The Millennium Kids (MK) Corner on HypeFM is dedicated to giving the young people of Perth a voice. Millennium Kids Inc. is a youth-run environmental organization and have partnered with HypeFM to provide youth with an opportunity to analyze and become involved in their local community. Empowering young people through positive, constructive action, the 1.5 hour weekly show consists of a variety of kid-driven interviews, fun educational information packages, games and giveaways.

This is your show and you have the chance to come on air and express your opinion! Email pr@millenniumkids.com.au if you want to be involved in the show!

WEEK 8! THURSDAY 25 JUNE 2009

The Big Switch Experiment Update!
MK REPRESENTS AUSTRALIA AT CONFERENCE!!

On the 6th August 2009, four young West Australians will be travelling to Sonderberg in Denmark to represent Millennium Kids at the Bright Green Youth Conference - UN Youth Climate Change Conference 2009. Bright Green Youth is the youth counterpart of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen in December. During the Conference, the young people attending will come up with ideas and suggestions for what we can do to solve future climate challenges.

Our Australian representatives will be telling the world all about the BIG Switch Experiment- and we need your help to do it! Each week the Millennium Kids Corner will be asking you a question that you need to help us answer! The answers to these questions will be tabled at the Bright Green Youth Conference!!

This week's question is:

Answer this question by commenting below!

If you would like to find out more about The Big Switch Experiment head to www.thebigswitchexperiment.blogspot.com !!

News and Views!
This week we wanted to hear about the issues that you are currently facing in your neighbourhood. We heard from a range of people aged 13-17 from the southern suburbs. (listen below) In the coming weeks the MK Corner is going to be delving a little deeper into these issues and providing you with some advice from knowing adults who can help you through your situation.

Listen Up!
For some kids a Saturday night leaves them with nothing to do and no where to hang out. As a result they may get caught up in acts of antisocial behaviour like roaming the streets, binge drinking, graffiti and vandalism. To combat this, the Office for Crime Prevention, WA Police, Midland PCYC and the City of Swan have banned together to bring Midnight Basketball to Midland. A fabulous program that gives at risk young people somewhere safe to hang out and have fun on a Saturday night. The Millennium Kids Corner went down to the Swan Park Leisure Centre to check out the program and had a chat with Project Coordinator Ian Westmore from the Office of Crime Prevention, Robyn Cottman WA Police and some of the kids participating!

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