Seven aspiring young leaders have been given the opportunity to help shape the future of Mitchell Shire and be a voice for the region’s youth.
The group was sworn in as Mitchell Shire’s Youth Council for 2021-2022 during September’s Council Meeting.
During their 12-month term, the group will share their passions and ideas for young people and provide a youthful voice for senior Mitchell Shire Councillors.
Thomas Starkey will serve as Youth Mayor, Georgia Fletcher will serve as Youth Deputy Mayor and Trinity Marshall will be Youth Council Secretary.
The other members of the Youth Council are Paige Ingham, Rebecca Garth, Cooper Price and Joshua Dixon.
The Youth Council is a unified voice that provides the important and essential understanding of topics that surround the municipality’s young people.
The Youth Council will aim to:
- Help Council understand issues and problems from the perspective of young people
- Provide advice to Council about how concerns can be addressed
- Develop local initiatives and programs for young people
- Advocate on matters that affect young people
The seven members of the Youth Council will attend fortnightly meetings as well as events and functions, leadership and development opportunities and a leadership induction day.
Last year’s Youth Council opened a new youth hub in Wallan and helped launch the Clothes Swap Project, an initiative to promote sustainable fashion practices and educate people about the negative environmental impacts of fast fashion.
