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NSW Youth Week is set to skyrocket in the Tweed this year with the inaugural Murbah Youth Festival to take place in Knox Park next week.
The free community event kicks off at 10 am on Saturday 29 April in Knox Park, Murwillumbah and is part of NSW Youth Week celebrated across the state from 20 – 30 April.
Helping to organise the festival behind the scenes has been a group of young people from the Murwillumbah Youth Action Group. The team has worked tirelessly on many aspects of the event, from choosing activities to designing posters and social media marketing.
The festival is set to have a chill out zone and wellbeing area, a creative section with artmaking opportunities, spoken word and poetry, a ‘Have Your Say’ tent, and physical activities such as giant Jenga and bubble soccer.
The festival will also highlight a range of local talents with a Battle of the Bands competition and a talent quest.
The Youth Creative Market, a central element of the festival, will let you shop for artisanal items made by young people from across the Tweed.
Also participating in NSW Youth Week is the Murwillumbah Learning Community who are running a comedy workshop for their students. Participants will go on to perform at their own comedy show.
Tweed River High School held their Youth Week events before the April school holidays – they celebrated with a full week of theme days, competitions, and activities as well as a big breakfast organised by their students and SRC staff.
Council’s Community Development Officer for Youth and Social Planning Amanda Micallef said NSW Youth Week was important for young people in the community.
“Youth Week highlights the importance of involving young perspectives in the conversation, especially if it’s about them,” Ms Micallef said.
“We know that connection and community participation is so important for young people to enable them to feel a sense of belonging. The week’s events are a way of opening up the platform to young people and letting them celebrate with events they have been instrumental in creating.”
NSW Youth Week is an annual event that celebrates young people aged 12-24 across the state. It aims to promote the contributions, achievements, and wellbeing of young people in the community.
The theme for this year’s NSW Youth Week, as set by the NSW Youth Advisory Council, is Connect. Participate. Celebrate.
Murbah Youth Fest will take place from 10 am – 3 pm Saturday 29 April in Knox Park, Murwillumbah near the skate park.
The festival is part of the Murwillumbah Youth Action Project, funded by the Department of Communities and Justice Opportunities grant.
Youth Week events at Tweed River High School and Murwillumbah Learning Community are proudly funded by NSW Government and Tweed Shire Council.
For more information on NSW Youth Week 2023 visit nsw.gov.au/nsw-youth-week-2023.
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