Macedon Ranges is hosting a series of youth activities in Kyneton and Woodend throughout the school term, aiming to promote social connection and community engagement among local young people.
Held throughout each school term, Macedon Ranges’ youth team provides fortnightly activities at the Woodend Neighbourhood House that alternate throughout the term under a youth engagement program.
This term, highlights include a taco cooking afternoon called Taco Tuesday on Tuesday, March 4 and a Street Art Workshop on Tuesday, March 18 – which was introduced this term following feedback from local young people and teaches participants how to safely use spray paint to design unique pieces to take home.
At the Kyneton Youth Space – located behind the Kyneton Town Hall – a fortnightly Wednesday afternoon Dungeons and Dragons event is held for young people aged 12–17.
Macedon Ranges community director Maria Weiss said that the activities are co-designed with young people at the end of each school term, “ensuring the programs are relevant to local youth while making participants feel heard and valued.”
“These programs create safe and supportive spaces for local young people to socialise and build connections with peers, learn new skills and get creative, and stay active and engaged in their community,” Ms Weiss said.
Each activity within the program is free and runs from 4–5.30pm.
Details: facebook.com/MacedonRangesYouth/
Oscar Parry
