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S u ppleme n t t o t h e Qu a rt e rly Com m u n it y Con n e c t M ag az i n e JUNE 2025
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BALLINA YOUTH FORUM A SUCCESS Young minds, big ideas! In May, Council welcomed 75 local high school students to our inaugural Ballina Shire Youth Forum, and the students were an absolute inspiration.
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Students shared their ideas and visions for the future to help inform our 2025–2035 Community Strategic Plan that was recently on public exhibition. This event gave young people a real opportunity to influence the long-term direction of their community. We would like to thank the students and teachers from Ballina Coast High School, Emmanuel Anglican College, Alstonville High School, Richmond Christian College, and Xavier Catholic College for taking part. Thanks to this fantastic group of students, the day was a huge success. This event was organised by the Advocate for Children and Young People (ACYP), Social Futures and the Ballina Youth Interagency in collaboration with Council.
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