{"id":368848,"date":"2026-01-30T15:46:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T05:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=368848"},"modified":"2026-01-30T15:46:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T05:46:50","slug":"invitation-for-youth-mps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2026\/01\/30\/invitation-for-youth-mps\/","title":{"rendered":"Invitation For Youth MPs"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_346772\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-346772\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240411youthmp.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-346772\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240411youthmp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240411youthmp.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240411youthmp-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240411youthmp-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240411youthmp-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240411youthmp-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240411youthmp-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-346772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington with 2024 Youth Member For Nanango Emma Lindholm<br \/> (Photo: Nanango Electorate Office)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>January 30, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington is calling on young people from across the electorate to nominate for the 31st Queensland Youth Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, 93 young Queenslanders are selected to represent every electorate and take part in the Queensland Youth Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYouth Parliament gives young people an incredible insight into how government works, while building confidence, leadership skills and a deeper understanding of how decisions are made,&#8221; Mrs Frecklington said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cOpportunities like this help young people learn how to influence change, contribute to their communities and develop the skills that future leaders need.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a fantastic chance for a young person from our region to represent our community and experience Parliament firsthand.\u201d Deb said<\/p>\n<p>Queenslanders aged 16 to 25 are invited to apply before February 22.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> Applications can be submitted at <a href=\"https:\/\/ymcaqueensland.org.au\/services\/queensland-youth-parliament\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington is calling on young people from across the electorate to nominate for the 31st Queensland Youth Parliament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":346772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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