STRATEGY SUMMARY ~ YOUNG☺

CURRENT INITIATIVES
PURPOSE
Nearly half the population (45%) of the New England are under
the age of 34. Even so retention & attraction of young people to
stay, return and migrate to the region is a key issue, particularly
since historically large numbers of young people have left the
region during their 20s and 30s. Some return with young families.
Anecdotally there is a growing desire of young people to stay,
however key issues are enterprise & employment opportunities, as
well as more generally a desire to have a more youth-friendly
environment, culture, creative & recreational opportunities.
Youth led network for sustainability,
coordinator, opportunities & training in
sustainability, leadership &
environmental initiatives to overcome
disillusionment, Facebook Group,
public spaces for youth to be heard,
Frog Dreaming Conference, Build
professional & practitioner networks,
join NGOs
Encourage younger families to move,
address outlying school participation
decline
New enterprises, traineeships & youth
jobs, supporting young people & local
businesses, trades, renewal of
apprentices (particularly Aboriginal),
attract new broadband based
enterprises – computer skills appealing
to youth, promote support group &
programs, youth scholarships, young &
flexible workforce for ICT, training &
mentoring, harness know-how &
enthusiasm to develop websites &
social media portals, sponsoring the
maintenance of track sections by
youth organisations

Activities & Facilities for Youth, hold a Eco-Youth Awards, Environmental

STRATEGIC QUESTIONS series of forums to identify facilities

needs, Alma Park Skating Rink,
Award, National, architectural
students’ design competition for
Urallarap, Meeting Place, kid friendly sustainable eco-lodges &
• What other current initiatives aren't represented?
streetscapes, festival, develop park refurbishment, sustainable & beautiful
• How do we better integrate, collaborate & support across facilities for children for both locals and City -Region Campaign between
various initiatives & strategies? visitors, ese multi-purpose school centre NESAC, UNE & students, develop
• What else do we need to do now? & tele-cottage, youth services ‘Healthy Kids’ program with schools
including annual prize for most
Use cartoons & other creative
effective activity
educational tools

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KEY PERFORMANCE & PROGRESS INDICATORS Climate Change Consensus ~
Uralla, Guyra & Armidale Councils
Waterfall Way Eco-Tourism Initiative

Indicators for Youth were not specifically considered at the 2010 Northern Tablelands Climate Change Adaptation
Scorecard Round Table, however the below measures are Electorate Survey ~ ‘The shape of Action Plan ~ Uralla, Guyra, Walcha
the future’ & Armidale Councils
potentially relevant.
University of New England Strategic Uralla Creative Village
Plan (2007 - 2010)
Education & Employment – participation rates, school, VET &
Northern Inland Regional Healthy People ~ Living and
tertiary graduates, literacy / numeracy, early childhood access,
Development Plan (2010‐2015) Learning in a Health Environment
workforce participation, wage parity
Local Government Plans – Walcha Southern New England State of the
Awareness & Capability to Lead & Engage in sustainable initiatives,
Social Plan, Armidale Strategic Environment Report (2008-2009)
decision-making, access to resources, participation in decision- Community Plan, Guyra
NSW State Government North West
making Management Plan & Uralla
Regional Cluster
Community Management Plan
Other measures identified but not defined included development Catchment Management Action Rural and Regional Taskforce
& adoption of new technologies (innovation), resource use & Plans ~ Namoi, Border-Rivers Report (2008)
footprints – draw-downs on future generations. Gwydir

Hunter New England Health Service NSW Aboriginal Land Council

Strategic Plan & New England Northern Region Regional
Divisions of General Practice Economic Development Strategy &
EXISTING PLANS, PRIORITIES, STRATEGIES Implementation Plan

In addition to the 2½ years of work on NESS, the following existing

plans, priorities and strategies have been integrated:

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