Strengthen and enhance the Youth Council whilst developing new opportunities in decision making, in the community.
- Explore new opportunities for providing safe spaces and activities for youth that enhances further training and development of young people and the people supporting them.
- Develop closer connections at an operational level with others/groups to strengthen and encourage collaborative activities.
- Identify opportunities to increase capability of young people and adults that sets a bench mark for positive youth development and good practice.
