You can locate youth workers in NSW through their local network/interagency or contact person listed below.
The list is in order of council area (LGA).
Errors and updates: please email YAPA or ring Joanne Bennett on extension 3, (02) 9281 5522 or 1800 627 323.
| Council Area | Organisation | Address | Suburb | Phone | Fax | |
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| Armidale | Sally Schofield, Armidale Dumaresq Council, | PO Box 75A | Armidale | 02 6770 3678 | 02 6772 9275 | sschofield@armidale.nsw.gov.au |
| Ashfield | see Inner West Youth Interagency listed under Leichhardt & Burwood | Ashfield | ||||
| Auburn | Auburn Youth Interagency,
Linda Boustani,
Youth Development Officer, Auburn City Council |
C/- PO Box 118 | Auburn | 02 9735 1226 | 02 9735 1304 | linda.boustani@auburn.nsw.gov.au |
| Bankstown | Bankstown Workers With Youth Network - BWWYN | C/- Bankstown City Council, PO Box 8, | Bankstown | 02 9707 9605 | 02 9707 9554 | justine.foo@bankstown.nsw.gov.au |
| Bathurst | Megan Bargwanna, Youth Coordinator, Bathurst Council | Private Mail Bag 17 | Bathurst | 02 6333 6180 | 02 6331 7211 | megan.bargwanna@bathurst.nsw.gov.au |
| Baulkham Hills | Shane Merry, Program Development Officer, Hills Youth Services Network | C/- The Hills Council PO Box 75 |
CASTLE HILL | 02 9843 0485 | 02 9843 0409 | smerry@thehills.nsw.gov.au |
| Blacktown | Lisa Khodeir ,Secretary,Mt Druitt/ Blacktown Youth Services Network | c/- Mt Druitt Integrated Youth Service, PO Box 131 | Emerton | 02 9628 0424 | 02 9835 3305 | Lisa.Khodeir@wesleymission.org.au |
| Bland | Lauren Carr, Youth & Community Development Officer, Bland Council | PO Box 21 | West Wyalong | 02 6972 2266 | 02 6972 2145 | youth@blandshire.nsw.gov.au |
| Blue Mountains | Joanna Brown, Blue Mountains Youth Services Network | C/ Blue Mountains Council, Locked Bag 1005 | Katoomba | 02 4780 5545 | 02 4780 5721 | jbrown@bmcc.nsw.gov.au |
| Bombala | see Snowy River | |||||
| Brewarrina | Trish Frail, Manager Community Services, | Brewarrina Council, PO Box 125 | Brewarrina | 02 6830 5104 | 02 6839 2100 | mcs@brewarrina.nsw.gov.au |
| Broken Hill | Scott Hammond, Youth Officer, Broken Hill Council | PO Box 448 | Broken Hill | 08 8080 3591 | scott.hammond2@brokenhill.nsw.gov.au | |
| Burwood | Agata Furniss ,Inner West Youth Interagency | c/- Burwood Council PO Box 240 |
Burwood | 02 9911 9826 | 02 9911 9843 | agata.j@burwood.nsw.gov.au |
| Byron | Convenor,WEBY Network: We Empower Byron Youth | C/- Byron Youth Service, PO Box 64 | BYRON BAY | 02 6685 7777 | 02 6685 8771 | pspooner@bys.org.au |
| Camden | Jodie Grundy, Community Project Officer (Youth) Camden Council |
PO Box 183 |
Camden | 02 4645 5021 |
jodie.grundy@camden.nsw.gov.au |
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| Campbelltown | Silvia Tedeski, Chairperson,Macarthur Youth Services Network | Camden, Wollondilly, Campbelltown | 02 4647 5604 |
training@sectorconnect.org.au |
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| Canada Bay | see Inner West Youth Interagency listed under Leichhardt & Burwood | Drummoyne | ||||
| Canterbury | Joanne Morrison,Contact person,Canterbury Workers With Youth Network | Coordinator Belmore Youth Resource Centre, Building 3 Redman Parade | Belmore | 02 9718 9848 | joannem@canterbury.nsw.gov.au | |
| Carrathool | Maryanne Mitchell, Carrathool Council, Community Development Officer | PO Box 12 | Goolgowi | 02 6965 1306 | 02 6965 1379 | MMitchell@carrathool.nsw.gov.au |
| Central Coast | Nick Rendell,Contact person,Central Coast Youth Interagency | C/- Box 21 | GOSFORD | 02 4325 8814 | 02 4325 8870 | nick.rendell@gosford.nsw.gov.au |
| Cessnock | Lakin Agnew,Cessnock Youth Interagency | c/- Kurri Kurri Community Centre 251 Lang Street |
Kurri Kurri | 02 4937 4555 | 02 4937 2974 or 4936 2979 | ydo@kkcc.com.au |
| Clarence Valley | Sarah Ford, Clarence Valley Council, | Locked Bag 23 | Grafton | 02 6645 0002 | 02 6642 7647 | sarah.ford@clarence.nsw.gov.au |
| Coffs Harbour | Carole Villiers,Coffs Harbour Youth Network | C/- Coordinator, Harbour Youth Service, Community Village | Coffs Harbour | 02 6648 3620 | 02 6651 6381 | coffshys@westnet.com.au |
| Cooma-Monaro | Emma Green,
Youth Development Officer,
Cooma-Monaro Council |
PO Box 714 | Cooma | 02 6455 1934 | 02 6450 1799 | emma.green@cooma.nsw.gov.au |
| Cootamundra | Linda Wiles, Cootamundra Council | PO Box 420 | Cootamundra | lwiles@cootamundra.nsw.gov.au | ||
| Corowa | Wendy Thompson, Community Development Officer, Corowa Shire Council |
PO box 77 | Corowa | 02 6033 8964 | wendy.thompson@corowa.nsw.gov.au | |
| Cowra | Linda Barron, Community Projects Officer, Cowra | Private Bag 342 | Cowra | 02 6340 2069 | 02 6340 2011 | communityprojects@cowra.nsw.gov.au |
| Dubbo | Jason Yelverton, Youth Development Officer, Dubbo City Council | PO Box 81 | Dubbo | 02 6801 4481 | 02 6801 4409 | Jason.Yelverton@dubbo.nsw.gov.au |
| Eastern suburbs | Avril Jeans, Eastern Sydney Youth Services Network | c/- Randwick Council, Locked Mail Bag 8 | Maroubra | avril.Jeans@randwick.nsw.gov.au | ||
| Eastern suburbs | Lorna Pringle, Eastern Sydney Youth Services Network | c/- Waverley Council, PO Box 9 | Bondi Junction | 02 9386 7926 | 02 9389 2612 | lornap@waverley.nsw.gov.au |
| Eurobodalla | Jodie Rose,
Project Officer, Moruya Youth Centre, Campbell Page |
PO Box 1107 | Batemans Bay | 02 4475 6000 | Jodie.Rose@campbellpage.org.au | |
| Fairfield | Peter Hope,Fairfield Youth Workers Network | C/- Fairfield City Council PO Box 21 |
FAIRFIELD | 02 9725 0898 | 02 9757 4720 | phope@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au |
| Glen Innes | Amber Doney, Youth Worker, Glen Innes Severn Council |
PO Box 61 |
Glen Innes | 02 6732 3734 | adoney@gisc.nsw.gov.au | |
| Gloucester | See RYTHM - Regional Youth Matters listed under Great Lakes | Gloucester | ||||
| Gosford | see Central Coast | |||||
| Goulburn | Jim Styles, Community Development Manager, Goulburn Council | Locked Bag 22 | Goulburn | 02 4823 4444 | 02 4823 4456 | jim.styles@goulburn.nsw.gov.au |
| Great Lakes | RYTHM - Regional Youth Matters (Great Lakes, Taree & Gloucester Youth Interagency), Youth Development Worker,Youth Connect | C/- Homebase Youth Service, PO Box 250 | Tuncurry | 02 6555 5622 | 02 6555 5685 | homebase@glcr.org.au |
| Greater Hume | Tana Cuming,
Youth Development Officer Greater Hume, Lockhart and Urana Shires |
Greater Hume Council, PO Box 99 | Holbrook | 02 6026 3800 | 02 6026 3957 | tcuming@greaterhume.nsw.gov.au |
| Greater Taree | See Youth Connect listed under Great Lakes | Taree | ||||
| Griffith | Rebecca O'Malley, Youth Off the Streets | 118 Kookora Street | Griffith | 02 6964 8477 | rebeccao@youthoffthestreets.com.au | |
| Gunnedah | Gunnedah Youth Interagencies | PO Box 63 | Gunnedah | 02 6740 2240 | 02 6740 2259 | |
| Hawkesbury | Michelle Tibbets,Convenor,Hawkesbury Youth Interagency | C/- North Richmond Youth Project, PO Box 34 | North Richmond | 02 4571 3659 | 02 4571 3596 | nrywp@pnc.com.au |
| Holroyd | Richard Bulley, Holroyd & Parramatta Youth Network (HAPYN) | C/- Holroyd Council, PO Box 42 | Merrylands | 02 9840 9912 | 02 9840 9915 | richard.bulley@holroyd.nsw.gov.au |
| Holroyd | Richard Bulley, Holroyd Youth Workers Network (HYWN) | C/- Holroyd Council, PO Box 42 | Merrylands | 02 9840 9912 | 02 9840 9915 | richard.bulley@holroyd.nsw.gov.au |
| Hornsby | Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Youth Network, Sharon Mizzi, Coordinator Youth Services |
C/- Hornsby Council, PO Box 37 | Hornsby | 02 9847 6536 | 02 9477 2853 | smizzi@hornsby.nsw.gov.au |
| Hunter's Hill | See Ryde Hunters Hill Youth Interagency listed under Ryde | Hunters Hill | ||||
| Hurstville | Hurstville youth workers - see St George Youth Workers Network listed under Rockdale | Hurstville | ||||
| Inverell | Sandy Swan, Business and Marketing Manager, Inverell Shire Council | PO Box 138 | Inverell | 02 6728 8167 | Sandy.Swan@inverell.nsw.gov.au | |
| Jerilderie | Vicki Sutton, Finance Officer, Jerilderie Shire Council | PO Box 96 | Jerilderie | |||
| Junee | Jacinta Ryan, Community Development Officer, Junee Shire Council | PO Box 93 | Junee | 02 6924 8100 |
02 6924 2497 | ryanj@junee.nsw.gov.au |
| Kempsey | Youth Development Officer,Kempsey Youth Network | C/- Kempsey Shire Council PO Box 78 |
West Kempsey | 02 6566 3222 | 02 6562 6141 | david.frederick@kempsey.nsw.gov.au |
| Kogarah | Kogarah youth workers - see St George Youth Workers Network listed under Rockdale | Kogarah | ||||
| Ku-ring-gai | Ku-ring-gai - see Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Youth Network listed under Hornsby | Pymble | ||||
| Lake Maquarie | Ray Austin, Youth & Safety Community Planner,
Lake Macquarie City Council |
Box 1906 | HRMC | 02 4921 0342 | 02 4921 0575 | raustin@lakemac.nsw.gov.au |
| Lane Cove | Kylie Gleeson,Contact person,Lower North Shore Youth Interagency | PO Box 20 | Lane Cove | 9911 3586 | 9911 3600 | kgleeson@lanecove.nsw.gov.au |
| Leichhardt | Joe Banno,Convenor,Inner West Youth Interagency | C/- Community Services Department Leichhardt Council, PO Box 45 |
LEICHHARDT | 02 9367 9216 | 02 9367 9030 | josephb@lmc.nsw.gov.au |
| Liverpool | Liverpool Youth Workers Network | c/ Liverpool City Council Locked Bag 7064 |
LIVERPOOL BC | 02 9821 7784 | 02 9821 1839 | M.Egan@liverpool.nsw.gov.au |
| Liverpool Plains | Belinda Eykamp, Community Services Coordinator, Liverpool Plains Council | 60 Station Street | Quirindi | 02 6746 1755 | 02 6746 3255 | belinda.eykamp@lpsc.nsw.gov.au |
| Lismore | Lizette Twisleton, Youth Development Officer, Lismore City Council | PO Box 23A | Lismore | 02 6625 0563 | Lizette.Twisleton@lismore.nsw.gov.au | |
| Lockhart | see Greater Hume | |||||
| Maitland | Lynn Morton,
Manager Community and Recreation Services, Maitland Council |
PO Box 220 | Maitland | 02 4934 9743 | 02 4934 9788 | lynnm@maitland.nsw.gov.au |
| Manly | Steve Hill,Contact person,Peninsula Youth Services | C/- Manly Youth Centre Kangaroo Street |
MANLY PO | 02 9977 5599 | (02) 9977 7090 | steve.hill@manly.nsw.gov.au |
| Manly | Kiliti Naati,Youth Coordinator,Peninsula Youth Network | 2 King Street | Manly Vale | 02 8966 3202 | 02 9949 3413 | kilitibasileia@hotmail.com |
| Marrickville | Charlie Coorey,Convenor,Marrickville Youth Interagency | C/- Marrickville Council PO Box 14 |
Petersham | 02 9335 2158 | (02) 9335 2029 | woyth@marrickville.nsw.gov.au |
| Mid-Western Regional | Cathy Leisfield, Youth Services Officer, Mid-Western Regional Council | PO Box 156 | Mudgee | 0408 635 933 | 02 6378 2717 | cathy.leisfield@midwestern.nsw.gov.au |
| Muswellbrook | Amy Collison,Regional Youth Development Officers Network | PO Box 231 | MUSWELLBROOK | 02 6542 3555 | 02 6543 1643 | uhydo@uhcs.org.au |
| Nambucca | Vicki Fernance, Youth Development Officer, Nambucca Shire Council | PO Box 177 | Macksville | 02 6568 0254 | 02 6568 2201 | vicki.fernance@nambucca.nsw.gov.au |
| Narrabri | Danielle Perry, Youth Community Development Worker, Narrabri Youth Service, Narrabri & District Community Aid Service | PO Box 593 | Narrabri | 02 6792 4900 | 02 6792 4820 | youth@ndcas.com |
| Narromine | Christina Cherry, Community Services Officer, Narromine Shire Community Services Centre | PO Box 115 | Narromine | 02 6889 9984 | 02 6889 9988 | ccherry@narromine.nsw.gov.au |
| Newcastle | Julia Woods,Contact person,Newcastle Youth Interagency | C/- The Hub, 32 Brunker Road | Broadmeadow | 02 4925 7906, 02 4922 1508 | 02 4925 7922, 02 4922 1562 | cydp@samaritans.org.au |
| North Sydney | North Sydney - see Lower North Shore Youth Interagency listed under Lane Cove | North Sydney | ||||
| Orange | Tim Ellerman,Orange Youth Interagency | C/-Orange & District Youth Refuge PO Box 1406 |
ORANGE | 02 6365 5388 | 02 6365 5388 | odyr@cww.octec.org.au |
| Palerang | Mell Hayes,
Customer Service Officer,
Palerang Council |
PO Box 348 | Bungendore | 02 6238 8159 | 02 6238 1290 | mell.hayes@palerang.nsw.gov.au |
| Parramatta | Parramatta - see Holroyd & ParramattaYouth Network listed under either Holroyd or Parramatta | Parramatta | ||||
| Penrith | Laura Williams,Penrith Youth Interagency | C/- Penrith City Council PO Box 60 |
PENRITH | 02 4732 7832 | 02 4732 7958 | lwilliams@penrithcity.nsw.gov.au |
| Pittwater | Pittwater - see Peninsula Youth Services listed under Manly | Mona Vale | ||||
| Port Macquarie-Hastings | Kaylene Arnell,Youth Development Worker,Hastings Youth Workers Network | C/- Port Macquarie - Hastings Council, PO Box 84 | PORT MACQUARIE | 02 6581 8625 | 02 6581 8717 | Kaylene.Arnell@pmhc.nsw.gov.au |
| Port Stephens | Jim Campbell,Port Stephens Youth Interagency | PO Box 42 | Raymond Terrace | 02 4984 5298 | 02 4983 1224 | james.campbell@portstephens.nsw.gov.au |
| Randwick | Avril Jeans, Eastern Sydney Youth Services Network | c/- Randwick Council, Locked Mail Bag 8 | Maroubra | avril.Jeans@randwick.nsw.gov.au | ||
| Richmond Valley | Joanne Petrovic,
Coordinator, Community Services and Social Planning,
Richmond Valley Council |
Locked Bag 10 | Casino | 02 6660 0225 | joanne.petrovic@richmondvalley.nsw.gov.au | |
| Rockdale | St George Youth Services | PO Box 659 | Rockdale | 02 9330 6093 | 02 9330 6065 | network@stgeorgeyouth.org |
| Ryde | Margaret Hill, Ryde Hunters Hill Youth Interagency | C/- Ryde Council, Locked Bag 2069 | Ryde PO | 02 9952 8313 | 02 9952 8309 | mhill@ryde.nsw.gov.au |
| Shellharbour | Nick Higgins,
Manager Youth Services and Development Shellharbour City Council |
PO Box 155 | Shellharbour | 02 4295 3820 | 02 4221 6016 | nick.higgins@shellharbour.nsw.gov.au |
| Shoalhaven | Donna Corbyn, Youth Development Officer Shoalhaven City Council |
PO Box 42 | Nowra | 02 4429 3418 | 02 4429 3166 | CorbynD@shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au |
| Singleton | Carey Duggan, Contact person,Singleton Youth Interagency | C/- Singleton Shire Council PO Box 314 |
SINGLETON | 02 6572 4925 | 02 6572 4197 | cduggan@singleton.nsw.gov.au |
| Snowy River | Meghan Quinn,
Youth Health & Development Worker Snowy River Council |
PO Box 143 | Berridale | 02 6451 1506 | 02 6456 2997 | meghan.quinn@snowyriver.nsw.gov.au |
| Strathfield | see Inner West Youth Interagency listed under Leichhardt & Burwood | Strathfield | ||||
| Sutherland | Secretary,Sutherland Shire Youth Network | PO Box 773 | Sutherland PO | 02 9710 0152 | ||
| Sydney | Helen Xeros, Convenor,City of Sydney Youth Interagency | City of Sydney Council, Box 1591 | Sydney GPO | 02 9288 5480 |
02 9265 9214 |
hxiros@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au |
| Tamworth Regional | Stephen Blanch, Tamworth Youth Services Interagency | C/- PO Box 555 | TAMWORTH | 02 6766 4645 | s.blanch@tamworth.nsw.gov.au | |
| The Hills | see Baulkham Hills | |||||
| Tumbarumba | Marilyn Gilbert,
Community Services and Grants Officer Tumbarumba Shire Council |
PO Box 61 | Tumbarumba | 02 6948 9163 | 02 6948 3763 | mgilbert@tumbashire.nsw.gov.au |
| Tumut | Trudy Crawford, Community Development Officer, Tumut Council | Riverina Highlands Building, 76 Capper Street | Tumut | 02 6947 0519 | youth@tumut.nsw.gov.au | |
| Tweed | Carol Chandler, Tweed Youth Services Network | PO Box 816 | Murwillumbah | 02 6670 2276 | 02 6672 4770 | cchandler@tweed.nsw.gov.au |
| Urana | see Greater Hume | |||||
| Wagga Wagga | Michelle Bray,Wagga Wagga Youth Interagency Group | C/- Wagga Wagga City Council PO Box 20 |
Wagga Wagga | 02 6926 9354 | 02 6926 9199 | Bray.Michelle@wagga.nsw.gov.au |
| Wakool | Courtney Guy, Communications Officer, Wakool Shire Council | 15 Murray Street | Barham | 03 5453 3200 | 03 5453 3122 | courtney.guy@wakool.nsw.gov.au |
| Walcha | Gerry Moran, Director Environmental Services, Walcha Council | PO Box 2 | Walcha | 02 6774 2515 | 02 6777 1181 | gmoran@walcha.nsw.gov.au |
| Walgett | George McCormick,
Youth Development Officer,
Walgett Shire Council |
PO Box 31 | Walgett | 02 6828 6126 | 02 6828 1608 | gmccormick@walgett.nsw.gov.au |
| Warringah | Warringah - see Peninsula Youth Services listed under Manly | Dee Why | ||||
| Warrumbungle | Procter Morris,
Community Development Officer, Warrumbungle Council |
PO Box 191 | Coonabarabran | 02 6849 2180 | 02 6842 4117 | procterm@hwy.com.au |
| Waverly | Lorna Pringle,
Community Worker, Children & Youth, Waverley Council |
PO Box 9 | Bondi Junction | 02 9386 7926 | 02 9389 2612 | LornaP@waverley.nsw.gov.au |
| Wellington | Dianne McGlinn,Wellington Youth Interagency | PO Box 286 | WELLINGTON | 02 6845 1606 | 02 6845 3493 | wys@wellington-nsw.com.au |
| Willoughby | Willoughby - see Lower North Shore Youth Interagency listed under Lane Cove | Willoughby | ||||
| Wingecarribee | Heather Williamson, Coordinator, Hill Top Community Centre | Cnr Rosalia st & Cumbetine st | Hill Top | 4889 8998 | heather.williamson@wsc.nsw.gov.au | |
| Wollondilly | Luke Roki, Youth Services Officer, Community Links Wollondilly |
6 Harper Close |
Tahmoor | 02 4683 2776 | 02 4683 2778 | luke@communitylinks.org.au |
| Wollongong | Megan McKell, Convenor, Wollongong Youth Network | Locked Bag 8821 | SOUTH COAST MAIL CENTRE | 02 4226 5969 | 02 4226 5304 | mmckell@wollongong.nsw.gov.au |
| Wyong | Rachel Steel, Community Development Acting Team Leader, Wyong Shire Council | PO Box 20 | Wyong | 02 4350 5193 | 02 4351 2098 | Rachel.Steel@wyong.nsw.gov.au |
| Yass | Cathy Campbell, Community Development Manager, Yass Valley Council | PO Box 6 | Yass | 02 6226 9285 | 02 6226 2985 | Cathy.Campbell@yass.nsw.gov.au |
