FYA welcomes Brumby Government support for SSA students
The Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) welcomes the Victorian Government's recent funding announcements to support same sex attracted young people. FYA is committed to improving the learning outcomes and life chances of all young Australians, including young people of diverse sexualities and gender identities. FYA recognises that same sex attracted and gender diverse young people can experience high levels of social ...
YSPer Tim Kenworthy wins WA Youth Award
Tim Kenworthy, 2009 Young Social Pioneer, and the team from Youth Tree have won the Innovate! BHP Billiton Award at the WA Youth Awards last week. Youth Tree, founded by Tim Kenworthy, was selected for promoting citizenship by increasing the number of youth volunteers. The WA Youth Awards were established in 1999 to recognise outstanding young Western Australians aged 12 ...
Power Shift 2010
Power Shift 2010 is a series of youth climate summits that will inspire, educate, empower and mobilise young people to take action on climate change. These summits will bring together hundreds of young Australians to learn about the latest climate science and solutions, plan how to take action in their communities, and show our leaders that young people demand a ...
FYA appoints leading youth pioneer, Jan Owen AM, as CEO
The Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) is delighted to announce the appointment of Jan Owen AM to the role of Chief Executive Officer. This appointment is wonderful news for the future of young people in Australia. Jan is recognised as one of the leading pioneers of Australia’s youth sector, having headed up Australia’s first youth representative bodies, as Chairperson of the ...
Minister Crean welcomes Education Foundation report on school funding
Federal Education Minister, the Hon Simon Crean MP, met with Prof Jack Keating, Education Foundation's Thought Leader, and FYA's Dr Lucas Walsh last Friday 9 July, to discuss the Government's ongoing Review of Funding for Schooling and how Education Foundation's new proposal, Resourcing Schools in Australia, can contribute to this process. Prof Keating and Dr Walsh also spent time with the ...
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