What is a Youth Advisory Council?

What do YACs do?

• Advise local governments on a wide range of youth issues and initiatives,
• Advise State Government on matters important to youth,
• Assist in deciding funding priorities for youth facilities, events and services,
• Assist to distribute information to young people and the wider community,
• Develop and organise activities and events for local young people,
• Encourage greater participation of young people in a range of community initiatives, and
• Initiate and develop local grant proposals.

Who can join a YAC?

Who supports the YACs?

• A coordinator, or adult mentor, guides and facilitates the group,
• Local governments, and
• The community, local businesses and youth agencies.

Why YACs are successful?

• YACs bring together the energy and enthusiasm of young people,
• Generating ideas in a group is exciting and rewarding,
• A group can produce more change than its members could achieve on their own,
• Young people's voices are heard in their community, and
• Through working together, young people build relationships with each other and the community.