Get Involved

Step one

Get a team together to take action and coordinate your chosen NYW activity. The team could include friends, students, representatives from your youth group or community organisation and other interested community members.

Step two

Decide what activities you’d like to coordinate to celebrate NYW 2008. Be as creative as you like.

Step three

Contact your State/Territory NYW representative to register your event.

Step four

Promote your event. Publicise it by contacting local media outlets, such as radio and television stations, and newspapers to let them know what you’re organising, when its happening and how people in your community can get involved.

All official, registered NYW event organisers will receive free promotional material to help publicise their own events.

When planning your NYW event:

• talk to people and community groups in your area
• make sure your event is free of alcohol and drugs
• use neutral environments to make sure all young people are comfortable
• consider scheduling your event in the evening or weekends (times suitable for all young people)
• make participation costs reasonable
• consider transport issues so young people can get to and from your event
• look into whether or not your event needs to be covered by public liability insurance

Are you planning a NYW event? If you haven’t already, contact your State/Territory NYW representative to register your event. We’ll send you some NYW 2008 promotional material so you can let people in your area know what’s happening.

To receive NYW promotional materials for your school, your community group or organisation, register your NYW event with your State/Territory NYW representative.

Resources for NYW 2007 will include:

• A2 size posters
• A4 size posters
• The official NYW 2008 logo, design, imagery and slogan.