Rural Youth Tasmania in Launceston, Tasmania | Community organisation

Rural Youth Tasmania

Locality: Launceston, Tasmania

Phone: +61 3 6331 6154

Address: 62 York St 7250 Launceston, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.ruralyouth.com.au

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25.01.2022 ONLY 6 DAYS LEFT! Agfest Field Days, Tasmania in the Cloud has been hosting 1000s of incredible products, deals and specials since May 7, but this will all come to end on May 28. Be quick and jump onto www.agfest.com.au to spend local and check out what over 400 exhibitors have on offer this year. #Agfest2020

25.01.2022 Our team have returned to the office!

25.01.2022 Dorset Club Revival After a two-year absence, Rural Youth member Montanna Gilroy is on a mission to revive the local club, Dorset Rural Youth and recently featured in the North Eastern Advertiser. Follow the link below to take a read. If youre between the ages of 15-30, are based in the Dorset area and are keen to be involved in the many opportunities available to you as a Rural Youth member, please contact the team at [email protected] to express your interest - we would love to hear from you!

25.01.2022 Say Hi to Callie!

25.01.2022 If you are in the Bothwell area on Thursday 3 December, some of our members will be attending the "One Stop Shop" held by Drought and Flood Recovery Agency.

24.01.2022 Respect. Manners. Decency. Nuff said. #RuralYouth

24.01.2022 Today is the last day to register for the Nutrien Ag Solutions_Au Young Farmer of the Year Competition. Registrations close at 5pm. Over $30,000 in prizes to be won, open to ALL Tasmanian's aged between 15 and 30. Register here: https://www.ruralyouth.com.au/young-farmer-of-the-year-comp #youngfarmers #tasmanianfarmers #ruralyouthtasmania

24.01.2022 Do you know someone who is between the ages of 18 and 35? Our Young Agricultural Professionals Network is always looking for new members! Why dont you attend their AGM on Monday 6th July via Zoom. Contact Rural Youth Administration for the Zoom link - [email protected]

23.01.2022 Today we remember.

23.01.2022 Heard about our friends at YAPN? The Young Agricultural Professionals Network (YAPN) are a joint venture between Rural Youth and Tasmanian Women in Agriculture and are behind a bunch of important work for young people in agriculture. With a focus on networking and professional development opportunities for people aged 18-35 in the agriculture sector, YAPN provide a number of events and opportunities every year from dinners and forums to scholarship opportunities. ... To find out more about this statewide Rural Youth club, head to www.yapn.com.au.

23.01.2022 Don't miss your chance to exhibit in 2021! #ruralyouth #agfest2021

22.01.2022 Its #ThrowbackThursday and were taking it back to our 2008 State Ball held at the Launceston Country Club Tasmania, a fun night of festivities that was enjoyed by all! Whose smiling faces can you spot? #RuralYouth

22.01.2022 With Volunteering Australia National Volunteer Week upon us, its the perfect opportunity to celebrate the amazing contribution of volunteers across Australia. We would like to say a special thank you to the hard-working volunteers that go above and beyond for Rural Youth and Agfest Field Days, Tasmania each and every year - we truly couldnt do it without you.

21.01.2022 Say Hi to Caitlin!

21.01.2022 What a great day we had at the Nutrien Ag Solutions_Au Young Farmer of the Year Run Offs on Saturday at Hagley Farm School! From the 18 contestants the 12 finalists are: Andrea O'Halloran, Andrea White, Annika Scott, Brodie Hill, Caitlin Radford, Dylan Bellchambers, Ethan McCarthy, Josh Mison, Mitchell Grey, Owen Woolley, Stafford Ives-Heres, and Stuart Cresswell. Congratulations and well done to all competitors, the scores were very close! See you at the finals in August! #ruralyouth #youngfarmers #agriculture

20.01.2022 Its time warp Tuesday with a flashback to our 2017 Business Excellence Award win! A huge achievement by the team coming away with the Building Communities award. This award highlighted our work assisting young Tasmanians gain vital employability and life skills, helping young people of like mindedness connect and socialise, and developing and implementing a strategic plan and organisation restructure, which in the long run positively affected our members, and still is. Lets put our hands together again for our CEO Karen Robinson, 2017 State President Ashley Evans and 2017 State Vice President Jake Williams. Thanks to the Launceston Chamber of Commerce and Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees for continuing to recognise local businesses achievements.

20.01.2022 Say GDay to Brady!

20.01.2022 BIG NEWS: Rural Youth is incredibly thankful to the Tasmanian Government for its $300,000 contribution announced today toward the organisation and Agfest Field Days, Tasmania enabling Rural Youth to continue to its vital work in empowering and supporting young Tasmanians. Agfest is set to return to the paddock in 2021 from 5-8 May and in the cloud from 8-15 May. #Agfest #TasmanianGovernment #Thankyou #Agfest2021

20.01.2022 Information session!

19.01.2022 Check out our North Motton Club Christmas raffle! #ruralyouth

18.01.2022 Today we held the Nutrien Ag Solutions_Au Young Farmer of the year competition runoffs, held at Hagley Farm School with 18 strong and dedicated competitors! Each competitor had to complete 8 theory and practical modules, including topics such as welding, fencing, finance and animal scoring! Minister Guy Barnett MP kindly made a visit to see the competitors in action!... Stayed tuned for the announcement of our top 12 young farmers, heading to finals on August 14 at Quercus Park!

18.01.2022 Head over the the YAPN Page to see who is on the discussion panel tomorrow night! It's not too late to register either, head to https://www.yapn.com.au/events

17.01.2022 Entries close at 5PM today! Head to our website to send your expression of interest form now!

16.01.2022 Flashback Friday We are throwing it back to 1995 and the Young Farmer winner Robert Frampton, with the event held at Quercus Park. Pictured from left to right are Ted Jones, Rob Frampton, Liz Mann, Nathan Richardson (back) and Lance Bailey and Shane Ranson (front).... Were you participating in this year's event or have any memories? We would love to hear them! #RuralYouth

16.01.2022 Club Feature: Brighton Rural Youth Over the last few months, Brighton Rural Youth have been very busy from holding a virtual ute competition via their Facebook page which was a huge success with over 100 entries to moving their meeting space to the Broadmarsh Hall and attending quarterly working bees at the hall. Brighton also recently enjoyed an escape room evening organised by Oatlands Rural Youth and have supported a number of local pubs by having regular catch-ups which is great to see. #RuralYouth

16.01.2022 Wishing the best of luck to two of our members. Caitlin and Maddy who are finalists in the Australian Training Awards this Friday. #ruralyouth #australiantrainingawards #tasmanianrepresentative

15.01.2022 This is Rhett!

14.01.2022 With Agfest taking to the cloud for this years event, our team have spent this time giving the car parks at Quercus Park some special attention and recently reseeded all the car park areas. We look forward to them looking better than ever for #Agfest2021.

12.01.2022 Sexual harassment. It's not okay. #RuralYouth

11.01.2022 Its Throwback Thursday with this photo from the archives. Pictured is #Agfest Chairman Noel Beven, committee member Helen White and Agfest Site Manager Ronald Gunn, who were all involved in the very first Agfest in 1983. Held at Symmons Plains, the event had 111 exhibitors and 9,000 patrons. Let us know if you were at Agfest Field Days, Tasmania in 1983. We would love to hear your memories!

11.01.2022 With 2020 marking the 70th year of #RuralYouth, Junior Farmers and Cattle Clubs within Tasmania, theres no better time to learn more about Tassies proud agricultural history. From Calf Clubs to Field Days is a great way to find out more about our past and if you would like to get your hands on a copy - its super easy! Simply head to: www.ruralyouth.com.au/merchandise.

11.01.2022 A big congratulations to the team at Giant Steps Tasmania for their wonderful work in bringing Agfest Field Days, Tasmania to the school. With students missing the paddock event, the team created a classroom field day trip that included visits to the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment Fishcare, Launceston Christian School Oliebollen, Discover Dairy and The Mercury Newspaper Faces on the Page Exhibits. They captured their day and created this memorable video which is a credit to their amazing staff. Follow the link below to watch.

10.01.2022 In July, we held a Winter Photography Competition for Rural Youth clubs with the challenge set to prepare a portfolio of 15 winter-themed images. Thank you everyone for your entries, we loved seeing your creativity! Congratulations to the winning club, Devonport Rural Youth, check out their portfolio below.

09.01.2022 Get to know Ashley!

08.01.2022 Check out the June Newsletter! See what our clubs have been up to for the past few months. This edition also includes an Agfest wrap up report from outgoing Chairman Ethan Williams. https://us10.campaign-archive.com/ #ruralyouth #news #Agfest2021

08.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day to all the awesome dads out there!

08.01.2022 New Agfest Committee Member, Sam!

07.01.2022 Well done to Tasman Rural Youth for recently taking part in Clean Up Our Patch along White Beach. The club were presented with a cheque by the Nubeena and Tasman Community Bank Branch for their great work and plan to use the funds for new shirts and jumpers for their members. #RuralYouth

07.01.2022 This is Amanda!

07.01.2022 Our AGM is this weekend. Please contact Head Office on 6331 6154 or [email protected] to RSVP as there are limited spaces left.

06.01.2022 It's not a joke. It's bullying. #RuralYouth

06.01.2022 20th Anniversary of the Quercus Park Function Centre Opening Today marks 20 years since the Function Centre at Quercus Park was officially opened on the 25th November 2000 by Sir Guy Green, Governor of Tasmania. Pictured in the first photo is Helen Geard, Agfest Chairman and Gavin Gleeson, State President (at the time) with The Honourable Sir Guy Green.... The centre is available for hire for a range of events including weddings, training courses and conferences, with facilities including a purpose-built bar and commercial kitchen. For more information, contact Rural Youth Head Office at 6331 6154. #RuralYouth

06.01.2022 The Rural Youth Tasmania AGM is scheduled for Saturday 19th September and we look forward to seeing all past and present members there. The meeting will be held at Redbanks, 276 Masons Road, Nugent from 11am. If you are a current member, please RSVP online via: https://members.ruralyouth.com.au/event/register/OL6VMX and if you are a past member or have any queries, please contact Head Office on 6331 6154. RSVP is essential.

04.01.2022 Thank you Polaris Off-Road Australia for providing an element of first prize in this year's Nutrien Ag Solutions - Youngtown Young Farmer of the Year Competition. #ruralyouth #youngfarmers #thankful

04.01.2022 We recently held a rock music video challenge between Rural Youth clubs and it was a great opportunity to see the teamwork and creativity of our members across the state. They sure delivered and we wanted to say a big thank you for all of the entries, we had a lot of fun watching them. Well done to North Motton Rural Youth on the win, check out their video below!

04.01.2022 With July 1 fast approaching, a new membership year is almost upon us! Its great to see so many returning members, as well as new faces, join us this year and we are looking forward to catching up with you all soon. If youve been thinking about joining or are a past member who is not yet 30, nows the perfect time to join. Make new friends, access excellent training, get involved with competitions and have lots of fun - just some of what you can expect as a Rural Youth mem...ber. To learn more, please visit www.ruralyouth.com.au or text your name and address to 0448 344 384 to receive an information pack. #RuralYouth

03.01.2022 Time Warp Tuesday EDIT: Apologies - This is our 1997 Young Farmer Competition in which Shane Ranson was the winner. Were heading back to the 1998 Young Farmer of the Year Competition. With various skills put to the test and a competitive field, Heath Dobson was named the winner. ... Can you guess who any of these fresh-faced participants are? Hint: Heath is centre back! #RuralYouth

03.01.2022 Say Hey to Jackie!

03.01.2022 Say Hello to Matt Crane!

03.01.2022 Check out our latest newsletter! Catch up on all things Rural Youth. https://mailchi.mp/dcbcf8/rural-youth-june-2020-newsletter

03.01.2022 We made it to the Finals! Thank you for the opportunity #TASCAAwards. We are in the running for the Agriculture Award sponsored by #FonterraAustralia

02.01.2022 We have some exciting new merchandise to share with you all! From beanies and drink bottles to bags and travel mugs, we have a range of Rural Youth and Agfest branded gear available now. Head to www.ruralyouth.com.au/merchandise to check it out. #RuralYouth

01.01.2022 Our new membership year starts next week! No better time than now to start, or continue, your Rural Youth journey! Visit our website to sign up:https://members.ruralyouth.com.au/ #ruralyouth #Member #Benefits