Activities & Events

Careers Week with the Youth Services Team featuring a Purposeful Event! 

Date: 15- 21 May 2023

Are you unsure of your career trajectory? Do you need support in finding the right pathway, or information about what is actually out there for you? We are here to help!

Join the City of Kalamunda Youth Services Team, Arts and Culture Team, Kalamunda Performing Arts Team, Zig Zag Gallery Team and Purposeful for a Purposeful Journey through Alternative Pathways and explore how to turn your passions into a career.

Our Careers Day Event will feature:

• Workshop on direction and decision making with the Purposeful team who are experts supporting young people design their unique vision for their future 
• 2 "Fireside Chats" Careers Panels with Guest Presenters from Purposeful's Innovation Network
• Exploration Expo featuring 10 guests from Purposeful's Innovation Network alongside Youth Services Team talking all things youth support and local government and the City of Kalamunda Arts and Culture Team showcasing careers in the arts!

As part of Careers Week the team will be releasing a Careers focused Kalamunda Upskill Series featuring a Mechanics 101 Video, Understanding Your Digital Footprint and more!

The Youth Services Team have a variety of career resources available to young people, if you're interested in having the team come along to showcase the support available through the City of Kalamunda at your Careers Expo's or other events, get in touch!

You, Me, Us

Dates: 10 - 15 April 2023

Join us in celebrating Youth Week WA 2023 with a series of activities and workshops which allow young people to explore and embrace their own identity, as well as grow their awareness of others’ lives, their differences, similarities, cultural links, and heritage, to strengthen the connection between residents living in our local community.

This year's theme is 'Becoming with Others We Dream' This year, we celebrate flourishing both individually and with our community, with a focus on how we can dream ourselves a better world, and then use our skills, love, care, and knowledge to bring others up with us to help realise it.

In 2022 the Youth Services Team ran a Kalamunda Careers Week which contained a week of videos, resources and information below is an overview of the event

Date: 16 - 21 May 2022

Are you unsure of your career trajectory? Do you need support in finding the right pathway, or information about what is actually out there for you? We are here to help!

Kalamunda Career Week is a week-long calendar of content, and covers videos, resources and information from a wide range of sources.

The week-long calendar was showcased on Facebook @cityofkalamundayouth, Instagram  @kalayouthservices and here on the website and is available for students and community members alike.

Find out more on what was scheduled for the week

Annually the City of Kalamunda puts on a variety of events for Youth Week, see below what the Youth Services Team did in 2022!

Dates: 9 - 16 April 2022

Join us in celebrating Youth Week WA 2022!

This year's theme is 'Courage to Change' and will be focused on sustainability and building an eco-focused future together. 

Find out more about the events and activities here

In 2019, WA Youth Week ran during the April School Holidays from 13th to 20 April. It was part of a state-wide celebration of young people aged 12-25. Below is a description of the event which was held on 17 April 2019. 

Theme: Nurture the Now!

Jump, Climb, Create Festival

Date: 17 April 2019
Time: 11am-2pm
Location: Kostera Oval, Kalamunda

Come down for a jam-packed, fun day out! Have a go at new sports, create art, interact with youth organisations and develop some new skills! Featuring inflatables, art workshops, different sporting clubs including hockey, kickboxing, little athletics and football, DJ, yoga, ‘Act, Belong Commit’, cahoots and a youth action Kalamunda zone!

This year’s theme is about accepting yourself and nurturing who you are at this very point in time, celebrating today’s achievements rather than always looking towards future goals. This festival will encourage young people to interact with new people, engage with supportive youth organisations, trial new sports and arts to gain new skills, and will feature games, music and inflatables for everyone to have fun!

In 2019, we ran a great program called the Drug Aware Torchlight Youth Film Festival! Below is a description of the program 

Calling film makers of all skill levels! Share your creativity and vision in a film no longer than 15 minutes inspired by the set theme. 

Theme: Exploring Culture

During the months leading up to submission we will be sharing various links to the Drug Aware Torchlight Youth Film Festival here and via the Youth Services page Facebook page (@theinfluencecityofkalamunda). These will include how-to videos and tips and tricks for film making.

Key Information

• Submissions Open - 1^st September
• Submissions Close - 31^st October  
• Must be 15 minutes or under (including credits)
• Entries can be from individuals and/or groups.
• Must conform to a PG or G rating
• Must include at least one City of Kalamunda Landmark (see information booklet for list of options)
• One member of the group must live/work/study within the City of Kalamunda
• Two age categories (14 and under) and (15 – 25)

Final Screening Night
Date: TBC
See short films on the big screen! Hosted by Youth Action Kalamunda at the Kalamunda Performing Arts Centre.

Film Workshop Days

Young people are also encouraged to attend the film workshops during the school holidays! Learn from an industry professional all the tricks of the trade and use their equipment to do some filming. The group will be transported to two different locations in the City of Kalamunda to get a variety of shots. This footage will be used to create a short film that will be shown at the final screening night! Use the skills you learn on these days to help shape your own short film for the competition! You’re encouraged to attend both workshops as they cover different topics. Both are free to attend.

Day 1: 5th October 9:30am – 3:30am
Venue: City of Kalamunda Administration Building, 2 Railway Road Kalamunda

Introduction to film making, overview of workshop, storyboarding and plot development, brainstorming of idea and shooting strategy. Travel to location by bus and start filming. 9:30am: – Participant arrival

• 9:30am – 12pm: Introduction, overview, storyboard, brainstorming of idea and shooting strategy.
• 12pm – 12:20: Lunch
• 12:20 – 12:30: Drive to Location (BUS)
• 12:30 – 3:20pm: Filming at Location
• 3:20 – 3:30: Drive back venue

Day 2: 12th October 9:30am – 3:30am
Venue: City of Kalamunda Administration Building, 2 Railway Road Kalamunda

Finish filming at the second location and return to learn all about film editing and polishing off a final cut.

• 9:30am– 9:45am: – Participant arrival
• 9:45am – 10am: Drive to Location
• 10am – 12:30pm: Filming
• 12:30pm – 12:45pm: Lunch
• 12:45pm – 1pm: Drive back
• 1pm – 3:30pm: Look over raw footage, learn about editing
  

Documents

• Download Application Form
• Download Information Booklet
• Download Photographic Consent Form
• Download Flyer

Theme: ‘What is Home’

Opens: 1 September | Closes: 1 November

About

Calling all young creatives! Create an artwork based on the theme ‘What is Home’ using the template provided and go in the running to be one of 12 artworks featured in the 2020 Youth Calendar!

This calendar will be distributed across the City of Kalamunda to the community and organizations.

What is home to you?

Home can make us feel safe, home can make us feel love. Home can be a warm embrace with family, or a walk through the bush in the spring. Snuggling up with a tea by the fire in winter, or playing in the park with a friend.

Other ideas could include: autumn leaves in your garden, playing sport at your local recreation centre, dancing to music, baking, playing with friends, local landmarks like the Lesmurdie Falls or a café – choices are endless!   

Your artwork can be anything that represents what makes you feel ‘home’, what makes you feel connected to the area you live in, what living in the City of Kalamunda means to you.

Mediums:

Please note your artwork will need to be scanned into an electronic format by us, so there are restrictions on what you use in your designs.

Acceptable Mediums:

• Pencil
• Textas
• Crayons
• Watercolour (as long as your paper doesn’t become too crinkled)
• Fine liner and felt-tip markers
• Collage (kept thin and flat)

Please keep your design flat and 2-dimensional

Not-Accepted

• Any form of Paint
• Thick, 3-dimensional elements

Even if your artwork is not selected as one of the twelve, all artworks submitted will be displayed in an exhibition to the community!

How to Submit Your Entry

Download Calendar Competition Template (PDF, 284KB)

Once you have finished your design please send it through to us via any of these options:

1. In Person: City of Kalamunda Administration Building, 2 Railway Road KALAMUNDA WA 6076
2. By Mail: PO Box 42, KALAMUNDA WA 6926
3. Your Local Library: Kalamunda, High Wycombe, Lesmurdie, Forrestfield Libraries.

In The Mix (ITM) is a music program for emerging young artists looking to develop their skills, collaborate with other young musicians and learn about the West Australian music industry.

The 2020 ITM project will comprise of a series of hands-on workshops aimed at helping young people explore the music production and recording process. Participants will create their own groups, learn a song and then record it with Focus Music’s production team. In addition, students will rehearse their song to
perform it at the Corymbia Festival. This will provide a variety of stimuli through which students can explore music – performing and recording - not only as a potential career, but as a means for physical, emotional and cognitive wellbeing.

Young people aged 10-13 are welcome to apply for this program, however 14-25 year olds will be given priority when booking. We are looking for passionate musicians who are keen to learn and collaborate with other young artists. If you are a singer, play an instrument, DJ or if you are simply interested in learning more about music then In the Mix is for you. Performers are welcome to apply as soloists, duets or bands.

Registrations for 2020 are now open.

As part of the program, there will be five music workshops held over February and March 2020 (dates TBC).

Participants will be invited to perform at an outdoor music concert on Saturday 7 March 2019 as part of the Corymbia Festival in Forrestfield. This concert will take place on an outdoor stage, with professional sound, lighting and huge crowd supplied. To prepare participants for this big performance a mini concert will take place at Focus Music for friends and family.

Daryl from Focus Music will be running the workshops. Daryl has a strong background in performing and playing various styles such as Rock, Jazz, Funk, R&B, Reggae and Blues. His skills allow him to help musicians who find themselves in need of learning that little missing piece of information to help them progress their playing to the next level, whatever that level may be.

Need more information?

Contact the Youth Team at the City of Kalamunda via: 
Email - youth@kalamunda.wa.gov.au
Phone - (08) 9257 9968 during business hours
Facebook: @theinfluencecityofkalamunda 

Work with other young people to identify new programs or activities the City of Kalamunda could launch to help improve community safety and crime prevention.

Street basketball? New murals on streetscapes? Develop DIY skills? We want to hear all your ideas!

Workshop Details:

Our community is important to us and we want to help keep you safe and well. As such, we have decided to cancel our consultation workshop. However, online consultation is now open. Head to https://engage.kalamunda.wa.gov.au/youth-safety to have your say. and go into the running to win a $100 pizza voucher! Comments close 5pm, Friday 17 July 2020. 

Any questions or queries can be directed to Youth Services on (08) 9257 9968 or Youth@kalamunda.wa.gov.au