The Tasmanian Community Fund has recently approved six community action and strategic initiative projects for funding, totalling $1.9M.

Brighton Council has been awarded $889,000 for the Community Creators program, giving young people in the Brighton region voice, agency and a sense of belonging so they can create solutions and drive change in the community.

Community Creators is a schools-based program that runs across two terms with groups of 10 – 20 young people aged 8 – 18 years . Groups meet weekly and each participant is equipped with leadership, communication and project management skills . The term concludes with a youth-led project, showcasing creative, community-driven solutions where young people become drivers of positive change in their community .

Council will employ the Coordinator, Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service provides cultural/community expertise, schools provide time, space and staff co-facilitators, youth agents co-lead, and the Brighton Alive network and other local community groups provide guest speakers and real world links.

Brighton Mayor Leigh Gray expressed gratitude to the Tasmanian Community Fund for providing this significant grant funding. This funding enables Council to expand the Community Creators program across all schools in the area and continue working alongside young people to become active contributors in community. “The Community Creators program demonstrates the power of investing in our young people and giving them a genuine voice in shaping their community,” Councillor Gray said.