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There’s just five days left to recognise the valuable contribution that young people make to our community in the City of Ballarat’s 2019 Youth Awards. 

Nominations close at 5pm this Friday, 23 August. To nominate visit https://youthawards.ballarat.vic.gov.au/ 

The City of Ballarat has received 63 nominations for this year’s Awards.  

With 20,000 people aged 12-25 living in Ballarat, the Awards are an opportunity to recognise the valuable contribution that young people make to our community.   

There are many ways young people contribute to our community – through sporting clubs, volunteering, playing music, developing artwork, student leadership initiatives, youth groups, religious groups and environmental activities, to name a few.   

Created in 2005, the Youth Awards highlight and celebrate young achievers in 11 categories, ranging from the arts to sports, community group initiatives, volunteer recognition and much more. The Youth Awards are an annual initiative of the Youth Council volunteers who contribute their time to planning and delivering the Awards.   

The City of Ballarat Youth Awards encourage young people to continue adding to and improving the culture and livelihood of our community.   

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This year’s City of Ballarat Youth Award Ambassadors are Triple J presenter Bridget Hustwaite and Sam Griffin, owner of Griffin Burger. 

Save the date! The 2019 Youth Awards ceremony will take place on Friday 25 October at the Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts.    

The 2019 Youth Awards are supported through a partnership of community agencies including Highlands LLEN, Voice FM, Basketball Ballarat, Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts, YMCA, Upstart, Compassionate Ballarat, Western Bulldogs, Ballarat Tech School, Ballarat Foundation, BYSN - Ballarat Youth Services Network and Buninyong and District Community Bank Branch of Bendigo Bank.