The Wellspring

The 20-member Queensland Youth Council provides a forum for the exchange of information and views between young people and the Queensland Government in order to assist the development of policies, programs and services that impact on the lives of Queensland’s young people. The council reports directly to the Minister for Communities, Seniors and Youth.

The Queensland Department of Communities is currently seeking applications from young Queenslanders aged 15 - 25 for a term from Feb 2008 - Feb 2010.

Young members will be selected from a range of backgrounds and life experiences. Each member will bring knowledge and expertise regarding young people’s issues in their region as well as their own unique perspectives. Collectively the council will reflect a range of perspectives of young people across Queensland.

Council membership is conditional on the member living and / or working in the region they represent for the term of the council. Should a member relocate to a different region during the term they may be required to resign their position.

For further information and to download an application form, see http://www.communities.qld.gov.au/department/ministerial-advisory-councils/qld-youth-council.html. (Strangely, no word of the application process appears on the Queensland Government’s generate website for young people, or on the front page of http://www.youth.qld.gov.au/.) Innovatively, responses can be written or provided in an alternative format (video or audio tape recording, or multimedia presentation).

Applications close 28 September, 2007.