Supporting young people who live in Blackwall, Booker Bay, Ettalong Beach, Patonga, Pearl Beach, Umina Beach, & Woy Woy
RYSS Peninsula Youth Services provides essential support for vulnerable young people aged 12-17 years across the Peninsula region of the Central Coast, NSW. Peninsula Youth Services delivers targeted intervention strategies, tailored strengths-based case planning, engaging group activities and transformative life skill and independence-building programs. Our unique service model takes a holistic, client-centred approach, recognising and addressing individual needs, while fostering collaboration with the community. Our dedicated supports focus on promoting independence and building resilience and strive to offer a diverse range of services to ensure positive outcomes and improved wellbeing for young people in our community.
Located in the heart of Woy Woy on the Central Coast Peninsula, RYSS offers a space where young people can access case management and referral supports, group skill-building activities and youth-orientated community events.
Peninsula Youth Services supports children, young people aged 12 - 17 with:
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Targeted Early Intervention Supports
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Case Management & Family Capacity Building
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Locating safe and secure accommodation
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Practical independence-building groups and workshops
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Advice, Referral and Information
RYSS Peninsula Youth Services - Access to Services
A youth service that provides one-on-one support, assessments, casework, and referrals to services.
Located at the kiosk at Woy Woy Oval:
51 Chambers Pl, Woy Woy NSW 2256
Make an appointment today to meet the RYSS Peninsula Youth Services team or fill in the referral form which can be accessed using the button below.
02 4323 2374
Quick Links
Peninsula Youth Calendar
If you would like to add your community events or workshops to the Peninsula Youth Calendar please use the button below.
Upcoming Events
Our Location
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Peninsula Youth Leaders Forum
In 2023 Regional Youth Support Services in partnership with the NSW Government Department of Regional Youth (Peninsula Youth Strategy Project) hosted two Youth Forums to consult with the young people who reside on the Central Coast Peninsula. Young people identified their issues- naming topics such as transport, accessibility to services, inclusion, and recreation. As well as expressing their concerns, the young people also came up with ideas and solutions to improve the quality of their lives. The outcome from these forums brought to light the need for better access to services for Peninsula young people since the local services closed in October 2022. After a lot of effort and collaboration, we now announce the establishment of Peninsula Youth Services. This video captures the Peninsula Youth Voice Forum (Oct 2023)- The direct voices of Peninsula young people.
Thank you to everyone involved who contributed to the success of this project.
Brisbane Water Secondary College students at Woy Woy and Umina
Peninsula young people
RYSS Staff and Management
Dan Brown - Regional Youth NSW
Liesl Tesch MP
Youth Action
Busways
Deep Water Plaza
Central Coast Council
Peninsula Sports
Clubs
Umina United
Soccer Club
secretary@uminaeagles.com.au
Col Gooley Oval
Melbourne Ave, Umina Beach, NSW 2257
Woy Woy
Tennis Club
0435 711 668
Austin Butler Oval,
Oval Ave, Woy Woy NSW 2256
Woy Woy Roosters RugbyLeague
Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club
office@oceanbeachslsc.com
02 4344 2800
176 The Esplanade, Umina Beach, NSW 2257
Umina Tennis &
Futsal Club
info@uminatennis.com.au
0410 828 278
Melbourne Ave, Umina Beach, NSW 2257
Peninsula Services
PCYC - Umina Beach
PCYC NSW is a charity empowering young people to survive, and thrive, in partnership with the Police and the community.
PCYC Umina Beach is a sports and recreational facility in the Gosford region which has been serving our local community since 2001.
The club proudly offers opportunities for everyone from school children to seniors. We are a modern, safe, inclusive, and exciting club delivering our mission to empower young people and get our community more active in life.
We offer quality programs and activities to the region including Gymnastics, Boxing, Archery, Safer Drivers Course, and Traffic Offenders Program.
PCYC Umina Beach
101 Osborne Ave
Umina Beach, NSW, 2257
02 4344 7851
RYSS Peninsula Youth Services
RYSS Peninsula Youth Services provides essential support for vulnerable young people aged 12-17 years across the Peninsula region of the Central Coast, NSW. Peninsula Youth Services delivers targeted intervention strategies, tailored strengths-based case planning, engaging group activities and transformative life skill and independence-building programs.
Peninsula Youth Services supports children, young people aged 12 - 17 with:
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Targeted Early Intervention Supports
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Case Management & Family Capacity Building
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Locating safe and secure accommodation
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Practical independence-building groups and workshops
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Advice, Referral and Information
RYSS Peninsula Youth Services Kiosk
51 Chambers Pl,
Woy Woy NSW 2256
02 4323 2374
Peninsula Lighthouse
Peninsula Lighthouse serves the Central Coast Community by providing appropriate support to those that have suffered in a storm of the trauma of abuse in the home. Aiming to keep homes free from harm, we partner with people to pave a pathway of success in life, to the point where they feel stronger. We seek to serve in transforming lives from simply “surviving to thriving”.
Assisting people in working towards a fruitful future, the key goals that Peninsula Lighthouse aims to achieve including the following:
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Freeing you from the chains of the past
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Understanding current and immediate needs
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Tools – a support framework upon which you can build a future
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Utilise local resources available
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Representation and advocacy for those that have not the strength
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Enjoyment and time out with fun and laughter.
Peninsula Lighthouse
8 Barrenjory Road
Ettalong Beach NSW, 2257
0417 472 374
Mingaletta
Mingaletta is the only Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community hub based on the Peninsula area of the Central Coast. Our NFP hub provides a range of services, programs and activities in health, welfare, culture and education, aimed at improving the quality of life for our people. We also provide youth and family support, especially to people who are homeless, displaced or at risk of family breakdown.
At Mingaletta, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are welcome to be part of a community and celebrate their culture. Mingaletta is also open to the wider Central Coast community.
Mingaletta
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Corporation
6 Sydney Street
Umina Beach, NSW, 2257
02 4342 7515
This project is proudly supported by the
Department of Communities and Justice
