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On Friday 16 September, Kingston Youth Services hosted its first ever Friday Feels Jam Session at Platform 81 featuring five incredible young artists.
The Friday Feels Jam Session forms part of a few events and activities that Kingston Youth Services is running as part of the 2022 Victorian Youth Fest.

As part of the 2022 Victorian Youth Fest, Kingston Youth Services along with Kingston Arts ran the first Youth Art Expo.

Young artists were asked to create a work of art around the theme of 'Hope' and depicting what hope means to them.

Each year, the Kingston Youth Awards recognises and acknowledges the contributions of young people in the community. Through community nominations, young people are celebrated for their efforts, achievements and impacts. One nominee is then selected and awarded the 2022 City of Kingston Young Citizen of the Year award.

The FReeZA Platform 81 Events Crew are proud to present 2022 Glitter and Glow Event - an event to celebrate all our LGBTIQA+ youth in the City of Kingston.
Join us for a fluorescent, shimmery and FABULOUS social dance event filled with your favourite hits, games and laughter amidst an explosion of colour, glitter and GLOW!

As part of Victorian Youth Festival held during September, Kingston Youth Services is hosting a special, one-off acoustic music night - Friday Feels Jam Session!
The event will celebrate and showcase young, up-and-coming talent in the music industry.

Check out our FReeZA P81 Events Committee Kingston Beats highlight video of the event!

Are you looking for some practical advice on how to support your child’s body confidence?
Join the experts from the Butterfly Foundation for a free, relaxed and informative 1hr 15min webinar for parents/carers on practical strategies for supporting positive body image in children and teens. Topics include: the power of positive role modelling; reducing appearance talk, healthy behaviours in relation to eating and exercise, early intervention and referral advice.

The Kingston Youth Awards provides a great opportunity for young people 12-25 years with a connection to the City of Kingston (live, work, study) to be recognised, acknowledged and celebrated for their contributions to their local community.

Nominations open Monday 9 May through to Monday 6 June 2022.

The Kingston Youth Services FReeZA P81 Events Committee have been working hard to hold their first big event for the year – Skate of Mind.

Come along and enjoy live music from local youth acts as well as food trucks and watch some amazing young people battle it out in the competitions for Skateboarding and 3:3 Basketball. Prizes are up for grabs and food trucks will be there, so bring a friend and come support local youth people in the community.

The transition from primary school to high school is when Australian students are at greatest risk of losing interest in school. Kids from 11 to 14 place high value on friendships, and one of students’ biggest concerns when they move to high school is fitting in. Poor relationships with peers, predict lower well being, lower grades and a higher risk of drop-out.

This webinar delivered by one of Australia's best known child and adolescent psychologists, (Dr Michael Carr-Gregg) who will give participants the latest research on the practical skills, knowledge and strategies to manage the transition and build happy and resilient young people for 2022 and beyond.

Kingston Youth Services is working with The Push to provide a performance opportunity for a local musicians and young emerging artists at the 2022 St Kilda Festival.
We are conducting an artist call out - any local musicians or young emerging artists aged 12-25 with a connection to the City of Kingston (live, work, study) who are interested in performing on stage at the St Kilda Festival on Sunday 13 February 2022 will need to complete an Expression of Interest Form and one of our youth workers will contact you to discuss further.

We are currently recruiting for our 2022 FReeZA Committee and we’re asking for your help in spreading the word by sharing this with any young person who may be interested!
The goal of FReeZA is to enable young peoples’ participation in community life through leading the planning, development and delivery of music, cultural and recreational events. Through initiatives such as FReeZA, young people take a central role in staging events that not only strengthen their skills and talents, but also celebrate and recognise the important contribution they make to the local community.