Youth Advisory Group on cybersafety
In 2009, the Australian Government established the Youth Advisory Group (YAG) on cybersafety as part of its comprehensive Cybersafety Plan, which includes law enforcement, filtering, education and research initiatives. The YAG provides advice to Government on cybersafety issues from a young person’s perspective.
In its first year, the YAG consisted of 304 secondary school students, aged 11–17 years, from 15 schools from across Australia. Over 12 200 posts on 865 topics were generated by members on the y@g Online website. YAG members also provided nine pieces of formal advice on topics including cyberbullying, mobile phone safety, privacy, social networking sites and online computer games.In 2010, the Government expanded the YAG to include approximately 500 primary and secondary school students, aged 8–17 years, from 30 schools across Australia. YAG members provide advice via the y@g Online website and face-to-face forums several times per year.
The 2010 YAG was launched by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, on 14 April 2010 at Ballarat Grammar in Victoria.Schools participating in the 2010 YAG on cybersafety
| Amaroo School (ACT) | The Heights School (SA) |
| Telopea Park School (ACT) | Port Lincoln Primary School (SA) |
| Ascham School (NSW) | St Mary’s College (SA) |
| All Saints College, St Joseph’s Campus (NSW) | Brighton Primary School (Tas) |
| Cabramatta High School(NSW) | Rose Bay High School (Tas) |
| Killarney Heights Public School (NSW) | Ballarat Grammar (Vic) |
| Monaro High School (NSW) | Caroline Springs College (Vic) |
| William Carey Christian School (NSW) | St Bede’s College (Vic) |
| Centralian Middle School (NT) | St Bernadette’s School (Vic) |
| Sanderson Middle School (NT) | St Ignatius College (Vic) |
| Burpengary Primary School (Qld) | Wesley College (Vic) |
| John Paul College (Qld) | Como Secondary School (WA) |
| St Joseph’s College Gregory Terrace (Qld) | Donnybrook District High School (WA) |
| Springwood State High School (Qld) | John XXIII College (WA) |
| Ipswich Girls Grammar (Qld) | Narembeen District High School (WA) |
Document ID: 89955 | Last modified: 20 August 2010, 11:30am
