The Australian International Youth Association - AIYA

22/09/2025

Dear AIYA volunteers!

Please see the poster for this year’s Royal Hobart Show from Wednesday 22nd Oct to Saturday 25th Oct at The Goods Shed! You can scan the QR code on the poster to apply or use the link here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1CJDI6-2mQenLK-K_lhFfwq3YkWMOWalEWAXlJ-GPW2s/edit. We would also love you to share this with others!

Please see details of the event as follows:
Dates and time:
Wednesday 22nd Oct 9am-5pm
Thursday 23rd Oct 9am-5pm
Friday 24th Oct 9am-5pm
Saturday 25th Oct 9am-4pm
Location: The Goods Shed (Evans St, Hobart)

Lunch and water provided, and you will also get a Show pass! Come join us to celebrate this yearly big party!

22/09/2025

2025 Hobart Show is calling for Volunteers!
✨ Be part of the excitement ✨

This is your chance to go behind the scenes and experience the heart of one of Tasmania’s biggest community events. As a volunteer, you’ll:
• Get an insight into the story behind the show
• Support local traditions, entertainment and agriculture
• Meet new people and be part of a vibrant team
• Gain valuable event experience while having fun!

Whether you can spare a few hours or a few days, your contribution will help bring the Show to life.

👉 Come and join us – volunteer and create memories that last beyond the Show!

16/05/2025

Tomorrow, May 17, is IDAHOBIT, the International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination.

IDAHOBIT is an important day, highlighting the discrimination, violence and exclusion still faced by LGBTIQA+ people. Everyone has a role to play in creating a safer and non-discriminatory society, where LGBTIQA+ people feel respected and accepted for who they are.

Acting Anti-Discrimination Commissioner, Pia Saturno, takes this opportunity to remind people of their rights and responsibilities under the Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Act 1998. This valuable Act plays a part in promoting acceptable standards of behaviour.

This year’s theme is ‘The Power of Communities’, emphasising that allyship, solidarity and togetherness is central to promoting the human rights of LGBTIQA+ people. Communities become vibrant through safety and respect, and by valuing diversity, empowering everyone with the freedom to live authentically as themselves.

On IDAHOBIT, the Acting Commissioner urges the community to consider what they can do to promote human rights, inclusivity, understanding, and to combat misinformation and harmful rhetoric.

Ms Saturno says that, as individuals, we may see hateful actions directed towards LGBTIQA+ people, and encourages witnesses to use the Report It! form to let her know what is happening across Tasmania: https://www.antidiscrimination.tas.gov.au/resources/forms/report-it

If you are a member of the LGBTIQA+ community and want to know more about your rights under Tasmanian anti-discrimination law, how to report or complain about discrimination or prohibited conduct get in contact with us on (03) 6165 7515 or email [email protected].

27/02/2025

Amnesty International is going to have IWD event next week on Thurs 6th.
Can I please call out for help!?
People with RSA certificates is needed please.
Location is: Townhall Mayor room.
Time: 5:30-7pm.

Little fee will be paid as a thank you.

02/01/2025

Dear AIYA volunteers,

Happy New Year!

Please see the poster below for our first event in 2025 - the Working Bee and Community Picnic on Wednesday, January 15th at Prince of Wales Bay! This event is collaborated with Conservation Volunteers Australia - Hobart. You can scan the QR code on the poster to apply or use the link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Qsj2effuHXrWBN0mMOKGQfAsxGMXEnq5omeM3Mke_Ug/edit . We would also love you to share this with others!

What to expect
Mulching and weeding around new plantings, using shovels, wheelbarrows and small hand tools. Community picnic afterwards.

What to wear and bring
A long-sleeve shirt, long pants, a hat and fully enclosed shoes for this activity. Please also bring your own drinking water.

Time: Wednesday, 15th January from 10am to12:30pm
Location: Gould’s Lagoon, Granton. Find the unsealed carpark in front of Hestercombe Reserve & Playground

25/11/2024

🙋‍♀️Anyone who is interested to lead this project?
�💼 Project Title：MULTICULTURAL OWN IT CERVICAL SCREENING (SELF-COLLECTION) CAMPAIGN
🏫 Issuing Organisation：Australian Multicultural Health Collaborative (The Collaborative), an initiative of the Federation of Ethnic Communities of Australia (FECCA)�🛜 https://www.health.gov.au/self-collection-for-the-cervical-screening-test��💰 Funding：$15,000 to $40,000 (excluding Goods and services tax (GST).�⏰ Deadline for organisations to submit proposals：2 December 2024��Submission Instructions
• Submit proposals electronically to [email protected].
• Include “RFP Submission – RFP Number- [Organization Name]” in the subject line.
Proposals must be received by the Monday 2 December 2024 (ADST).

All cervical screening participants now have the choice to self-collect their own Cervical Screening Test sample. A self-collected sample is taken from the va**na and is checked for human papillomavirus (HPV) – a common infection that causes almost all cervical cancers.

23/11/2024

So many people volunteer their time to help make Tasmania a better place. Last night The Australian International Youth Association - AIYA invited 18 multicultural community leaders to a special night tour of Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary.

Our guests got to network, as well as hear about the important work that Bonorong does to rehabilitate animals and return them to the wild .

Most importantly the leaders who unselfishly give their free time to our communities, were able to have some time for themselves, having us do the thinking for them.

Thanks to everyone who came along, but especially Li Yang who came up with the idea, and Syeda Aimen Jafri and Yabbo Thompson who co-ordinate the invites.

01/11/2024

We’re so thrilled to be one of the 2024 Tasmanian Volunteering Awards finalists!! Thank you to Volunteering Tasmania for your recognition! Also thanks to Conservation Volunteers Tasmania who has nominated us! 🥰

We won’t be able to achieve this without our volunteers, so this is a huge recognition and appreciation to all our volunteers. Thank you to each and every one of you who has participated in our events and contributed to our community! You’re very much appreciated as always! ❤️

Li Yang

29/10/2024

Dear AIYA volunteers,

Please see the poster for the Boxthorn Busters - Biochar Workshop this Sunday November 3rd at Prince of Wales Bay! This event is collaborated with Conservation Volunteers Tasmania. You can scan the QR code on the poster to apply or use the link here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PumLzBUupEeNohz6o8qW4lg2XkBvWNY4QILvG0-6h-E/edit. We would also love you to share this with others!

We’ll start at 10am with an induction and will then dive straight into building a fire inside the biochar kiln. The main activity will be cutting boxthorn and loading the kiln.

We’ll meet opposite 18 Gepp Parade, Derwent Park TAS 7009 (free parking along road) – please see the map. Coordinates: -42.83411916357451, 147.3016074845523.

Please note that this event is suitable for volunteers aged 16 and over. Look forward to seeing you there! 😊

29/10/2024

We’re very happy to have collaborated again this year with Royal Hobart Show 2024. 🎡
Thank you to all our volunteers who helped us with the Art on Show at City Hall, we hope you enjoyed the time there and made some new connections! 🥳
Also thanks to the Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania who has provided our volunteers the opportunity to be involved in our local community and this big event! Congratulations for another year of this successful event, and we look forward to collaborating with you again! 😊