• Not all young people had access to a mobile phone or the internet and relied on other means to attain information. There was a couple of key signage locations near schools otherwise around town. • Young people felt that advertising materials for events or activities needed to be bigger and located in more places. Suggestions for design included colourful, bright, 3D, simple, glitter and eye-catching (as one young person said ‘makes you hungry’) and potentially ask young people to design. Wording had to make the activity sound exciting and ‘cool’ and the sponsors could also be an attractor to the promotion. • The online Youth Survey asked ‘What are the best ways to advise you about things available or happening in Esperance?’ Young people responded to a list of potential methods by answering “Really Great, Good, Just Okay or ‘Poor”, each of these with a weighted score. First was Facebook (2.73); then word of mouth (2.43); posters/flyers (2.2); flyers at community places (2.13); newspaper (1.86); email (1.79); sms/text (1.77); Shire website (1.36); and postal mail (0.79). Stakeholder Response Stakeholders identified that there needed to be diverse targeting methods to reach young people and working with schools and clubs/groups as well as signage at frequented youth locations around town and at events was important. It was also important to consider their style and usage of language. 6.3 Youth Online Presence Youth Responses • The young people provided an a variety of technology based methods to communicate and promote information through including Social Media, Skype, Snapchat, Mobile phone, Instagram and a youth website. Facebook was the most popular in workshop feedback and the online survey. • Some young people knew of the Esperance Youth Events Facebook page which had previously been overseen by a young person working for a service agency. This person had since left and it was not certain who was managing the page now. There was a good portion of young people who were also not aware of this page. • Not all young people had access to a mobile phone or the internet and many were not on social media due to not having this access of or other reasons such as personal choice. • As popular as social media is among many young people cyber bullying was also raised as an issue and as such was a potential or real concern for those who used this communication tool. Stakeholder Response A supervised/monitored social media presence, in particular a youth face book page, was recognised as a good way to connect with youth and support information exchange. 6.4 Other Youth Comments • The Navy and Army Cadets (youth) recognised the potential and the opportunity to promote their organisation and other clubs directly to other young people. • There was a couple of concerns regarding phone usage including phone billing and unwanted calls from sales people, hence young people may find advantage in better understanding phone contracts, accounts and their rights.
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