Young leaders to represent youth

Sixteen young people from Horsham Rural City have an opportunity to make a difference after joining the municipality’s second youth council.

Horsham mayor Robyn Gulline said despite interruptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, youth council members had been able to meet in person to start planning programs and events for young people in the region.

She said the youth council offered members a great opportunity to gain leadership skills.

“Being part of the HRCC Youth Council is an opportunity for these young people to have a voice in our community and is an invaluable learning experience,” she said.

“As with the first youth council, this group will help guide decisions for precincts and infrastructure that affect them, and their peers, now and into the future.”

Horsham Youth Council comprises people aged 12 to 25 who are living within the municipality.

The council’s next meeting will involve the group determining a program of delivery for the next two years.

The new youth councillors are: Clear Pohlner, Stella Schmidt, Swathi Sunilkumar, Bart Maxwell, Mia Frawley, Kori Both, Jarhyn Mcgrath, Liam Carracher, Malachy O’brien, Hanna Poswiat, Armani Scollary, Thomas Hobbs, Venetia Kardogeros, Shivansh Bhutani, Tom Luke and Scarlett Munday-terry.

Picture: PAUL CARRACHER Horsham Rural City Council Youth Council members, from left, back, Shiv Bhutani, Tom Luke, Swathi Sunilkumar, Venetia Kardogeros, Scarlett Munday-terry, Liam Carracher and Mia Frawley; and front, Jarhyn Mcgrath, Kori Both and Malachy O’brien. Absent, Clear Pohlner, Bart Maxwell, Hanna Poswiat, Armani Scollary, Thomas Hobbs and Stella Schmidt.