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Youth.Start @ STARTTS Centres
After-Hours programs offer a wide range of engaging activities to young people of migrant and refugee experience aged 10–18.
The Youth.Start @ STARTTS centres were created to support the physical, emotional and social well-being of young people through a combination of physical, educational, and social experiences tailored to their needs.
Youth.Start @ STARTTS originated at the Fairfield Youth Centre, and has continued for almost 8 years now! From one centre, we now run 4 across Fairfield, Liverpool, Granville and Blacktown.
When and where are Youth.Start @ STARTTS Centres?
Tuesday =
Liverpool Centre
Come play basketball, football and hang out with your friends, or meeting new people at Michael Wenden Aquatic Leisure Centre (62 Cabramatta Ave, Miller, 2168) from 3:30pm-6:00pm.
Come after school to meet new people, make new friends and have fun!
Wednesday = Blacktown Centre
Visit us at the Blacktown Youth Centre on Wednesdays to play futsal, cricket, basketball and other games with others at the Playpoint Blacktown (2A Bessemer Street, Blacktown 2148) from 4:00pm-6:00pm!
Bring your friends and build skills in a new sport!
Thursday = Granville Centre
Welcome, welcome to Granville Centre at 1 Memorial Drive, Granville on Thursdays from 5:00pm-7:00pm!
Come play volleyball, outdoor futsal, attend specialised workshops like self-defence and cupcake-decorating (check @youth.startts) and have fun with your favourite people!
Friday =
Fairfield Centre
Fridays means Fairfield! Come along to 55 Vine Street from 3:00pm-6:30pm to play games (card/board games), sport (indoor futsal, basketball, volleyball) ping pong and foosball! Fairfield also provides boxing and circuit training. From 5:30-6:30 we run a girls-only soccer clinic!
Centre Activities
What happens at Youth.Start @ STARTTS centres?
Centres are designed to encourage young people to feel connected amongst others, build new skills, improve their health, develop a sense of belonging and foster positive relationships with role models and peers!
- Physical Activities - Group sports, like futsal, volleyball and basketball, as well as boxing and fitness sessions, and games to improve mood, teamwork skills and overall health.
- Educational Activities - Support with homework, as well as guidance in navigating the school system, course requirements, certifications, work processes and career pathways.
- Specialised workshops - To have fun, develop creativity and build try new hobbies, such as cupcake-decorating, capoeira, perfume-making, self-defense classes and screen-printing.
- Community & Celebration Events - Every year, our centres are the heart of our Annual Youth Week event to celebrate the achievements of young people and celebrate amongst the youth community.
Check out the centre flyers below... and share with your friends!
Attending the youth centres is easy! You can simply come at the allocated time and day of the centre and register there with the Youth Team staff.
If the young person is below the age of 14, you will need to take a consent form home to get signed by parents.
For parents to know… each centre includes a team of staff and volunteers who supervise and engage with young people.
Liverpool Centre
Futsal, Volleyball, Basketball and Games
- Tuesdays 3:30pm-6:00pm
- Michael Wenden Aquatic Leisure Centre, 62 Cabramatta Ave, Miller, 2168
Blacktown Centre
Cricket, Futsal, Basketball, Netball and Games
- Wednesday 4:00pm-6:00pm
- Playpoint Blacktown, 2A Bessemer Street, Blacktown 2148
Granville Centre
Basketball, Volleyball, Futsal, Indoor games and Workshops
- Thursday 5:00pm-7:00pm
- The Granville Centre, 1 Memorial Drive, Granville 2142
Fairfield Centre
Table Tennis, Futsal, Basketball, Volleyball, Boxing and Foosball
- Friday 3:30pm-6:30pm
- Fairfield Youth & Community Centre, 55 Vine Street, Fairfield, 2165
All Centres Flyer Here...
Inside Scoop
What do young people think about youth centres?
Check out what others have said about coming to the after-hours youth centres!
You start relationships that last forever and the place itself is what makes it nice
We meet friends that we don’t meet everyday… I go there to play with them and that’s what make me happy
I try to give back to the youth centre by volunteering and helping them out, and bringing my friends there and helping them out. I can look after my friends… which is a bit funny because once I was just like them playing soccer. But now I’m a volunteer so I look after them, which is really good because it gave me purpose and it made me feel like I can belong to this place