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Creating opportunities, amplifying youth voice and empowering young people to shape their futures

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Homelessness
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Drug and Alcohol
Crime and Safety
Employment
  • 17 - 19 February 2027
  • Novotel Perth Langley | Boorloo / Perth
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Event Overview

Australia’s premier youth practice summit brings together professionals from across sectors to share proven frameworks and models and discover practical approaches to support young people.

THRIVE 2027 will examine the complex and intersecting challenges facing young people today, including housing and homelessness, mental health and wellbeing, education and employment, and social connection. Through keynotes, case studies, panels and interactive sessions, participants will gain practical insights, tools and strategies to strengthen their practice and create better pathways and outcomes for young people.

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Key Themes

Attend the Summit and learn how to:

Embed genuine youth voice into decision-making to ensure better outcomes for young people​

Strengthen prevention and early intervention strategies to support at-risk youth ​

Improve pathways to independence by creating flexible, person-centred approaches to housing, education and employment​

Break down silos and strengthen cross-sector collaboration to deliver more integrated and effective support​

Strengthen responses to increasingly complex and intersecting needs​

T hriving futures

Building positive futures through stability in housing, employment and wellbeing

H ousing security

Addressing youth homelessness with safe, supported and long-term housing solutions

R esilience and recovery

Prioritising mental health, trauma support and recovery from substance use

nclusive pathways

Creating access to education, training and employment for all young people

V oices of change

Elevating youth leadership and lived experience to shape safer communities and policies

E mpowerment through equity

Breaking cycles of disadvantage through justice reform and economic opportunity

5 events 1 gathering

Homelessness | Mental Health and Wellbeing | Drug and Alcohol | Crime and Safety | Employment

Attend this forum and learn how to:

  • Foster collaboration across sectors to address systemic drivers of youth crisis
  • Develop comprehensive mental health frameworks that prioritise early intervention, long-term support and resilience-building for young people to thrive in challenging environments
  • Create sustainable housing models and wraparound services that address immediate needs but also prevent young people from falling into long-term homelessness
  • Provide targeted employment opportunities and accessible training programs that equip young people with the skills and confidence to succeed in the workforce
  • Implement holistic and preventative measures that address the root causes of substance abuse while offering young people the support they need to build healthier futures
  • Tackle both online and offline factors contributing to youth crime focused on early intervention, diversion programs and community-based solutions

Who Should Attend the National Youth Summit?

This summit is designed for professionals, advocates and leaders working to support young people across the following five key sectors:

Position titles

  • C-Level Executive and Board
  • Program Managers
  • Case Managers
  • Community Outreach Coordinators
  • Peer Support
  • Policy Advisors
  • Youth Development Workers

Sectors

  • Government
  • Youth Services and Aboriginal Community Organisations and Services
  • Youth Homelessness
  • Mental Health & Wellbeing
  • Alcohol & Other Drugs (AOD)
  • Crime Prevention & Community Safety
  • Youth Employment

This summit is for you if you:

  • Work directly with young people across mental health, housing and homelessness, alcohol and other drugs, education, employment, justice, family violence or child protection
  • Influence or shape youth policy, funding, strategy or service delivery
  • Develop programs and services designed to improve outcomes for young people
  • Want to collaborate across sectors to strengthen support and pathways for young people
  • Are committed to empowering young people to thrive across all aspects of their lives

Hear from leading youth, community and government speakers, including:

Dr Angela Cooney

A/Deputy Commissioner, Young People

Department of Justice WA

Zoë Robinson

Executive Director

Department for Education, Children and Young People, Tasmania

David brings with him exceptional knowledge from a longstanding career in both the private and public mental health sector. 

David brings with him exceptional knowledge from a longstanding career in both the private and public mental health sector. 

David McGrath

Chief Executive Officer

National Mental Health Commission

Gareth Shanthikumar is a wellness mentor, speaker and coach dedicated to helping people step into the best version of themselves. 

Gareth Shanthikumar is a wellness mentor, speaker and coach dedicated to helping people step into the best version of themselves. 

Gareth Shanthikumar

Co-Founder

Man Up WA
Young Australian of the Year WA 2026

David Mackenzie

Chief Executive Officer

Upstream Australia

Advanced Diploma in Community Sector Management, Diploma of Human Resources 

Advanced Diploma in Community Sector Management, Diploma of Human Resources 

Alex Apostolakis

General Manager, Youth, Justice and Industry

Workskil Australia

Maddison O’Grady Lee

Global Fellowship Project Manager

Orygen
Young Australian of the Year NSW 2025

Jack Anderson

Co-Founder

Elucidate
Young Australian of the Year WA 2025

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Testimonials

What our clients say

The conference enhanced my practice and knowledge in keeping children and families Testimonials It was a very good event! It covered a broad range of topics of interest to people with detailed safe in our current and changing climate of safety concerns.

Susan McGeever

Social Futures

It was a very good event! It covered a broad range of topics of interest to people with detailed knowledge and practice and those with interest in systemic approaches and improvements to those systems.

Virginia Leek

SA Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People

I appreciated hearing about different programmes and perspectives from across the country. The conference provided a great deal of food for thought that I intend to share within my own organisation.

Kyle Terrance

Legal Aid Queensland

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Venue:

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Esplanade Darwin/ Garramilla

Contact:

02 9247 6000

Email:

info@thirdsector.com.au