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ABC Heywire
Storytelling Competition
Tell your story, your way about life in regional, rural or remote Australia.
Trailblazers
Working on a project aimed at strengthening regional Australia? We want to tell the world!
Grants
Community organisations can apply for up to $10,000 in FRRR funding to support local solutions to youth‑identified issues.
Winners
Heywire winners bring 'raw, honest storytelling' of life in the regions
Thirty-five young people have been named 2026 ABC Heywire winners for the bravery and authenticity of their life stories.
I turned my struggles into strength and now I'm helping others
Jeremy, from Katherine, NT, Dagoman Country.
Duration: 3 minutes 19 seconds
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Conservation work helped me appreciate my new home
Vishwa, from Renmark, SA, Erawirung Country.
Duration: 2 minutes 49 seconds
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My band, Dreamers, makes music about how we feel and where we're from
Fabian from One Arm Point, WA, Bardi Jawi Country.
Duration: 3 minutes 10 seconds
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The drought shaped the land we farmed on — and it shaped me
Erin from Dubbo, NSW, Wiradjuri Country
Duration: 3 minutes 4 seconds
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Trailblazers
Got a project driving real change? Apply for Trailblazers!
If you're aged between 18 and 28 and already working on a social, educational, environmental or economic development project in your regional community, this program is for you.
These young people love their regional communities. That's why they're pushing for change
Jayden is helping youth go from feeling "lost, angry and unheard" to "proud strong and seen". He's one of our 2026 Trailblazers, announced today.
Skilled workers are considering leaving the trades — and toilets are to blame
Tradies are walking out. Not over ability or aptitude but toilets — in a symbol of the sector's persistent barriers.
They lived in spare rooms and motels, their teen years 'stripped away'
Spare bedrooms, couches, and cars hide the stories of Australia's youth homeless crisis. But they are stories that also reveal a grit and ambition to defy the statistics.
Chronic conditions dismissed as anxiety, low iron
Young women have detailed their experiences being dismissed and misdiagnosed as chronic pain sufferers. Now, they're teaching others how to advocate for their health.
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