Hello and welcome to the NSW Youth Week website. We would love to hear about your Youth Week event. Please send us your comments and photos at youthweek@youthweek.nsw.gov.au. What was your favourite Youth Week event? What do you like about National Youth Week? Stay tuned, we wiill be uploading photos of different events over the next week or two.

Youth Week NSW is looking for aspiring young designers to help create the look for our website, posters and other promotional materials.

You may want to design a poster, or a website, or just throw some ideas down on paper. Let us know what you think being young is all about - be funky, be creative, and help us spread the word about Youth Week. You must submit your design electronically as a .jpeg or .pdf file, or in hardcopy (no bigger than A4). In your design, you may want to include:

• The NSW Youth Week website address www.youthweek.nsw.gov.au
• The 2010 Youth Week logo and the Arrive Alive website logo - these can be either hand drawn or download them by clicking here
• The words "NSW Youth Week is sponsored by the MAA"
• This year's theme: "Live it Now!"
• Youth Week's date: 10-18 April 2010.

The winner will receive a $1000 cash prize, and have their work promote Youth Week in NSW through its posters and website. Entries close 5pm, Monday 16 November 2009. All entries must be accompanied by an entry form.

For an entry form click here.

For the full terms and conditions click here.

National Youth Week will be celebrated from 10th April to the 18th April in 2010. Stay tuned for more info on upcoming competitions and funding opportunties.

beyondblue has made available grants of $2000 to Councils so that they can work with young people to plan and organise mental health projects in their communities. The Council’s role in the project would be to:

• provide support to the young people with the planning, co-ordination and implementation of a Local Mental Health project
• increase the community's awareness of mental health issues for young people
• promote the project in the community.

For more information check out the 'downloads' page where you can access the application form and terms/conditions. If you are a young person interested in running a mental health project in your community, contact me on 02 9286 7243 and I will put you in touch with your local Youth Development Officer.

Bernadette