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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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Schoolies Festival 2017

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

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  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 […]

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Why I Keep Coming Back to Volunteer [GUEST BLOG]

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  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 […]

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A Night on Hindley Street [VLOG]

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    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 […]

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