The Department of Communities is responsible for the overall coordination and promotion of Youth Week WA across more than 100 events. To recognise and celebrate young people aged 10–25 years we:
- ensure that young people are central to the week’s planning and development of events through the Youth Week WA Planning Committee
- deliver an annual grants program for Youth Week WA projects and activities
- appoint four Youth Week WA Ambassadors (Ambassadors) to represent young people across the State.
What is Youth Week WA?
The State Government recognises the enormous contribution that young people make to the social, cultural and economic life in Western Australia. Youth Week WA is an opportunity to recognise these valued contributions and provide opportunities for young people to connect across the State.
Youth Week WA aims to:
- provide young people with opportunities to express ideas, raise important issues, make decisions and showcase their talents and contributions
- give the wider community an opportunity to listen to young people and celebrate their positive contributions; and
- raise awareness about issues of concern to young people.
Theme for Youth Week WA 2025
The theme for Youth Week WA 2025 is ‘Our Threads, This Place, Your Moment’ and is centred on young people’s connection with community, each other and themselves. The theme speaks to Youth Week WA as a ‘patchwork’ of contributions young people make, no matter how small, that when sewn together from the ‘rich tapestry’ of Western Australia. The theme was decided by 13 diverse young people that make up the Youth Week WA Planning Committee.
Youth Week WA Grants 2025
The Department of Communities will support 32 organisations and local governments who will share in $75,000 of grant funding to host celebrations across Western Australia during Youth Week WA 2025. Grants of up to $3,000 were awarded to support activities, workshops and events for young people and the wider community during next year’s event. To view the full list of Youth Week WA 2025 Grant recipients, visit the Youth Week WA Grants Program recipients page.
Youth Week WA Ambassadors for 2025
Visit our Youth Week WA Ambassadors page
What's happening
There are various events across WA from live music, art workshops, career forums, sports competitions, festivals and so much more!
Resources
Visit our Resources page to download and share promotional material and help us get the word out there on Youth Week WA 2025!
Youth Week WA: Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
View our most frequently asked Youth Week WA questions below. If you have a question that is not answered, you can send it to youngpeople@communities.wa.gov.au and a member of the Youth Team will respond to you as soon as possible.
What is Youth Week WA?
Show moreYouth Week WA is the biggest celebration of young people on the Western Australian youth calendar, held each year in April. It is an opportunity to recognise the valued contributions young people make and provide opportunities for young people to connect across the State.
When is Youth Week WA?
Show moreYouth Week WA 2025 will be celebrated from 10 to 17 April.
Who can attend Youth Week WA?
Show moreAlthough Youth Week WA is primarily for young people aged 10 to 25, many Youth Week WA events and activities are open to the wider community. Follow the website links connected to each event to find out more information on attendance, or contact the organisers directly for further inquiries or assistance.
What is the Youth Week WA 2025 theme?
Show moreThe theme for Youth Week WA 2025 is ‘Our Threads, This Place, Your Moment’ and is centred on young people’s connection with community, each other and themselves. The theme speaks to Youth Week WA as a ‘patchwork’ of contributions young people make, no matter how small, that when sewn together from the ‘rich tapestry’ of Western Australia.
Who organises Youth Week WA?
Show moreThe Department of Communities is responsible for the overall coordination and promotion of Youth Week WA, and partners with key stakeholders and local government authorities, organisations and community groups to support the delivery of Youth Week WA events across the State.
Are Youth Week WA events free and accessible?
Show moreAll Youth Week WA events are free.
For event accessibility details, follow the website links connected to each event, or contact the organisers directly for further inquiries or assistance.
Where can I find the full list of events?
Show moreTo view the full schedule of events for Youth Week WA 2025, check out the Events Calendar.
Do I need to register for events?
Show moreMost events don’t require young people or the general community to register, however some of activities will. Follow the website links connected to each event to find out if registration is required or contact the organisers directly for further inquiries or assistance.
How can I get involved in Youth Week WA?
Show moreYou can get involved in Youth Week WA by attending events, and by promoting the initiatives in your community. To support promotion, visit our Resources page to download and share digital materials including posters, brochures and social media tiles.
Who are the Youth Week WA 2025 Ambassadors and what do they do?
Show moreThe Youth Week WA Ambassador is a volunteer role which participates on the Youth Week WA team by:
- Promoting, supporting and helping to develop creative ways to involve more young people in Youth Week WA.
- Having input into events and strategies for Youth Week WA.
- Assessing Youth Week WA grant applications.
- Being a public spokesperson for Youth Week WA in the media and at events.
Find out more about the Youth Week WA Ambassadors.
How does the Youth Week WA Grants Program work?
Show moreThe Department of Communities supports local governments, organisations and community groups to deliver activities and events for young people through the Youth Week WA Grants Program.
Grants up to $1,500 are available for eligible organisations and local governments to deliver a range of projects including festivals, events, workshops, seminars, presentations, award ceremonies and youth forums.
Grants up to $3,000 are also available for collaborative, community-wide events such as youth festivals with multiple organisations hosting a program of activities.
To find out more about the Youth Week WA Grants Program, and to view previous grant recipients, visit Youth Week WA Grants.
Announcements
Grant recipients announced for Youth Week WA 2025
Youth Week WA 2025 theme announced
