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THE ABC\u2019s Heywire competition, now in its 23rd year, is again calling on young people from regional Australia to share their stories.
\nThe competition is open to people aged from 16 to 22 living outside Australia\u2019s big cities.
\nThe ABC will select 40 winners to work with ABC producers to share their stories with audiences on ABC TV, ABC Local Radio, RN, triple j and iview.
\nWinners will have the opportunity to come together next year to discuss how life could be improved for young people in their communities.
\nPast winners have used Heywire as a springboard to make positive change, by exploring issues around disengaged young people, access to medical services, youth mental health, careers in agriculture,\u202faccess to education,\u202fenvironmental care\u202fand knowledge of\u202fall\u202fcultures.
\n\u201cBeing able to use our voices, share our stories and create change, was incredibly valuable and rewarding,\u201d 2019 Heywire winner Mitchell Agnew, from Glenview in Queensland, said.
\n\u201cHeywire is one of the best things I have done, and I am excited to see more passionate young people join this community.\u201d
\nMinister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management David Littleproud encouraged young people to get involved and share their stories.
\n\u201cHeywire has given young country people a voice that is heard all over the nation,” he said.
\nIn telling their stories, they bring to light the leadership that is within the next generation of rural Australia.\u201d
\nABC Director of Regional and Local, Judith Whelan said the Heywire competition was an important platform for young people living in regional and rural Australia to have their voices heard.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re proud to once again be celebrating the stories from a new generation of young Australians \u2013 and what inspiring stories they have to tell.\u201d
\nHeywire 2021 entries can be submitted at abc.net.au\/heywire\/competition<\/a>.
\nThe competition closes on September 16. Entries will be accepted in any medium, including text, video, audio and photography.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

THE ABC\u2019s Heywire competition, now in its 23rd year, is again calling on young people from regional Australia to share their stories. The competition is open to people aged from 16 to 22 living outside Australia\u2019s big cities. The ABC will select 40 winners to work with ABC producers to share their stories with audiences […]<\/p>\n

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