Youth Site Makes the Grade

Bullseye's Digital Government team have received another nod with their youthcentral.vic.gov.au website recently making the list of 10 finalists in the 2009 Excellence in e-Government awards. The Excellence in e-Government Awards (e-Award) was introduced in 2006 by the Australian Government to promote outstanding achievement in the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in Australia at all levels of government. Created for the Victorian State Government's Office for Youth, youthcentral.vic.gov.au is an online initiative that connects young people aged 12 to 25 with their local communities and government.

The youthcentral website is one of Australia's most visited government youth websites averaging around 70,000 visitors each month. More than 70 per cent of all content on youthcentral is produced by young people or in consultation with young people. Every six months The Office for Youth recruits, trains and mentors 20 new 'Roving Reporters' from around Victoria, who produce regular articles and are involved in multimedia productions such as digital stories, games and animations, as well as consultation programs.

To find out more about Bullseye's experience in providing digital services to the public sector, download our Taking Government Online brochure or contact our Digital Government team  at dgs@bullseye.com.au. www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au