Media Releases - Page 3

Broken Hill Aquatic Centre reopens following evacuation

28 Jun 2021 - Media Releases

Broken Hill Aquatic Centre is now open following a safety evacuation on Monday, June 28

Y NSW supports Forster's Nash Wilkes on route to Olympic trials

31 May 2021 - Media Releases Recreation

With two weeks until the Australian Olympic swimming trials in Adelaide, the Y NSW is rallying behind long-term Great Lakes Aquatic and Leisure Centre member and employee Nash Wilkes in his quest to represent Australia in breaststroke.

Y NSW pays tribute to bingo heroes this National Volunteer Week

17 May 2021 - Media Releases Youth

During National Volunteer Week from May 17 to 23, the Y NSW is paying tribute to the committed group of locals behind Community Bingo on the Central Coast, raising funds for vital youth programs in the region.

Y NSW Expo to set coastal careers on course

11 May 2021 - Media Releases Updates Youth

The Y NSW, Central Coast Council and Vicinity’s Lake Haven Centre have joined forces to bring a careers fair to the North of Wyong like never seen before.

Y NSW supports youth through adversity at Hawkesbury Oasis

27 Apr 2021 - COVID-19 Media Releases Mental Health Recreation Youth

The Y NSW’s popular active wellness program ‘Uplift’ will launch at the Hawkesbury Oasis on Monday, May 3, helping to tackle the roll-on effects of COVID-19 on the lives of local young people.

Y NSW celebrates 50 years serving the Revesby community

19 Apr 2021 - Media Releases OSHC Recreation Updates

The community of Revesby came together on Sunday, April 19 to celebrate the 50th birthday of the Y Bankstown City.

Together more than ever at the Y NSW this Youth Week

15 Apr 2021 - Media Releases Updates Youth

The Y NSW is inviting young people to connect at the Y this Youth Week with a raft of free opportunities storming the state.

Adult Learn to Swim enrolments blown out of the water at Mount Annan Leisure Centre

17 Mar 2021 - Media Releases Recreation

Adults and teens are taking to the water in record numbers at Mount Annan Leisure Centre as the Y NSW stresses it’s never too late to learn to swim.

Y NSW provides ‘uplift’ to wellbeing of Sydney youth

09 Mar 2021 - Media Releases Updates Youth

Uplift launches this month in Parramatta and Mount Annan to tackle the roll-on effects of COVID-19 on the lives of local young people

Y NSW volleyball a smash hit with Mt Annan youth

24 Feb 2021 - Media Releases Recreation Updates Youth

Volleyball is ‘spiking’ in popularity locally with the Y NSW launching a new program at Mount Annan Leisure Centre to meet the sport’s mass appeal.

Brekkie & B-ball back to get Lake Haven youth on track

24 Feb 2021 - Media Releases Youth

The Y NSW is proud to announce the Lake Haven Brekkie & B-ball Club will return next week, Monday March 1.

Applications now open for Y NSW Youth Parliament

12 Feb 2021 - Media Releases Updates Youth

Applications are now open for the YMCA NSW (Y NSW) Youth Parliament: the state’s premier youth political empowerment program

Y NSW welcomes new Board Members with passion for empowering youth

11 Feb 2021 - Media Releases Staff Updates

The YMCA NSW (Y NSW) Chair Richard Hughes has announced the appointment of three new Board Members, with immediate effect.

Y NSW and Westfield collaboration gives young people space to thrive

27 Jan 2021 - Media Releases Updates Youth

Young people in Parramatta now have a space to call their own thanks to an innovative new partnership between the YMCA NSW (Y NSW) and Westfield Parramatta.

Y NSW joins forces with the Sydney Kings

09 Dec 2020 - Media Releases Recreation Updates Youth

The YMCA NSW (Y NSW) and the Brydens Lawyers Sydney Kings today announced a community partnership to help bring basketball to more young people across NSW.

Y NSW swim instructor named best in the country

30 Nov 2020 - Media Releases Recreation Updates

Y NSW's Randev Sappany has been named the best adult swim instructor in Australia at the AUSTSWIM 2020 Awards of Excellence.

The Y unlocks power of exercise for stressed-out students

11 Nov 2020 - Media Releases Recreation Updates Youth

The YMCA NSW (the Y) congratulates Year 12 on the end of their HSC, with a special nod to the those who worked-out at the Y for free during exams.

Children across NSW have their voices heard at Children's Parliament

29 Oct 2020 - Media Releases Youth

More than 90 children will discuss the issues affecting children in NSW with their peers today as they represent their electorate in this year’s Children’s Week Parliament.