video project

Win a Ticket, Save a Life

Christmas is supposed to be a time of joy and happiness, but for many it’s the most difficult time of the year. Those experiencing mental illness can often find this time of year harder to bear.
BYT’s production about youth suicide prevention, Gone Tomorrow,  highlights the importance of watching out for such signs in our family and friends and assisting them to get the help and support they may need.
We are offering  ONE FREE TICKET TO EACH PERFORMANCE to the first people who contact Lisa by email : byronyouththeatre2481@gmail.com, subject: Win a ticket, Save a life.
Performances will be held at The Drill Hall Theatre, Mullumbimby, NSW on SATURDAY 9TH DECEMBER at 2pm and 6pm and SUNDAY 10TH DECEMBER 6pm.

Guest speakers Rose Hogan from StandBy support after suicide service (Saturday 2pm), Michelle Walter, trauma counsellor (Saturday 6pm) and local psychologist Peter Chown (Sunday 6pm) will give a brief talk and Q&A after each performance.  Information about local services will be available.

We encourage all parents with teenage children aged 15+ to attend as well as community members as youth suicide prevention is a key concern for all.  BYT are very grateful to Northern Rivers Community Foundation for funding this project as well as a Cunning Stunts donation.  The production has been supported by Byron Youth Service, headspace, StandBy support after suicide, WayAhead, Mental Health Association of NSW and local school counsellors.
For more information checkout our Facebook Event page

Art work image: Pablo González-Trejo, Brent, 39 x 31 inches, 100 x 80 cm, 2008, Charcoal and Acrylic on Canvas

Byron Quest

Grab some friends, make a team, register online at

www.byronquest.com

for just $5, work out some nifty outfits ( optional but hey lets have some fun!!)

and come join us on October 14th in Byron for the best morning of fun, meeting whacky characters, undertaking strange challenges, solving riddles, collecting evidence from various shops in town in this amazing scavenger hunt.  Ending up at the Byron Flea Market to celebrate and see who wins the great prizes!!

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Video project

Photo: Tilka Fosmale, Honey Jade, Antonia Canosa, Lisa Apostolides Director of Byron Youth Theatre and production crew.

A Byron Council Small Change Youth grant is enabling Tilka Fosmale, Byron Youth Theatre members and other local youth create a short video which will expose what it’s like to grow up in Byron Bay.

“There are many young people doing amazing things here” comments Tilka “and there are also many specific issues we have to deal with which some adults don’t really understand”.

Part of the inspiration for the project came from BYT members being interviewed by Antonia Canosa, a PhD graduate of Southern Cross University for her dissertation about the effects of growing up in a tourist destination.

“Having grown up in a tourist destination in Italy I was interested to explore how young people in Byron Shire negotiate a sense of identity and belonging amidst the continuous flow of visitors.”

Findings from Antonia’s research suggest that young people have a strong sense of connection and belonging to their community, including the natural and built environment, which is challenged by the transient nature of tourism activity in the region. There are several key challenges that young people face growing up in the Byron Shire including feelings of alienation at peak tourist times. Young people have also talked about the perceived lack of safety at these times and of the impacts of tourism activity on the natural environments in their community. Transport and events in the North of the Shire are also problematic with the latter currently being addressed by Byron Youth Service.

Honey Jade, who is involved as part of the production crew recognises that it there is little opportunity for young people to voice their opinions in the community in a constructive way.

“We’d love to see Youth Council come back, apart from all the great projects that they organised, it was a way of us having a say”

To get involved in this production please contact Tilka via byronyouththeatre2481@gmail.com