The winners of the City of Ballarat's 2019 Youth Awards will be announced at a gala event at the Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts tomorrow (Friday 25 October).
The event will include live music from Sonika Records participants Milla, Tilly and Charlotte plus an address from 2019 Youth Awards ambassadors Bridget Hustwaite and Sam Griffin.
With 20,000 people aged 12-25 living in Ballarat, the awards are an opportunity to recognise the valuable contribution that young people make to our community through sporting clubs, volunteering, playing music, developing artwork, student leadership initiatives, youth groups, religious groups and environmental activities, to name a few.
Created in 2005, the Youth Awards highlight and celebrate young achievers in 11 categories, ranging from the arts to sports, community group initiatives, volunteer recognition and much more.
The Youth Awards are an annual initiative of the City of Ballarat's Youth Council volunteers who contribute their time to planning and delivering the awards.
Award categories:
Young Entrepreneur Award
STEM Award
Positive Leader Award
Challenge and Change Award
Group Project Award
Influential Artist Award
Compassion and Care Award
Leadership in Sport Award
Youth Volunteer Award
Adult Ally Award - Volunteer
Adult Ally Award - Worker
The 2019 Youth Awards are supported through a partnership of community agencies including Highlands LLEN, Voice FM, Basketball Ballarat, Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts, YMCA, Upstart, Compassionate Ballarat, Western Bulldogs, Ballarat Tech School, Ballarat Foundation, BYSN - Ballarat Youth Services Network, and Buninyong and District Community Bank Branch of Bendigo Bank.
