Newcastle Youth Council Advisory Committee

To guide the implementation of youth strategies for City of Newcastle and to raise awareness of youth issues.

Objectives and Responsibilities

The objective of the Committee is to seek to engage young people in Local Government and to provide advice to the City regarding youth issues in Newcastle’s LGA.

The responsibilities of the Committee are as follows:

  • Engage young people in Local Government
  • Raise awareness of youth issues
  • Allocate Youth Week grants as per Council's Youth Week Grant Policy
  • Assist the City to prepare applications for youth related grants
  • Guide implementation of the Newcastle 2040 Community Strategic Plan
  • Support the City in a manner that is consistent with our organisational values and decisions of Council.

These Guidelines provide additional detail on responsibility requirements.

Guidelines for meeting practice (PDF).

Terms of Reference

Committee Charter

Membership

The Committee will be constituted by the following membership with voting rights:

  • Cr Paige Johnson - Councillor representative
  • Cr Sinead Francis-Coan - Councillor representative
  • Cr Callum Pull - Councillor representative
  • Youth Members (up to fifteen in total) aged 15-25.

Membership applications are always welcomed. To apply to become a member please visit Newcastle Youth Council


Current members

Newcastle Youth Council currently has 15 members.

Annual Reports

Meetings - 2024

  • Meeting 1 - Wednesday 7 February 2024
  • Meeting 2 - Wednesday 3 April 2024
  • Meeting 3 - Wednesday 1 May 2024
  • Meeting 4 - Wednesday 5 June 2024
  • Meeting 5 - Wednesday 3 July 2024
  • Meeting 6 - Wednesday 7 August 2024
  • Last meeting for 2024 - Wednesday 4 September 2024 (Informal Meeting)

All meetings are 2 hours from 5pm - 7pm at Newcastle City Library.
Light snacks are provided.
For more information please email ycouncil@ncc.nsw.gov.au

Meeting Agendas

2024

2023

2022

2021

Meeting Minutes

2024

2023

2022

2021