The Sydney team consisted of over 50 young people, working collaboratively and gaining valuable round-the-clock experience in the fields of media, journalism, design, photography, video, communications and logistics, uncovering stories and youth perspectives that often get lost in mainstream coverage.

This project has provided the opportunity for youth to step up and produce incredible results. SBS has been an integral media partner, streaming much of the content from www.projecteye.org on the SBS Online World News Australia site which has helped increase the profile of these up and coming writers.

“This was a great opportunity for some of these young journalists to establish themselves. With SBS Online picking up most of our stories, it was a great honour for them to be published by such a well-known and respected news outlet” says project coordinator Mary Nguyen. “We are planning on carrying through with the momentum and establishing this model as a permanent Vibewire fixture.”