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Making amazing memories for youth
The STARTTS Youth Team have a busy calendar with many events and community activities every week. See what you can attend below!
Yearly Events Calendar
What events do we have?
Every year, the youth team are involved in ongoing annual events, either led by or conducted in partnership with the STARTTS Youth Team.
We are also available to support at events, as requested. Please reach out to find out more.
Youth Week Event
Every year during Youth Week in April! Think futsal tournament, games, food and prizes!
- 12-18 Yo
- Games
- April
School Holiday Activities
Activities during school holidays! Jamberoo, ice skating and more!
- 12-18 Yo
- Fun outings
- January, April, July, September
Educational Events
The youth team attends events and expos to share about and support young people!
- 10-25 Yo
- Games & Information
- On request, Contact us for more
Special Youth Centre Events
Events, such as Centre Grand Openings, for young people to celebrate with games!
- 10-18 Yo
- New Centres
- TBC
End-of-Year Centre Party
Held in December to celebrate the final week of Youth Centres for the year!
- 10-18 Yo
- Final Celebration
- December
Community Consultations
Organised with community groups to assess young people's experiences and needs.
- 12-25 Yo
- Understand young people's needs
- On request, as per community needs
Annual Camps Calendar
When are our camps?
The Youth Team also has a set schedule of yearly camps that take place during the school holidays.
Find out more information about camps on the ‘Camps’ page.
Young Women’s Retreat
Young women's retreats encourage young women to relax, make new friends and find ways to overcome life challenges!
- 18-25 Yo
- 3 days, 2 nights
- January
Young Men’s Retreat
Over a long weekend, this retreat supports young men to come together to try new things and connect with others.
- 18-25 Yo
- 4 days, 3 nights
- January
Mixed Junior Camp
Held during school holidays, Junior camps enhance meaningful relationships among peers and support young people to develop self-esteem.
- 10-13 Yo
- 3 days, 2 nights
- April
Young Women’s Camp
For young women to build their confidence, learn skills, enjoy time away from their normal environment and have fun!
- 14-17 Yo
- 4 days, 3 nights
- January + July
Young Men’s Camp
For young men to build resilience, develop teamwork and leadership skills, and enjoy hanging out with other boys.
- 14-17 Yo
- 4 days, 3 nights
- January + July
Community-Specific Camps
Camps organised for specific community groups, dependent on funding. Activities, length and available spots dependent on community needs.
- TBD
- TBD
- On request
Other Events
Afghan Women’s Hiking Program
The Afghan Women’s Hike Program includes hikes throughout Greater Sydney with Afghan young women from 18 to 25 years old. Hikes are monthly – registrations are open for our next hike!
The African Football Cup
Every year, STARTTS works with other organisations to plan an exciting and extremely popular African Cup within Western Sydney. Teams come from all over to show off their skills. Our own youth staff support at these Cup games.
'Her Game, Her Future' Women's Football Program
‘Her Game, Her Future’ is a federally-funded collaboration between Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club and STARTTS. The weekly sessions are designed to create meaningful opportunities for women to engage in football.
Ukrainian Youth Program
The Ukrainian Youth Program supports newly-arrived Ukrainian young people through monthly outdoor hikes, movie nights and other fun workshops to improve mental and physical health, form new connections and build new skills.
Establishing young people's needs
Youth Consultations and Capacity-Building
The STARTTS Youth Team provides Capacity-Building (CB) Trainings and Youth Consultations with different cultural groups, schools, services and community organisations to better support and advocate for young people and their needs.
Capacity-Building means helping organisations strengthen the way they work with young people. This could include training staff, sharing tools or guiding organisations to design programs that are appropriate, relevant and meaningful for young people.
Youth Consultations are a process where young people in a community group are invited to share their thoughts, experiences and ideas. This helps make sure that young people’s voices shape decisions, programs and services they use.
Both CB and Consultations aim to listen to communities and work together so that decisions and activities reflect the real needs, interests and strengths of young people.
Consultations and trainings are organised depending on the needs and requests of STARTTS, it’s clients and partner organisations.
Youth News
What's been happening?!
Welcome to the News space! This is where you can catch up on what’s new…
- Stories of resilience and leadership from young people in our community.
- Highlights from recent camps, hikes, sports days, and creative workshops.
- Upcoming opportunities to get involved with the youth team.
- News about events and celebrations happening across Sydney.
This section is all about keeping you in the loop so keep an eye out for updates, photos, and opportunities to connect and have fun.