Minutes of the Youth
Advisory Committee
Meeting Date: Wednesday, 7 August
2024
Location: Jervis
Bay Rooms, City Administrative Centre, Bridge Road, Nowra
Time: 10.30am
The following members were present:
Clr Patricia White
Clr Matthew Norris
Clr Gillian Boyd – Remotely
Clr John Kotlash – Remotely
Eden Sakora – Ulladulla High School
Chloe Jeffers – Ulladulla High School
Lachlan Barry – Ulladulla High School
Georgia Szymoniczek – St Johns High School
Tyne Weller – St Johns High School
Lachlyn Bisat – St Johns High School
Michael Paine - Manager - Community Connections
Others present:
Natalie Johnson – Senior Community Capacity Builder
Monica Kinkade – Senior Community Capacity Builder
Sophie Ray - Shoalhaven
Education Fund
At 10.17am Mr Michael Paine – Manager –
Community Connections advised the Committee that quorum has not been reached yet
however, the members present receive presentations from the schedule as follows
until quorum has been confirmed.
Apologies were received from Clr Findley, Kasey Henshaw, Janet
Atkins and the Shoalhaven River College.
Presentations
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YA24.7 Open
Discussion - Employment, Education and Homelessness Support
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HPERM Ref: D24/269020
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At 10.30am those present at the meeting were advised
that the Committee had not reached quorum. The members present continued to
receive presentations from the schedule as follows.
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In the first meeting of 2024 the Youth
Advisory Committee identified both:
· Employment and Education Support
· Homelessness and Social Services Support
as priority areas for change that young
people want to see action on in the Shoalhaven.
In today’s meeting, YAC members
will be receiving presentations from Council and community organisations on
these topics.
To begin today’s meeting
let’s delve deeper into what these priority areas mean to you.
Please introduce yourself and respond to
the following discussion questions:
1. Your
name
2. Organisation,
School or area of community that you are representing
3. What
challenges do you, or young people you know, face in accessing educational
opportunities or finding employment in the Shoalhaven, and what changes would
you like to see to improve support for young people?
4. How do you think our community could
better support young people facing homelessness, and do you have ideas for
practical steps we can all take to make a positive impact?
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YA24.6 Shoalhaven
Education Fund
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HPERM Ref: D24/171370
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Note:
Quorum had not been reached, the Committee heard the following presentation.
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Sophie
Ray from the Shoalhaven Education Fund presented to the Youth Advisory
Committee (YAC) on the Fund’s support for Shoalhaven young people in
the Shoalhaven. Discussions included their progress since 2012 and from the
YAC members on lessons learned about the challenges facing young people in
the Shoalhaven in accessing educational opportunities.
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YA24.5 Update -
Shoalhaven Affordable Housing Strategy - Strategy Planning Team
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HPERM Ref: D24/245958
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This item
has been deferred to the next Youth Advisory Committee meeting.
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Reports
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YA24.8 Membership
Resignation - Nathaniel Woodcock
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HPERM Ref: D24/206132
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Note: This item
was deferred to the next Youth Advisory Committee meeting.
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YA24.9 Update on
Actions Report - August 2024
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HPERM Ref: D24/269359
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Note: This item was deferred to the next Youth
Advisory Committee meeting.
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Eden Sakora and Chloe Jeffers
CHAIRPERSON