News and Events

Do you have an event you want to promote on JobJuice that could help young people find work, such as career expos, youth workshops or career information sessions? 

Email us at JobJuice@dewr.gov.au with all of the details, including the date, location and a brief event description.

Events posted are at the discretion of JobJuice.

Strong, Smart & Deadly Community Festivals 2008

Who are the festivals for?
YOU! All you kids in primary and secondary schools, especially our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mob, and your parents, teachers, schools and communities.

What are the Strong, Smart & Deadly Community Festivals?
The festivals will be between 2 days to 5 days long, depending on where you live and who is running your festival. Festivals will have student, school and community activities that get you involved in fun learning and achieving, where you can get together with your friends, schools and whole communities to make something deadly happen.

Some of the activities this year are music, song-writing and story-telling based on Aboriginal cultures and even Aboriginal languages, workshops, concerts and cultural activities that promote education, health, culture and potential vocational pathways, meeting and learning from cool role models, story dance, film, singing, and writing culminating in a mini festival, sport, dance and art in high-energy, youth-friendly programs.

Timeframe of events

* The dates for festivals are those provided by the respective organisers prior to publication on this website. As these dates could change to suit local circumstances they should be verified by direct contact with the relevant organisation.

For more information click here.

Have your say on how you want to communicate to Government - 2 April 2008
 
The new Australian Youth Forum announced by the Hon Kate Ellis MP, Minister for Youth, on 17 March 2008 is open for consultation for your views and ideas on how you want to have a voice to Government.
 
The new Forum replaces the former National Youth Roundtable and will be broader in scope allowing young people to participate in government policy development and decision making.
 
For a copy of the Australian Youth Forum Discussion Paper which forms the basis for consultation, visit the source website.

Consultation on the new Forum closes on 30 May 2008, have your say now!

The one-stop-shop for your future - coming to Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane.

The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) is providing a one-stop-shop for all your careers, employment and training needs at the National Careers and Employment expo.

Touring the country over the next few months, the DEEWR stand is bringing together information on how to make the most of your chosen career. For those who are unsure of the career path that is right for them, there are quizzes and information to help you pinpoint the career, or training that is right for you.

This year, several departmental initiatives such as JobJuice, The Source, Career Advice Australia and Australian Apprenticeships will be incorporated into a ‘one-stop-shop’ stand where representatives from DEEWR will be on hand to answer questions, provide information and assist you in browsing relevant websites.

Individuals from local employers, universities, TAFEs, and industry bodies will also be on hand to answer your questions at the expos.

Entry is free and open to the public. Upcoming National Careers and Employment Expos will be held in Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane at:

• 2-3 May: Adelaide - Adelaide Showground, Goodwood Road, Wayville, South Australia on Friday 2nd May (9am - 4pm) and Saturday 3rd May (10am - 4pm).

• 16-17 May: Melbourne –Melbourne Exhibition Centre 2 Clarendon Street Southbank on Friday 16th May (9am - 4pm) and Saturday 17th May (10am - 4pm)

• 23-24 May: Brisbane – The Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Cnr of Merivale and Glenelg Streets, South Bank on Friday 23rd May (9am – 4pm) and Saturday 24th May (10am - 4pm).

For more information about careers, employment and training options, visit www.deewr.gov.au.

For more information about the National Careers and Employment Expos, visit www.eocexpo.com.au.

Shout. Share. Live. Unite during National Youth Week 2008 – 28 March 2008

Australia’s largest celebration for youth is set to take place from 5-13 April with thousands of events being run across the country for National Youth Week.

This year’s official launch on Saturday 5 April promises to be a huge event, with Martin Place in Sydney set to rock in a live concert broadcast across Australia by Video Hits. The concert line up includes Operator Please, The Presets and power couple Delta Goodrem and Brian McFadden, who will take to the stage alongside a posse of celebrity supporters.

The launch will kick off a week jam packed with events around Australia, designed to give all Australians aged 12 to 25 a chance to celebrate being young and to have their voice heard on issues that are important to them.

People aged between 12 and 25 also have the chance to win some awesome prizes including a $5000 shopping voucher, digital video cameras and computer packages as part of the National Talent Competitions RockIT, WriteIT, ShootIT, SnapIT and DesignIT.

Check out youthweek.com to find out about events, activities and competitions across Australia. 

Have your voice heard on Australia's future - 25 February 2008

Ever wanted the Australian Government to hear your ideas on how to plan for the country’s future?

Young people from around Australia are being given the chance to make their voices heard by the nation’s policy makers in a two-day Youth Summit in Canberra on the 12th and 13th of April this year.

The Australian Government has invited young people aged between 15 and 24 years to nominate to take part in the event. One hundred young people will converge on Parliament House to discuss the 10 critical long term challenges facing Australia over the next 10 years, as well as options for an ongoing Australian Youth Forum.

Ten young people who take part in the Youth Summit will also be chosen to attend the Australia 2020 summit in Canberra on 19 and 20 April, where 1000 leading Australians will come together to help shape a long-term strategy for Australia. .

To find out more information about the Youth Summit or to download a nomination form, visit www.australia2020.gov.au. Applications close at 5pm on 5 March.