​​Youth Week Scavenger Hunt​

 International Youth Day - Scavenger Hunt

Are you up for a fun-filled day at the City Park and a chance to win prizes? 

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Enjoying hunting for treasure as a group activity, where you’ll engage with others, collaborate to achieve a common goal, and have the chance to win prizes. This fun outdoor event promotes digital sustainability.  

International Youth Day 2025: Youth Empowerment for a Sustainable Future highlights the vital role that young people play in leveraging digital technology to build a better and more sustainable future. 

This event is designed to promote young adults’ use of digital technology skills and teamwork abilities as they take on engaging quests in an exciting scavenger hunt. This outdoor activity will encourage participants to explore Azure Beach Park using their mobile device to take on challenges such as solving trivia, deciphering cryptic clues, and completing photo/video tasks.  

You will have fun attending the event - engaging with others, working together to achieve a goal, and having the chance to win prizes. It's a great opportunity to build connections, learn new things, make new friends, and enjoy a memorable experience.  ​  

 

This is a FREE event! 

Date: Tuesday, 12th August, 2025        

Time: 3.30 - 5pm

Location: Azure Beach City Park

meet Sam in front gate of Azure Beach City Park 

 

REGISTER HERE NOW 

 

You need to hear more about this or other event from Azure Beach Library, click here, 

Or contact Sam 02 9988 1415 

 

By Hae Jang 

SMASH and LEARN: an eWaste Workshop

Have you ever thought about pulverising a computer with a hammer? Do you want to be told it's 100% ok to smash a phone? Do you want to break things and learn at the same time?

Good News!

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Azure Beach Library is hosting its first ever SMASH and LEARN! As part of this year's International Youth Day, we're partnering with out council waste management service to bring you computers and smartphones that you're not only allowed to break, it's encouraged!

While you take a hammer to computer screens, our local TAFE's resident electrical engineer will take you through want parts go together to make them tick. While you smash a smartphone into tiny bits, a waste management specialist will tell you what those bits are made of, and how you can dispose of them safely and responsibly.

Stock image from Freepik

According to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, The Environment and Water (DCCEEW), Australians generate about 22 kilos of eWaste per capita - more than double the global average. By 2030, national total eWaste is projected to hit 657,000 tonnes. This workshop will teach you how to recognise eWaste and help minimise its impact on the environment, all while learning how computers work in the first place.

Great, so when can I BREAK THINGS?

When: Tuesday 12/08/2025, 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Where: Azure Beach Library, Cove Meeting Room

Provided: Personal Protective Equipment, Tool Hire, and loads of eWaste you can SMASH

Cost: Absolutely Free!

REGISTER NOW

Have questions about the event? Please:

Email a librarian at info@azurebeachlibrary.edu.au

Call or Text: 0400713931

Want to learn more about the United Nations International Youth Day 2025 and its theme of Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development? Click below to visit their website!

International Youth Day 2024 "From Clicks to Progress: Youth  (Web view)

By Autumn Grant

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