Local Youth Advisory Councils
Empowered Young Leaders Aboriginal Corporation’s Local Youth Advisory Council’s will give Kimberley young people the opportunity to raise local concerns with peers through discussions around identifying challenges and solutions. EYL as the representative body for Kimberley young people elevates the discussions and priorities of LYAC’s to strategic decision making forums such as Joint Decision Making Panels, Design Committee’s, the Kimberley Aboriginal Youth Wellbeing Steering Committee, the EC-West Board, and the Aboriginal Regional Governance Group.
LYAC’s have been established in Broome and Wyndham, and additional LYAC’s will be set up in the following locations over the coming months: Dampier Peninsula, Bidyadanga, Fitzroy Crossing, Derby, Kununurra, Halls Creek, Warmun and Kalumburu.
Why you should join:
Build on your leadership qualities.
Networking & capacity building opportunities.
Be a leader & positively influence Kimberley Youth.
Support guides the succession of EYL youth projects and gatherings within your local area.
To become a LYAC member, you must register as an EYL member; to be Eligible as a member of EYL, applicants must be based in the Kimberley region and be between 15-35 years.