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A strategic plan for the City of Kingston to support, empower and advocate on behalf of young people aged 12 to 25 years in Kingston. Our new plan will focus on four priority areas: young people being supported, acknowledged, connected and prepared. Thank you to all our young people who contributed their thoughts, concerns and ideas to inform our new plan.

Kingston Youth Services and the FReeZA P81 Events Committee is proud to once again run the Skate of Mind event for 2023.
Sunday 26 February from 10am to 4pm, Skate of Mind will feature a skateboarding competition, live music, food trucks, prizes and many more!

The City of Kingston acknowledges, encourages and most importantly promotes the achievements of young people 12 to 25 each year through the Youth Awards.

The Youth Awards provides an opportunity for community members to nominate young people for their contributions to the community within Kingston. Young people are active contributors to their communities and have achieved outstanding accomplishments across a variety of fields.

The Kiss My Art Podcast is a brand new youth-led project for Kingston Youth Services. The podcast will focus on all things youth-related, bringing youth voice and a youth perspective on issues from mental health, music and the arts to many more...

From Monday 9 to Friday 13 January and then again from Monday 16 January to Friday 20 January, Kingston Youth Services will be running free activities from 10.00am to 4.00pm at Chelsea Beach and Mordialloc Beach.

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.