About YMCA Victoria’s Youth Press Gallery

YMCA Victoria’s Youth Press Gallery is a program for young people aged between 16-25 currently studying, or who have an interest in, political journalism, photography, or filming to gain valuable experience serving as the Press Gallery for the YMCA Victoria Youth Parliament program. In this series of blogs we are proud to introduce you to the members of the 2020 Youth Press Gallery, and share their achievements and published works during their time with the program.

Introducing Lucy Turton

Age: 24

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About me: Lucy is a Masters of Journalism and Spanish student and English & Theatre Studies Honours graduate at the University of Melbourne. She has been heavily involved in environmental and social justice activism, and is passionate about improving the accessibility and transparency of politics and media. She joined the Youth Press Gallery because it provides a fantastic platform for stories that inform, engage, and inspire audiences of all ages.

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  • Lucy’s work with the 2020 Youth Press Gallery is ongoing – please drop by again for more of her work as it is published.