Heywire how does it work

The ABC's Heywire competition is calling on people aged years to share their experiences of Life in regional Australia and for their stories to be featured on the ABC. Young Australians with a story to tell about life outside of the big cities are encouraged to enter, with entries of any medium accepted, including text, video, audio and photography. Past winners have spoken about overcoming adversity, access to medical services in regional areas, youth mental health, accessibility, access to education, environmental care and championing diversity and different abilities.

There are plenty of helpful resources to support you along the way. Please contact FRRR if you have any questions about the following information. FRRR needs to clearly understand your project to assess its merits. Applicants should focus on addressing the what, when, where, who, why and how of the project, as this is the best formula to clearly communicate the details of the project. A ready community is best placed to achieve the aims of your project, so during assessment, our staff look for information that tells us that good leadership, skills and awareness exist in your community to support the project now and in the future.

A clear description of exactly what the grant funds will be used for, when and where the project will happen, who will benefit and who will be involved in delivering the project, why the project and grant funds are needed, how funds will be spent and how the activities and success of the project will be recorded, evaluated and shared. Where possible, also indicate that your community is ready to deliver the project and if required, can support the initiative ongoing — i. Tips for great applications.

Applications received without the requested financial information are ineligible. Providing incorrect information on financials is currently the most frequent reason why applications are not considered. You must include a project budget that clearly shows the items that FRRR grant funds will be used for and shows all income and expenses related to your project.

Budgets should be realistic and must add up — i. Applicant contributions in cash or in-kind are highly regarded. How do I cost labour in my project? Preparing your budget. Every application needs to include an organisation that holds either an ABN or Incorporation Certificate.

They also need to provide a letter of support, confirming they are willing to play this role. This situation often occurs often when the organisation delivering the activity or project is a branch of an overarching organisation — such as a local CWA or YMCA branch. FRRR seeks to fund projects that are well-supported by the broader local community, are locally led and delivered, show good partnerships and benefit multiple parts of the community. As FRRR is not always familiar with your community, our staff consider support material as evidence toward understanding level of community need, benefit and support.

FRRR strongly recommends that you provide supporting materials such as letters of support, community plans, survey results, photographs, media clips and research reports that can show the wider community support and partnerships involved in the project. Tips on taking great photos. We have grouped the kinds of projects communities commonly ask us to help fund into seven areas, which we call the Activity Tree: 1.

Building community resilience 2. Developing organisational resilience and capacity 3. Enhancing environmental sustainability 4. Fostering cultural vibrancy 5. Lifelong learning and education 6. Economic strength 7. Improving community health and social wellbeing. We ask you to nominate one of those seven areas when you apply. What about group entries? What on earth is the Heywire Regional Youth Summit?

All is revealed here How can I enter the Heywire Competition? But there's still good old fashioned snail mail. Include your full name, date of birth, address and parents permission if you happen to be under Should I use my real name as my screen name? Why hasn't my story immediately appeared online? When might my story not be made public? Why are some Heywire stories so challenging? I'm under 18 do I have to ask for my parent or guardian's permission to enter?

Yes, then check the box as you upload your story to confirm. What video formats can be uploaded? What audio file type can I upload? Members can upload an audio recording of up to MB in MP3 format. What photo formats can I upload? What about using commercial music in my story? What's this about tagging topics? Where are the full terms and conditions for the Heywire Competition? Have any Heywire winners gone on to great things?

Your question isn't answered here? Heywire encourages young people to tell stories about their life outside the major cities in text, photo, video or audio format. Over the past 23 years more than 11, young Australians have taken part. Each year, every ABC regional station selects a winning Heywire Competition entry to represent their part of Australia.

Heywire stories are renowned for their honesty and for giving us a window on the lives of young people in regional Australia.