Welcome to BYDS:

Bankstown Youth Development Service Incorporated

BYDS initiates arts and cultural programs to create strong and sustainable communities in the Bankstown area. Since 1991 BYDS has instigated and run over a hundred distinct projects that have brought together thousands of people at screenings, launches, events and performances covering every kind of art and cultural pursuit. We are located at 6-8 Bankstown City Plaza, in Hackett House.

See below for our latest news...

Westside magazines and Alleyway Honour DVD now available for purchase Click HERE for more information or contact info@byds.org.au.

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On January 4th BYDS began 2010 with a 45 minute lecture at Coogee Crown Plaza about the contemporary Western Sydney voice. Click HERE for more.

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The first edition of the new series of Westside Fill Your Bucket was launched Friday 11th December, 2009 at Bankstown Town Hall. Click HERE for more.

Westside Lonely Page: Evelyn Juers Speaks Westside: Check out the Westside Lonely Page to read Evelyn Juers' words on Fill Your Bucket at the 2009 Fill Your Bucket Launch.

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The Aboriginal Cultural Excursion to Flinders Slopes on November 25 2009 was a fantastic day with lots of great activities and workshops for students and elders of Bankstown who attended. BYDS would like to thank all those involved, especially Bankstown Council for all their support. Click HERE for more.

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Throughout November BYDS has been running writing workshops in High Schools throughout Western Sydney through the RAS (Refugee Action Support) project funded by the Australian Literacy & Numeracy Foundation. Click HERE for more.

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BYDS Koori Radio Holiday Training Project

Six local Indigenous students from years 9-10 participated in BYDS Koori Radio Holiday training program from Monday 12th - Friday 16th October 2009. Throughout the week the students learned how to operate a portable recorder and a studio panel, present information on air, and developed interviewing and digital editing skills. Click HERE for more.

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Shock to the System

Throughout September the Think+DO Tank, supported by BYDS and Bankstown City Council will conduct a series of in-school consultations with a project called Shock to the System. These workshops are designed to educate young people about how local political decisions are made and ensure their views are directly informing these decisions. Click HERE for more.

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BYDS Indigenous Youth Officer, Neil Trindall spoke at an Australian Institute of Criminology conference focused on Indigenous young people, crime and justice on Monday 31st August. Neil presented a general overview of the work that BYDS does, the specific Indigenous projects he has been working on, and the importance of engaging Indigenous youth in arts and cultural programs. Click HERE for more.

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Latest updates on Westside....

Submissions for Westside Jr. Vol 2: Violence are now open. See below for details or contact mohammed@byds.org.au

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Bankstown Bites 2009

BYDS supported Bankstown Bites 2009, Bankstown's annual food festival on Saturday 25th July, by providing some of the fabulous entertainment for the day. Click HERE for more.

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Our Indigenous Youth Arts Officer, Neil Trindall, has just completed dance classes with young Indigenous students from local schools, finishing up with a performance at Bankstown NAIDOC Festival. Click HERE for more details!

Windows to the World...

Created by Roslyn Oades and Mohammed Ahmed, Windows from the Bus Stop to the World come to life with a series of three front and back post cards set in the panels of the new bus stop on Bankstown City Plaza. Click HERE for more details.

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BYDS has started working on an Indigenous Oral History Project. Click HERE for more.

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Click HERE for more on Alleyway Honour

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Westside Junior Launch

A tribute to Mothers, the launch of Westside Junior Your Mum at Centro Bankstown on Mother's Day was a great success. Click HERE for more details.

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BYDS on YouTube!

Check out our Giant Dance and Indigenous Youth Forum videos on YouTube.

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Stories of Love & Hate

Listen to the Radio National Stories of Love & Hate broadcast HERE.

An Urban Theatre Projects production, in conjunction with BYDS, Stories of Love & Hate played to full houses in Sutherland and Bankstown last year.

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DUMP A DREAM!

We invited school leavers to 'dump' their dreams for life beyond school on our Dump A Dream hotline. You can hear some of our favourite dreams if you can unravel the puzzle by clicking HERE - turn your sound up NOW!

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6-8 Old Town Centre Plaza, Bankstown | Ph: (02) 9793 8324 | Fax: (02) 9796 4581