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Like to find out more about what you could be doing as a member of the 2010 Queensland Rural Youth Queensland

To look at some of the exciting things that Rural Youth groups around the World are doing in 2010 click here

To join now as a foundation member please click here or e-mail join@ruralyouth.org.au

for more information.

Expressions of interest are also invited from ex-members, ex-staff, past exchangees and other interested persons to help restart Rural Youth in Queensland.

A Committee has been set up to help rebuild the organisation in a way that would appeal to rural youth in today’s world. There is no doubt that the new organisation would be very different in some ways yet still reflect the best of the old organisation. It is possible that the new membership will change the name, age limits and other features to make the new organisation fit their needs. The revitalization team will support changes of that kind if that is what the members decide.

Convener of the Rural Youth Revitalization Committee, Ken Gold suggests that it could be modelled on the successful Rural Youth and Young Farmers groups in New Zealand, Europe, the UK and Northern America which are all active and enjoying growing membership numbers. In Europe there are now over a million members from fifteen different organisations. Even newly formed nations such as Slovakia have active Rural Youth organisations.

Ken explained that there should be no need for a great deal of pre-planning or research into how this might work in Queensland. The structure and design of overseas Rural Youth organisations has proved itself over the past 10 years. In most countries the organisation is now built around an internet base rather than at a club level, with members able to join on line.

Inviting members to join the new RY is the best way to measure the level of interest amongst 15 to 35 year olds in Queensland and to discover how many potential members there might be in the state. Using the internet to invite new members will show us what kind of younger individuals are active on the Internet, looking for an organisation to join and what they would want from that organisation.

Past State Organiser John Nutting said that this top down approach was the key to the success of overseas groups. After joining the State organisation members can then contact other members via e-mail to develop common interest groups. These groups could then organise their own activities, advertise these on the RY website and then meet for local and regional or State level activities based on those common interests, rather than fixed districts or communities

Later on it could be possible to reform regional groups and even local clubs. However the strength of the organisation would be based on its state membership and its activities rather than the number of clubs .

Interested? To find out more about plans for a New Rural youth in Queensland click here

Why Join the new RY?
Here are some of the activities already suggested by new members for the 2010 Rural Youth Organisation in Queensland

Farm Exchange programs of 4 to 6 weeks duration staying with Rural Youth and Young Farmer families in other Australian states, New Zealand and later the UK and Scotland.

Incoming hosting for Exchangee visitors from other Australian states, New Zealand and later the UK and Scotland.

On-line meetings and discussions or just chatting with like minded rural youth around the state

Bus tours for Rural Youth members

Leadership and Public speaking training courses.

Weekend gatherings in local areas

Revival of the annual Show Camp at the RNA Exhibition

Contests and Competitions

Special discounts from sponsors for RY members

Linking up with Young Farmer and Rural Youth organisations throughout the World and the International Federation of Agricultural Producers IFAP - Young Farmers Committee which every few years holds a World Congress of Young Farmers. Links and websites around the world - click here

On a more serious note the Organisation as in the past would provide a voice for Queensland’s rural youth on government policy, rural problems, and specific issues like rural suicide.

For other ideas have a look at the activities that RY organisations are offering around the World Click here

Please E-mail us at join@ruralyouth.org.au with your suggestions and we will add them here.

More Information Please phone the Secretary John Nutting 07 3261 2882

To join now please complete your membership form click here or e-mail join@ruralyouth.org.au and we will send one to you by e-mail or by post.

A once only joining fee of $10 applies for foundation 2010 RY members and $5 for Associate members (over 30 years)

Annual membership fees payable from January 1st will be decided by the new 2010 Management committee. The members of that committee will be nominated by and elected by the current 2010 membership as recorded in the 2010 membership register (as per the current RY Constitution)