The Redcliffe Youth Advisory Council (RYAC) has selected 12 students from across the peninsula for its 2026 program, kicking off with a workshop where members identified the issues they believe matter most to young people in the region.
The group, drawn from schools, homeschool settings and university, spent their first session brainstorming the challenges and opportunities they want the program to address. Topics raised included poor behaviour in schools, career pathway information, financial literacy, environmental volunteering, access to mental health services and bullying.
It is the kind of list that reflects the range of perspectives in the room: practical, personal and community-minded in roughly equal parts.
The 2026 members
This year’s council brings together students aged 14 to 21 from across the Redcliffe peninsula.
The 2026 cohort includes:
- Jake Dunne, 17, School Captain at Clontarf Beach State High School
- Isabelle Brymner, 14, from Mueller College
- Charlie Buchanan, 16, Clontarf Beach State High School
- Lucielle Kokot, 15, Southern Cross Catholic College
- Gabbi Lennox, 15, Clontarf Beach State High School
- Grace Elfverson, 16, North Lakes College
- Zhalee Brackstone, 18, Youth Director of Redcliffe Musical Theatre
- Chloe Keepa, 17, Clontarf Beach State High School
- Harriett Peters Kingshott, 16, home educated
- Lucy Mather, 18, university student
- Eden Bielby, 14, Grace Lutheran College
- Daniel Harlow, 17, from Redcliffe State High School
Members were nominated by schools, self-nominated, or recommended by parents and teachers. Eligibility requires students to live in the Redcliffe area and be aged between 14 and 21.
A nine-month program with real-world experiences
RYAC runs across four workshops from now through to November. In July, members will take part in a personal development session on DISC profiling facilitated by Action Coach Brad Flynn. In September, the group visits Parliament House for a tour, a meeting with the Premier and the chance to watch Question Time in session.
The program wraps up in November with a family and carer morning tea, where members receive certificates of completion and celebrate their year’s work with the people who supported them through it.
For young Redcliffe residents interested in future programs, participants must live in the Redcliffe area and be aged between 14 and 21. More information is available by emailing redcliffe@parliament.qld.gov.au or by following the council on Instagram.
Published 2-June-2026
