MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday 31 March 2010

Young Performers Get Loud at the Library

National Youth Week celebrates young people for the positive contribution they make to
their communities. The theme of this year’s National Youth Week, which will run from
Saturday 10 April to Sunday 18 April, is ‘Live it Now’.

Three thirteen year-old girls who make up the music group Quin will wow library visitors with
their original indie pop sounds when they play at this year’s Get Loud event at Yarra Plenty
Regional Library’s Watsonia branch on Sunday 18 April from 1.00pm until 4.30pm.

Quin and other local young performers are set to ‘Get Loud’ at the library as part of National
Youth Week. Now in its fourth successful year, the Get Loud library events celebrate local
young talent and are becoming a staple on the community calendar. Young people are invited to
come along to the event to have fun and show their support for local artists.

The event is a collaboration between F.I.A.B (Frog in a Blender) - Banyule's committee of young
people responsible for organising local youth events, Banyule Youth Services and Yarra Plenty
Regional Library, and features local bands, DJ's and artists, open mike, dance, and other
exciting workshops to engage young people.

Other talented local musicians to perform are Ends with Why?, Courtney Barnett and Friends,
who record at a home studio in their pyjamas and are just back from their self-managed
summer tour of the east coast and Adelaide, and Eltham’s Phoebe Daicos who will charm the
audience with her strong jazz voice and Adele covers. The library will also be host to a street art
display.

YPRL Youth Services Coordinator Daniela Gullaci said the event promises to be lively and loud.
“The aim of this event is to celebrate and recognise the contributions of young people in our
community. Get Loud involves young people in the planning and implementation process, so
that an event will be delivered for young people and by young people,” she said.

YPRL Chairperson and Nillumbik Shire Councillor, Lewis Brock said the library is eager to host
events like Get Loud.

"The events help young people across the region to develop their skills and become more
connected to the local community. It also provides young people with something safe and fun to
do in an area where there’s not a lot for them to do.

"We’re excited to provide venues where young people can engage positively with their
community, showcase their talents and have a voice in the library," Cr Brock said.
This event is supported by the Victorian Government and beyondblue: the national depression
initiative (www.beyondblue.org.au) Beyondblue has teamed up with National Youth Week
organisers across Australia to raise awareness of depression, anxiety and related drug and
alcohol problems among young people.

The event kicks off at 1.00pm on Sunday 18 April and runs until 4.30pm at Watsonia Library,
Ibbottson Street, Watsonia. Prizes to be won include a Nintendo DS game. For more information
about 'Get Loud' at Diamond Valley Library call 9401 0702, go to www.yprl.vic.gov.au or check
out www.myspace.com/ypyouthspace

The Get Loud program also includes an event at Yarra Plenty Regional Library’s Diamond
Valley branch on Sunday 11 April from 2.00pm until 4.30pm and an event at YPRL’s
Thomastown branch on Saturday 17 April from 12.00noon until 4.00pm.

MEDIA OPPORTUNITY:

• Photograph and interview with Quin and/or other local young performers at Watsonia library.

• To arrange an interview with 'Get Loud' regional coordinator and Youth Services
Coordinator for Yarra Plenty Regional Library, Daniela Gullaci, call 9401 0702 or email
dgullaci@yprl.vic.gov.au

-ENDS-

For further information:

Suzanne Male
Marketing & Media Coordinator
Yarra Plenty Regional Library
Phone: 9401 0755
Email: smale@yprl.vic.gov.au