This episode of Shoalhaven Youthlocal is packed with big opinions, thoughtful debate, and strong community connections — all led by local young people.

📱 Hot Topic kicks things off with a lively discussion about the idea of a social media ban. The team dives into whether banning platforms actually helps young people, the role of parents and platforms in keeping kids safe, and what meaningful consequences for online bullying should really look like. It’s an honest, sometimes chaotic, but deeply reflective conversation about growing up online.

🐎 History Hits explores the complex history of Australia’s Brumbies — from their origins after colonisation, to their place in farming, wartime legend, and the ongoing debate around heritage listing, culling, and environmental impact in the High Country today.

🤔 Would You Rather returns with some of the toughest dilemmas yet: honesty vs fame, spiders vs rats, coughing forever vs constant headaches, and whether you’d rather know who you’ll marry or when you’ll die. As always, no one fully agrees — and that’s half the fun.

🏄 Getting Connected wraps up the episode with a chat to a young representative from the local Surf Life Saving Club, learning about pathways from nippers to cadets, the skills young people gain along the way, and how surf clubs build confidence, leadership, and community both in and out of the water.

Youthlocal is a Dunn Lewis Foundation youth program designed to develop youth confidence, interpersonal skills, media literacy, and community connections. The team meets every second Wednesday afternoon from 3:30–5:00pm. This term is proudly supported by The Veolia Mulwarre Trust.

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This episode of Shoalhaven Youthlocal is packed with laughs, rhythm, and real stories — from dance halls to dramatic heists.

🤔 Would You Rather returns with hilarious hypotheticals about ageing, siblings, and whether anyone would actually trust Oscar behind the wheel.

💃 Getting Connected steps into the world of the Ulladulla Dance Group, where members of all ages come together to move, connect, and learn the joy of ballroom and Latin dance.

🌉 History Hits takes us to Murrays Road Bridge at Conjola — the last remaining timber trestle bridge in the Shoalhaven. Built in the 1800s, it’s still used daily by local dairy cows who refuse to cross the modern concrete one!

🕵️ Morning Cup of Mystery revisits one of the most intense police shootouts in U.S. history — the North Hollywood Bank Robbery. What started as a meticulously planned heist turned into a 44-minute firefight that changed police tactics forever.

It’s a mix of laughter, local heritage, and edge-of-your-seat storytelling — all told by the voices of Shoalhaven youth.

Youthlocal is a Dunn Lewis Foundation youth program designed to develop youth confidence, interpersonal skills, media literacy, and community connections. The team meets every second Wednesday afternoon from 3:30–5:00pm. This term is proudly supported by The Veolia Mulwarre Trust.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From farm life debates to marine crises and true crime mysteries, this week’s Shoalhaven Youthlocal is packed with stories, laughs, and local voices.

🐑 Would You Rather (Farm Edition) — The crew gets country as they debate milking cows vs. shearing sheep, living in barns vs. farmhouses, and whether they’d rather wear overalls or a farmer’s hat forever. It’s chaos, comedy, and country living at its best.

🌊 Tide Talk dives into the sea urchin crisis threatening Southern Australia’s kelp forests. The team explores how climate change is shifting ocean ecosystems — and how we can all help protect marine life.

🕵️ Morning Cup of Mystery unpacks the gripping Kayak Killer case — a true story of love, loss, and deception on the Hudson River that blurs the line between tragedy and crime.

🎨 Getting Connected chats with local students from Big Picture Education — a creative, self-directed learning program helping young people pursue their passions, build real-world projects, and reimagine what school can look like.

It’s another Youthlocal mix of curiosity, community, and conversation — made by young people, for young people across the Shoalhaven.

Youthlocal is a Dunn Lewis Foundation youth program designed to develop youth confidence, interpersonal skills, media literacy, and community connections. The team meets every second Wednesday afternoon from 3:30–5:00pm. This term is proudly supported by the The Veolia Mulwarre Trust.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.