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Two new board members will be announced at YACWA's upcoming AGM on Wednesday 29th of November. YACWA members will recieve an email from opavote to submit their votes.

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Youth Awards WA: Isabella Choate is WA Young Person of the Year 2023

Isabella Choate is announced at WA Young Person of the Year 2023 at the Youth Awards.

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Voting Party

Voting Party is an initiative established by the Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia (YACWA) To encourage more young people to be involved in local government

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WA Youth Services Directory

Explore the WA Youth Services Directory, your new hub for youth services in Western Australia.

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YACWA STATEMENT: No justice in youth justice – rights of young people must be upheld

Posted on November 18, 2022

YACWA STATEMENT ON YOUTH JUSTICE CRISIS

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2022: YACWA Pre-Budget Submission 2023/24 Summary Document

Posted on November 25, 2022

YACWA is proud to announce the launch of our Pre-Budget Submission for the 2023-24 WA State Budget, titled A New Agenda for Young People in Western Australia.

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2023: Housing First for Youth Project Report

Posted on February 17, 2023

After working closely with the State Government and the youth sector to build collective understanding of Housing First for Youth (HF4Y) and emphasise the need to include it in WA’s youth service landscape over the last couple of years, YACWA identified that further work was needed to build understanding of HF4Y in WA and identify what is needed to facilitate the successful piloting and implementation of the approach in WA.

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