Living in Alice

Phoney Film Festival

Now Open — Entries close Fri­day 4^th July 2025

Call­ing all young peo­ple! Entries are now open for the 2025 Phoney Film Fes­ti­val. Please see the above cheat sheet on easy ways to make a short film. 

Cat­e­gories this year include: 

- Love Let­ter to Mparn­twe, see here for inspiration!

- Life – What it means to live (through the eyes of a young person!)

- Open film category.

Films can be up to 5 min­utes in length. Cash prizes to be won! Films to be sub­mit­ted by Fri­day 4^th July 2025. Sub­mit your entry via this link. 

Please do not for­get to read and accept the Terms and Con­di­tions before sub­mit­ting your entry!

Thanks to our part­ners Tourism NT the win­ners will also receive the oppor­tu­ni­ty to have ​‘a day in the life’ expe­ri­ence shoot­ing a Tourism NT video clip!

Keep your eyes peeled here for some up-com­ing work­shops in Term 2 to assist with your cre­ative clips!

Pro­grams that sup­port, empow­er and ele­vate the young peo­ple of Alice Springs. 

Alice Springs Town Coun­cil acknowl­edges the diverse skills, inter­ests and needs of young peo­ple who live, work or study in our munic­i­pal­i­ty. We know that young peo­ple enjoy oppor­tu­ni­ties to devel­op their skills, engage with and make pos­i­tive con­tri­bu­tions to their com­mu­ni­ty and express them­selves. Our Youth Pro­grams wish to hon­our this in the way we design, plan and imple­ment pro­grams for young peo­ple. We enjoy deliv­er­ing both reg­u­lar annu­al and var­ied taster pro­grams to sup­port young peo­ple’s mixed inter­ests which change, grow and devel­op as they do. Our pro­grams are focused towards young peo­ple aged 12 to 25.

Our reg­u­lar pro­grams include the Phoney Film Fes­ti­val in June, Youth Recy­cled Art Prize in April, and Skate Work­shops. What’s on can be seen below!

Got an idea or want to get involved? We’d love to hear from you! Con­tact us to have a chat on 8950 0500, or email ydo@​astc.​nt.​gov.​au.

ASTC Term 2 After-School Youth Pro­gram 2025

Got time to kill after school Mondays?

ASTC has you cov­ered! We are pleased to be offer­ing free Rock­wall climb­ing ses­sions Mon­day’s in Term 2 from 3.30 – 5.30pm.

These are held at the Y, Kil­gar­iff Recre­ation Cen­tre in Sadadeen. Please note these ses­sions will not take place on Pub­lic Hol­i­day Mon­day’s — there are a few in Term 2! 

Come and give it a go!

Secure, close-toed shoes are required. (No crocs, slip on’s, thongs or bare­foot allowed).

All ses­sions are free and don’t require book­ings. Feel free to email ydo@​astc.​nt.​gov.​au with any questions.

Join Us at Speed Street Skate Park on Wednesdays!

We’re excit­ed to offer free skate ses­sions at Speed Street Skate Park from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM com­menc­ing Wednes­day 7^th May.

These ses­sions will take place every Wednes­day, so come on down and show off your skills. 

No equip­ment — No wor­ries! Bor­row one of ASTC’s skate­boards, scoot­ers or helmets!

All ses­sions are free and do not require book­ings. If you have any ques­tions, feel free to email ydo@​astc.​nt.​gov.​au. We hope to see you there!

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