Hobsons Bay Youth Services

🎤 Think you’ve got what it takes to perform on stage? 🎶

We’re holding Youth Con AUDITIONS during our May Westside Open Studio Sessions!

Whether you’re a band, solo artist, acoustic duo, DJ, or dance group, we want to see you audition for the chance to perform at Youth Con ‘26 on 10 July at Williamstown Town Hall.

💸 FYI: Youth Con is a paid gig 💸

Audition details:
• Location: Newport Community Hub
• Date: Thursday 7 May
• Time: 5pm – 7pm
• Eligibility: ages 15 to 25 and must have a connection to Hobsons Bay

👉 Register via the link below:
https://au.openforms.com/Form/e9add146-d859-45bf-9d91-e745f809bf08

🎉18–25’s Trivia Night is back!🎉

Join us for a night of trivia, pizza, and good vibes.

Expect general knowledge questions, pop culture moments, a few curveballs, and silly mini games throughout the night.

$200 worth of prizes to be won!

Bring your mates or come solo and join a team on the night.

📅 Thursday 30 April | 6.30–9pm
📍 Level 1, Newport Community Hub, 13–15 Mason St, Newport
💸 Free | Ages 18–25

Register via the link below:
https://www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/Community/Whats-on/YS-Trivia-night-18-25-years-1

Are you ready for the end of term?

Celebrate it with us at our awesome end of term gig: Full Volume, featuring , and more to be announced!

Where: Newport Community Hub
When: Thursday 2nd of April 5-7:30
Get your FREE Tix here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/full-volume-tickets-1985555131849?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

Have your say in the 2026 Youth Parliament!

🚑 First Aid Course for Young People (16–25 yrs) 🧠💥

Feel more confident in a crisis! Learn essential life-saving skills like CPR, treating burns, asthma, anaphylaxis, and more – all in a one-day course delivered by expert trainers from St John.

📅 Wednesday 8 April
🕘 8.30am – 5pm
📍 Level 1, Newport Community Hub (above the library)
💰 $50 (usually $225)
🥪 Lunch and snacks included
👥 Ages 16–25 | Max 16 spots

🔗 Register your interest via the webiste: https://www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/Community/Whats-on/YS-First-Aid-Course-including-CPR-training

The final Movies by the Bay of the season is coming up on Saturday 14 March – ZOOTOPIA 2 at Logan Reserve, Altona.

Pack a picnic, stock up on snacks from local traders, and enjoy this free movie screening under the stars! Featuring Hoop Sparx circus skills play space and roving performers before the film.

Saturday 14 March – entertainment from 6pm; film starts at sundown (around 7.40pm).
Logan Reserve, Pier Street, Altona

No bookings required. All ages welcome.

Find out more at Movies by the Bay – 'Zootopia 2' - Hobsons Bay

Airtime is a public art project that highlights the creative talents of young people in Hobsons Bay.

Artworks are reproduced and printed on large flags and exhibited for a three-month period on the flag poles at Altona Meadows Skate Park.

Don't miss this year’s display, ‘To be a Woman is to Perform’ by the very talented Iris Pavlidi.

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‘Dear Agnes,’ contemporary public art program returns to Truganina Explosives Reserve in Altona this March with a celebration of art, environment, and heritage.

Twelve artists and collectives are creating works inspired coastal environments in Hobsons Bay and the land artwork 'A Forest for Australia' by influential artist Agnes Denes. ‘A Forest for Australia’ is located at the nearby Altona Treatment Plant and will be open for several guided tours on 21 and 22 March as part of Dear Agnes.

Everyone will have the opportunity to view and experience the new artworks at Truganina Explosives Reserve – including sculptural and sound pieces, dance performances and more – and participate in free workshops, talks and a Walks on Country on selected days through March.

Read about the artists and explore the full program at https://www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/Community/Arts-events-and-culture/Arts/Public-art/Dear-Agnes-contemporary-public-art-program

13 to 29 March
Fridays – 10am to 3pm
Saturdays – 11am to 5pm
Sundays – 11am to 3pm

Truganina Explosives Reserve, 276 Queen Street, Altona
Altona Treatment Plant (tours of ‘A Forest for Australia’ only)

Presented by Hobsons Bay City Council in partnership with Deakin University, RMIT University and Greater Western Water.

Whether you’re diving into your first lecture, starting a new course, or heading into your final year — you’ve got this.
Take breaks, ask for help when you need it, and be kind to yourself as you settle in.
And remember: Youth Services offers free counselling for 12-25 year olds if you ever need someone to talk to and Social Club to help you connect with other 18-25 year olds. 💬✨

https://www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/Community/Community-services/YS-Young-people/YS-Counselling-and-case-management/YS-Counselling

https://www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/Community/Community-services/YS-Young-people/YS-Whats-on-at-Youth-Services/YS-Activities-for-18-to-25-year-olds

📣 Do you have or know a 12–17 year‑old high school music student?🎶
This is their chance to rehearse in a real professional studio!

Tell them to join our Teen Artist in Residence – Band Practice Program and score weekly rehearsal time & access to Westside Studio.

✨All backline is included, and a youth worker is on‑site for supervision every session.
Ready to make some noise? 🤘
Register now for Term 2: https://www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/Community/Community-services/YS-Young-people/YS-Programs/YS-Teen-Artist-in-Residence-Band-practice-program