Category: Highlights

Youth Rush (YR) is a canvassing program that gives young people the opportunity to share their faith at the doors of hundreds of homes through spiritual conversations, prayer and literature in the forms of books, tracts and flyers. The beginning of July marked the sixth Victorian YR program and it was held in the city...

Shred – It 2026 was so good! It was amazing to have a place where so many people could come and enjoy a good time together. There was a smaller group this year, which gave me the opportunity to get to know everyone who attended. Having a personal connection with the people there gave going...

Kaleidoscope Our recent High School Rally, Kaleidoscope, was held at Haskell Hall on Sabbath, 20 June. The event brought together young people, school communities, churches, and ministry teams from across the conference for an afternoon of worship, fellowship, learning, and connection. As a collaborative event, the rally continues to provide a unique opportunity for young...

Endurance Expedition provides a unique opportunity for Victorian Pathfinders to experience the outdoors in a way that can challenge both the mind and the physical body. By combining the difficulties of both hiking and orienteering, over 600 Pathfinders took on the 2026 “Endurance” challenge. The younger age groups focus on learning the basics and principles...

VicYouth recently sent a group of young leaders to the CHOSEN conference in Brisbane. For a week of workshops, networking, learning, and growth. Youth from across Australia are selected to attend this conference for their leadership potential, and desire to know Jesus. One of our teen mentors, Zion Meleisea reflected: CHOSEN was not just another...

Youth from across the country travelled to the snowy Adventist Alpine Village in Jindabyne NSW for an exciting weekend on the slopes. Our speaker, Pastor Jeremy Choo, spoke at the worship sessions about discipleship. In reflection, Flynn Latchman writes: “Shred-it 2025 was amazing! So many new people that came this year especially from different states...

The Victorian Conference returned to Elmore for the annual Easter “Big Camp” This year, the theme for Big Camp was “Love: More than a word.” The Youth division looked at the theme “Love more” with guest speaker Pastor Jonathan Osorio. Youth band leader Ryan had this to say in reflection: “Being able to be a...

For the first time in almost a decade, the March long weekend saw the long-awaited return of the Victorian Pathfinder Camporee. While normally a state-wide event, this Camporee was open to South Australia and Tasmania, and saw many clubs come from interstate. Over 700 Pathfinders gathered in Caveat, Victoria, after last minute venue changes due...

March 1st saw the return of the Victorian Leadership Summit. Now in it’s second year of partnership with other departments of the Victorian Conference, the day featured workshops from VicYouth, Women’s ministries, ADRA, Personal ministries, Family ministries, and more! VicYouth saw a record number of Pathfinders participate in Master Guide training that occurred across the...