Join Multicultural Youth Awards (MYA) as we honour the stories, achievements and impact of multicultural young people across Australia.
Nominations for the 2026 Multicultural Youth Awards have officially closed, and we are incredibly grateful to everyone who took the time to put forward a young person whose story, leadership and contribution deserves to be celebrated. Each nomination represents someone’s belief in a young person - their hard work, their journey, their impact and their future.
Our team is now preparing nominations for review by the 2026 Multicultural Youth Awards judging panel.
The judging panel will carefully assess shortlisted nominations across the award categories, recognising young people aged 16 to 25 who are creating impact across leadership, community service, sport, education, arts and culture, advocacy, entrepreneurship, volunteering and more.
Finalists will be notified next week, with results and further details.
Last year, the Awards brought together over 280+ young people, families, community leaders, stakeholders and supporters for a powerful evening of recognition and storytelling at Parliament House Victoria.
This year, MYA enters a new chapter at the MCG, bringing the celebration to an even bigger stage.
- Where: Members Dining Room, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Richmond VIC, Australia
- Cost: Community Admission $100.00, General Admission $160.00
- Bookings: Tickets are now on sale, before they sell out secure yours online via Humanitix
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Multicultural Youth Awards (MYA)
Address: 215 Bell St, Preston VIC 3072
The Multicultural Youth Awards up would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the Aboriginal land, on which we all live, work, and play. We pay our deepest respect to Elders past and present, and any First Nations members who are part of the Multicultural Youth Group Industry. We acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded. This land always was and always will be Aboriginal land.