Young Scientists of Australia

The Young Scientists of Australia is a national non-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion of science in Australia to the 14- to 25-year-old demographic. The organization consists of chapters in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, as well as regional coordinators in other parts of Australia such as Canberra.

The organisation is involved in organising various science shows, typically targeted at high school students. It also organises social events for its members, and is involved in various science promotion events such as National Science Week and the production of a radio show about science, airing on SYN Radio in Melbourne. YSA also staffs a large number of The Science Experience science schools in various universities around the country, where by hundreds of YSA members volunteer weeks of their time to lead high school students around the universities.

The current chapters are:

• Brisbane
• Sydney
• Melbourne
• Adelaide
• Perth

Chapters

<br />YSA has chapters in most capital cities at present.<br />

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Brisbane

<br />YSA Brisbane is the founding chapter of YSA and in turn the oldest chapter in Australia.<br />The Current management Committee members are:

• President: Jess Wrigley
• Vice-President: Ben Cooper
• Treasurer: Tayla Tazenko
• Secretary: Chris Forbes

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• Immediate Past President: Matthew Heskett

<br />The Current Executive Committee Members are:

• Editors: Bec Conrick & Lucy McAuliffe
• Social: Kate Perry......
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