Carlton Neighbourhood Gathering elevates ‘Youth Voices’ on the Parkville campus.

L-R: Faly Mulder, Drummond Street Services, Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre EO Tony Milne, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (People & Community) Pip Nicholson, City of Melbourne Councillor Davydd Griffiths. Photo: Carmen Zammit

On Thursday 6 June, the University of Melbourne hosted the Carlton Neighbourhood Gathering on the Parkville campus, exploring the theme ‘Youth Voices’.

The event was organised by the Carlton Collaboration Partnership, which involves the University of Melbourne, City of Melbourne, and Carlton Community Network (comprising 56 not for profit organisations in the neighbourhood). The partnership first signed an MOU in 2011 which has been extended multiple times and continues to strengthen the University’s enduring collaboration and commitment to the Melbourne community.

The event featured a panel discussion with Deputy Vice-Chancellor (People and Community) Professor Pip Nicholson, Councillor Davydd Griffiths, and EO of Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre Tony Milne, and was hosted by University of Melbourne Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global, Culture and Engagement) Professor Michael Wesley.

In preparation for the event, twenty young people in the local community participated in a workshop with Drummond Street Services to discuss their hopes, aspirations, and concerns. Three participants shared their personal stories at the event before posing questions to the panel.