Opportunities Hub
The Health Hive Opportunities Hub is your space to explore, connect, and take action.
Here you’ll find ways to get involved in health research and advocacy, apply what you’ve learned through the Health Hive course, and connect with others creating change in youth health.
The Opportunities Hub is a growing ecosystem, new opportunities, partnerships, and collaborations will be added regularly as we continue to expand.
It’s designed to help turn learning into action, connecting young people with the networks and experiences that shape healthier futures.
Explore the Map
Want to join a Youth Advisory Group? Explore our map to find Youth Advisory Groups across Australia
Thank you to Jackie Kwong and Amani Fuad, who developed this map during their Master of Nutrition and Dietetics community placement at The University of Sydney.
Are you an organisation with a youth group
and would like to be featured on this map?
Fill out our quick submission form (it takes less than a few minutes!)
Get Involved
We welcome researher's to share research opportunities where young people are meaningfully involved, including:
As collaborators, co-researchers, or advisors contributing to study design, analysis, or dissemination.
As participants and contributors, where their experiences, ideas, and feedback actively shape the project, not just their demographic or health data.
In co-design or citizen science activities, where youth perspectives influence decisions and outcomes, which are then communicated to young people.
Projects will not be listed if young people are involved only as research subjects (e.g. personal data collection without input, consultation, or feedback opportunities). Please email health.hive@sydney.edu.au to be featured.
Project title: Mind the Gap
Led by: University of Sydney, Youth Well Lab
Contact: Mariah Issa – mariah.issa@sydney.edu.au
Location and format: Sydney, NSW — in-person and remote participation available
About: Are you aged 16–24 with lived experience? The Youth Well Lab, in collaboration with the Brain and Mind Centre, is mapping key priority areas for implementing digital mental health promotion initiatives for young people. Your voice matters and we’d love for you to be part of it.
Support: Gift cards provided for your time.
Apply by: Workshop (in-person and virtual) hosted in February 2026.
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Project title: The Daily Health Coach
Led by: University of Sydney, The Daily Health Coach
Contact: Mariah Issa – mariah.issa@sydney.edu.au
Location and format: Sydney, NSW — in-person and remote participation available
About: Are you an influencer that uses Instagram? The Daily Health Coach is a successful health intervention for young woman delivered on social media. Researchers are looking to recruit influencers to participate in a Think Tank to discuss content creation on Instagram.
Apply by: Expressions of interest are now open through The Daily Health Coach website.
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Project title: UNICEF 2026-2027 Young Ambassador program
Contact: Sophie -smayes@unicef.org.au
Location and format: Online. 10-15 hours per month, with increased engagement at different times of the year, and to attend an in-person Induction Week in Sydney (covered by UNICEF Australia) to take place between 12 July and 18 July 2026.
About: 18-month volunteer program allows Young Ambassadors to bring their skills and lived experiences to the issues that UNICEF Australia advocates for. Participants will be extensively trained in leadership, advocacy, and media and communications, empowering them to engage effectively with other young people, leaders and decision makers.
Who can take part: Young people aged 16-24 from across Australia
Support: Voluntary role. Young people will be extensively trained in leadership, advocacy, and media and communications, empowering them to engage effectively with other young people, leaders and decision makers.
Apply by: 22 February 2026
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Project title: The Health Advisory Panel for Youth at The University of Sydney, 2026 cohort
Led by: University of Sydney, Youth Well Lab
Contact: youth.well@sydney.edu.au
Location and format: Sydney, NSW — in-person and remote participation available
About: HAPYUS plays a central role in shaping our research. This initiative brings together a group of 16 passionate adolescents aged 14–18 from across NSW to partner with our team, helping us design and deliver research that truly reflects what matters to young people.
Apply by: Expressions of interest are now open for our third cohort. Apply here by 8th Feb 2026.
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Project title: The Daily Health Coach
Led by: University of Sydney, The Daily Health Coach
Contact: Mariah Issa – mariah.issa@sydney.edu.au
Location and format: Sydney, NSW — in-person and remote participation available
About: Are you a young woman aged 16–24 who has an interest in content creation for Instagram? The Daily Health Coach is a successful health intervention for young woman delivered on social media. Researchers are looking to recruit a Youth Advisory Group to create Instagram content for the Daily Health Coach (Australia).
Apply by: Expressions of interest are now open.
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Project title: In Our Words – Take part in Australia’s longest-running LGBTIQA+ youth survey!
Led by: Latrobe University
Contact: Natalie Amos (she/her) - N.Amos@latrobe.edu.au
Location and format: Online interviews (45 mins to 1 hour in duration)
About: Take part in Australia’s largest and longest-running survey of the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ youth since 1998! Stand up and be counted.
In Our Words - Australia's LGBTIQA+ youth survey (it takes about 20 minutes to complete, and all responses are anonymous). Your answers to these questions will support advocacy work, improve service accessibility, and shape policies that impact LGBTIQA+ young people in Australia.
Who can take part: Young people (aged 14-21) living in Australia who identify as LGBTIQA+ (i.e., lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, trans or gender diverse, intersex, queer, asexual/aromantic, or any other LGBTIQA+ identity or experience)
Apply by: Survey currently open
Project title: Co-designing a Multilingual Online Info Hub and Suicide Awareness Campaign for CALD LGBTQ+ Youth in South Western Sydney
Led by: University of Sydney, Diverse Youth Mental Health Study Team
Contact: diverse-youth.study@sydney.edu.au
Location and format: Sydney, NSW — in-person and remote participation available
About: Are you an LGBTQ+ young person from a culturally and linguistically diverse background? Do you also live/play/work in Western Sydney? We want to hear from you! Researchers from USYD are exploring the mental health experiences of young people in our community — and your voice matters.
Support: Gift cards provided for your time - $40 for focus groups. Be placed in a draw to win $100 gift card for the survey.
Apply by: Expressions of interest are now open for focus groups. Survey is currently open.
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Project title: FRRR NextGen Blueprint: Intergenerational Conversation Tour
Led by: Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR)
Contact: Lauren Ryan, Youth Futures Manager - l.ryan@frrr.org.au or 0498 050 409
Location and format: opportunities include online workshops, an online survey, 1:1 interviews, or by contacting us directly and sharing your insight!
About: The NextGen Blueprint is a multi-year initiative aiming to empower young leaders, strengthen community continuity, and support future-focused investment in youth-led ideas and organisations in rural, regional, and remote (RRR) communities in NSW and QLD. The first step involves understanding what works, what’s needed, and how communities can better involve young people in shaping their futures. These insights will help shape our youth funding to ensure it is relevant, responsive, and rooted in community wisdom.
Keep Learning
2026 Australian Government Youth Advisory Group applications are currently open until 26th October 2025!
Youth Action's Youth Networks are an opportunity o meet other like-minded people and to keep up to date with youth related news.
Australian Youth Affairs Coalition offers a range of services and training for young people (and the organisations that support them).
Registrations for The Youth Health Conference (led by Australian Associaiton for Adolescent Heath) are now open. Conference held Sydney, 22-24 April 2026.
Allknd has developed mental health first aid training called "Good Mate Training" - it is available on their website, check it out!
U-Report Australia is UNICEF’s digital community for young people where you can raise your voice and share opinions on topics that matter to you.
Youth Solutions (Funded by NSW Health/South Western Sydney Local Health District) are recruiting 16-25 year olds to join their Youth Advisory Group!
Young & Resiliant Research Centre at Western Sydney University has a Youth Co-Research Toolkit for Young People.
Check out fya's "Programs for young changemakers" offerings include Media for Advocacy and Youth Action and Wellbeing Grant
Check out the Australian Citizen Science Association for opportunities, event and resources