Central Highlands Regional Council wants young people to be a part of the community engagement process and one way to do that is by joining a community reference group (CRG).
Mayor Cr Kerry Hayes said that young people are a vital part of the community now and in the future.
‘We have many passionate and engaged young people that work with council to bring to life youth events and tell us what young people in the Central Highlands need and want,’ he said.
‘The fine ideas we recently heard at the Mayoral Student Leader Summit are just one proof that young people have valuable opinions, voices and ideas that we’d like to hear.
‘We hope to inspire young people to become a part of council’s community engagement processes and learn about their community and council.’
By joining a CRG young people can find out what’s happening in their community, learn about what council does and the people that work in council, hear about council’s latest projects and have a say about what’s important to them.
There are thirteen CRG’s in the region that meet regularly to work together with community, government, business and industry to partner in advancing initiatives and have a say in the communities’ long-term future.