Netball Victoria is proud to welcome eight new members to its Youth Advisory Committee, with four members returning for a second year.
Netball Victoria’s Youth Advisory Committee is responsible for representing young members’ views, values and ideas, and offers a means for engaging young members to share the issues impacting them in our sport.
The ultimate objectives of the YAC are:
- Contributing to the organisation’s strategic outcomes by co-designing, advocating, and promoting ideas impacting young people in netball;
- Being involved in planning and decision-making for the sport;
- Bringing a diverse voice to the table and acting as an advisory group to Netball Victoria’s Board to review policies and projects;
- Improving retention of youth members through targeted programs;
- Providing an additional leadership pathway for youth members by advocating and promoting affiliates to embrace their own youth committees; and
- Being an active voice and participant in promoting safeguarding children as required by Netball Victoria.
Members can serve a maximum of two years on the committee, and must be between the ages of 15-25 years at the time of applying.
Netball Victoria is committed to promoting principles of equality and ensuring that respect and diversity is intrinsic to the netball culture. The YAC reflects these values and is itself comprised of a diverse group of young people. Among the committee members are Indigenous Australians, members of the LGBTI+ community, and people with a disability. Six of the 12 members are from Regional Victoria, and three members of the YAC are male.
The 2023 Youth Advisory Committee members are:
- Madelene Bishop
- Hannah Box
- Harriet Campbell
- Zara Davie
- Kayla Gorry
- Terron King
- Danny Loats (second term)
- Benjamin Morgan
- Ruby Murphy (second term)
- Jessica Murray
- Kiyara Perera
- Victoria Stock (second term)
- Jess Tiziani (second term)
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