Welcome

The University of Melbourne Youth Research paper “Young people, wellbeing and communication technologies” (2005) shows that more youths in your council area are using the Internet than ever before.

Designed to meet the recommendations of these studies, Datalink’s YOUth Portals are some of the most usable and interactive youth sites on the web.  

Benefits:

• Increase awareness of council services amongst young people
• Exposure for local events and bands
• Access to counselling and support networks
• Entertain and educate by uploading games and videos
• Promote responsible parenting with access to “safe” information
• Connect with multicultural groups

 

Portal Features:

• Visitors can personalise the website with colour schemes
• Randomised content designed to keep visitors returning for more
• Range of Interactive templates - Community noticeboard/discussion forum/chat room, events calendar, online poll, YouTube video, online surveys
• Dynamic search and navigation system
• Links in easily with the council’s corporate website, Freeza and Youth Central

 

You also get:

• Freestyler Content Management – No technical knowledge is required for youth officers to contribute to YOUth Portal via a simple web browser.  Used by some of the leading local councils in Australia, Freestyler supports government requirements for websites and is 100% Australian made and owned.  
• Professional Graphic Design Service
• Website Hosting & Statistics Tool
• Staff Training
• Ready within 2 weeks !
• FREE initial consultation