National Youth Week Program

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This program can also be found online at: www.townsville.qld.gov.au National Youth Week (NYW) is the

endeavoured to provide a number of

largest celebration of young people in

events and activities to highlight the

Australia. Thousands of young people

importance of youth to our city. These

aged 12-25 from across Australia get

activities aim to remove barriers and

involved in NYW each year. Townsville

provide social opportunities for all

City Council, in collaboration with the

young people, with the purpose of

many organisations and individuals

building capacity and inclusion within

listed throughout this publication, have

the Townsville community.

All Townsville City Council events are drug and alcohol free.

us

We like YOU. Townsville City Council Events

Fri 4 April Day 1

FREE Drive-in Movie CARNIVAL 4PM, DRIVE IN 6.15PM, MOVIE 7PM: WILLOWS SHOPPING CENTRE CARPARK Townsville City Council is going map out your plans for the week. retro to kick off National Youth Get there early for the carnival Week with a FREE drive-in movie! amusements, fashion stores, There will be plenty of giveaways a photobooth and a range of up for grabs, a free photobooth, freebies. This event has a 170 car and a chillout zone, where you capacity.

1300 878 001 can grab a free hot chocolate and www.townsville.qld.gov.au

Youth Pathways 5PM-7PM: PCYC CASTLE HILL Aboriginal people knew the land they walked across as a story.

We intend to create a youth story through art and media technologies. The project involves youth creating an art story about living in Garbutt. The art being both contemporary and traditional

AGES: 12-25 depending on the identity of each artist. The story will depict day and night for youth in the Garbutt area.

Get there early for a BBQ. applicant: garbutt youth organisation: pcyc caste hill contact: brady walmsley - 47723883 Proudly supported by

Sat 5 April Day 2

NBN Digital Lounge Open Day 9AM–2PM: CITYLIBRARIES AITKENVALE Explore and experience all of Pro Tools, Wacom tablet, Corel the digital media equipment the Sketching program and Photoshop library has to offer. CityLibraries element, Mbox software, MIDI have teamed up with Townsville keyboard, Gimp and Blender softCreative Technologies College who ware, headphones, Shure SM58 will be conducting demonstrations microphone and Smart TV. 1300 878 001 of the equipment throughout the www.townsville.qld.gov.au day. The new and exciting space includes: A 27 inch iMac including Garage Band, iMovie and iPhoto,

Sat 5 April Day 2 Proudly supported by

I Want to Live

Townsville

5PM-9PM: YWAM CITY CAMPUS, 215 WALKER ST AGES: 12-25 YWAM’s I Want To Live youth event Families are welcome! With dance, is a fun, safe place where young circus and cultural performances people can come and experience from young people across the city, performances, story telling and this is a one-night event not to be amusements. With sumo suits, missed! applicant: johnny cochrane skating, parkour and graffiti, there organisation: ywam townsville is something here for everyone! contact: fiona - 0411 486 631

Steampunk Workshop Series with local artist Roz Asquith 11.30AM–1.30PM: PINNACLES GALLERY, RIVERWAY AGE: 15+ Become enthralled in the creative to turn these once functional treapossibilities of this unique subsures into something truly unique genre of science fiction. Come and imaginative. along and explore steampunk art Mention the NYW event guide – an alternative history with an inwhen you call to attend the workdustrialised western focus. Bring shop free – bookings essential as your old household items such as places are strictly limited. contact: pinnacles gallery clocks, used appliances, jewellery 4773 8871 and photo frames. You will learn

Tue 8 April Day 3

YWAM “Print Out Paste Up” Young Artist Exhibition 6PM–7PM: UMBRELLA STUDIO CONTEMPORARY ARTS Come and celebrate a creative case their exhibitions through an expression of artistic talent from interactive art display! organisation: ywam townsville young people across the city. For contact: fiona - 0411 486 631 one night only, YWAM’s “Print Out Paste Up” young artists will showTownsville

Wed 9 April Day 4

Frisbee in the Park 1PM–3PM: RIVERWAY Come along and throw a frisbee around or get a group together and have a game – don’t worry if you haven’t tried it before – neither have some of the IN-STeP staff.

If frisbee isn’t your thing, set up

a game of cricket or kick a footy around with the IN-STeP team. A FREE BBQ will also be provided. organisation: in-step contact: gillian lunn – 47252688

Miss Representation 7PM-9.30PM: OLD YWAM BUILDING 125-127 INGHAM RD

AGES: 13-25 YEARS WITH UNDER 15 YEARS TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT Townsville women need and want positive This film (premiering at the role models, and that the media Sundance Film Festival in 2011) has thus far neglected its unique interweaves stories from teenage opportunity to provide them. Gold girls and interviews from women coin donation on entry. in leadership positions and within applicant: kat buchta media, to give an inside look at organisation name: collective shout the media and its message. The contact: angela burrow film’s motto, “You can’t be what 0428 801 999 Proudly supported by you can’t see,” underscores an implicit message that young

ICE SKATING RINK! Where: Target Forecourt When: Saturday 5 April to Saturday 19 April Open daily! Children will be able to experience ice skating in the middle of a shopping centre FREE of charge.

Coles | WoolWorths | target | BIg W | Best & less | JB hI-FI

Hervey Range Road Thuringowa Central Qld 4817 P 4799 9100 F 4799 9111 www.willowsshoppingcentre.com.au

Fri 11 April Day 5

Bush Garden Nursery 8AM–2PM: BUSH GARDEN NURSERY MUNDINGBURRA RSVP: 4721 4077 Come along to the Bush Garden volunteers. organisation: conservation volunteers Nursery and learn about native contact: wendy willcox - 4721 4077 plants in the area. Plant seeds and seedlings, meet our wonderful

Speak Out! Stand Up! 4PM-8PM: TOWNSVILLE PCYC, AITKENVALE AGES: 12-25 You have a voice; it’s time to stand community. Instead of turning a up! Join our youth crime prevenblind eye to this growing issue we tion forum and let your voice be want to raise awareness, be the heard. Come for an afternoon of solution and speak out. applicant: penney ferguson fun activities, discussion and a organisation name: life community connect free BBQ. Discussions will involve contact: sheryl ferguson - 4775 4722 what youth can do as individProudly supported by uals and what we can do as a community to prevent crime. Youth crime in our city affects our entire

Sat 12 April

Steampunk Workshop Series with local artist Roz Asquith 11.30AM–1.30PM: PINNACLES GALLERY, RIVERWAY AGE: 15+ sures into something truly unique Become enthralled in the creative and imaginative. possibilities of this unique subMention the NYW event guide genre of science fiction. Come when you call to attend the workalong and explore steampunk shop free – bookings essential as art – an alternative history with an places are strictly limited. industrialised western focus. Bring contact: pinnacles gallery your old household items such as 4773 8871 clocks, used appliances, jewellery and photo frames. You will learn to turn these once functional trea-

Sat 12 April

Operation X! Be Active, Be Positive feature film See back page Kirwan State High School Leaders have embraced the ‘Create Your Youth Week’ challenge with a ‘BE ACTIVE – BE POSITIVE’ lunch time program. The program will be filmed and broadcast at the short

Skate of Mind Skate of Mind is a short documentary covering the skate park culture in Townsville. This documentary will change the way you view skate culture in Townsville.

films section at Operation X! applicant: kirwan state high school student leaders organisation: kirwan shs contact: reegan wass – 4773 8137

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applicant: zane johnson organisation name: in-step contact: dean wilson 4725 2688

Jam Corner Jam Corner will see local musos joining us on the rug to teach and jam along with anyone who wants to join them. We’ll have strings, picks, lessons and even a guitar to give away!

applicant: nikitsia-leigh selby, organisation: the youth network nq inc. contact: rachel cook - 0408 635 998 Proudly supported by

Skate/Scoot/BMX Showcase We are stoked to be able to show off the local Townsville talent and will have skateboard, scooter and BMX riders doing flips and tricks all afternoon. We’re even going to film their awesomeness so they

can show it off to the world! applicant: chey pike organisation: the youth network nq. contact: rachel cook - 0408 635 998 Proudly supported by