Letters to the Editor – November 30

November 30 2018 - 4:00pm
Great Coverage: Warrnambool College media students chat with independent candidates James Purcell and Michael Neoh ahead of the 2018 Victorian election. Picture: Rob Gunstone
Great Coverage: Warrnambool College media students chat with independent candidates James Purcell and Michael Neoh ahead of the 2018 Victorian election. Picture: Rob Gunstone

Youth views important 

Congratulations and thanks to The Standard for including coverage of how important young people’s views and involvement are in your recent election coverage, The Standard, November 24. Especially great effort to arrange the interviews with local candidates for students from local high schools, where young people had the opportunity to directly quiz those candidates. Young people are concerned about numerous political issues but many don’t feel that the current system includes them or even acknowledges their concerns. As Millennials now outnumber any other generation, their impact in future elections will continue to grow and change our priorities, so it’s vital we take Becc Brooker’s advice (Opinion, November 24) and encourage young people to have their voices heard. The Youth Affairs Council Victoria creates and supports opportunities for young people in the Great South Coast and across Victoria to speak out and be valued as active participants in their communities, and we applaud The Standard for furthering those aims.

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