Youth join forces to better community

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Aug 02 2025 Updated 18 hours ago

Madeline Blackstone

Parkes High School, Forbes High School and Red Bend Catholic College students attended the Connect and Thrive event held in Parkes. PHOTO: Madeline Blackstock

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Youth of Parkes and Forbes had the chance to have their voices heard at the Connect and Thrive - Pathways event in Parkes.

Delivered by the NSW Office for Regional Youth, Connect and Thrive - Pathways is a direct response to feedback from the 2024 Your Voice, Our Future consultation and NSW Youth Summit, where our youth called for more meaningful, face to face engagement in their own communi...

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