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November 21 2017

Media Release | Schoolies Festival™ launching the careers of young people for 19 years!

Encounter Youth Media Media, Schoolies Festival 0

Schoolies Festival™ 2017 Encounter Youth, the not-for-profit charity, is in its 19th year of coordinating the state school leaver response, including Schoolies Festival™ with Principal Partner the Motor Accident Commission (MAC) at Warland Reserve, Victor Harbor. With the state’s youth unemployment rate at 13.7%, Encounter Youth is proud that it has helped launch the […]

November 10 2017

11 Schoolies Tips For Your Best Festival Experience!

Deana Brine Schoolies Festival™ Green Team, Schoolies Festival 0

Let me introduce you to the beautiful souls that want you to have your very best Festival experience ever! In this blog we’ll be sharing with you some of their very top schoolies tips. Encounter Youth volunteers come to us from Christian communities all over the state, keen to make your Festival the best and safest it […]

November 7 2017

Why I Keep Coming Back to Volunteer [GUEST BLOG]

Deana Brine Green Team Green Team, Guest Blog, Schoolies Operation, Volunteering 0

I missed the Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students (AFES) Recovery Camp in my first year of uni. It’s an end of year getaway with great Bible talks, water sports, general relaxing, and good mates; celebrating a year of uni done. I might’ve missed the camp, but I heard all the stories! I really missed out! So in my second […]

November 1 2017

10 Myths About Alcohol That Just Won’t Die

Courtney Turner Education Alcohol, Myths, Party Safe Education 0

At some point in our lives, many of us have heard myths about alcohol. From what to drink, how to drink and what to do in certain situations, there are many myths about alcohol out there. I want to bust some popular ones that we at Encounter Youth hear from time to time. 1. Breaking […]

October 25 2017

A Night on Hindley Street [VLOG]

Deana Brine Green Team Green Team, Hindley Street, Hindley Street Program, Project & Volunteer Managers 0

Hey Green Team! As promised, I am pretty excited to bring you the next installment of our Green Team blog – my night on Hindley Street as an Encounter Youth Green Team volunteer. But before we dive in, I just want to give a brief recap (or introduction, depending on your level of familiarity) of what it is our volunteer street teams actually do on Hindley. Every Saturday night from 11:30pm to […]

October 25 2017

12 Theme Night Ideas to Make Your Schoolies Festival™

Courtney Turner Schoolies Festival™ Flower Power, Schoolies Festival, Theme Night 0

Have you heard that the Saturday theme night for Schoolies Festival™ is Flower Power!? And were you like wait…what? What even is that?? WELL! Let us help you out! You guys voted on your favourite theme night ideas, and Flower Power won!! We’re super excited for it so have compiled the top 12 ideas […]

October 19 2017

Media Release: Crime and Violence Prevention Award 2017

Encounter Youth Media Crime and Violence Prevention Award, Party Safe Education 0

Encounter Youth’s school program recognised for empowering young Australians to socialise safely Encounter Youth’s school program, Party Safe Education™, today received a bronze award in the community-led category of the 2017 Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards (ACVPA). The ACVPAs recognise best practice in the prevention or reduction of violence and other types of crime […]

October 16 2017

National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2016

Courtney Turner Education Alcohol Survey, Drug Survey, National Drug Strategy 2

Ever wonder what’s really going on in Australia when it comes to alcohol & other drugs? Well, look no further! At the end of September, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) released a report of the detailed findings from the National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2016. The survey included 23,772 Australians (over the age […]

October 3 2017

How To Prevent Underage Drinking

Courtney Turner Education Alcohol, Drinking, Underage 0

Parents would do anything to protect their kids. But, as children grow up and start to explore their independence, parents are often left feeling less involved. And they realise that they have less influence on the choices their young people make. Children will start to experience and try many new things as they become teenagers, […]

September 20 2017

National Drug Strategy 2017 – 2026

Andrew Scholefield Education Alcohol, Drugs, Education, Planning 0

Image © Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Health) 2017, used with permission. The National Drug Strategy 2017-2026 has recently been released. Ironically, in a time where members of the Australian Government were engaging in substantial rhetoric around being ‘tough on drugs’, particularly methamphetamine, the National Drug Strategy lapsed. The previous strategy expired in 2015 and […]

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