Our team was proud to join the celebrations at the 2025 WA Youth Awards, hosted by Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia (YACWA), recognising the outstanding contributions and achievements of young people and youth organisations across Western Australia.
As a sponsor of the Sector Collaboration Award, we are honoured to have the opportunity to shine a light on the power of organistions working together to create innovative initiatives that address the challenges facing young people.
This year’s finalists showcased incredible collaboration and creativity, congratulations to the following finalists:
⭐ Equestrian Youth Engagement Service (EYES) / Australian Childhood Foundation, Karla Kuliny Aboriginal Corporation, YACWA and Centre for Social Impact, UWA
⭐ Homeless Healthcare / Street Connect (Anglicare WA)
⭐ Passages Youth Engagement Hub (Vinnies WA)
⭐ Youth At Risk Strategy: Home Safe / Mission Australia YouthBeat and Nyoongar Outreach Services
⭐ Child and Youth Homelessness Project / Mission Australia, Indigo Junction, Vinnies WA
Congratulations to the 2025 Sector Collaboration Award winner – Equestrian Youth Engagement Service (EYES). This inspiring collaboration supports justice-involved young people to reimagine positive and hopeful futures. Through equine-facilitated interventions, cultural mentorship, and strong support from the WA equestrian community, EYES is helping young people re-engage with education, undertake work experience, gain employment, and avoid early school disengagement and criminal activity.
A huge congratulations to Rachael Burns, Youth Reference Group member at Youth Focus Metro, who was nominated for two awards: the ECU Community Leadership Award and The Y Collective Action Award. On the night, Rachael was recognised with the ECU Community Leadership Award – a well-deserved acknowledgement of her advocacy and leadership in the youth sector.
