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Each quarter, our peer reviewed journal publishes up to six research- and practice-based articles on Australian youth. Find out more about Youth Studies Australia.

June 2009 cover (tiny)

Resources

Networks and e-lists relating to youth work and youth research


Australian youth peak bodies

Australian government and non government youth peak bodies:

Australian Government
Office for Youth
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR)
Garema Court,
148–180 City Walk,
GPO Box 9879
Canberra ACT  2601
General enquiries: ph: 1300 363 079;
TTY: FreeCALL TM 1800 554 609
Switchboard: 13 33 97
DEEWR website: http://www.deewr.gov.au/

Australian Youth Forum

AYF is a mechanism for young Australians to have a voice to government. Through the AYF, youth across Australia have the opportunity to be heard by the federal government, both through the AYF website which has a theme area for discussing important topics, and through its nation-wide forums. (The AYF's first youth forum, youTHINK, took place on 20 February 2009.)

Australian government offices of youth affairs:

Australian Government

Australian Government
Office for Youth
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR)
Garema Court,
148–180 City Walk,
GPO Box 9879
Canberra ACT  2601
General enquiries: ph: 1300 363 079;
TTY: FreeCALL TM 1800 554 609
Switchboard: 13 33 97
DEEWR website: http://www.deewr.gov.au/

State Government: ACT

ACT Government
Youth Engagement, Services and Policy
Youth Policy and Programs
Youth Directorate
Office for Children, Youth and Family Support
Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services
GPO Box 158, Canberra ACT 2601
Ph: (02) 6205 0632 Fax: (02) 6205 3386
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.youth.act.gov.au


State Government: NSW

NSW Government
Youth Strategy and Participation
Communities Division
Department of Community Services
Locked Bag 4028
Ashfield NSW 1800
Ph: (02) 9716 2871; or (02) 9716 2873; fax: (02) 9716 2870
Email: [email protected]
Web site: http://www.youth.nsw.gov.au


State Government: NT

Northern Territory Government
Office of Youth Affairs
GPO Box 4396
Darwin NT 0801
Ph: (08) 8999 3862 Fax: (08) 8999 3883
Email: [email protected]
http://www.youth.nt.gov.au


State Government: QLD

Queensland Government
Office of Youth
Department of Communities
GPO Box 806, Brisbane Queensland 4001
Ph: 1300 555 954 Fax: (07) 3008 8784
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.generate.qld.gov.au

State Government: SA

South Australian Government
Office for Youth
Department for Families and Communities
GPO Box 320
Adelaide SA 5001
Ph: (08) 8204 8484; fax: (08) 8204 8499
Email:[email protected]
OfY web site: http://www.officeforyouth.sa.gov.au
and the Office for Youth (OfY) youth stie, http://www.officeforyouth.sa.gov.au/youth

State Government: TAS

Tasmanian Government
Department of Premier and Cabinet, Office of Children and Youth Affairs,
GPO Box 123
Hobart Tasmania 7001
(Level 5, 15 Murray Street, Hobart 7000)
Ph: (03) 6233 7945; fax: (03) 6233 7695
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.dpac.tas.gov.au/divisions/ocya/

State Government: VIC

Victorian Government
Office for Youth
Department of Planning and Community Development
GPO Box 2392
Melbourne Victoria 3000
Ph: (03) 9208 3200; Fax: (03) 9208 3226
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.youth.vic.gov.au/

State Government: WA

Western Australian Government
Office for Youth
Department for Communities
Level 7
2 Havelock Street
WEST PERTH WA 6005
Ph: (08) 6217 8422
Fx: (08) 9481 3074
Freecall: 1800 281 116
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.childrenandyouth.wa.gov.au

Non-government youth peak organisations:

National youth affairs peak body:

Australian Youth Affairs Coalition (AYAC)
PO Box 5232, Lyneham ACT 2602
Ph: (02) 6247 3540; fax: (02) 6249 1675
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.ayac.org.au/

Luke Bo'sher, Chairperson
0402-765-339
(Available in Adelaide/Canberra)
   
Alan Wu, Young Spokesperson
0433-125-469
(Available in Adelaide/Melbourne)


State and territory youth affairs peak bodies:



Email lists, discussion lists, announcement lists

Email lists devoted to youth issues (research and practice)

Announcement lists and discussion lists about youth affairs, youth research, etc:

  • AYIN e-list (email discussion list/news alert service: sign up
  • Youthgas email discussion list
  • The YARN list closed in November 2007 (Youth Affairs Research Network).
Announcement lists, rather than discussion lists, include:

Lists with a subject focus:

Note: edna publishes several newsletters for different audiences in the education and training community. The newsletters present information from a wide variety of sources both within Australia and internationally; items or stories are chosen by edna information officers. See: http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/news/newsletters Of interest: 'The Networker features e-learning news, resources and events for Australian educators, and has an RSS feed. (The edna newsletter, The Communicator merged with 'The Networker' in September 2008.) 'Higher Education Update' is published weekly, and covers higher education news both nationally and internationally.
Also see:
Australian Council of State School Organisations (ACSSO):
ACSSO Australian Education Digest
ACSSO International News Roundup
ACSSO Values Education
ACSSO Languages Education
ACSSO Ensemble - Music Education
ACSSO Public Education Voice
ACSSO Family School Partners
Also see the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations web site.

International email discussion lists:

  • International Child and Youth Care Network: CYC-NET
  • European Sociologist email list (Research Network 'Youth & Generation') ESA-Youth
  • International Sociological Association's Research Committee on Sociology of Youth list (ISA members only) RC34
  • Resilience; youth development: Search Institute (USA) on resilience and developmental assets. Also see their 'Healthy Communities - Healthy Youth' initiative, launched by Search Institute in 1996 to equip and support communities around the world that are engaging multiple sectors to build Developmental Assets in young people.
  • TakingITGlobal
  • Youth at the United Nations