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Youth Week 2026
2026-11-21 | WA
Youth Week is the biggest celebration of young people in Western Australia.
The year’s theme is “Strength in Our Stories”, which captures everyone’s diverse experiences and upbringing and how it shapes us into the people we are today.
Grab your crew and join our free events to celebrate young people and their positive contributions to our community. Connect with others, find your groove, challenge and express yourself with new skills, and engage with services across the City.
There are also plenty of events to enjoy during the school holidays, as well as a new YA Book Club at South Perth Library. You can also check out our brand-new Youth Space at Manning Library.
Get involved in SPYN
Are you aged 10-25 and have ideas about activities for young people or want to share your voice? Become a member of the South Perth Youth Network today.
SPYN members will be available during Youth Week events so don’t be shy and have a chat to learn about the opportunities available.
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Exhibition | Creating Meaning
2026-11-21 10:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Perth) | WA
An exhibition by Richmind and other artists, to promote the benefits of art for all our mental health.
Creating Meaning
✰ Opening Event ✰
Sunday, 4 January
2:00pm to 4.00pm
An exhibition by Richmind and other artists, to promote the benefits of art for all our mental health and raise funds for Richmind WA’s Mental Health Services Art Therapy Program, “HeART & Soul”.

Curated by Richmind’s Principal Artist in Residence and “Creative Therapies Coordinator David Giles
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The HeART & Soul art project began as a simple distraction activity created to support people through the Christmas period, a sometimes difficult and isolating time of year. The obvious benefits of meeting in a safe friendly supportive positive and encouraging space to create art, led to the program becoming ongoing and a new focus of Richmind’s recovery approach and brand.

This exhibition celebrates the numerous and profound benefits art can have on our mental health and the amazing diversity of ways people can express themselves creatively to support their wellbeing. The brief for the artists was “What brings meaning to my life?”
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40% of all sales donated to Richmind
Art demos by David Giles at 11.00am on
– Wednesday, 7 January
– Thursday, 8 January
– Friday, 9 January
– Wednesday, 14 January
– Thursday, 15 January
– Friday, 16 January

Painting as Therapy Workshops with David Giles
Sunday, 4 January and Sunday, 11 January

Saturday Storytime
2026-11-21 10:30 - 11:30 | Children’s Space, Ruth Faulkner Library, 213 Wright Street, Cloverdale, WA, 6105, Australia
Join us at Storytime on the first Saturday of every month for stories, rhymes and songs.

For families with children up to 6 years
This program will be held in the Children’s Space, Ruth Faulkner Library
In Storytime we sing songs, rhymes, read stories and play with puppets! Sessions are carefully designed to educate and entertain. We encourage active participation from all who attend while sharing ways we can foster children’s early literacy skills.
Tickets are not required for this free program.
