‘Successful day’ at Youth Fest 2022

By Patrick Morrow

Sep 19, 2022

Pleased: Youth Fest event organisers, from left, Frankie Doig, Nat Marshall and Jessie Barnes-Hill. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

It was all fun and games at the Youth Festival last Thursday at GOTAFE, with News photographer Rechelle Zammit taking happy snaps of the day.

Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE welcomed young people from across Shepparton to Youth Fest 2022 last Thursday.

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Co-organiser Jessie Barnes-Hill said although the weather threw a spanner in the works, it was a successful day out for Shepparton’s youth.

Welcome: Robert Briggs, from the Academy of Sport, Health and Education, performing a Smoking Ceremony. Photo by Murray Silby

“Unfortunately, we had to go with our wet weather contingency, but it was still excellent vibes, playing giant games and much good stuff happening, which made it a fun day out,” Ms Barnes-Hill said.

She said it was an excellent opportunity for the youth of Shepparton to find the right services to help them develop contacts for their future careers.

“We determine success for the day that one young person is thinking about getting some contacts, and we had organisers from organisations to help them get contacts for their future careers," Ms Barnes-Hill said.

“From what I observe, it was a successful day, with much youth taking part in the event and hopefully it can be bigger and better for the future.”

Attendees were able to see what GOTAFE had to offer.

The event included three-on-three basketball, food stalls, music sessions and a free barbecue.