The Be Vocal Be Heard (BVBH) Project is up and running with eight participants committed to using their voices to speak up about issues that affect young people in the Moreton Bay region.
The group has been meeting fortnightly on a Saturday from 10am-12nn. Our next meeting will be on 3rd September 2011. Please contact Belle at 0403477051 if you would like to be involved in these meetings. Alternatively, join our conversations on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002424140072
The BVBH Leadership Camp is coming up very soon – 9-11 September 2011. An adventure-based learning camp run by the experienced Rob, DBCYP YACCA Program coordinator, this weekend, held at The Outlook in Boonah, will be filled with fun and learning about working in groups. Rob will be at the meeting this Saturday to chat about the weekend so come along if you’re interested.
The Australian Poetry Slam returns bigger and bolder for 2011!
The search is on for Queensland’s best spoken word poet. Speak, scream, howl, whisper or sing your original poem at the Queensland Poetry Slam Moreton Bay heat – an electric live event where the audience is the judge!
If you think you’ve got what it takes, sharpen your words at the free Slam workshop, then let them take flight at the heat.
Heat winners battle it out at State Finals at the State Library of Queensland on 7 October. Then Queensland’s crowned champions get to slug it out for the coveted title of Australian Slam Poet 2011 at the National Finals in Sydney.
The Moreton Bay Slam heat and workshops will take place at North Lakes Library on Tuesday 20 September.
For more information, slam rules, prizes and to see video of a slam heat, check out the offical slam website.
YOS Caboolture has moved to the Corner of Dux st and Lower King st, Caboolture. Contact us on 5428 2811.
Be Vocal Be Heard provides an opportunity for young people in the Moreton Bay region to express their views and raise awareness of the issues that are important to them.
Be Vocal Be Heard wants YOU to come together with other young people and plan an activity or event to connect with other young people and find out whats important to them too!
Belle is the fantastic Project Worker & will be working with the Be Vocal Be Heard crew. There will be plenty of support along the way, including a leadership camp & accredited training too if you dare!
If you want to find out more, or to get involved, come along to the first meeting on Tuesday 28 June, 4pm – 6pm at the Deception Bay Community & Youth Programs (6 Summer St, Deception Bay). Or, you can contact Belle on 0403 477 051 or bevocalbeheard@gmail.com
You can also check out the Facebook page for more info.
Interested in tubing behind a speedboat, hanging out at the beach, dancing & making music, feasting on great food & laughing with friends…then you may like to check out Scripture Union Queensland camps. For more information and to subscribe for updates on camps planned for later this year, go to www.suqld.org.au/camps
Moreton Bay Regional Council wants YOU to view the concept plans and to tell us what you think about The Corso at North Lakes – the new space for young people, library and community centre! The plans and the project team will be at the North Lakes Library, Discovery Drive, on Saturday 21 May from 10.30am – 1.00pm. Your feedback will be considered as part of the detailed design for The Corso, and presented for further feedback later this year. See you there!
SHAFT has a huge program of activities planned for the June/July school holidays including go-karting, mountain biking, extreme high ropes, horse riding and cooking. These exciting activities are subsidised by Council, making them more affordable for you! The SHAFT program is for students who live in or attend school in the Moreton Bay region. Bookings open 25 May & are essential. For the full program of activities and to register, go to School Holiday Fun.
The second round of the CORE Series 2011 will be beld at the Albany Creek Skate Park, Old Northern Rd, as part of the Pine Rivers Festival. The event will feature local BMX riders competing to take out the 2011 CORE Series title. Registrations open at 9.00am and the event will kick off at 10.30am. For more info check out the CORE Series Website.
King of Dirt is Australia’s largest BMX Dirt Jumping competition attracting the best BMX riders to compete for thousands of dollars worth of cash & prizes. Come to compete or to watch the amazing skills of professional riders on some of the largest jumps in the country. KOD will be held at Pine Rivers Park as part of the Pine Rivers Festival. To find out more information about the KOD or the Pine Rivers Festival check out the Council website.
The first Tuesday of each month is music night at D’Bay Library! The amazing Mark Lowndes will be hosting open min/jam sessions for 15 – 30 year olds. If you’re a local young singer/songwriter, we’d love to hear what you have to offer! BYO voice, guitar, harmonica…whatever. Music lovers are welcome to come watch, chillax & applaud (loudly). Music by the Bay will be held on the first Tuesday of the month, 6-7pm – and it’s free! For more information click here.
The Community Grants Funding Program is a Moreton Bay Regional Council initiative that supports local community groups who provide valuable sporting, cultural and community services.
