A Youth Advisory Council (YAC) is a group of young people who are interested in the issues facing young people today - and want to do something about them.
The YAC is responsible to:
- 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.
Any young person between 12 and 25 years of age (for those young people under 18 years of age, parental approval and support is encouraged).