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Heywire

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 1800 262 646

Address: ABC Southbank Centre GPO Box 9994 3001 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: abc.net.au/heywire

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23.01.2022 Metal detecting has become a magnet for young Aussie fossickers digging up history during COVID-19 ABC Newcastle

23.01.2022 Heywire entries close THIS Wednesday September 16! Want to see your story on the ABC? Want to win a once-in-a-lifetime experience and the chance to be heard on issues that matter to you? If you’re aged 16-22 and from regional Australia, the Heywire competition is your chance! But be quick! Entries close THIS Wednesday (September 16) so there’s still time to write a last-minute story. We’re looking for a story about what it’s like living in your part of the world what you’re passionate about; what challenges you’ve overcome; what makes where you live unique. It’s that easy! What are you waiting for?

22.01.2022 A cross-cultural school holiday collaboration of epic proportions, Marrkap’mi Wäa Nhulunbuy (My Sweet Home Nhulunbuy) sees some Arnhem Land’s best talent team up with the local youth to make this positive new song and film clip. The Nhulunbuy Djamarkui (Nhulunbuy Kids in the local Yolu Matha) is the artist name the group decided on, consisting of 29 Yolngu (Indigenous) and Balanda (non-Indigenous) youth of Nhulunbuy aged between 10 and 18 years of age.

22.01.2022 "It will help the school grow and it will empower everyone within the school." Indigenous culture should be in Australian school curriculum, Darumbal elder says.

20.01.2022 "I realised they had whole emotional arcs and baggage outside of being parents."

19.01.2022 "I sit at the 'high functioning' end of the spectrum, where the terms 'autistic' and 'Asperger's' become interchangeable." 2019 Heywire winner, Maddi from the NSW South Coast shares the challenges and advantages of living with a disability in regional Australia. #idpwd #DisableStereotypes

19.01.2022 Do you know an Australian student between ages 10 and 17? This 2-minute survey was designed by students the same age and will provide useful info about how the news can serve young people better!

19.01.2022 How to be a happy (and respectful) camper

17.01.2022 Tim wants to follow in his dad's footsteps and keep their farming legacy alive. Milking the cows at 5:00am. Feeding cows at 6:00pm. Ploughing the paddocks. Planting the crops. Harvesting. Providing.... Cinematography by Catherine Marciniak

17.01.2022 The ABC is partnering with International Day of People with Disability - Australia to recognise and celebrate the contribution of the 4.4 million Australian with disability. International Day of People With Disability is celebrated internationally, and aims to increase public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability. #IDPwD For more great content go to: abc.net.au/IDPwD

14.01.2022 Today is International Day of Sign Languages! Brielle could hear everything one year ago, now she hears nothing." Going deaf is not a burden." "I am normal. I am strong. I am beautiful. And I can still be whatever I want to be in this world." Be inspired by her story and other young Australians:

14.01.2022 $185,855 in grants have been awarded to 24 community-led projects to tackle the real, and at times confronting, issues faced by young Australians living in rural, regional and remote areas of the country. Funded through the FRRR ABC Heywire Youth Innovation Grants program, these grants will support local community groups to adopt, adapt and implement one of six ideas that were developed by 37 young leaders who attended the 2020 ABC Heywire Regional Youth Summit. Well done to all of the young leaders behind these projects, and good luck to the community groups now on the journey to bring these ideas to life in their regional communities!

14.01.2022 #ICYMI: When the government talks 'jobs', we often see high-vis and hard hats. What does this say - if anything - about what industries it values? Check out 2020 Trailblazer, Semara from DIYDG - Deadly Inspiring Youth Doing Good in this week's episode of ABC The Drum.

13.01.2022 "My world fell silent." Teenager Brielle suddenly went from hearing everything to nothing. But that won’t stop her volunteering with the local bush fire brigade alongside her mates.... Cinematography: Chris Lewis ABC

13.01.2022 "It's very important, because if we lose our stories and our culture, we cease to become Noongar. Minecraft and augmented reality helping Indigenous elders keep stories alive for the next generation. Australia's first Indigenous digital skills training program is giving Aboriginal students the opportunity to create animated worlds from their elders' stories and connect with culture in the process. ... #NAIDOC2020 #NAIDOCWeek

12.01.2022 Mum once asked me "what inspires you?". At the time I probably said some noncommittal comment, but really it was her. My strong, capable mother inspired me in all she did. Cinematography by Chris Lewis ABC

11.01.2022 Know anyone leading projects that are supporting young people impacted by the Australian Bushfires, COVID-19, and the ongoing implications this has for their employment, mental health and transportation? Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) and the Australian Government Department of Health are providing grants between $5K and $20K (a total of up to $950K inc. GST) to projects supporting young people (15-24 years) as they navigate and recover from key economic and mental wellbeing challenges. Applications close 11:59 pm AEST, Wednesday 7 October.

10.01.2022 50 SHARKS SIGHTED BETWEEN MORUYA AND BROULEE The Moruya and Broulee lifesaver crews are undertaking preventative actions to ensure public safety after they sighted over 50 sharks yesterday! They are reminding the public to swim at patrolled beaches between the flags.... Have you ever seen this many sharks? - Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopters

09.01.2022 "THERE'S LOTS OF SONGS IN MY HEAD, DYING TO ESCAPE." Meet Tyler, a 16-year-old non-verbal student from Denmark in WA, who's written a song in the style of Nick Cave. Tyler has cerebral palsy and communicates through an app. ... He wrote a poem called 'The One You Feed' about the battle in his brain and his classmates added music!

08.01.2022 "My favourite part of a session is catching the last wave with Emma. We always catch the last wave together."

08.01.2022 Are you aged 16-22 and living in regional Australia with a story to tell? Know someone who is? Share what life is like in your part of the world with the ABC’s Heywire Competition! Winners have their story featured on the ABC. Enter now! abc.net.au/heywire/competition Entries close 16 September 2020.

06.01.2022 Did you follow your dream? 2018 Heywire winner, Zurack from outback Queensland has made mistakes in life but he's now livin' his dream as a fully qualified barber. #NAIDOC2020 #NAIDOCWeek

06.01.2022 Meet a young egg farmer who's been farming chickens since he was 9 years old. He explains why some eggs contains two yolks! Have you ever seen this before?

06.01.2022 Did you have a teacher who made a big difference in your life? 2018 Heywire winner, Muriel found school tough but now she's following her nursing dream. #NAIDOC2020 #NAIDOCWeek

05.01.2022 It’s rare for Ngarluma and Gurrama teenager Dillon and his brothers in Broome, WA to find time to fish for a feed. But when they do - it’s a pretty special day Cinematography by Chris Lewis ABC

05.01.2022 Have you heard of the Looma Lady Eagles? 2018 Heywire winner and Aussie Rules star, Darliah Killer tells us about her team from a community of 300 people who are making history in the Kimberley. #NAIDOC2020 #NAIDOCWeek

05.01.2022 A music teacher from Wilcannia, 950 km north-west of Sydney, wins an ARIA award after she tells the story of her town's isolation during COVID-19

04.01.2022 The class of 2020's topsy-turvy school year continues with a formal with no dancing held out on a former student's cane farm in Far North Queensland. ABC Far North

03.01.2022 Guess who had his article featured in Philanthropy Australia this week? 2020 Heywire Storytelling Competition winner Sam Kane! Sam was one of the lucky winners who got to attend the Regional Youth Summit in Canberra to help develop the grant categories for the 2020 FRRR Heywire Youth Innovations Grant program. In this article, he tells the amazing story of how he and his community came together to save the local Golden Square pool in Bendigo, VIC.

03.01.2022 "I first noticed not being able to hear simple things like the birds or the trees or the wind or the rain," Brielle says. "I couldn't hear my knives and fork clatter, or the sound of my mug as I was putting it on the dinner table."

03.01.2022 TWO WEEKS TO GO! Are you aged 16-22 and living in regional Australia with a story to tell, like Renae who’s from Wirrabara in South Australia? Know someone who is? Share what life is like in your part of the world with the ABC’s Heywire Competition! Winners will have their stories featured on the ABC. Enter now! Entries close 16 September 2020. Head to our website- https://ab.co/2YY9mBD to enter today!... While we have you here- head to https://ab.co/34WE4yL to check out the 2020 Heywire TV series.

02.01.2022 2018 Heywire winner, Ajay is a proud Bundjalung man. He wants young Indigenous people to step up and become role models for the next generation. #NAIDOC2020 #NAIDOCWeek

02.01.2022 Brianna's biggest dream is to travel overseas, but by the time she does she could be completely blind. Cinematography by @Chris Lewis ABC

02.01.2022 Woorabinda State School has introduced Indigenous teaching into its science lessons. The school has developed a hybrid science curriculum which blends Western teaching with traditional knowledge of the local landscape and language. Bidjara and Ghungalu man Milton Lawton helps in the delivery of the curriculum both inside the classroom and on country.... "I'm just passing on my knowledge and what I can about bush tucker, our medicines, how our people lived in this environment here, how my family lived around this area here prior to Woorabinda being established," he said.

01.01.2022 Next week we'll be celebrating International Day of People with Disability - Australia by sharing the incredible stories and videos of our Heywire community! International Day of People With Disability (December 3rd) is celebrated internationally, and aims to increase public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability. Find out more by checking out https://www.idpwd.com.au/about/ ... #IDPwD #DisableStereotypes

01.01.2022 From being bullied, to teaching veterans art therapy: the remarkable story of 11-year-old Alice