25 & 26 June 2012 at the Melbourne Park Function Centre

A two day collaborative conference that brings together government, local government and the community sector.
The conference is a response to children and young people experiencing barriers to accessing opportunities to learning and development. It is designed for those working in education, youth support, health, housing, justice services, and police.

There will be keynote speakers, presentations and workshops around future thinking in education and service delivery, early intervention, partnerships, integrated service responses, and participation of young people.

This conference is a collaboration between the Victorian Government, Youth Affairs Council of Victoria, Victoria Council of Social Service, and the Municipal Association of Victoria.

*Special Offer for Rural and Regional workers and students*

The Office for Youth is pleased to offer free registrations to rural and regional workers who work with young people, and to tertiary students in regional and rural Victoria who are studying youth work or related fields, to attend the CONNECT FOR Youth Conference.
A limited number of free places are available. These free places are offered on a first-come first-served basis with a limit of two places per organisation or school.

For more info, visit: http://www.yacvic.org.au/sector/detail-event.chtml?filename_num=468558