Ryde Youth Council Community Committee

The primary role of the Ryde Youth Council Community Committee is to provide advice to Council on matters relating to the needs and concerns of young people in the City of Ryde to ensure they are able to participate and engage actively in all aspects of community and civic life. The Ryde Youth Council Community Committee also assists young people to develop leadership, communication, and teamwork skills.

Role and Responsibilities

The City of Ryde has a long-term Community Strategic Plan that identifies the community’s main priorities and aspirations for the future. All other Council plans, such as the Four-Year Delivery Program plan and One-Year Operational Plan, sit under and reflect and support the realisation of these long-term objectives.

Council’s Community Committees are an important mechanism for consultation, advice and feedback to staff on the implementation and review of these priorities, plans and strategies.

The primary role of the Ryde Youth Council Community Committee is to consider matters and inform Council and Council officers of community views and likely impact regarding:

• Needs and concerns of young people;
• Participation and active engagement in community and civic life; and
• Skills development in leadership, communication, and teamwork.

Membership of the Ryde Youth Council Community is limited to eight (8) appointed community members and comprises of young people between the ages of twelve (12) and twenty-four (24) years of age who are representative of, but not limited to, at least one of the following:

1. In year 7 and above from local high schools or higher education institutions;
2. Diverse socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds;
3. Young people with disability;
4. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples;
5. LGBTQIA+ community;

Priority of membership will be allocated to young people that live, study, or work in the City of Ryde.

Adult members of the Ryde Youth Council committee will need to hold a valid Working with Children Check to participate in the meetings.

Download the Terms of Reference(PDF, 289KB).

Agendas and Minutes

Past Agendas and Minutes