YOUTH Week came to a close on Sunday, April 19, capping off a busy week filled with activities celebrating young people in the Manning.
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The action kicked off on Wednesday, April 8, with the NSW State Youth forum at NSW Parliament House.
Eddi Raglus, Banjo Hunt and Carly Walker of the Manning Youth Action Team (MYAT) were chosen by the NSW Youth Week organisers to attend the forum.
They joined MYAT member Caitlin McLeod, who was elected to the NSW Youth Week Advisory Committee earlier in the year and who facilitated the forum.
This was followed by the first Youth Week event on Friday, April 10, with an After Dark Movie in the Park.
A free screening of the film Divergent at Harry Bennett Park was enjoyed by all.
On Saturday April 11 was the Race to the Rave, which involved eight teams of young people solving clues and completing challenges along the Taree foreshore such as dragon boating, salsa dancing and graffiti art.
Later that night was DJ Dave's underground rave, with over 100 youth attending the party in the council carpark.
With the theme for the week "It starts with us," a number of events were aimed at celebrating the contribution of young people in the region.
With this in mind, various members of the group volunteered at the local senior citizens home throughout the week.
Lainey Elford, Ned Hillyard, Ruby Hillyard, Liz Lynch, Banjo Hunt, Max Lynch, Sampson Hillyard, Ashlee Tate, Tasha Burton, Abbie Bryant and Sarah Croker all helped out over the week, calling bingo, singing, dancing and spending time with the residents at Karingal Gardens nursing home.
Tuesday saw the first Live n Loud in the Library event for the year, with three more to come over 2015.
Live n Loud lets local young musicians perform for their peers in Taree Library, with the event having five bands and additional solo performers throughout the night.
Saturday and Sunday were packed with action, with a free BBQ and slip and slide at Old Bar Beach in the morning.
Later on, the Manning Entertainment centre hosted workshops which included beat boxing and BMX tutorials.
Councils youth development officer Jane Lynch said attendance was good throughout the week, with the wide variety of activities ensuring all participants had a good time.
"The best thing about it was that there was a whole range of activities," said Jane.
"There was something for everyone, so everyone really enjoyed themselves."
