The VYC is an advisory group of young people aged 12 - 25 who work with government to identify and advocate for issues that matter to young people.
The VYC plays an important role in supporting the Minister for Youth and the Victorian Government. They help to embed a youth perspective and voice in policies, programs and decisions that affect Victorian young people. Each year a group of diverse young people are appointed from across metropolitan and regional Victoria.
Introducing:
- Aarna Raja (she/her)
- Adriel Appathurai (he/him)
- Alex Dobell-Hall (they/them)
- Anna Zhang (she/her)
- Ava Kent (she/they)
- Ayanna Verenga (she/her)
- Fadzai Bako (she/her)
- Farzad Ihaab Ahmad (he/him)
- Imogen Potter (she/her)
- Martina Charoensak (she/her)
- Misha Sardana (she/her)
- Mustafa Khraim (he/him)
- Nathan Albaloz (he/him)
- Reyhaan Kakkar (he/him)
- Rylie Featherby (he/him)
- Sara Scully (she/her)
- Shiraz Mohamed (she/her)
- Todd Truong (he/him)
- Xabier King (he/him)
- Zohaib Khan (he/him)
If you would like to contact Youth Congress to share your ideas or reach out to a Congress member please email us on vyc@dffh.vic.gov.au.
Read more about the 2026 Victorian Youth Congress members.
Previous Victorian Youth Congress
The Victorian Youth Congress is a flagship project for the Victorian Government's Office for Youth, which sits within the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing.