Youth Programs
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 Youth Skate Workshops all year long. 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 0504, or email ydo@astc.nt.gov.au.
Autumn School Holidays — 4 – 11 April
🍃It’s School Holiday time!
Alice Springs Town Council has a range of activities for you this Autumn School Holidays! It’s a short holidays but it’s gunna be a great one — 4 – 11 April 2025
Some events require bookings! You can book at the links below:
Library Programs
Paper Mache Craft — book online
VR Gaming - book online
Robotics Workshop — book online
NT AFLW Football Clinics
NT AFLW @Traeger Park (Thursday 10 April, 10am-1pm) — book online
NT AFLW @Traeger Park (Saturday 12 April, 8 – 10am) — book online
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Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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2-5pm | Youth Recycled Art Prize Exhibition Open @ Alice Plaza |
11am-1pm | Paper Mache Craft @ the Library |
11am-3pm | Wet Wednesday @ ASALC |
10am-1pm | NT AFLW @ Traeger Park |
2-4pm | Lego Legends @ the Library |
8-10am | NT AFLW @ Traeger Park |
3:30-5:30pm | Rock Climbing @ the Y |
2-5pm | Youth Recycled Art Prize Exhibition Open @ Alice Plaza |
2-5pm | Youth Recycled Art Prize Exhibition Open @ Alice Plaza |
1-3pm | Free BBQ @ ASALC |
2-5pm | Youth Recycled Art Prize Exhibition Open @ Alice Plaza |
ALL DAY | Free Public Pool Access @ ASALC |
ALL DAY | Free Public Pool Access @ ASALC |
ALL DAY | Free Public Pool Access @ ASALC |
2-4pm | VR Gaming @ the Library |
2-5pm | Youth Recycled Art Prize Exhibition Open @ Alice Plaza |
ALL DAY | Free Public Pool Access @ ASALC |
4-6pm | Youth Recycled Art Prize Awards Night @ Alice Plaza |
2-4pm | Robotics Workshop @ the Library |
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ALL DAY | Free Public Pool Access @ ASALC |
Activity | Details |
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Ten Pin Bowling @ the Dust Bowl |
2-5pm | Free ten-pin bowling session! | ✏ Friday 4 April |
Rock Climbing @ the Y, Kilgariff Recreation Centre |
3.30-5.30pm | Free rock climbing experience | ✏ Monday 7 April |
Youth Recycled Art Prize Exhibition @ Alice Plaza Youth Zone |
2-5pm | Youth Recycled Art Prize Exhibition open in the Alice Plaza Youth Zone | ✏ Monday 7 April, Tuesday 8 April, Wednesday 9 April, Thursday 10 April, Friday 11 April |
Free Public Pool Access @ ASALC |
All day | No entry fee for Alice Springs Aquatic & Leisure Centre! | ✏ Monday 7 April, Tuesday 8 April, Wednesday 9 April, Thursday 10 April, Friday 11 April |
Paper Mache Craft @ the Library |
11am-1pm | Paper Mache art class at the library. Book online | ✏ Tuesday 8 April |
Wet Wednesday @ ASALC |
11am-3pm | Free entry all day, inflatables, music, water slides, BBQ, free mini golf | ✏ Wednesday 9 April |
VR Gaming @ the Library |
2-4pm | Try our Virtual Reality equipment at a gaming session - book online. | ✏ Wednesday 9 April |
NT AFLW Football Clinic @ Traeger Park |
AFL Football Clinic for women and girls - book online | ✏ 10am-1pm Thursday 10 April & 8-10am Saturday 12 April |
Free BBQ @ ASALC |
1-3pm | Free BBQ at the pool! | ✏ Thursday 10 April |
Robotics Workshop @ the Library |
2-4pm | Free robotics activities in the library - book online | ✏ Thursday 10 April |
Lego Legends @ the Library |
2-4pm | Build a lego masterpiece in the weekly building challenge! | ✏ Friday 11 April |
Youth Recycled Art Prize Awards Night @ Alice Plaza |
4-6pm | Official Awards Night for the Youth Recycled Arts Prize | ✏ Saturday 12 April |
ASTC x NT Sport & Recreation Term 1 After-School Youth Programs 2025
Got time to kill after school?
ASTC has you covered! Basketball, BMXing, swimming, computer gaming, DJ workshops, rock climbing — we’ve got heaps on!
Check out the huge range of incredible programs on offer for Term 1!
All sessions are free and don’t require bookings. Feel free to email ydo@astc.nt.gov.au with any questions.
Calling all young people to register for the 2025 Youth Recycled Arts Prize!
The Youth Recycled Arts Prize is a free art competition that encourages people aged 12 to 25 with the ability to get creative with second hand or recycled materials and convert them into a piece of art! To assist, participants will have limited free access to a range of recycled materials from the ASTC Rediscovery Centre to help build the creative juices and offer materials to support their artistic works.
The Youth Recycled Arts Prize offers prizes for the best creative art works and gives young people an opportunity for their work to be exhibited and judged in a series of categories!
This year’s categories are:
- 12 – 14yrs
- 15 – 18 yrs
- 18 and over plus
- People’s Choice Award
- Open Category All Abilities
- Paper Creations — Highlighting Second Hand Books
The People’s Choice Award is determined on the most popular voted art piece across all age groups.
Free workshops will be run to encourage artistic flow and to provide hints, tips, and suggestions on emerging works as they progress toward the final product.
Hurry, entries close Monday 31st March!
So this is a call out to all our budding young artists and creative sparks alike, to get involved and register for the exciting 2025 Youth Recycled Arts Prize for their chance to work with a leading artist through access to workshops, and to have their work exhibited, judged and awarded a prize.
👉 👉 Upcoming Events ▼ ▼ ▼
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Young Archie Mparntwe - Competition
- Date:
- Feb 3rd - Mar 31st 2025
- Location:
- Araluen Arts Centre
- Type:
- Youth
- Cost:
- Free
Young Archie Mparntwe - Competition | The Araluen Arts Centre is one of selected few venues to host the tour of the 2024 Archibald Prize and the only venue outside of NSW. In ...
Young Archie Mparntwe - Competition
Feb 3rd - Mar 31st 2025
Young Archie Mparntwe - Competition | The Araluen Arts Centre is one of selected few venues to host the tour of the 2024 Archibald Prize and the only venue outside of NSW. In fact, this is the first time in its history the Archibald Prize will travel to the Northern Territory and will be presented in the Araluen Galleries from 25 April to 15 June.
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Youth Recycled Arts Prize - Deadline extended!
- Date:
- Mar 25th - Mar 31st 2025
- Location:
- Alice Springs Town Council
- Type:
- Youth
- Cost:
- FREE
The Youth Recycled Arts Prize is a free art competition that encourages people aged 12 to 25 with the ability to get creative with second hand or recycled materia...
Youth Recycled Arts Prize - Deadline extended!
Mar 25th - Mar 31st 2025
The Youth Recycled Arts Prize is a free art competition that encourages people aged 12 to 25 with the ability to get creative with second hand or recycled materials and convert them into a piece of art!
Add this event to your Calendar:
Google Calendar
Yahoo Calendar
iCal (eg: Outlook)