HAVE YOUR SAY on the Draft Youth Strategy 2025-2029

Published on 30 October 2025

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Hindmarsh Shire Council has prepared a draft Youth Strategy for 2025-2029. Before it is formally adopted for implementation, Council is seeking feedback from the community. The Strategy will guide Council in providing the best outcomes for young people across the Shire over the next four years.

The draft Youth Strategy reflects the needs and values of young people aged 12-24 who are living, learning and/or working in Hindmarsh Shire. The previous Youth Strategy 2021-2025 has been reviewed and developed based on a first round of community feedback undertaken in 2025 that involved surveys and workshops with young people. This feedback highlighted that the six key themes in the previous strategy still resonate with young people with theme 1, 3 and 5 being the most important.

The six key themes in our Youth Strategy are:

  • Theme 1: Ensure that Hindmarsh Shire Council’s processes and spaces welcome, involve and empower young people.
  • Theme 2: Build partnerships with community groups and organisations to expand the potential of youth services.
  • Theme 3: Create a community that is future-safe, ensuring young people have opportunities to live, learn, earn and contribute to their community.
  • Theme 4: Understand and address the systemic and structural barriers to inclusion, participation and representation.
  • Theme 5: Facilitate spaces and events that create opportunities for connection, expression and community.
  • Theme 6: Advocate for young people to be able to access the health, wellbeing and support services they need.


Hindmarsh Shire Council, Mayor Cr Ron Ismay said “Our young people have such an important role to play in planning for the future of Hindmarsh Shire. They’re our next generation of leaders, employers, employees, and volunteers, so it’s integral that we create a community of opportunities, spaces and services that have young people in mind. The Youth Strategy provides this framework, making sure that Council decisions are reflective of the needs and aspirations of our Shire’s youth.”

You can submit your feedback from Thursday 30 October 2025 until 5pm on Friday 21 November 2025 via the Have Your Say Hindmarsh Page - www.haveyoursay.hindmarsh.vic.gov.au/youth-strategy-2025-2029.

For more information, please contact our Youth Officer on (03) 5341 4444 or email youth@hindmarsh.vic.gov.au.

Monica Revell
Chief Executive Officer

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