Hi everybody my name is Josh, and I am a student in Year 11.  I have been asked to tell you about the Gold Coast City Council Junior Council. Last year, I represented my school Benowa High on the Junior Council and this year I am privileged to represent our new and wonderful school the Queensland Academy for Health Sciences.  However, our school is lacking participants, we have no Year 10’s and I am the only Year 11 involved in the program.  So people interested in leadership positions at the Academy should contact Ms Nixon, because it is a great opportunity to kick start CAS and become involved in your local community.

Junior Council is all about young people being able to have a say on the issues that are important to them.  It provides the opportunity for school representatives to interact with other motivated students to promote positive change in the local community.  This is done through various government initiatives and in collaboration with local councillors and relevant government departments and spokespeople.  Junior council provides a unique opportunity to become involved in your community, and of course counts towards your CAS.  In particular, any Year 10s’ interested should talk to Ms Nixon as soon as possible as you must be involved in Year 10 to be a member of the executive in 2009.

Joshua – GCCC Junior Council Representative