The YMCA Youth Parliament is a YMCA sponsored youth model parliament programme. There is a YMCA youth parliament in every Australian State and Territory.
The first Australian Youth Parliament was held in Brisbane in 1963, based on the American "YMCA Youth and Government" concept, but the project was not followed up.
The first YMCA Victoria Youth Parliament was held in the Legislative Council of Parliament House in September 1987 and has been held yearly since then.
Read more about YMCA Youth Parliament: State Programs
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