Ruby-Rose Braddock (Year 11) and one of our former students (Imogen O’Shannessy) have both been awarded a Geelong Youth Award!

Young people making an outstanding contribution across Greater Geelong have been recognised at the annual Geelong Youth Awards.

The City of Greater Geelong presented awards in nine categories at Friday night’s ceremony at Geelong West Town Hall, recognising the contributions of young people aged between 12 and 25 years who live, work, learn or play in Greater Geelong.

The awards ranged across areas of leadership, innovation, cultural awareness, community work, sport, arts, music and youth development.

Youth Council members were highly involved in the Youth Awards, developing the Unsung Hero Award category and participating on the judging panel as well as speaking at the awards ceremony.

Please see the following link Geelong Youth Awards winners announced - City of Greater Geelong (geelongaustralia.com.au) for more information.

Leadership Award:

Imogen O’Shannessy, 16, currently serves on five advisory committees in addition to the FReeZa committee that plans youth events. Imogen was a Youth Council 2022 member and is participating in the 2024 Victorian Youth Parliament, advocating to reduce disability discrimination, a cause close to her heart as a carer for their mother who lives with a disability.

Unsung Hero Award:

Ruby-Rose Braddock, 17, supports her school with planning events such as Wear It Purple, IDAHOBIT day and R U Ok Day. In 2023, Ruby-Rose represented Geelong in the Youth Parliament team, where she sponsored the bill ‘Disability Inclusion in Victorian Secondary Education’. A carer for her mother and grandmother, Ruby-Rose has been described as incredibly humble.