Nominations have now closed.
The Youth Parliament Have Your Say page was launched on 26 September and applications closed on 12 October. The link was promoted on CoGG socials, The Youth Development Newsletter and forwarded to The Geelong YMCA (our partner organisation) for promotion.
16 young people aged between 16 and 25 years responded to the Have Your Say page and submitted expressions of interest. The Youth Parliament officer has contacted all the young people who responded individually and provided a PowerPoint presentation/overview of the Youth Parliament program. Interviews have been booked in for all those who wish to pursue with their application. The Youth Parliament team will be finalised in early November 2025
The Have Your Say page was a successful medium in engaging a wide variety of young people. It provided an overview of the Youth Parliament program and an effective portal in which to apply.
The Victorian Youth Parliament Program is an annual program that draws together 20 teams of six young people, aged between 16 and 25 years from across Victoria, to advocate for issues that matter to them.
Over five months, participants will learn about the Victorian legislative system, develop advocacy and community leadership skills, and create and debate their own proposed legislation (Bill) on an issue that they are passionate about.
The City of Greater Geelong and the Geelong Y (YMCA) are putting together a Geelong team and are looking for young people who would like to make a difference. If you are aged between 16 and 25 and believe you would be a good fit for this program, please register your interest below.
Young people who are selected will be provided with regular mentoring and support from a member of the City's Youth Development Unit and Geelong Y throughout the course of the program.
Once you have submitted this form, we will be touch to provide you with more information about the program and discuss next steps.
Before you nominate, please ensure you review the Youth Parliament key dates on this page to make sure you will be available.
The personal information and feedback (collectively the Data) requested on this page is being collected by City of Greater Geelong (City) for the purpose of Geelong Youth Parliament nominations, together with YMCA Geelong (the Y Geelong), to select a 2026 Geelong Youth Parliament team, and any other directly related purpose (Project).
All data will be disclosed to the Y Geelong for the purposes of the project and reviewed by both the City and the Y Geelong.
A de-identified engagement summary report may be published on our website.
If your personal information is not collected, the Project may not be able to be adequately conducted, and the City may not be able to contact you for further questions or to find solutions.
In order to collect and conduct in depth and detailed analysis of the Data for the purposes of the Project, the City will disclose the Data (including your personal information if provided) to its third-party service providers, including Social Pinpoint Pty Ltd, Converlens Pty Ltd and Amazon Web Services.
Other than as stated above, your personal information will not be disclosed to any external party without your consent, except as required or authorised by law.
Our privacy policy is available on our website. If you wish to alter any of the personal information you have supplied to the City, please contact us by sending an email to privacy@geelongcity.vic.gov.au.
The YMCA Geelong privacy policy can be found here.
