'IN MY SKIN - Ballarat Youth Stories ' is airing its first episode today, one of five initial episodes on topics including 'Queer Matters', 'Living and Thriving with a Disability', 'Gender Equity', 'Lived experiences as a young person with colour' and 'Climate Change'.

Guests include members of the Ballarat Action Climate Co-Op, Queer matters youth champion Remi Turkovi Ballarat Young Citizen of the Year and Disability Advocate Gabriel Gervasoni, founder and CEO of the Minority Co. Indya Hayes.

Youth Councillor Vy Nguyen, who has been a part of the project, said COVID and lockdowns have presented a challenge again this year, however the project was still able to be finished.

"It did not stop us from tuning our passion into something real good for young people," she said.

City of Ballarat Mayor, Cr Daniel Moloney said the series was an innovative way to get important voices heard by others. "The City of Ballarat Youth Council is representative of a voice that is often overlooked or dismissed, and I commend this approach to inviting discussion on such influential issues," he said.

"It is important that everyone understands what is meaningful to our youth. Whilst this is made for young people by young people, I am anticipating there will be a lot to be learnt by everyone on the powerful podcast topics."

Each episode will launch on Spotify on Saturdays throughout November and December.

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