Latrobe Youth Councillor Profiles

Name: Lucinda Roberts
 
Age: 17

Town: Traralgon South

School: Traralgon College

Why did you want to be a youth councillor?
To provide myself and my peers an avenue to communicate youth issues with council.
To gain skills and grow as a young leader.

What issues are you passionate about?

• Community Involvement
• Youth Spaces, entertainment areas
• Safety issues on the streets (aggressive behaviour expressed due to the amount of underage drinking and drug use by youth).
   

Name: Zach Kangelaris
 
Age: 16

Town: Traralgon

School: SEDA Traralgon

Why did you want to be a youth councillor?

• A good opportunity
• To meet people
• To make a difference in our community
• I have passion for Youth spaces and recreational areas in the Latrobe City

What issues are you passionate about?

• Youth binge drinking and smoking
• Youth Spaces within the community
• Supporting other people 
   

Name: Casey McMillan
 
Age: 18

Town: Hazelwood North

School: Monash University

Why did you want to be a youth councillor?
I wanted to be a part of my community and take the opportunity to experience and learn different things.

What issues are you passionate about?
I am passionate about the youth of our community.  I want to help them have good experiences, health and try and minimise the use of drugs and alcohol in our area.
 

Name: Giorgia Scott
 
Age: 18

Town: Traralgon

School: Gippsland Education Precinct Churchill

Why did you want to be a youth councillor?
To learn new things, have some experiences and put back into my community.

What issues are you passionate about?
I am passionate about many youth issues especially about body image and bullying.

Name: Jerome Johnston
 
Age: 17

Town: Morwell

School: Gippsland Education Precinct Churchill

Why did you want to be a youth councillor?
To be a voice for our youth and to be able to take issues to our youth for discussion and opinion.  To be more of an active member in youth issues and to develop my leadership skills.

What issues are you passionate about?

• Bullying
• Homelessness
• Youth dropping out of school
• Foster care
• Racism

Name: India Street
 
Age: 16

Town: Traralgon

School: Flinders Christian Community College

Why did you want to be a youth councillor?
I wanted to be a youth councillor because I wanted to become more involved in the community.

What issues are you passionate about?
I am passionate about bullying issues, and racism within the community. I am also passionate about providing entertainment options for youth in Latrobe City.

Name: Stephanie Llewellyn
 
Age: 18

Town: Traralgon

School: Flinders Christian Community College

Why did you want to be a youth councillor?
I found out about Youth Council through my school.  It seemed great, a chance for me to meet new people, put my opinion forward about raising issues and a chance to be presented with further opportunities.

What issues are you passionate about?
I am passionate about environmental issues, sporting activities, cultural differences, food security and healthy eating.

Name: Hayden Stephens

Age: 15

School: Kurnai College Churchill

Town: Morwell

Why did you want to be a youth councillor?
Because I wanted to develop my leadership skills and become more involved with problems facing young people and to be able to give our youth a voice.

What issues are you passionate about?

• Teen depression
• Teen alcohol drug and alcohol issues

Name: Holly Cropper

Age: 18

School: Lavalla Catholic College

Town: Callignee

Why did you want to be a youth councillor?
I wanted to be a youth councillor because I thought it would be an excellent opportunity for me, and it’s a good chance for me to become actively involved in the community and help out.

What issues are you passionate about?

• The environment
• Global warming
• Alcohol and Drugs
   

Name: Phoebe Steffen
 
Age: 17

Town: Morwell

School: Gippsland Education Precinct Churchill

Why did you want to be a youth councillor?
To be a voice for our youth and to be able to take issues from my friends to Council.  To be more of an active member in youth issues and to develop my leadership skills.

What issues are you passionate about?

• Bullying
• Homelessness
• Recreation