Sister Cities Youth Exchange Program
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2012 Youth Exchange
Warringah Council is looking for six enthusiastic young people aged between 14 and 19 to be the 2012 Warringah Youth Ambassadors. This involves a trip to our Sister City, the outback town of Brewarrina, in the July school holidays - between 29 June and 6 July. All transport, accommodation and activities will be provided free. Two Warringah Council representatives will be leading the group. |
Sister Cities Youth Exchange Program
The Youth Exchange Program consists of six young people from Warringah spending a week in Brewarrina in the winter school holidays and a reciprocal visit by Brewarrina young people in the summer school holidays.
Activities in previous years have included visiting Lightning Ridge, learning about Aboriginal language and culture, seeing the 40,000-year-old Aboriginal Fish Traps, visiting Old Mission Station, farm stay accommodation, fishing, making and throwing boomerangs, visiting Aboriginal art sites, a paddle boat ride on the Darling River, swimming at hot bore baths, spending the day at a sheep station, and experiencing the outback in a unique way.
Sister Cities Agreement
Warringah Council signed the Sister Cities Agreement in 2000 with Brewarrina Shire Council to promote friendship between the beach and bush communities and allow a greater understanding of the issues facing each area. Both councils agreed that one way to achieve this was through a youth exchange, where young people meet, form friendships and learn about each others' lives and communities.
For further information contact Warringah Council’s Youth Services on 9942 2401 or email youth@warringah.nsw.gov.au.
