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: Mount Druitt Launch
The CONTAINED experience launches at Mounty Yarns in Western Sydney. Three shipping containers reveal the reality of youth detention, the therapeutic alternative, and Australia's possible future. Youth-led storytelling meets immersive advocacy.
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.
Community Events
Workshops, conferences, and gatherings across the network
Opportunities for Young People
Art prizes, music, competitions, grants, and more
Bush Beats Music Workshop
Oonchiumpa
Two-day music production workshop in Mparntwe (Alice Springs). Learn beat-making, recording, and songwriting with professional producers. Equipment provided.
First Nations Youth Leadership Summit
National Indigenous Youth Education Coalition
National summit for young First Nations leaders. Two days of workshops, networking, and planning. Travel bursaries available.
Western Sydney Youth Art Exhibition
Blacktown Arts Centre
Open call for young artists across Western Sydney. Submit painting, photography, digital art, or mixed media. Winning works exhibited at Blacktown Arts Centre.
BQ Fit Boxing & Wellbeing Open Day
BQ Fit
Free open day at BQ Fit gym in Inala. Boxing sessions, nutrition workshops, and guest speakers. All fitness levels welcome.
Yarn Circle — Stories from Country
Mounty Yarns
A monthly gathering for young people to share stories, art, and music. Run by Mounty Yarns in partnership with local Elders. All welcome, no experience needed.
ALMA Network Art Competition — "What Home Means"
ALMA Network
Monthly art competition open to all young people in the ALMA Network. April theme: What Home Means. Submit through any medium.
Desert Art Prize — Youth Category
Araluen Arts Centre
Annual art prize for young artists in Central Australia. All mediums accepted. Cash prizes for top 3. Exhibition at Araluen Arts Centre.
Palm Island Youth Music Festival
Palm Island Community Company
Annual youth music festival on Palm Island. Live performances, DJ workshops, open mic sessions. Transport from Townsville available.
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.
ABC Young Performers Awards
ABC Classic
A classical music competition for emerging artists to launch their professional careers, with prizes exceeding $170,000.
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.
Digital Art Competition
Queensland Government
A competition celebrating the creativity and talent of young Queenslanders, with an opportunity to showcase their work.
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.
Open Funding
Grants and funding opportunities for youth justice programs