THANK YOU
Thank you to Walter & staff from Suffolk Park Pharmacy for the $100o donation received from the community!
Thank you to Byron Herb Nursery for your kind donation of herbs and flowers for our Horticulture Course. Still have spaces if you want to get involved!
Also a big thank you all the businesses that have our Donation Boxes on their counters: Green Garage, Suffolk Park BP Ozigo Food Court Beach Hotel Byron Pharmacy Dolphin Office Choice Sunrise IGA Fishheads Dennett's IGA Mullumbimby Great Northern Hotel Mitre 10 Byron Bay
Every dollar helps us help young people!
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MULLUM COTTAGE
The Widows Cottage has 43 young people attending programs each week with a variety of activities. Two of the girls' groups have decided to begin an emotion box project, the boys are keen for food and physical skills based activities and Antonia from SCU has been doing a mini forum with each group to get their thoughts on the impact of tourism on young people growing up in the shire.
One of the strategies that has been implemented at the Cottage to try to keep programs operational has been to ask parents who are able to contribute $15 per school term
to help cover the cost of our healthy, active living program, which in part means that all participants eat food together. Thank you to all the parents who have responded and a special thanks to Fernleigh Springs who made an extra donation and an offer of a ceramic container and water.
Another funding strategy that the Cottage is pursuing is making a short movie to place on a Crowdfunding site. We are very lucky to have David Lowe and Eve Jeffery from Cloudcatcher Media bringing their expertise to the project and big thanks and respect to the young people that have agreed to being interviewed so far.
Anyone who has kitchen cooking utensils, (as in saucepans, frying pans etc that are in good condition) that they would care to donate for young people to use at the Cottage please contact Deb on 0409170062. We are also in need of two new couches that are in reasonable condition.
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Last Thursday was my last day with BYS and I just wanted to acknowledge and give thanks to such a wonderful organisation that has challenged me as well as rewarded me in so many ways. Unfortunately due to government cutbacks my job is no longer funded but we still have a crew of amazing passionate staff and volunteers working so very hard to keep this organisation running. There are still some fantastic programs on offer for our youth and we all trust that the funding will come and we can again grow and offer more and more support to our youth. I just want to say thank you to all the people I have met working with BYS. The young people, the volunteers, the people/businesses who donate their time and money and of course the staff have all been such an inspiration to me and it has been a privilege to work within such a positive environment. You will never be rid of me, I can now donate my time and I encourage anyone who has not been involved to look and see how you can support this place and in turn support the young people who I have seen benefit so much from it.
Karen Ford
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All donations over $2 to BYS are tax deductible.
We welcome all donations big and small!
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CHANGING LIVES THROUGH YOUTH THEATRE
Byron Youth Theatre will be presenting their incredibly powerful piece titled PASH! at the second Positive Adolescent Sexual Health conference to be held in Byron Bay at the beginning of June.
Covering a range of sexual health topics from S.T.I's to sex and the law, BYT's performance and accompanying workshops drew maximum participation and was rated as the most beneficial part of the entire conference last year by youth audiences.
Meanwhile we continue to research and devise our new piece called ALTERED STATES whcih focuses on illicit drug use. We wish to thank those who have already been interviewed or have visited us to share their experiences and expertise in this area. If you have a story to share please contact Lisa on number below
This production will go to schools in May and will travel further afield thanks to a grant from Northern Rivers Community Foundation.
BYT members are excited to be going to Blues Festival again this year as 'The Brain" having chats with festival goers on having fun and staying safe!!
We are currently looking for a volunteer to film and edit some short interviews and compile a sound grab file for our production. We have equipment we just need a fabulous person to help.
Please contact Lisa on 0403023693 for all enquiries.
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Courses - Programs - Activities |
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BARISTA COURSE
Tuesday 17th March - 4 to 7pm
$50
Ages 15 to 24 Byron Youth Activity Centre 1 Gilmore Crescent Byron Bay
To book a place call Steffie on 6685 7777
Thank you to for donating coffee for our courses!
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The Safer Learner Driver Course is a combined theoretical and practical Course for under 25 year-old learner drivers who have completed 50 hours of log book driving hours. The Course involves two Modules:
- Module one: A three-hour facilitated group discussion on how to manage risks on the road. This will involve a maximum of twelve participants and will be delivered by a facilitator.
- Module two: A two-hour in-vehicle coaching session to develop low-risk driving strategies. This will involve two participants and a coach.
Participants who complete the course will receive a bonus of 20 hours credit recorded in their learner driver log book.
COURSE NOTES:
- STEER is an RMS authorised Course Provider
- It is anticipated Course sessions will be run weekly in various locations throughout the Byron Shire.
- The Course costs a total of $140 for both modules.
- Participants may enjoy completing the Course with a friend particularly for the in-vehicle session. NOTE: individual participants will be matched with a suitable partner in Module 1.
For more information please contact:
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STREET CRUISE
Cruising the Byron Shire on Friday nights from 8pm till 12am.
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR AWESOME SPONSORS!!!!
BYRON CAPTURED WATER
and
BYRON BAY POLICE
for allowing us to park the bus on their property!
Your donations are invaluable!
Click on link below to donate!
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Management Committee
David Kyd Chairperson Jonathan Edwards Director Teeya Blatt Vice President
Ian Leggo Treasurer Freya Tripp Secretary Mark Smith Member
Caston Smith Member John Imbrogno Member Stephanie Sims Staff Representative
Byron Youth Service Workers
Jonathan Edwards Director Deb Pearse Mullum - Youth Connections Rosalie Bryant Byron - Youth Connections
Stephanie Sims Fundraising/Events David, Jemma, Traci, Lotte, Jesse Casual Youth Workers Community Project Workers Steve & Liz BCC Flexi-School Chad Kolcze The Uncle Project
Lisa Apostolides BYT Youth Theatre Co-ordinator Nicqui Yazdi BUDDI CDAT Co-ordinator Phil Preston STEER Project Coordinator |