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On the last weekend of April, the TIS team had an exciting experience down in Perth!
For the three days, we were in charge of 9 local young people. The TIS team transported these young people down to Perth and back, where they had the amazing opportunity of being community ambassadors promoting the Flip the Vape campaign. The young people participated in a photoshoot, where the photos will be used to advertise on buses and billboards around Geraldton.
The Flip the Vape campaign is in partnership with the Victoria TIS team, who conceptualized the campaign and shared the resources so that other TIS teams can also run the campaign in their local areas. Early morning on Thursday the youth boarded the hired van, and we made our way down to Perth. As soon as we arrived, we went to the shops and bought shirts for the photoshoot, then the young people had free time to get lunch and do some shopping. Afterwards, we made our way to our hotel, the Crown Promenade!
In the morning all woke up early to have breakfast in the city and head straight to the studio for the photoshoot. Each young person had portrait photos taken and had a short interview, then everyone joined together for group photos. The young people really stepped up to the task, and we are proud to have them represent Geraldton. For the rest of the day everyone had free time, some had a quick nap, some went for a drive and some even took advantage of the pool at the hotel. For dinner we all met at the food court at Crown and had a delicious choice of food to eat, then the young people went for a ride up to Kings Park to see the city lights at night.
On Saturday, the group piled back into the van, and we headed back up to Geraldton along the coastal road. Along the way we visited the Nambung National Park to check out the pinnacles. By the time we got back to Geraldton, we were all ready for a good sleep, but we could all agree that we had a great time in Perth, and we’re looking forward to seeing the campaign photos around Geraldton!
