Young Mayors Hume
A democratically elected Youth Council for young people aged 12 to 17 years.
Meet Hume’s Youth Council!
The Hume Youth Council were elected in October 2025 and are serving a 12-month term in office. Together, the Youth Council will work on delivering projects, campaigns and events based on a priority agenda developed together early in their term.
To learn more about each of the Youth Council members, their updates and priorities, head to the Hume Youth Services page here
About the 2025-26 Youth Council
The Youth Council decides their priorities based on issues identified by young people in Hume.
The projects run by youth councils around Australia and the world have covered a range of issues, including:
- Mental Health First Aid training for young people
- Tree planting project for sustainability outcomes
- Activating public spaces including libraries and local parks
- Music and recreational projects
- Life skills and employment / education pathway projects
- Bus safety and transport advocacy projects
During the Term in Office, the Youth Council will regularly consult with their constituents to make sure their work is meeting the needs of young people in the community.
The Youth Council meet once a fortnight.
As well as fortnightly meetings, Youth Council members may have the chance to go to Hume City Council meetings and other events, which are decided as the Term in Office rolls out.
Over the course of their term in office, the Youth Council will have opportunities to meet with and provide feedback to Hume City Councillors and Mayor.
How do I get involved?
The current Hume Youth Council are carrying out their term in office, which ends in December 2026. There will be multiple opportunities to meet with the Hume Youth Council and share your perspectives on being a local young person so look out for these opportunities.
Watch this space for the next Nominations for 2027.
Young people aged between 12 to 17 years, living and studying in the Hume region are welcome to get in touch with the Hume Youth Council.
The program is completely free to participate in.
The Young Mayors program works with young people aged 12 to 17 years. We recognise this program puts young people in the public spotlight, and this can create vulnerabilities.
A well-being plan tailored to each community is developed at the beginning of the program, based on a thorough co-design process undertaken with each local government area.
The well-being plan includes, but is not limited to specific actions and support available to keep young people safe, processes to report harm, and clarity on expectations young people can have of each other, partners involved and the general public.
FYA and our partners are required to have Working With Childrens’ Checks and adhere to a comprehensive set of safeguarding policies and legislative requirements.
We are working hard to make every part of the program as accessible to as many people as possible. This includes using wheelchair accessible venues, having the option to provide Auslan Interpreters for events, providing single and gender neutral bathrooms, creating social scripts and maintaining COVID safety.
We are committed to supporting all access requirements and welcome suggestions for any access needs not covered here. Please email Mehak Sheikh (she/her) at [email protected] or call FYA on (03) 7046 3837 to book a time to chat.
If you have a question that hasn’t been answered here, get in touch.here.