Youth Council

About the Youth Council

The Clutha District Youth Council is made up of two representatives from each of the district's five secondary schools - Blue Mountain College (Tapanui), Catlins Area School (Owaka), Lawrence Area School, South Otago High School (Balclutha), Tokomairiro High School (Milton) - plus two young people from Telford (A Division of Southern Institute of Technology), two young people from the workforce, and two Councillors.

The Youth Council is a standing committee of the full Council, which enables its views to be regularly heard at the full Council table. Objectives of the Youth Council are:

To encourage youth involvement in the planning and development of Council services.
To provide a youth representative to the Council on a range of issues covered by Council, as well as issues relating directly to youth.
To act as a consultative link between young people and Council.
To provide a forum where the views of young people are voiced and heard.

Applications for 2024

We are currently recruiting for the following positions on the 2024 Clutha District Youth Council;

1x Workplace representative

Want to know more? Contact Lilly Paterson, 022 014 9519 or lilly.paterson@cluthadc.govt.nz

Want to apply? Fill in an application https://forms.office.com/r/Dxs0i1ctFp

Applications are still open!

2024 Representatives

Our 2024 Youth Councillors are: Nancy Antill (workplace), Priya Baskar (SOHS), Paige King (SOHS), Yui Nakajima (TCAS), Mauosamoa Fatialofa (TCAS), Sophie Crawford (BMC), Hollie Crawford (BMC), Nevaeh Hayward (THS), AJ Nixon (THS), Te Aroha Goodlet (LAS), Caitlin May (LAS), Lucas Hopkins (Telford) and Brianna Stanbra (Telford).

Roles for 2024

Chair - Paige King
Deputy Chair - Sophie Crawford

Meetings

Youth Council meetings are held at the Council Chambers at the Council Administration Office, 1 Rosebank Terrace, Balclutha (6.30pm, preceded with a workshop at 5.00pm). Members of the public are welcome to attend.

Meeting dates for 2024 are: