2019 Youth Parliament Taskforce Applications Open!

That's right - it's that time of year again. If you're between the ages of 18-25 and would like to volunteer to make Youth Parliament happen in 2019, applications for Taskforce are now open! If you're an enthusiastic team player we'd love to have you. Applications can be completed here: https://goo.gl/forms/hDbINJQu2ZZUTd6f2 and the form will closeContinue reading "2019 Youth Parliament Taskforce Applications Open!"

2017 Youth Parliament – in the media!

The 2017 Tasmanian Youth Parliament, held from the 9th to the 15th of July, saw 50 young Tasmanians come together to debate and discuss issues that are important to them. Over the course of the week, a number of media outlets attended the conference and ran news stories on the participants and the work beingContinue reading "2017 Youth Parliament – in the media!"

MEET YOUR TASKFORCE: CAROLINE DE PAOLI

Caroline is this year’s Youth Parliament Convenor. Caroline is in her third year of Arts/Law, majoring in Politics. She is fond of the University of Tasmania and its cosy libraries, the entertaining student politics, and the overpriced (but delicious) sandwiches. Caroline’s idols include Annabel Crabb and Leslie Knope. She often spends hours of her timeContinue reading "MEET YOUR TASKFORCE: CAROLINE DE PAOLI"

MEET YOUR TASKFORCE: KATHRYN ELLIS

Kathryn Ellis is the Deputy Convenor of Youth Parliament this year. She knows the answers to all the questions that leave Caroline bamboozled. Kathryn probably spends more of her time volunteering than she actually does being alive, leading most of us to desperately search for her elusive time-turner. Outside of slogging it out in theContinue reading "MEET YOUR TASKFORCE: KATHRYN ELLIS"

MEET YOUR TASKFORCE: VIV IMBRIOTIS

Vivian Imbriotis is a first year Medicine student and first-time Taskforce member who is passionate about providing young Tasmanians with opportunities to talk about the issues that matter to them and the tools to engage in rational and reasoned debate. After spending three years as a participant in the Youth Parliament program, Viv is veryContinue reading "MEET YOUR TASKFORCE: VIV IMBRIOTIS"

MEET YOUR TASKFORCE: ELI EASTLEY

Elijah Eastley is our Recruitment Officer on Taskforce for 2017, and he has put in a whole lot of work to make sure Youth Parliament has its most important feature - participants! This year Elijah has focused on recruiting participants from all around Tasmania, making sure that the opportunity to attend YP is accessible toContinue reading "MEET YOUR TASKFORCE: ELI EASTLEY"

MEET YOUR TASKFORCE: SAM GRIFFIN

Samantha Griffin is our Workshops Officer on Taskforce this year. This means she will be responsible for putting together a wonderful array of workshops for us, including the always entertaining and action-packed Crisis Workshop this year. She is also our resident tech-expert and graphic designer on Taskforce. The design you will have on your t-shirtsContinue reading "MEET YOUR TASKFORCE: SAM GRIFFIN"