City of Port Phillip - Youth Services
Youth Services
Pixel Playground Festival - General Admission
Sunday 14 April 2024
Join us at Pixel Playground, a gaming festival for young people aged 15-25.
Explore the dynamic world of gaming through engaging expert panels and gain exclusive insights from industry professionals. Unleash your creativity in game writing workshops and master the art of cosplay makeup with our expert tutorials. Test your skills in exhilarating Switch tournaments, compete for fantastic prizes, or simply enjoy endless hours of free play across a diverse range of games. And don't forget to check out our indie game exhibition, where you can discover the latest innovations from up-and-coming developers.
When: Sunday 14 April - 11am to 5pm
Where: Emerald Hill Library, South Melbourne
Cost: FREE
Emerald Hill Library
Pixel Playground Festival - Workshops & Panels
Sunday 14 April 2024
Join us at Pixel Playground, a gaming festival for young people aged 15-25.
Explore the dynamic world of gaming through engaging expert panels and gain exclusive insights from industry professionals. Unleash your creativity in game writing workshops and master the art of cosplay makeup with our expert tutorials. Test your skills in exhilarating Switch tournaments, compete for fantastic prizes, or simply enjoy endless hours of free play across a diverse range of games. And don't forget to check out our indie game exhibition, where you can discover the latest innovations from up-and-coming developers.
When: Sunday 14 April - 11am to 5pm
Where: Emerald Hill Library, South Melbourne
Cost: FREE - you must RSVP for all workshops and panels due to limited availability.
Emerald Hill Library
Autumn School Holidays: Go Karts!
Thursday 11 April 2024
Calling all thrill-seekers aged 13-17 to rev up their engines this school holidays down at AusCarts in Port Melbourne.
Join the Port Phillip Youth Services team for an unforgettable experience filled with speed, competition, and tons of fun! Let's race!
Auscarts Port Melbourne
Autumn School Holidays: Songwriting Workshop
Monday 8 April 2024
Explore the art of crafting melodies and lyrics with singer-songwriter, Feign Jima. Throughout this workshop you'll gain valuable skills to write your very own songs. You'll also get to collaborate with like-minded songwriters, sharing ideas and melodies to create something truly special.
Suitable for anyone aged 12 to 18 years old!
Date: Monday 8 April
Time: 2pm to 5pm
Location: JMC Academy, Level 3 - 208 Park Street, South Melbourne 3205
JMC Academy
Amplify Your Voice - Leadership Workshop
Thursday 4 April 2024
Run by the City of Port Phillip's Youth Advisory committee (YAC), this in-person workshop aims to empower 15-25-year-olds to make a positive impact in their community. You'll meet members of the Youth Advisory Committee and other young people interested in youth leadership and advocacy, learn new skills and knowledge about effectively engaging with local government about topics that matter most to you and have the chance to speak to some of Port Phillip's Councillors.
Duration: 2.5 hrs
Date: Thursday 4 April
Time: 2.30pm - 5pm
Location: Council Chambers, St Kilda Town Hall
This workshop is suitable for ages 15-25 living, working, studying or who play/recreate in the City of Port Phillip.
St Kilda Town Hall
SOLD OUT: Autumn School Holidays: Albert Park Mini Golf
Wednesday 3 April 2024
Tee off for Mini Golf Fun with us at Albert Park! Bring a friend or meet someone new and have a great day out playing in the specially designed 18 hole mini golf course. Suitable for anyone aged 11 - 18 years old!
Albert Park Mini Golf
Rock climbing excursion to Blockhaus Bouldering
Tuesday 23 January 2024
Join us for an excursion to Port Melbourne's very own bouldering gym! This is an exciting opportunity for young people to get out of the house, socialise, and most importantly learn how to rock climb.
Open to young people aged 12-18.
Blockhaus Bouldering
Explore the Bay!
Tuesday 16 January 2024
Are you between 12-25 years old, keen to meet others and take practical action to help the environment?
Join the City of Port Phillip x EcoCentre a hands-on beach activity at St Kilda Beach. You'll learn about some of the amazing wildlife that calls Port Phillip Bay home, from the tiny mollusks to our resident penguins and dolphins. Then take part in practical action to help protect them from plastic pollution. Activities include: an introduction to local wildlife and citizen science, participating in a microplastics beach audit and a shell survey and a relay team challenge.
Please wear sun protection, a hat and sturdy shoes, and bring a water bottle.
All other equipment provided.
Port Phillip Bay
Summer Clay Workshop
Friday 12 January 2024
Join us for a summer afternoon of fun, learning, and artistic exploration at this clay workshop hosted at St Kilda's beloved adventure playground.
Open to young people aged 12-18.
St Kilda Adventure Playground
Youth Access Grants 2023: Grant Writing Workshop
Tuesday 19 December 2023
Grant Writing Workshop
This workshop will focus on transforming your ideas into fundable concepts and will walk you step by step through the grant making process. Includes:
• Where to find the money
• Introduction to the grant making cycle
• Writing a 50-word grab
• Understanding the assessment criteria
• Working with project partners
• Answering the questions in the application form
• Building a project budget (for a grant application)
• Support material
About the Facilitator
Debby Maziarz is a community development practitioner and creative entrepreneur who mentors artists, organisations and communities to create solid plans for resourcing their work. Renowned for unearthing innovative and ‘fundable’ ideas, Debby is driven to build the capacity of communities to get their important work done. She’s also got a great track record in sourcing funds – including founding Melbourne’s Westside Circus and Debby Maziarz Production.
Youth Access Grants 2023 Information Session
Thursday 14 December 2023
The City of Port Phillip Middle Years & Youth Services will be holding an information two sessions for the community to get information of the Youth Grants Application Process and ask questions as required.
Online Session:
When: Thursday 14 December 2023
Time: 10am - 11 am
Podcast Workshop
Monday 25 September 2023
🎙️ Calling all teen podcast enthusiasts!
Are you ready to unleash your creativity and dive into the exciting realm of podcasting? Learn the ins and outs of podcast creation, from conceptualising your ideas to recording and editing your very own episodes.
🗓️ Date: Monday 18 September
⏰ Time: 1 pm to 3.30 pm
📍 Location: Emerald Hill Library, South Melbourne
Suitable for ages 12-18.
Emerald Hill Library
DJ Workshop
2-Day DJ Workshop
Are you ready to unleash your inner musical maestro and set the dance floor on fire? Join our resident DJ, Sleepy Jay at our Youth DJ Workshop.
At this 2-day workshop you'll get access to professional-grade equipment, learning the ins and outs of turntables and mixers, as you create seamless transitions, perfect beatmatching, and captivating mixes. You'll also learn the fundamentals of music theory and how it applies to DJing and have the opportunity to learn how to score gigs at local events, parties, and festivals!
Dates: Thursday 21 and Thursday 28 September
Time: 1 pm to 3 pm
Where: St Kilda Library Community Room
You must be aged 14 - 18 to attend this event and available for both dates.
Day 1: Getting to know the equipment and understanding beats.
Day 2: Beatmatching, mixing techniques and future opportunities.
St Kilda Library
Youth Self Defence Workshop
Tuesday 19 September 2023
Connect to your power within by joining the City of Port Phillip Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) and Self Defence Hub for an afternoon of self defence. Learn how to create safe spaces and develop realistic techniques to prevent, avoid, or escape conflict situations.
This program is open to young people aged 15-20 who live, work or study within the City of Port Phillip.
Date: Tuesday 19 September 2023
Time: 2 pm to 4 pm
Location: PCYC St Kilda - 179 Inkerman St, St Kilda VIC 3182
PCYC St Kilda
STONNINGTON & PORT PHILLIP'S AUGUST YOUTH NETWORK MEETING
Tuesday 22 August 2023
Our third Youth Network Meeting for 2023 will be held on August 22nd, and will be an online training module for "Trauma Informed Care" delivered by our friends at Orgyen.
It will cover:
- Introduction to trauma and young people
- Understanding the principles of trauma informed care in youth settings
- Universal screening processes for trauma (if applicable)
- Vicarious trauma and self-care for the workforce.
- Developing a whole service/organisation approach to implementing trauma informed principles.
Roller Skating 101
Thursday 6 July 2023
Curious about roller skating? Get your skate on and learn the basics from skate pro Hayley Halo!
Skates on the day are limited. If you have your own pair at home, we encourage you to bring them along.
Suitable for ages 12 – 17 years.
PCYC St Kilda
Club DJ
Thursday 29 June 2023
Learn the basics of DJ'ing including how to beat match, select your tracks, set up equipment and land your very first gig with DJ Sleepy Jay.
Suitable for ages 12 – 17 years
St Kilda Library Community Room
Stonnington & Port Phillip's June Youth Network Meeting
Tuesday 20 June 2023
Our second Youth Network Meeting for 2023 will be held on June 20th, and will feature a keynote from Jac Van Velson of Wellbeing in Schools Australia (WISA).
It will explore:
• Evidence of how critical wellbeing is to thrive in health, education, and a positive life trajectory for young people.
• What builds strong student wellbeing and educational outcomes.
• The ongoing impact of COVID upon wellbeing will be discussed together with simple strategies to utilise to aid recovery and rebuild resilience in young people.
• Innovative Virtual Reality platform building wellbeing in young people.
• Time for Q & A.
Liardet Community Centre
IDAHOBIT Acoustic Jam
Saturday 20 May 2023
Go rainbow against LGBTQIA+ discrimination and join the City of Port Phillip (CoPP) FReeZA events committee for a live lunchtime acoustic session to celebrate IDAHOBIT. Enjoy musical performances from young LGBTQIA+ artists Ed Moon and Tarama & The Dreams, PLUS get involved in making your own pronoun badge!
About IDAHOBIT:
On May 17, 1990 - the World Health Organisation removed homosexuality from the Classification of Diseases. While we celebrate this milestone and other advancements in LGBTQIA+ equality, the unfortunate reality is that there's still more work to do.
South Melbourne Market - Food Hall Courtyard
Podcast Workshop with City of Port Phillip and Stonnington
Thursday 29 September 2022
Express yourself through podcasting with Musicians Making A Difference (MMAD)
Have something you want to say?
Put your thoughts onto paper and discover how to share your unique voice.
Let the storytelling of podcasting unfold your emotions, inspire others and unleash the artist within you.
Register for your FREE ticket now!
St. Kilda PCYC
Recording Workshop with City of Port Phillip and Stonnington
Thursday 29 September 2022
Express yourself through music with Musicians Making A Difference (MMAD)
Put your emotions into words and your feelings into melodies.
Work through your thoughts through chords and beats.
Let the storytelling of music unfold your emotions, inspire others and unleash the artist within you.
Register now for your FREE ticket!
St. Kilda PCYC
First Aid Workshop for Young People
Saturday 3 September 2022
The City of Port Phillip's Youth Advisory Committee invites you to participate in the third and final workshop of our sustainable living workshop series.
If you're aged between 15-18, come down to the St. Kilda Library for a free first aid workshop with Vic First Aid.
During the workshop you will learn essential emergency life support skills and, upon completion of the course you will receive a Statement of Attainment for the nationally accredited course HLTAID010 Provide Basic Emergency Life Support.
After reserving a spot for this workshop you will receive an email with a link to a registration form to be completed through the First Aid provider. If you do not have a USI number you will need to create one - linked on the registration form. Please note that to complete this course CPR must be performed on the floor for 2 minutes.
The workshop is free for young people aged 15-18 and will take place at the St. Kilda library - spots are limited to get in quick!
St. Kilda Library
Self-Defence Workshop for Young People
Saturday 27 August 2022
The City of Port Phillip's Youth Advisory Committee invites you to participate in the second workshop of our sustainable living workshop series.
Join acclaimed instructor Andre Coñate for a self defence workshop with the Self-Defence Hub at the St. Kilda Library.
The Self-Defence Hub believe that every individual is capable of self-protection. Our strength is not necessarily made up of mere physical muscle, but is built upon making a conscious choice to reclaim our sense of power in this world.
The Self Defence Hub aid in empowering participants by teaching solid self defence skills and showing how they can connect to their power within.
The workshop is free for young people aged 12-25 and will take place at the St. Kilda library - spots are limited to get in quick!
St. Kilda Library
Wildlife Gardens Workshop with CERES
Saturday 20 August 2022
The City of Port Phillip's Youth Advisory Committee invites you to participate in the first workshop of our sustainable living series.
This FREE three hour workshop is an empowering, hands-on experience where students will discover the importance of biodiversity and how humans positively and negatively impact ecosystems. Learners will understand the most significant contributors to biodiversity loss and how they can take action to reverse the degradation of local ecosystems. Participants will return home inspired with knowledge on specific indigenous plants and the skills to design a wildlife garden for their local community.
The workshop is free for young people aged 15-18 and will take place at the St. Kilda library - spots are limited to get in quick!
St. Kilda Library Community Room