Welcome

Our Youth Service program aims to enhance opportunities for both

high-achieving and marginalised young people.

 

Director:  Mike Healy

Members:  Allen Morgan, Bruce Radford, Dan Thomasson, Don Wilkie, Geoff Leddy,  Ian Aspinall, Peter Hovey, Suzanne Lee-Archer. 

 

Our major activities are: 

 

NYSF assists Grade 12 students wishing to follow careers in science, 

engineering and technology by providing an insight into the 

world of science and establishing valuable contacts in the science 

industry and universities. The forum provides participants with 

personal development. Duration is 14 days in January of each year. 

Applications are accepted from Year 11 students through their 

school by mid May (to attend the forum in the following January). 

Information is available from the NYSF web site: www.nysf.edu.au. 

 

RYDA is a half-day road safety program for Year 11 students, many 

of whom already have a learner's driving licence. It consists of a 

series of practical and powerful workshops that aim to change the 

way young people think about road safety. As part of an interactive 

one-day experience, students experience braking at different 

speeds, devise travel strategies that will work for them in the real 

world and get tips from road safety experts on how to protect

themselves, their friends and family. Perhaps the most impactful 

moments come from the personal stories of loss and survival. In 

one session, students watch a powerful and emotional video on the 

life and tragic death of an 18-year-old provisional driver and her 

best friend. In another, they sit with a crash survivor and hear first-
hand how one poor choice can change a life forever. 

 

The ConocoPhillips Science Experience is a fun three-days of 

science activities for students in Year 9 who will be entering Year 

10 the following year. Applications are made through the student's 

school in May each year. For further information, visit web site 

www.scienceexperience.com.au.

 

Citizenship awards are presented to Year 6 students at 11 local 

primary schools at the end of the school year. The awards are in 

the form of a framed Rotary certificate and a $50 book voucher. An 

inscription is placed in the book when it has been chosen.