Youth Advisory Committee - 26/02/2026

Decisions

• Confirm previous minutes
  The minutes of the Youth Advisory Committee meeting held on 17 June 2025 were confirmed by consent.
  No direct service change, but it finalises the committee record.
• Accept resignation of Nathaniel Woodcock and fill vacancy
  The committee accepted the resignation of Mr Nathaniel Woodcock as Youth Representative, thanked him for his contribution, and agreed to fill the vacancy through the current Expression of Interest.
  Helps maintain youth representation on the committee.
• Accept resignation of Kasey Henshaw and fill vacancy
  The committee accepted the resignation of Ms Kasey Henshaw as Youth Representative, thanked her for her contribution, and agreed to fill the vacancy through the current Expression of Interest.
  Helps maintain youth representation on the committee.
• Receive action table report
  The Action Table Report for August 2024 to December 2025 was received for information, and YA24.6 Presentation Received - Shoalhaven Education Fund was marked complete and removed from the table.
  Shows committee follow-up items are being closed out.

Discussion

• Membership changes
  Two Youth Representative resignations were formally accepted, with vacancies to be filled through an Expression of Interest process.
  Affects the make-up of the committee that advises on youth issues.
• Action tracking
  The committee received its action table report and cleared one completed item relating to the Shoalhaven Education Fund presentation.
  Indicates progress on committee follow-up items.

Impacts

• Youth representation on the committee will be refreshed through an Expression of Interest process.
• No direct changes to services, infrastructure, planning or budgets were recorded in this meeting.

Next

• Fill the two Youth Representative vacancies through the current Expression of Interest process.
  Ongoing after the meeting
• Continue tracking actions listed in the committee action table.
  Ongoing

Extract

Meeting Minutes MINUTES OF THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE Meeting Date: Thursday, 26 February 2026 Location: Osprey Training Room, City Administrative Centre, Bridge Road, Nowra Time: 10:07 AM The following members were present: Jess Richardson – Lead – Vibrant Communities – Chairperson Clr Debbie Killian Clr Selena Clancy Clr Gillian Boyd (Remotely) Nelani Botha (Remotely) – Left at 11:02am Mia Ferguson – Vincentia High School (Remotely) Charlotte Kovalik – Vincentia High School (Remotely) Lilli Dean – Vincentia High School (Remotely) Jaide Sutherland – St John the Evangelist Catholic High School – Left at 10:51am Scarlette Sutton – St John the Evangelist Catholic High School – Left at 10:51...