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Encounter Youth, Media Release (20 Nov 2018)

Celebrating 20 Years of Australia’s leading Schoolies Management for South Australia

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As Year 12 students put pens down after final exams, not-for-profit charity Encounter Youth and their green army of volunteers roll up their sleeves for the 20th consecutive year. Encounter Youth are celebrating twenty years of managing the State’s school leaver operation they coined Schoolies Festival™ with Principal Partner, the Motor Accident Commission (MAC). Nigel […]

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Schoolies Festival Free Mac Bus Feature

Schoolies Travel: How to Make the Most of it!

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Buses don’t normally invoke excitement. However, with Schoolies Festival™ less then 100 days away, the Free MAC Schoolies Festival™ Bus service certainly should! Your schoolies travel will be stress free. The Free MAC Schoolies Festival™ Bus service is all about getting you from your accommdation into the official Schoolies Festival™ and back again stress and […]

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Schoolies Festival™ Countdown News FINAL

Countdown News: 1 Week and Counting…

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It’s here!! The 1-week countdown til Schoolies Festival™ 2018!! And don’t forget, there are still plenty of seats aboard the FREE MAC Schoolies Festival™ Bus Service, so what are you waiting for? Grab your FREE transport now! This Week as We Count it Down… Everybody’s Faves Peep This… Pro Tips Skip the Fuss. Catch the […]

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Choose endorsed schoolies accommodation providers at the Schoolies Festival.

Victor Harbor Schoolies Accommodation

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With Schoolies Festival™ 2018 fast approaching, it’s time to get your schoolies accommodation sorted. You’ve gathered your friends, you’re planning the perfect Schoolies Festival™ weekend, you’re ready to book tickets and want to find accommodation that’s close to the Festival. But with so many Victor Harbor schoolies accommodation options to choose from, where do you start? Have no fear, Encounter Youth’s Endorsed Accommodation Providers are here! Whether you’re a […]

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Exceeding 10 Standard Drinks? Alcohol Can Shorten Your Life

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According to a new study published in The Lancet, consuming more than 10 standard drinks per week can shorten your life. The current guidelines1 set by the Department of Health, recommend no more than 2 standard drinks per day. These guidelines are currently under review and the new research adds to growing evidence suggesting they […]

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Wastewater Analysis: 1 in 10 People Using Ice – Really?

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The latest release of wastewater analysis1 estimating Australia’s drug use predictably resulted in much hand-wringing and anxiety. “WA has become Australia’s ‘ice State’,” claimed The West Australian; “Adelaide now nation’s ice capital,” fretted Adelaide Now. There was even the claim in the SA media that in Adelaide 1 in 10 people were using methamphetamine every […]

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Variety SA Partnership

Media Release | Variety SA Partnership set to benefit Regional and Disadvantaged Schools

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Encounter Youth are proud to announce a new partnership with Variety SA, receiving a $150,000 grant over 3 years to help alcohol and other drug (AOD) education be more accessible to regional and disadvantaged school communities in SA. “Although drug use amongst young people in Australia is declining, students in regional communities tend to have […]

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