Youth Eco Summit

Green Globe Award

The Youth Eco Summit (YES) was awarded the NSW Green Globe Award for Public Sector Sustainability, 2013. The NSW Government’s Green Globe Awards are the leading environment awards, recognising environmental excellence, leadership and innovation in NSW.

YES is a partnership between the University of Western Sydney, Department of Education and Communities and Sydney Olympic Park Authority.

The Minister for the Environment and Minister for Heritage, Hon. Robyn Parker who attended YES 2013 and hosted the gala award ceremony at Parliament House on 24 September 2013 has stated "It's exciting to see this year's winners sharing their knowledge and ideas with others, helping businesses, communities and Government become more sustainable" said Ms Parker. "Congratulations to all winners for their 'leadership by example' and for demonstrating how sustainability brings social and economic benefits to NSW."  

Most recently, YES was awarded a 2013 Regional Centre of Expertise Recognition Award; one of the six outstanding Flagship projects recognised around the world. YES was recognised for its contribution to "developing capacities of the youth for community engagement and networking in a wide range of sustainability issues". 

About the Youth Eco Summit

The Youth Eco Summit (opens in a new window) takes place annually at the Newington Armoury in Sydney Olympic Park. Over the last 3 years over 10,000 students from 200 schools took part in this Western Sydney Sustainability Education Group initiative that brought together over 65 organisations to showcase and workshop environmental projects with students, as well as students teaching students. This summit presented opportunities for young people to creatively express what 'sustainability' means for them.

The event includes a series of live video conferences and live web streaming that were broadcast across New South Wales, Australia and around the world with more than 5,000 students from international, rural or remote areas tuning in.

The two-day event is designed to encourage students to adopt sustainable practices in all areas of life. YES comprises of hands-on workshops, seminars, displays and activities for students and their teachers. In person and via video conferencing, students from around the world take part in the annual YES to showcase their sustainability achievements. YES provides a unique platform for students to teach students, and for industry and tertiary educators to engage with youth on a wide range of sustainability topics. For these reasons and our strong partnership we have recently been recognised for a prestigious NSW Government Green Globe Award for Public Sector Sustainability in 2013.

To find out more about or to register to attend the Youth Eco Summit please visit Sydney Olympic Park website (opens in a new window). Next years event is planned for the 22nd and 23rd of October 2014. Make sure you get involved in this award winning event.