This month we are excited to be celebrating 40 years of the RAID Basketball Program. Short for Recreational Activities for Intellectual Disabilities, RAID provides opportunities for the players to be part of a sporting team and to enjoy, not only the game itself, but the friendship, pride and confidence of being part of a team. […]

Summer is almost here, and while Canberra has many beautiful places to soak up the sunny days, there’s nothing quite like spending an afternoon sailing. The Y Sailing Club has been operating on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin since 1964, and we’d love to share with you the joys and unique sense of freedom […]

Tourist shapers and memory makers in the nation’s capital Canberra really brings the fun when it comes to school excursions. Gone are the days of tired school students looking bored with having to traipse through the next cultural attraction, today’s students get it all. The Canberra school excursion is a young child’s formative trip. It’s […]

The Y Canberra Region is keeping its eye firmly on their goal of building a better world with and for young people, today meeting with Independents for Canberra candidate, Thomas Emerson.

But how about taking a closer look at the Why in the Y - the why we do what we do, rather than the what we do. It all comes back to the Y’s vision – to create a better world, with and for young people. Our mission is to empower children, young people and communities Australia-wide to build a just, sustainable, equitable and inclusive world where every person can thrive in body, mind and spirit.

They say if you enjoy what you do, you will never work a day in your life. Whilst at the end of the day work is always going to be work, what a real difference it makes if you genuinely feel that what you’re doing is truly making a difference to the lives of those around you.

Len was a man of vision, a person embedded into his local community and a valued member here at the Y Canberra Region. We are grateful for Len’s support, and he will be fondly remembered by our Y team.