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Rostrum Voice of Youth

 

Rostrum Voice of Youth is a student development program designed for secondary school students throughout Australia. Its focus is on building confidence and helping develop life skills for our future leaders.

WHY SHOULD YOU PARTICIPATE?

  • Develop confidence
  • Learn new skills
  • Express your views
  • Have fun!
  • Great prizes
  • State winners will receive: $250
  • Runners up will receive $150
  • Regional winners and runners up - Book vouchers

Rostrum members value your participation and are willing to assist you to develop your speaking skills.

Competition Now in Progress..

 

WHAT YOU NEED

2012 Application Form 2012 Tips for participants
State Final and National Final Topics How to prepare
Consent Form
(Required with Online Registrations)
Information Letter for Schools
2012 Rostrum Voice of Youth Poster Rules
Adjudication Guidelines Regional Topics

2012 North-West Regional Final Winners Reilley Sullivan and Laura Woods with National Co-ordinator Jenny Fraser

The 2012 NW State Finalists Laura Woods and Reilly Sullivan with the National Coordinator, Mrs Jenny Fraser

KEY DATES

Regional Finals

North West and Southern Finals

completed
North Sat May 19th 1.00pm
Scotch Oakburn College
State Final Launceston Sat June 23rd 1.00pm
Scotch Oakburn College
National Final Hobart Sat July 28th 3.00pm
The Farrall Centre
The Friends' School

For further information please contact your State Coordinator:

Mrs Jenny Fraser: voy@rostrum.com.au


Friends and supporters are welcome to attend all Finals.

Friends School Crest

The Friends' School is donating the use
of  the venue for the Regional and National competition.

Logo of the Fahan School who are assisting with transport for the National Finalists.

The Fahan School will be providing assistance with transport to National Finalists.

SPONSORS

Rostrum Voice of Youth is proudly sponsored by:

Birchalls

Australia's oldest bookshop

Pitt and Sherry emblem

A dynamic consulting engineering company

Amended Logo of Sponsor Vos Construction including web address.

Vos Construction making a positive difference

Rotary emblem

City of Hobart

Rotary emblem

Central Launceston

Current version of Logo

Where the charm of the old meets the polish of the new.

A word from our national sponsor Sebel Furniture

Logo for Sebel furniture, 2011 National Sponsor for Rostrum's Voice of Youth Public Speaking competition for Secondary School Students.

SEBEL is proud to support the Rostrum Voice of Youth on a nationwide basis.  We believe that the annual RVOY provides a competitive platform for schools to enhance and maximise the talents of future leaders beyond the sports field.

Greg Welsh CEO Sebel

Sebel is Australia’s largest supplier of specialist school furniture with a network of dealers and offices in every state in Australia.

 

The Royal Automobile Club of Tasmania Ltd will be supporting Tasmanian Rostrum by sponsoring some of the activities during the National Final weekend.

Sponsor RACT Logo