Youth Voices Get Active video competition is open to all high school students in NSW.

Participants are invited to submit a video addressing one of three topic areas: 

1. Top tips for being physically active    

2. How to register for a sport  

3. Being physically active is fun

The videos must be targeted at high school aged children (12 – 18 years old).  

To see past winners of a Youth Voices video competition, please check out the videos on our YouTube site.

There will be a prize for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, judged by a panel of health and education professionals, industry experts and young people. There will also be a Rural Excellence award and a prize for each of the other 5 categories: Care, courage, critical thinking, concept and creativity. 

First prize - $500 

Second prize - $300 

Third prize - $200 

Rural excellence award - $100

A $60 Frank Green bottle will be awarded to each winner in the other 5 categories listed above.

All entrants will receive a certificate acknowledging their participation.  

Thanks to the generous donations from philanthropists, doctor's associations, HealthWISE and the ACYP we have added two school prizes.

The school with the most student entries will receive $500.

The school in western Sydney with the most entries will receive $400.

1. The video should not be longer than 45 seconds 

2. The video can be real life or animation (do not feature anyone in your video without their permission) 

3. Only original work to be submitted

4. No inappropriate language (e.g., swear words), inappropriate images (e.g., revealing private body parts) or risky activity (e.g. extreme sports) 

• Do not have anyone feature in reveling exercise wear 

• Do not show anyone doing something that needs expert supervision, e.g. dirt biking 

• If you include a gym workout, consider the age you are targeting and include necessary safety tips 

5. File size should not be greater than 1GB 

6. Have a file format of Window Media (.wmv), Quicktime (.mov) or MPEG-4 (.MP4) 

7. Ensure the use of correct information, as per the Australian Government guidelines for physical activity. The key messages: 

1. Being physically active is fun and for everyone 

2. Support is available to help you register for a sport 

3. Having useful tips will help increase physical activity 

8. You can enter individually or as a pair or team. If you win the prize as a pair or team, money will be shared 

9. To upload your video, fill out the entry form (on the Google Site) and upload to the form 

10. There will be a statement on the entry form that students will be required to tick to indicate their consent to take part in the competition  

• Prevention Education and Research Unit (PERU) YouTube channel and website 

• PERU social media channels

• Western Sydney Local Health District 

The video will be evaluated using the following criteria: 

1. Ability to engage the target audience, young people 

2. The accuracy of the message 

3. The impact of the message 

4. Creativity/innovation