Photo credit: Australia Your Way, https://australiayourway.com/nsw-coastal-walks/ 

Get on the Path to a Greener Future

SUSTAINABLE CAREERS NIGHT

International Youth Day Event 

Where: Azure Room, Azure Beach Library, 8 River St. 

When: 5:30-7pm, 12 August 2025 

Who: 15-24 year-olds looking for sustainable careers 

Cost: FREE!

Come on down to the Sustainable Careers Night at Azure Beach Library to learn how you can make a difference in the world. Hear from THREE STUDENTS who are using digital technology to turbocharge eco-friendly fashion, forestry and marine conservation. 

There will be speeches, Q & A and the chance for some 1-on-1 with our inspiring presenters. 

OUR SPEAKERS 

   Milly Hughes 

    Flickr photo credit: aldomurillo 

Milly is finishing her Diploma in Fashion at TAFE Coffs Harbour and brings amazing stories from her recent placement in Sydney with the sustainable fashion brand, Bondi Born. 

    Josh Whittaker 

    Flickr photo credit: Jakob Wackerhausen

A final-year student at the Marine Science Centre, Southern Cross University, Josh will take up a dream job next year as a marine conservationist working on protecting our beautiful Barrier Reef. 

    Rahul Jayarahman 

Flickr photo credit: Dimpl Bhati

A tutor and PhD student in Information Technology at Southern Cross University, Rahul has been an intern with the CSIRO and will share his passion for using AI to make forestry sustainable. 

If you want to find out more about our speakers or the event,  give us a buzz on (02) 6649 4002 or contact us via events@azurebeachlibrary.nsw.gov.au 

International Youth Day

This Careers Night is inspired by the International Youth Day 2025 theme: "Youth Empowerment for a Sustainable Future".  You can learn about the UN Sustainable Development Goals that underpin this theme right HERE:  https://www.undp.org/sustainable-development-goals

So, if you want to get on a pathway to a greener world, our Careers Night is a great step in the right direction. We hope to see YOU there! Friends and family welcome too ... 

Registration

Register soon as seats are limited.  You can register via the Library Event Page: https://www.ablibrary.nsw.gov.au/explore/programs-and-events OR even easier, right here: 

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Tel.: (02) 6649 4000

Email: info@azurebeachlibrary.nsw.gov.au

Address: 8 River St, Azure Beach, NSW 1899

Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday & Sunday: 9am-12pm.

Meg Mumford

Coasts on the Cyber Canvas

 

Image: Playa de la costa gallega by Antonio Muiña

From Azure Beach’s white sands to its glistering seas, we have the fortune of being able to indulge in the local specialties or play in its waters. But how can we ensure this natural beauty will still be here—ten, fifty, a hundred years to come?

We all can play a part, with small actions leading to big waves. 🌊

For this year’s International Youth Day theme, Azure Beach Public Library invites youths to join our workshop in using the digital space to promote our local coastal scenery. 

Image: https://www.universityliving.com/blog/beyond-uni/international-youth-day/

From the freshly inked newspapers to the screens of our digital devices, the way we communicate is everchanging. The importance of digital skills is increasingly, and our workshop is all about helping youths to develop their skills in research and content creation in the online space. 📱

With the help of a mentor, templates and informational resources, participants will have the opportunity to draft a social media post concept featuring Azure Beach’s natural beauty or draw attention to any issues threatening our coastal town’s sustainability. 🌱

For the event:

• 💻 Participants will be required to bring any digital device from home such as a phone, tablet or laptop.
• 📝 Equipment and materials such as paper, pencils and pens will be provided.
• 📷 The concept can be in any format (hand-drawn, digital, photo, video, etc.).

When: 12^th August 2025, 6:00-7:30pm

Where: Azure Beach Public Library courtyard

To book a spot, please register at at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/coast-on-the-cyber-canvas-azurebeach-library-tickets

If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Trinh, Program Head on 9013 2025 or cindy.trinh@azurebeach.gov.au

Shaping the Future: An International Youth Day

Workshop for Empowering the Youth for A Sustainable Tomorrow (15+)

Image from iStock

Date and Time

Tues, 12 Aug 2025 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM AEST

Location

Azure Beach Library
Azure room, Ground floor located next to the library

About this Event

August 12 marks International Youth Day, a global celebration that shines a spotlight on the power, potential and passion of young people. This year's theme, "Youth Empowerment for a Sustainable Future," highlights the importance of equipping youth with the tools, opportunities, and support they need to shape a better tomorrow. 
To mark this important occasion, Azure Beach Library is proud to partner with local businesses and community leaders to host a special event designed to help participants their careers and explore a meaningful pathway to success.

Session will cover:

  📹Video presentation showcasing local businesses and the wide range of career opportunities available in our area.  

🎙️Talks from two local professionals, sharing their personal journeys, challenges, and the support they can offer to help you get started.

👨‍💼Insights from a local council member, offering practical advice on career building, local volunteer opportunities and how to stay engaged in your community.

Whether you're finishing school, looking for your first job or exploring and planning for your future, this event is designed to connect you with real people, real opportunities and real guidance. 

For more information about this year's International Youth Day theme, visit the United Nation's website HERE.

CLICK BELOW TO REGISTER WITH EVENTBRITE AND SECURE YOUR SPOT NOW!

If you have any questions or require any access or support requirements in order to participate please let us know in the booking order or you can contact us via email: events@azurebeachlibrary.gov.au or phone us on: 02 8879 5556.

Images from iStock

Mohammad Amin

From Trash to Art Workshop | International Youth Day

! From Trash to Art !

! From Tin Can to Pot Plant !

Photo credit: Dreamstime.com

Join us for International Youth Day,

Azure Beach Public Library is hosting a creative workshop right in our courtyard. This workshop will align with this year's theme: Youth Empowerment for a Sustainable Future and aim to raise awareness around recycling and waste reduction.

In this workshop we will be transforming used tin cans into beautiful pots for our plants. So come along and create something useful out of the trash you planned on throwing away.

Book here

 

Event Details

Date: 12/08/2025

Time: 12PM - 1:30PM

Location: Library Courtyard at Azure Beach Public Library

For information about why this event is taking place check out the following link:

https://www.recyclenow.com/how-to-recycle/why-is-recycling-important

Breanna McCormack

Creating a Fashionably Sustainable Future

 

Celebrate International Youth Day in Style at Azure Beach Public Library!

Azure Beach Public Library invites anyone aged 15-24 to join guest speaker Clare Press for a discussion group about the future of fashion and how we can all make sustainable choices.

Clare Press will give a short talk about her latest book 'WEAR NEXT, Fashioning the Future', followed by a discussion where the group will talk about all the things they love about fashion and come up with different ways to change the current wasteful and exploitative industry, from making your own clothes to thrift and second hand shopping. For more information about Clare Press' work, please visit her website here.

Image via Thames & Hudson

Date: Tuesday 12th August, 2025

Time: 4:30pm-6:00pm

Location: Azure Beach Public Library, Cove Meeting Room

Who: 15-24 year olds with a love for fashion

Click here to book now!

Adriana Spasaro

Youth for the Planet: Empowering Environmental Action

 

Image Credit: Nunny via Rawpixel Ltd. 

Become the Change our Planet Needs 

With International Youth Day ahead of us the Azure Beach Public Library invites young members of the community to attend our environmental action sustainability workshop "Youth for the Planet"!

 If you are between the ages of 15-24 join us in a dynamic, hands-on sustainability workshop, where you will be able to craft your own sustainability action plan and make friends with other people looking to support positive environmental change for our planet. 

This event features a presentation and Q&A from a guest speaker from our local environmental activism community, where you will have the opportunity to voice your questions and thoughts on all things sustainability. Expect innovation, conversation and a community of like-minded individuals ready to make a difference! 

♻ Engage with fellow activists and let your voice be heard! 

♻ Speak and ask questions to activists out in the community!

♻ Create your own sustainability plan for our future! 

Image Credit: Volodymyr Kryshtal via Gettyimages/iStockphoto

Date: Tuesday, 12th August, 2025 

Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Location: Azure Beach Public Library, Azure Room 

Book Now: via EVENTBRITE or RSVP via email at YouthForThePlanet@AzureBeachLibrary.com.au

Free Admission - Limited availability, Book Now to confirm your spot! 

One small change can make a REAL BIG IMPACT on our world 🌎✨

In anticipation for our exciting event visit Climate For Change to learn more information about sustainability and environmentalism! 

Evangeline Muller 

 Clicks for Change: Harnessing AI for a Greener Tomorrow

Discover how young people are shaping a sustainable future through the power of technology

at Azure Beach Public Library 

Celebrate International Youth Day 2025 with a creative, hands-on workshop where you’ll learn how AI can help fight climate change and promote sustainability.

Hear from an expert in AI + environment, then jump into creating your own digital campaign, story, or content using cool AI tools. No experience needed — just your ideas and energy!

Image by Satheesh Sankaran from Pixabay

 

💡 Want to explore how youth can lead in sustainable innovation? Check out UNESCO’s Youth and Sustainable Development resources.

📅 Date: Sunday, 10 August 2025
🕜 Time: 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
📍 Venue: Azure Room, Azure Beach Library
🔗 Booking: Free, but spaces are limited! Register HERE

#InternationalYouthDay #Sustainability #ArtificialIntelligence #YouthVoices #LibraryEvents #ClimateAction #DigitalSkills #AzureBeachLibrary

Anna Ternova

International Youth Day - Empowering Nature, One Hero at a Time!

This event is designed to highlight how young people can take action, become environmental stewards & inspire others. Whether you're an eco-warrior or someone just beginning to explore sustainability, this event will give you the tools, inspiration & community you need to make a difference.

This IYD event is held on 12th August from 11:30am to 1pm at the Azure room at Azure Beach library.  
 
Join us for a transformative celebration this International Youth Day as we empower our next generation to become the champions of our planet! We invite all young, passionate individuals to come together for a day of inspiration, action & change at the Azure Beach Library. Through workshops, activities & discussions, this event aims to bring awareness to the environmental challenges we face & how young people can make a lasting impact.

Event highlights:
- Keynote speaker (Costa Georgiadis) who will share their stories of how they empower nature, one hero at a time.

- Interactive workshops: Hands-on activities which will allow young people to explore how to use nature in a sustainable way.

- Youth Empowerment panel where young environmental heroes will discuss the impact they are making and how you can join the movement.
- Creative arts station to express your passion for nature through art, poetry & music.

Please RSVP soon via email superheroes@events.com.au as spaces are limited, so don't miss your chance to be part of this exciting & important event!

Climate Action Superheroes - United Nations Sustainable Development (United Nation's website).

Kevin Liu (21/05/2025).

International Youth Day: Your Future Begins Now!

Youth Empowerment for a Sustainable Future

Are you aged between 15 and 24 years old?

Join us for a sustainability workshop.

We are working with Sustainable Futures Australia to hold a workshop on sustainability.

Over 1.5 hours, we will conduct a workshop and hold a Q&A session. You will be able to show the world what you have designed for sustainability. Once this is done, you will then be part of a Q&A session where you can engage with a guest from Sustainable Futures Australia on sustainability.

Join us, so that you too, can have robust and meaningful discussions that could lead us into the future.​ 

Event Details

Date: 12th August 2025

Time: 10:00am to 11:30am

Location: Azure Room, Azure Beach Public Library

Cost: Free

Age range: 15 to 24

Booking via Eventbrite or through the library's website: www.azurebeachlibrary.gov.au. 
Register early to avoid missing out.

If you have any questions about this event, or to receive a webcast link, please contact Joe Bloggs at the Azure Beach Library on (02) xxxx xxxx or email 
Info@AzureBeachLibraryNSW.gov.au

For more information on sustainability see - Sustainable Futures Australia.
For more information on International Youth Day and further ways to get involved, visit the United Nations Youth page.

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Simon Gentles

Sustainability Through Art

Photo by Amber Groen via https://www.yarnspirations.com/en-row/blogs/how-to/beautiful-embroidery-ideas-for-visible-mending

Join us on the 12th August

6pm - 8pm

at Azure Beach Library

for an evening of mending.

🧵🧵🧵🧵🧵

Are you 15-24 years old and have an interest in learning how to practice sustainable craft?

Bring your old clothes or bags and take part in the practice of repairing through the craft of visible mending!

Led by the artist Lily Fulop @mindful_mending who repairs and repurposes clothes and textiles through mending practices.

   

Image from Lily Fulop's instagram page @mindul_mending.         Image 2 from @stormcloudsmith         Image 3 from @minimalistmachinist 

Sourced via https://peppermintmag.com/visible-mending-instagram/     Post from 29/6/25                                       Post from 13/5/23

From this event you will be equipped with skills to mend your own clothes at home. 

This is part of the broader theme of youth empowerment for a sustainable future as part of the youth day event 2025.

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Spaces are limited - don’t miss out! 

Book now     

Event details summary

What: Visible Mending evening

When: 12th August 2025, 6-8pm

Who: For 15-24 year olds, as part of the youth day program

Where: Azure Beach Library, in the Cove Meeting Room

What to bring: Old and worn through clothes and bags that need mending

All other equipment will be supplied at the event.

Workshop series: 'Youth, lit' RenewABLE Challenge

 

  Ready to make change?  

  Join the  

  'Youth, Lit: RenewABLE Challenge'  

 Are you a high school   student aged 15-18   interested in   sustainability, science   and more?  

 Or a uni student aged   19-24 with science   knowledge to share? 

Say hello to your latest challenge.

Over eight weeks, students in the Youth, Lit: RenewABLE Challenge  will find creative ways to promote climate health in their local environment.

Peer mentors from Southern Cross University's science and engineering faculties will support Azure Beach High School students through the innovation process.

In small groups (two students per mentor), they will integrate renewable energy technologies including solar energy, wave and tidal power into designs that meet real community needs.

They will consult with researchers, council and community stakeholders as part of the project. 

This challenge is run in partnership with Southern Cross University and the National Marine Science Centre. 

It celebrates the United Nations’ International Youth Day 2025 theme of ‘Youth empowerment for sustainable development’.

 Become a peer mentor 

Expressions of interest via challenge@azurebeachlibrary.gov.au. 

CHALLENGE AT A GLANCE

 What:   Youth, lit: RenewABLE Challenge

 Who:     For Azure Beach High School students aged 15-18, and university peer                   mentors aged 19-24.

 When:    Tuesdays, weekly from 12 August to 16 September, 

  Session times:    9am-11am

  Where:    Library courtyard

  Duration:   6 weeks

  Apply now:   challenge@azurebeachlibrary.gov.au, or phone: 8867 9089

Images by Freepik

Jade Ramirez

Coding Green! | International Youth Day

 ♻ CODING GREEN ♻

Do YOU have any coding experience? 

Do you know how to use YOUR skills to HELP the environment?

"Monitor showing java programming" by Ilya Pavlov on Unsplash

Come to Azure Beach Public Library and join our event, "Coding Green!" in celebration of International Youth Day! This International Youth Day, we are following the theme "From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development"

Our expert coding instructors from Coder Academy are here to teach you about Green Coding, a sustainable coding practice that focuses on optimizing code for energy efficiency and minimizes resource usage. 

Learn to develop a water monitoring system to predict household water consumption and gain real world software development skills! 

Click here to learn more about Green Coding!

Come to our event and get a Free tote bag!

♻🖥♻🖥♻🖥♻🖥♻🖥♻🖥♻🖥♻🖥♻

When: 12th August 2025, 1:00 - 2:30 PM

Where: Large meeting room, Azure Beach Library

Who: 15 - 24 Yrs 

 

The event is completely free but limited to 18 participants.

Book Now to secure a spot!

 

By Jasmine Huang

A Better Today For A Better Tomorrow!! - IYD 2025

                  A BETTER TODAY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW

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     Come One Come All and join us for                    International Youth Day 2025!!

Have you ever wondered if there is more out there for you or felt inspired to try something new?? Well, we have a treat for you!!

Come along to the Azure Beach Public Library to celebrate IYD 2025. This year we have engaged Phoebe, Tristan and Casey who will happily share how they have turned “trash into treasure” and living their best lives.

                                    

Images courtesy of Elinaxx1v/Depositphotos, Pinterest and Webeye

Phoebe will inspire with her mosaic creations made from broken crockery. Tristan will entertain as he demonstrates sea glass art and Casey will motivate as she turns a broken spoon into a living work of ART.

Sustainable Art: Eco-Friendly Materials Transforming the Art World

https://theconsciousarchitect.com/sustainable-art-eco-friendly-materials-transforming-the-art-world/

                                                 Image courtesy of the conscious architect article

                                                                

WHEN: 12th August 2025 5pm-6.30pm

WHERE: Azure Beach Public Library 

HOW: Book via link below

WHO: 15-24 year old

COST: FREE

Nicole Stewart