Fashion Forward: Shaping our future with Climate Action

Celebrate the power of young people in shaping our world this UN International Youth Day.

Have you ever wanted to make or mend your own clothes?

What real-world, local action can we take to protect the climate?

You're invited to attend our youth fashion show with a focus on sustainable practices, celebrating designs from local young fashion artists and exchanging ideas on how to make and mend fashion sustainably.

​Fashion show for climate action! Local youth artists!

Day and time: Wednesday 12 August 2026

Location: Azure Room, Azure Beach Public Library

Register for free! Click here [Eventbrite]

We will be celebrating the sustainable practices of young fashion artists in our community with a fashion show as well as a Q&A session, discussing sustainable creative practices, local climate action we can take in our community and how you can get involved here at the library.

This year’s International Youth Day theme is

‘Youth Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals’.

Read about the United Nations Alliance for Sustainable Fashion here.

For any questions or further information, Email Miranda@AzurePublicLibrary.com.au

or visit us at Azure Beach Public Library

Miranda L

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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Image credit: Solar Cell Panel - Free photo on Pixabay
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Simon Gentles

Get Trashed – Creatively ;-) Make Art, Not Trash!

"Trash talking turtle"by Sheila Shund https://flickr.com/photos/90692748@N04/45171107974

Are you aged 15-24 years? Then this is YOUR chance to get creative and help the environment! This fun event led by local artist Kath Fries, will both inspire and intrigue! 

Kath Fries will give a short talk and show you her AMAZING sculptures (made with natural, growing and discarded objects) followed by a workshop where you will create your own piece of art with a combination of clay, paint, found or natural items. No artistic skill required – just an open mind!
 
Learn about how we can use the environment around us to help create a sustainable clean and beautiful planet.
 
This event will be held at Azure Beach Library as part of the UN’s International Youth Day 2025 theme of “Youth Empowerment for Sustainability”.
 
When: Tuesday, 12^th August at 6pm
Where: Azure Room at Azure Beach Library
Why: Why not?! 
 
Book now via EventBrite. Places are limited so don’t miss out! 

Learn more about the artist Kath Fries and UN International Youth Day 2025. 
For any questions send an email to lizzie@abl.org.au

"Entaglements" by Dr Kath Fries – Picture used with written permission from the artist

Post by Lizzie Pickering

​​Youth Connect: Recycle & Create​

Celebrate International Youth Day with a hands-on eco art workshop!

(Image source: www.girlsinpolitics.com)

Looking for something fun, creative and meaningful to do this August?
Join us at Azure Beach Library for Youth Connect: Recycle & Create, a free 90-minute workshop designed especially for young people aged 15 to 24.

(Image source: Stockcake)

This year’s International Youth Day theme is Youth Empowerment for a Sustainable Future, and we’re celebrating by turning trash into treasure!

In this workshop, you’ll learn how to repurpose everyday waste—like bottle caps, scrap fabric, and old newspapers—into one-of-a-kind art and functional creations.

💡 What to Expect:

• 🎨 Create cool upcycled designs

• 🌏 Learn real-world ways to reduce waste

• 🤝 Connect with others who care about the planet

• 🛠️ Try something new in a fun, relaxed setting

You’ll be guided by a local artist who is a sustainability educator, and she will share tips, tools, and techniques to get you inspired.

🗓 Date: Tuesday, 12 August 2025

🕓 Time: 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm

📍 Venue: Cove Meeting Room, Azure Beach Library

🧃 Snacks: Light refreshments available to purchase from the Library Café

🎟 Cost: Free

🪑 Seats: Spots are limited – bookings are essential!

👉 Book here to register or visit the library in person.

📞 Prefer to call? Reach us on 02 1888 1888.

Let’s build a greener future—one creative idea at a time.

If you’d like to hear more about upcoming events at Azure Beach Library or how to get involved in your local community, feel free to reach out or follow us on socials!

#InternationalYouthDay 

#AzureBeachLibrary

#YouthEmpowermentforaSustainableFuture

#Sustainability

-LILI XIA

Empowered Youth, Sustainable Tomorrow: Be Heard. Be Bold. Lead the Change

 The future needs your voice — and this International Youth Day is your moment to speak up. Your voice matters more than ever.

                                                         Image credit - rawpixel.com 

We’re excited to invite the young people aged 15–24 to attend Empowered Youth, Sustainable Tomorrow, a 90-minute youth dialogue session celebrating the 2025 United Nations theme: Youth Empowerment for a Sustainable Future. You’ll hear from Satara Uthayakumaran, Australia’s 2025 Youth Representative to the UN, followed by interactive discussions on sustainability challenges and local leadership. Participants will contribute to a Youth Action Wall and collaborate to create a collective message that reflects the voices of young people, which will be shared with the local council. Light refreshments will be provided to keep participants energised, and the session will include a range of youth-led, creative activities designed to inspire discussion, collaboration, and community engagement.

Why just watch change happen when you can be part of it?

This is your opportunity to be heard by local decision-makers, connect with empowered youth leaders, and add your voice to the growing movement of youth-led action. You’ll leave with fresh inspiration, meaningful connections, and the power to shape a better future by sharing your ideas and engaging in your community.

Join an inspiring event designed by youth, for youth — where sustainability, leadership, and local action come together in one powerful afternoon at Azure Beach Library.

We look forward to seeing you there!

DATE & TIME:

Saturday, 9 August 2025
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

LOCATION

Cove Meeting Room, Azure Beach Library

REGISTER - FREE

Please click here to register.

Register now to secure your spot!

Want to learn more about the global movement?

If you want to find out more about International Youth Day, you can read up on it here: International Youth Day

By Lingxia Kong

Go (Digital) Natives! Celebrating Azure Beach's Brightest Young Innovators

Our world is facing a host of pressing challenges that weigh heavily on the shoulders of future generations, and we need sustainable solutions to keep us on track toward a thriving future planet 🌏.

That's why we're shining a spotlight🔦 on how our very own digital natives are taking on the problems that globally plague us.                       

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In celebration of this year's International Youth Day "From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development", we've rounded up some of the best and brightest young minds in Azure Beach to showcase their solutions for the issues they care about!

Come and show your support for these clever young minds, as they demonstrate the powerful ways they are mobilizing tech platforms, mobile apps and even AI to make an impact and create evidence-based solutions the world can get on board with. 🧒🧠🌍👍

This inspiring showcase will take place in the Azure Room at Azure Beach Library on August 12th from 11am-12:30pm.

Entry is FREE, register HERE.

Kathryn Ferguson

International Youth Day Trivia Evening 2024!

Missed Information?
Fact or Fiction Trivia Evening!

This International Youth Day...

Digitisation offers great opportunities for youth to have an impact in addressing global issues, but not without a great challenge.

The rise of the digital world has also seen the rise of misinformation and fake news.

(Highway Sign Fake News Image on Blue Sky with Clouds | Nick Youngson CC-BY SA 3.0 Alpha Stock Images)

Where is the line drawn between truth and falsehood? How can we confront the spread of misinformation across the web, and spread awareness for our community?

In order to push forwards with sustainability and youth-led solutions to broad issues, we must learn to combat the spread of misinformation across the web - for ourselves, and for the Azure Beach community.

That's where you come in.

You are invited to attend a trivia evening that tackles these questions and more! Prizes for first, second and third place are up for grabs!

Additionally, there will be a short discussion led by journalist and author Rick Morton, with emphasis on how to spot misinformation, and how to educate others in the community as well.

Date: 12th August, 2024

Time: 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Location: Azure Room, Azure Beach Public Library

Bookings: Book ahead on our library website, Eventbrite, or through the link down below!

Booking or Entry Fees?: It's free!

Event Booking

Looking to delve deeper on this topic? See what the Australia Communications and Media Authority says here!

Hope to see you there!

Greg Allen

#Youthforsustainability

You are our future. You are the solution.

The youth of today play an integral role in the future of the world -- this includes you.

Azure Beach Library would love to invite you to join our collaborative workshop! This workshop is for the youth of our community to come together, brainstorm, communicate, discuss and propose different social and environmental that this community faces and how we could solve it and aim for a better future. 

The UN has created these Youth Day events as they recognise how important the younger generations are in solving problems that our world faces. You are our future. You are the solution.

The UN hope that this event will spark your interest for leadership and more information about their hope for our future generations can be found here .

Just within the borders of Australia, 15-24 year olds make up 3.3 million people of our population (13%), so, these issues will have and impact on your life -- You deserve to have a say in the solution and your future! 

Azure Beach is proud that we are participating this year as our Council would love to see your contribution to these problems. We want to hear your voice. 

As the world faces political, social, environmental and economic turmoil, there is peace in the knowledge that our younger generations know and care, and that they have have ideas and solutions for these seemingly impossible situations. 

The UN defines sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” 

The UN's approach and some of their efforts on sustainability can be found via this link if you would like to do further reading and explore who is running this event.

We can achieve this with your help. With impending tensions between countries, natural disasters, climate change, inequality and humanitarian issues world wide, the UN has employed the youth of today to work together across all nations to help them find a solution. 

So please, come join us and talk with us! Join our collaborative workshop where you will work with other youth in your community on solutions for a brighter future and discuss your own thoughts and views on the issues of our world. 

We all have one common goal: a bright and liveable future.

Details for the event.

Who is it for? 15-24 year olds

When? Monday 12th August 2024, 10-11:30am.

Where? Azure Beach Library Café 

How do you let us know you want to come? To attend this event, please RSVP via commenting on the post. The first 30 will be the ones to attend!

Cost? Free 

This post was written by Tia Nelson

International Youth Day 2024

Join us at Azure Beach Library this August for an event to celebrate International Youth Day 2024.

https://minurso.unmissions.org/sg-message-international-youth-day

What is International Youth Day?

International Youth Day is commemorated each year on 12 August, and aims to raise awareness of youth issues. Each year a theme is selected - this year's theme is "From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development." The event is a United Nations initiative, and they provide a number of materials for libraries hosting IYD events.

Youth Click to Make a Better World

Digital technologies contribute to 70% of the goals for sustainable development. Young people are masters at digital technology and are targeted to making our world more sustainable.

Join us at Azure Beach Library on Monday, August 12 for an interactive event for youth aged 15 to 24 years. We will be joined by our guest speaker Gavin Choong, the 2024 Youth Representative to the United Nations.

https://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/image/0003/3663714/Gavin-Choong.png

Key Info

What: An interactive event featuring a guest speaker, online games, interactive quizzes and case study infographics.

When: Monday, 12 August 2024, 4pm to 5:30pm (doors open 3:45pm)

Where: Azure Room, Azure Beach Public Library

Cost: FREE

BOOK NOW

If you would like to learn more about International Youth Day, visit this link.

For more information on this event, visit the library's website, or contact our events team at this email address.

Ryan Springer