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Ashenden City Council~7 min

Six things the youth budget could pay for, and $100,000 to go round.

Six things the youth budget could pay for, and one pot to share between them. Divide it up, and see what every dollar you move takes from somewhere else.

What you can change

  1. 01How the $100,000 divides across the six areas
  2. 02Whether the money concentrates behind two things or spreads across six
  3. 03Whether the split favours the most young people or the young people with the least

What Ashenden City Council has already decided

  • The $100,000. It is what the 2027 budget carries for youth programmes.
  • That it is spent inside the council area. The rates and the grant are both tied to it.
  • Insurance and working-with-children checks on anything council funds, which the law requires.
  • The two-person youth team's wages, which come from a different budget.

What you'll do

  1. 1Choose between two options that can't both happen, and say why
  2. 2A few quick questions about you
  3. 3Split a fixed budget that doesn't stretch to everything
  4. 4Check what you said, then send it

Timeline and impact

  • You hear back by 18 December 2026
  • Funded. The money is allocated and this is happening. What's open is how the money gets used.
Who this is for

Young people aged 15 to 24 who live, study or work in Ashenden. That includes people who use none of the services this money pays for now.

About 7 min · $6