Ocean Youth Blog
Jiayi is the change we want to see!
Jiayi is a passionate Year 10 student at Northern Beaches Secondary College and a dedicated Ocean Youth Ambassador. She is also the founder of Wastebusters, a youth-led initiative focused...
Isla – youth leaders in action!
Isla Campbell, is a passionate and determined young changemaker who has been a driving force in Ocean Youth for over two years. At just 15 years old, Isla has already shown that leadership...
Youth Statement for the Ocean
Our Ocean Youth ambassadors were proud to announce the launch of their Youth Statement for the Ocean (see below) at the Ocean Dialogue held in Sydney as part of the Global Nature Positive...
OY Ambassador selected for global team!
Huge congratulations to Ocean Youth Ambassador Kenia Marcano, who has been selected to represent her home countries of Trinidad and Tobago on the World Ocean Day Youth Advisory Committee....
OceanEarth Foundation and Ocean Youth join forces.
As of April this year, Ocean Youth has merged with OceanEarth Foundation to build upon the 9 amazing years that we've been supporting and building the capacity of young people to engage...
Axel – Youth Leaders in Action
Axel has been an active ocean advocate for as long as he can remember. Now a secondary student at Sydney Secondary College Balmain campus he has taken his advocacy to another level. Part...
Amplifying youth voices with Em!
If you've been following the ocean space, there's a pretty good chance you've seen Emily Rowland, a young and rising blue star. As well as studying Environmental Science @ Macquarie Uni,...
Indiana, founder of Farmwall
A future leader in sustainable agriculture and environmental advocacy, Indiana Rhind is dedicated to creating new technologies to improve sustainability and efficiency in the agricultural...
Help Brylee get nets out now!
Ocean Youth Sunny Coast Alumna Brylee Robinson is on a mission to help the thousands of creatures that get caught in shark nets each year. Shark nets have caught thousands of marine...
The window to act on climate change is closing – but it’s not too late, yet.
The latest IPCC report, released this week, confirms what many of us already know. Our window to halt the impacts of climate change is closing. Although it's not too late to reverse the...
Ocean Youth Workshop was just incredible!
Hollie, an Ocean Youth Sunshine Coast 2021 Ambassador describes her experience from the most recent workshop. 'Ocean Youth Workshop 4 was just incredible! We went out on a boat with...
Ocean Youth Advisory Council – applications now open
"Youth might be 25% of the demographic but they are 100% of the future!" Ocean Youth is all about amplifying the voice of our young people. After all, it is the next-gen that is inheriting...