The event held by and for the young people of Port Stephens also gave a platform for our local budding filmmakers, songwriters and musicians to create and share their home-grown stories of connection.

During the event, Mayor Ryan Palmer announced the winners of our recent youth song competition which were streamed during the night. A big congratulations to the winners — Alex Hall for his piano cover of High Hopes originally performed by Panic! at the Disco and Joshua Serrao for his original song Dancing with a Smile of Sorrow.

With more than 10,000 youth aged between 12 to 24 years living in Port Stephens (2016 Census) — the Live @ The Alley event aimed to address key areas from our new Youth Plan currently in development. The plan is designed to address:

• participation of young people in their community
• their aspirations for the future
• creating safe, innovative spaces and places for young people.

A recording of the live event can be found here on Facebook or for more information about our Youth Plan visit our website.