Marrickville Council Youth Strategy 2009-11

Public exhibition of proposed strategies and action plans

Marrickville Council invites community comment on Council’s revised Draft Youth Strategy from 22 May to 3 July 2009.

The Youth Strategy outlines Council’s vision for the future and provides strategic direction to assist in planning for current and future generations of young people living in Marrickville. Council is working towards increasing opportunities for young people, in a safe and healthy way, to develop their capabilities and to engage in education and the workforce, as well as in the recreation and cultural life of the Marrickville community.

The draft plan reinforces Council’s commitment to:

• Value and encourage the participation of young people in planning and decision making and community life in general;
• Improve access to a range of government and non-government  services and facilities for young people in the community;
• Implement communication and technology strategies that are relevant and accessible to young people;
• Support the development of education, training, and employment opportunities that are relevant and that prepare young people, in all their diversity, to actively engage in society, to contribute to their own wellbeing and that of the community;
• Support a range of recreational, artistic and cultural facilities and activities and will encourage and enable young people to engage in them in a positive way;
• Support programs addressing the physical, emotional and mental wellbeing of young people;
• Support the development of public spaces where young people can meet together safely.

Council has consulted with young people, service providers and other key stakeholders, and has interviewed managers across Council, to develop a number of recommendations that address the needs of young people in the Marrickville LGA.

You can download a copy of the report below:

• Download the Draft Marrickville Council Youth Strategy 2009-11
  602KB, PDF file

Hard copies of the draft strategy are also available to view at the following locations:

• Marrickville Council’s Citizens' Service Centre, 2-14 Fisher St, Petersham
• Community Services, Petersham Town Hall, 107 Fisher Street, Petersham
• Marrickville Library, corner Marrickville and Petersham Roads, Marrickville
• Dulwich Hill Branch Library, 12-14 Seaview Street, Dulwich Hill
• St Peters Branch Library, St Peters Town Hall, 39 Unwins Bridge Road, Sydenham
• Stanmore Branch Library, Douglas Street, Stanmore
• Newtown Neighbourhood Centre, 1 Bedford Street, Newtown
   

Have your say

To have your say on the 2009-11 Draft Youth Strategy you may:

• Submit your comments here using our online form;
   
• view the document and provide your thoughts via feedback forms available at the Citizens' Service Centre; at Council's library branches at Marrickville, Dulwich Hill, Stanmore and St Peters; or at the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre at Newtown Town Hall;
    
• send written comments to the General Manager, Marrickville Council, PO Box 14, Petersham NSW 2049; or
   
• send written comments via fax to 9335 2029;
   
• email council@marrickville.nsw.gov.au with "Youth Strategy 2009-11" mentioned in the subject line.

Comments must be lodged by 5pm, Friday 3 July 2009.
 

Where can I get further information?

If you have any queries, please contact Council’s Community Development Worker, Youth Services, Charlie Coorey on 9335 2158 or email woyth@marrickville.nsw.gov.au.