What's On
Events, opportunities,
and the road ahead
Everything happening across the JusticeHub network — CONTAINED tour stops, community gatherings, open grants, and ways to get involved.
CONTAINED Tour 2026
One shipping container. Three rooms. Thirty minutes.
CONTAINED: Reintegration Conference Adelaide
Bringing the CONTAINED immersive experience to the national Reintegration Conference in Adelaide. Policymakers, practitioners, and people with lived experience walk through three containers that make the case for therapeutic youth justice.
CONTAINED: University of WA
Academic partnership with the University of Western Australia exploring therapeutic alternatives to youth detention. Researchers, students, and community members experience the CONTAINED containers on campus.
CONTAINED: Tennant Creek
Community-controlled engagement bringing the CONTAINED experience to the heart of the Northern Territory. First Nations families and leaders shape the conversation about youth justice alternatives that centre culture and community.
Opportunities for Young People
Art prizes, music, competitions, grants, and more
ABC Young Performers Awards
ABC Classic
A classical music competition for emerging artists to launch their professional careers, with prizes exceeding $170,000.
THORNTON YOUNG AWARD
CMAA
An award for young musicians in the Australian country music industry, named in honour of Barry Thornton and other iconic figures.
Youth Entrepreneurship Program
iGen Foundation
iGen Foundation fuels youth potential through education and entrepreneurship, promoting business ownership as a dynamic pathway.
Nestlé YOUth Entrepreneurship Platform
Nestlé
Join the free Entrepreneurship Development Program, earn certifications, and master essential entrepreneurial skills.
Young Entrepreneurs Showcase
APM
APM and the Young Entrepreneurs Showcase are offering young people the opportunity to build and grow their business through the Self-Employment Assistance.
Business Camp
ASE
Business Camp is a leadership & team building experience for young people aged 7 to 15 years, inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs.
TiE Young Entrepreneurs (TYE) Program
TiE Melbourne
The TYE program is a series of structured workshops for high school students where the students learn how to come up with a good business idea and build a plan.
Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative
City of Unley
This initiative offers young people the chance to turn their innovative ideas into real-world businesses, with prize packages and mentorship helping them along the way.
Young Creatives Lab
First Nations Creative Collective
The Young Creatives Lab funds up to four creative projects annually, including at least one led by a First Nations young person, for young people in Victoria aged 18-25.
Uncovering Talent focus area - Creative Projects Fund
Creative Victoria
A fixed $5000 grant to support creatives, artists and creative workers at any career level who have not received funding from Creative Victoria before.
Digital Art Competition
Queensland Government
A competition celebrating the creativity and talent of young Queenslanders, with an opportunity to showcase their work.
QTC Young Company 2026
Queensland Theatre
A program for young people interested in pursuing careers in the performing arts, including performers, designers, and more.
Youth Week Grants
Queensland Government
The program provides up to $10,000 per approved event to empower young people to showcase their skills, achievements, and contributions.
Open Funding
Grants and funding opportunities for youth justice programs
Lord Mayors Charitable Foundation — Vulnerable Young People
Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation
Snow Foundation Community Grants
The Snow Foundation
Myer Foundation — Education and Indigenous Australians
The Myer Foundation
QLD Kickstarter Youth Mentoring
Queensland Government — Department of Youth Justice
Creative Australia — First Nations Strategy
Creative Australia
Reconciliation Australia — Indigenous Governance Awards
Reconciliation Australia
NT Aboriginal Justice Agreement Implementation Fund
Northern Territory Government — Department of the Attorney-General and Justice
Healing Foundation — Stolen Generations and Trauma
The Healing Foundation
Closing the Gap Priority Reform 2 — Community-Controlled Sector
Australian Government — National Agreement on Closing the Gap
Paul Ramsay Foundation — Inclusive Communities
Paul Ramsay Foundation
Ian Potter Foundation — Community Wellbeing
Ian Potter Foundation
Dusseldorp Forum — Collective Action for Place
Dusseldorp Forum
Federal Court of Australia — True Justice Partnership
Federal Court of Australia
BHP Foundation — Community Investment Pool
BHP Foundation
Just Reinvest NSW — Place-Based Justice Reinvestment
Just Reinvest NSW
Indigenous Advancement Strategy — Safety and Wellbeing
National Indigenous Australians Agency