Mansfield's youth treated to a variety of opportunities

MANSFIELD'S youth are continuing to receive investment from Mansfield Shire Council, as further activities continue to be provided. Council hosted the famous Flying Fruit Fly Circus as part of their School Holiday Program thanks to the State Government Engage! funding. Three Circus trainers travelled from Wodonga to run the free workshop at the Performing Arts Centre where 17 young locals attended and got to sharpen their skills in juggling, hula, plate spinning, diablo and acrobatics, and culminating in a human pyramid. Additionally, a $9.93 million grant 'Future Proof: Young People, Disaster Recovery and (Re)building Communities' has been awarded to a consortium led by Youth Affairs Council Victoria (YACVic), of which Mansfield Shire Council is a key project partner. The funding is directed at disaster–affected youth and Mayor Cr James Tehan said it will go to local youth workers and young peer workers to support youth–led disaster recovery activities. The project, which is a partnership between Mansfield Shire Youth and the YACVic, will go towards creating opportunities for 10 young locals to form a Youth Advisory Group, who will be supported to lead disaster recovery projects. Fifteen young people will also be supported to begin their career or attain a qualification in locally useful areas, such as public safety, firefighting, emergency management and community services. Across the state, 150 young people across Victoria will be engaged, (re)connected and supported through place–based bushfire recovery programs and events. Cr Tehan said, "Furthering the skills of young people, professionally and personally, to equip them with strong foundations for future work and life is one of the objectives of our Youth Strategy and Action Plan."

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