Youth Week 2025

Youth walking together

NSW Youth Week 2025 takes place from Wednesday 9 April to Thursday 17 April 2025. Youth Week is the largest celebration of young people in NSW. Held in April each year, thousands of young people aged 12 to 25 years come together to plan, participate and get involved in NSW Youth Week.

This year’s theme is I Am…We Are the Future, and the Future is Now.

The week consists of a variety of activities, programs and events specifically designed with young people in mind, and the annual program is developed with the input and feedback of young people across the Campbelltown LGA.

2025 Youth Week Grants

Campbelltown City Council is seeking expressions of interest from local youth services, organisations and businesses for grant funding towards an activity or event to be held during NSW Youth Week 2025 (9th - 17th April). Local youth services, businesses and organisations can now apply for up to $1000 in grant funding to hold their events and activations during Youth Week 2025. 

Grant funding will support a wide variety of events and programs for young people, aged 12 to 24, meeting the strategic goals outlined in the Youth Plan 2024-2030, including:

  • Opportunities
  • Connection
  • Safety
  • Wellbeing
  • Voice
  • Sustainability 

Applications for Youth Week grants close at 5pm on Sunday 2 March. Successful applicants will be informed by Friday 14 March.

Apply now

2025 ‘Through Our Lens’ - Youth Week Photography Competition

The theme for 2025 Youth Week is “I Am… We are the future, and the future is now”.
We want to see, through your eyes, what it is like to live, work, study or play in the Campbelltown LGA.

‘Through Our Lens’ is a photography competition that aims to showcase and celebrate the unique perspectives of our local young people on what its like to live, work, study or play in the Campbelltown LGA.

Step 1. Take a high-res photo, on your phone or camera, that represents your connection to Campbelltown.

Step 2. Upload your photo at the link below and add a brief description of the photograph.

Step 3. Submit.

Top photos will be displayed during Youth Week (April 9th - 17th) at Park Central. The winners will be announced at an award ceremony on Monday, April 14th, at Park Central, where the top 3 winners will receive their prizes.

Entries now open

Terms and Conditions:

  • The ‘Through Our Lens’ competition is open for any young person aged between 12 and 24 that live, work, study or play with in the Campbelltown area.
  • Participants under 18 must have parent/guardian permission to enter.
  • If your photo is selected, you give permission for Council to print and display your work in Park Central during Youth Week 2025.
  • Photos featuring other people must have their consent before submission.
  • Photos must be taken in landscape mode and be of high resolution.
  • Images must be supplied in JPEG format with a maximum file size of 5MB.
  • Photos must be original and not include artificially generated images or elements.
  • The photograph must not have been created or developed using AI tools.
  • All entries must be submitted by 11:59 on March 9, 2025.

2025 Youth Week Events

The full Campbelltown Youth Week program will be released shortly - check back soon for all the events and activities happening in the area.