On Friday the 24th of November, Greater Bendigo hosted its ‘16 days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence’ launch. Deputy Youth Mayor Lilly Correll and Youth Councillor Abby Patten had the honour of MCing the event together.

On the 7th of November, Mayor Cr Andrea Metcalf was re-elected as Mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo. Cr Matthew Evans was also elected as the Deputy Mayor for the City of Greater Bendigo.

FunLoong Fun Day was held on Saturday 28th of October this year. It is an annual event celebrating Children’s Week running in Greater Bendigo for the past 10 years.

The YO Bendigo Staff have finally put their feet up after we celebrated a mammoth month of activities, events, and workshops in the spirit of Youth Fest, a month-long celebration across Victoria highlighting the contributions and achievements of young people within their community.

As part of Youth Fest the Youth Council invited any young person interested in joining the Youth Council to come along to one of their meetings so that they could experience what it might be like to be a Youth Councillor

On Saturday 16 September, City of Greater Bendigo Intercultural Ambassadors and Youth Councillors came together to participate in Step Up training facilitated by Natalie Walker from the Victorian Local Government Association (VLGA).

Deputy Youth Mayor Lilly Correll attended the third-ever Women Engaged in Leadership (WE Lead) event held by the Parliament of Victoria in the City of Greater Bendigo on Saturday the 2nd of September.

Friday 25th August was Wear It Purple Day, an annual celebration for LGBTQIA+ young people.