Gascoyne Youth Create Tank “I learnt how to set up and create my own blog” Lucy, Student. Shark Bay School
“Just talking with someone who uses digital media and showing us new things is great”
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Sally Capewell, Shark Bay Arts Council
The Gascoyne Youth Create Tank is a mentorship program designed to support young people of the region to develop new skills in digital media and globalised communication strategies utilising the digital infrastructure of their communities. This program also aims to increase confidence, strengthen relationships and develop support networks within and between communities. These outcomes are to be achieved with a series of residencies held in Carnarvon, Burringurrah, Shark Bay, Exmouth and Gascoyne Junction throughout 2012 and 2013. The program will employ one young person from each community as a Youth Leader to assist in the delivery of the program. Highlights of the Gascoyne Youth Create Tank program in 2012: * The Carnarvon workshops successfully engaged young people and key service providers from the community and hosted a movie night at the completion of the residency. The workshops developed the young people’s skills in using digital photography, social media, Facebook privacy and setting up an email address. * The Shark Bay residency was strongly supported by members of the community and was well attended by the young people. These workshops had a strong focus on story telling through digital media and utilised tools such as the internet, social media and smart phones. * Youth Leaders have been contracted in Carnarvon and Exmouth and will be utilised in the development of the Gascoyne Youth Creative Hub and the summit event to be held in 2013. * The Gascoyne Youth Creative Hub page was established on Facebook to offer Gascoyne youth a monitored public forum to promote programs, create conversation and share ideas.