Risky Bizness for students offers big rewards

as posted on COG site


Taking risks can have life-changing consequences, so to help young people understand more about the effects of risky behaviour, the City’s Youth Service team is working with local students on a new film project called Risky Bizness.

The three-year program will give students a chance to illustrate their views on risk taking by making a DVD series to be shown to other students throughout the City.

The students are writing, acting out scenarios, filming and producing the short films on topics such as drug and alcohol use, driving under the influence and hoon behaviour.

Filming on the first episode has just finished by a group of Year 9s from Yule Brook College in Maddington and Year 11 students from their sister school at Sevenoaks College in Cannington.

Each film focuses on a different topic and the first episode will highlight the effects of underage drinking.

The films feature interviews with young people, parents, police and emergency service workers to create a hard-hitting message about how the lives of young people, their friends, families and communities can be affected by risky behaviour.

Risky Bizness is funded by the Australian Government as part of the Str8 Talk’n initiative – a joint project between the City of Gosnells and Maddington Kenwick Sustainable Communities Partnership.

It also involves the expertise of the Community Arts Network of WA and Filmbites Film School.

Young people from Communicare’s VIP Program in Kenwick will work on the second film.

During the three-year program, students from various schools and community groups in Maddington and Kenwick will have an opportunity to take part before the series is completed and used as an educational resource by the City’s Youth Services.

For more details about the film project or Str8 Talk’n visit the City’s website www.gosnells.wa.gov.au or call the Project Supervisor on 9452 9905.


as posted on COG site