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Youth Advisor
Futureproof Youth Advisory Council: Deakin University & Cancer Council Victoria
Futureproof is a youth-led research project exploring the tactics used by the ultra-processed food industry, how these influence young people’s health and the environments around them, and what can be done about it.
Eligibility
Ages 14 – 22
No previous experience needed
What
As a Youth Advisory Council member, you will:
Shape research activities and project materials
Help interpret findings and influence campaign messages and future solutions
Work with other passionate young people, researchers and advocates to make sure young people’s voices are heard
Time commitment
You will meet up to 4 times a year over a 3-year period. Meetings are held online, with opportunities to meet in person if preferred.
Remuneration
$100 voucher per meeting.
📝 Position Description
🔹 Ready to apply? Email [email protected]
Volunteer
The Aletheia Project: Spring Intake 2026
Join a youth-led health literacy project helping young people understand their health, speak up in appointments and be believed. We especially centre young women, LGBTQIA+ and culturally and linguistically diverse young people.
Eligibility
Ages 14-25
Based in Australia
No previous experience needed
What
Volunteer roles in research (including our new youth research journal), design, social media, translation, writing, outreach and resource development. Around 2–3 hours a week, online and flexible around school.
What you get
Credit for your work and portfolio pieces
Volunteer hours and a reference
A pathway to our Youth Executive Council
🔹 Ready to apply? Click here
Research Workshop
Male Empowerment in Young Men's Online Worlds
This research is a 75-minute interview that aims to understand how young men experience and engage with male empowerment and self-improvement content on TikTok.
Eligibility
Ages 16-29
Preferably based in Victoria, but online option is available
Identify as a young man
Uses TikTok specifically
What
You will be interviewed about your engagement with content related to areas such as fitness, finance, business, dating, physical appearance, diet, status and mindset.
The study explores how this content has helped young men and shaped ideas around what it means to be a man.
Remuneration
$50 digital voucher.
🔹 Ready to apply? Click here
Youth Advisor
Youth Ambassadors Group: Prevention United
Prevention United is working to address the root causes of youth mental health challenges, from school pressure and social media to the cost of living and inequality. They partner with young people through their Youth Ambassadors Group (YAG) to shape policy, share lived experiences, and co-design real solutions.
Eligibility
Ages 16-21
Live in Victoria
What
As a Youth Ambassador, you will:
Influence work and advocate to governments about the future of mental health for young people Co-design four policy briefs a year
Access learning and development sessions and opportunities to help you build a career in the not-for-profit and/or advocacy sector
Time commitment
You must commit to the entire term from January to December 2027. This involves attending a two-day summer intensive in January 2027 in Melbourne. You will also need to attend a 3-hour meeting once per month on a weekday evening in Melbourne.
Renumeration
$50 Prezzee voucher for every meeting you attend, plus free dinner.
🔹 Ready to apply? Click here
Youth Forum
Energy Youth Forum: Youth Network of Tasmania
Have you ever struggled with an energy bill or wondered how to better manage your power use? The Youth Network of Tasmania (YNOT) and the Tasmanian Youth Voice Network (TYVN) are hosting an Energy Youth Forum to hear how energy affects your everyday life, helping Aurora Energy and TasNetworks improve their services.
Eligibility
Ages 16-25
Live in Tasmania
What
You will share your experiences, ideas and opinions about:
Using energy at home and understanding bills and costs
Finding information and support
Dealing with energy companies
What could improve energy services for young people
When & where
Saturday 21 November 2026, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Launceston Conference Centre.
Renumeration
$100 e-gift voucher, plus a free lunch and travel support.
🔹 Ready to apply? Click here
Youth Consultation
Youth Prevention Convention: Prevention United
Right now, a lot of mental health support kicks in when people are already struggling. Prevention United is hosting the Prevention Convention to hear from young people about how Australia should invest $1.25 billion to help everyone stay mentally healthy.
Eligibility
Ages 16-21
Able to travel in person to Prevention United's offices in Melbourne
Ideally, if you are over 18, you will have a current Working With Children Check (WWCC)
What
You will join a conversation to help shape the future of mental health in Australia.
You will share what matters to you, what helps young people thrive, and what you think Australia should do differently to support mental health and wellbeing.
Your ideas will help inform conversations with decision-makers and shape recommendations about making mental health prevention a national priority.
When & where
Wednesday 11 November 2026, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm.
150 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.
Renumeration
Free merch (including t-shirts and stickers) and pizza.
📝 Position Description
🔹 Ready to apply? Click here
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