The 2025 Central Coast Youth Week Awards were announced last night,10 April 2025, at a celebration event, shining a spotlight on some remarkable young individuals who are making a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Youth Week Awards, which coincide with NSW Youth Week, is an initiative of Central Coast Council and once again saw an extraordinary mix of achievements in arts and entertainment, community service, the sports, volunteering and \u00a0leaders helping those in need and creating positive change.
Council Director Community and Recreation, Melanie Smith said these Awards are just one way we can show our appreciation to young people who are shaping the future.
\u00a0\u201cThe Central Coast Youth Week Awards, now in its fourth year, is building a thriving network committed to supporting young people alongside the youth sector, industry and NSW Government,\u201d Ms Smith said.\u00a0
\u201cIt was imperative to us that we recognise a diverse range of young talent as each contribute to making the Coast a place we can be proud to live, work and play.”
The Awards event was not only a special occasion for all the nominees, but also their families and friends and other guests, who were able to appreciate and acknowledge the \u00a0extraordinary talent and abilities of young people on the Central Coast.
Council Mayor, Lawrie McKinna said the Awards are an important demonstration of the Central Coast\u2019s support for young people and recognise that their contributions will influence the future direction of the Central Coast.\u00a0
\u201cThe quality of the entries for this year\u2019s Central Coast Youth Week Awards was outstanding, and I congratulate everyone who has been named as a finalist. With so much commitment and enthusiasm, I know that the future is in good hands,\u201d Mayor McKinna said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThese Awards put a spotlight on local young people who are working hard to make a difference or are achieving great things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2025 Central Coast Youth Week Award winners are: Community Service and Activity Award<\/strong> Social Impact in Education \/ Community Award<\/strong> Sportsperson Award<\/strong> Youth Leadership (Individual) of the Year Award<\/strong> Youth Leadership (Group) of the Year Award<\/strong> The 2025 Central Coast Youth Week Awards were announced last night,10 April 2025, at a celebration event, shining a spotlight on some remarkable young individuals who are making a difference.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9038,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sync_status":"none","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","castos_file_data":"","podmotor_file_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-9037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-events"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Picture2.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/feed\/podcast\/default-podcast","embedCode":"
Arts and Entertainment Award<\/strong>
Winner: Ruby Archer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Winner: Alice Masia
First Nations Cultural Award<\/strong>
Winner: Alice Masia<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Winner: Elijah Rea<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Winner: Chloe Karsten<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Winner: Carmen Malikides<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Winner: guyung minig (Black Fire)Youth Volunteer of the Year Award<\/strong>
Winner: Matilda Lawrence
Inspiration Award<\/strong>
Winner: Lachlan Hobman
Nominator Award<\/strong>
Winners: Neurokind, Making Footprints and Central Coast Surf Lifesaving
This program is funded by the NSW Department of Communities and Justice.
For further information visit centralcoast.nsw.gov.au\/YouthWeekAwards<\/a>
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