African Festival

In 2003, BYDS applied for funds to Bankstown City Council to organise and run an African research project, seeking to create a ‘snapshot’ of the African background people living in the Bankstown area...

Toyz 2 Kingz

In early 2008 BYDS partnered with Toyz 2 Kingz to run a series of FREE Street Art workshops which resulted in a fantastic mural on the back wall of our offices.

Toyz 2 Kingz returned in Sexual Health Week this year to create a "Chlamydia" mural - click HERE to check it out!

Stories of Love & Hate

An Urban Theatre Projects production, in association with BYDS, Stories of Love & Hate played to sold out audiences in November 2008 at Bankstown and Sutherland. At times funny, bizarre and confronting, cultures and ideologies collide in this intimate exploration of love and loss...

Listen to the Radio National broadcast HERE.

The Pizza

Johnny Tran & Mohammed Ahmad have become Bankstown's first successful recipients of the NSW FTO Young Filmmaker Fund grants.

Civil Twilight

Devised by Janie Gibson and Clare Britton in collaboration with the BYDS Gaudy ensemble, Civil Twilight took place outside Bankstown Station on Friday 10th October.

Giant Dance

Giant Dance took place on September 27th 2008 in the Bankstown plaza! Dancers from a range of backgrounds and disciplines will came together to perform to the Dappled Cities song "Holy Chord".

White Ribbon Day 08

On November 25th a bunch of talented, local, male performers demonstrated their commitment to this important day.

Community Television and Multimedia Projects

BYDS has been working actively in many areas with media since 1992 when, with Art Resistance, BYDS produced a video showcasing the artistic achievements of some of the young people from the local area...

Bankstown Bites Food Festival

Bankstown City Council held the inaugural Bankstown Bites Food Festival on the 25th June 2005 in the Old Town Centre Plaza...

Oral History Program

For the last sixteen years BYDS has been organising and facilitating oral history projects in the area. These projects have all led to publication...

Suburban Masala

Suburban Masala was a very successful theatre based project instigated by BYDS. It was coordinated, designed and facilitated by well known CCD exponent Vandana Ram, it  utilised the directorial skills of Cicily Ponnor and the skills of the many participants...

Youth Theatre Initiative

James Winter worked at BYDS over a six month period, from mid 2005, running a series of theatre skills workshops with local young people.

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!