About Visible Ink

Visible Ink is Brisbane City Council working together with young people

Visible Ink is Brisbane City Council supporting young people 12 – 26 to be an active part of their city. We provide direct pathways for young people to have a say in Council’s programs, and to engage in activities and communities around Brisbane. Visible Ink is about Brisbane City Council working together with young people.

This Visible Ink website is an Online Space, where news, audio, video, opportunities, information, and projects are made available to check out and become involved in.

You can also find out about the various Visible Ink Youth Spaces that we operate around the city. These spaces are jam-packed with free resources and opportunities for young people to kick-start their business/creative ideas, and to connect with a wider audience for arts and music projects.

Brisbane City Council supports young people in a number of ways.
You can check out our youth spaces here (along with each spaces projects), or download a copy of our Free and Low Cost Activities booklet or read below for some of the projects we’re currently running.

The free to hire rehearsal space at Visible Ink Valley is great for all ages events

Brisbane City Council supports a network of spaces being offered to young people under 26 and organisations that support them. The spaces provide free and low-cost facilities (like computer labs, meeting and rehearsal spaces) and resources (such as video cameras, projectors and sound recording equipment) to help people get active in the life of Brisbane. Visible Ink spaces help achieve Council’s Vision for 2026 and are for young people organising their own workshops, projects, events, businesses and community groups. The spaces provide on-site support from staff that can help you plan your ideas and connect to others that can help. Click here to get an idea of some of the activities young people use Visible Ink for.

There are currently 5 different Visible Ink spaces across Brisbane.

Click on the below links to find out more about each space.
Visible Ink Valley is located in Fortitude Valley
Visible Ink Zillmere is located in Brisbane’s northern suburb of Zillmere
Mt Gravatt PCYC is a partnership between Council and PCYC at Mt Gravatt on Brisbane’s southside
Visible Ink Albert Park is located is a partnership with Edmund Rice Education at Milton, and provides an opportunity for young people to finish highschool in a supportive, community environment.
Wynnum Linx space is a partnership with Bayside Adolescent Boarding in the bayside suburb of Wynnum

The Multicultures Project is a partnership involving Mt Gravatt PCYC, Brisbane City Council’s Youth Team and Sunnybank State High School (one of the most multi-cultural schools in Queensland). The project uses a range of arts-based activities (eg. drama, music, photography, visual arts) to engage students, teachers, parents, and community leaders to create a more cohesive school culture and improve self-esteem and self-awareness for students.

Acting Out/In Project: The “Acting Out” project uses theatre to provide young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness with drama skills and opportunities to express themselves in public space and at public events in meaningful ways. The project links to local youth services to build positive relationships between organisations, young people and Council.

Visible Leaders is a way for young people on the Northside to be involved in shaping Brisbane for the future. Participants design and deliver their own workshops or creative music and cultural events by learning the leadership skills required to run successful community events.
Youth Enterprise Program: supports young people to explore, learn and connect with others about their own business, enterprise and project ideas. From affordable office space, to training and networking events, down to micro-grants and a captive marketplace, we provide a range of projects to get you started.

NightRec: provides activities and events to young people on friday and saturday nights. The program targets public spaces that are facing community safety issues. Currently, we will be focusing on Fortitude Valley, Chermside and Southbank and aiming to make these spaces a safer and more friendly environment for everyone.

We also support a number of interagencies across Brisbane. These are groups of youth organisations that meet monthly to work together to provide better services to young people in Brisbane. You can click here to find out about interagencies across Brisbane, or find out more about the IUYI charter_02

In addition to the above projects, Council also provides the following for young people in Brisbane:
- Libraries, community halls and educational facilities (such as Albert Park Flexi School)
- Resources through the Visible Ink Spaces such as data projectors, video cameras, sound recording equipment etc.
- Sport and Recreational programs such as Chillout, Black Diamonds, Gold ‘n Kids, Real Women and support for local sporting clubs by providing grounds and facilities
- Multicultural programs and events such as World Refugee Day festival
- Festivals such as Styln Up
- Projects that provide opportunities to learn skills in arts, enterprise, theatre, music, dance, film, photography, environmental awareness and social activism
- Advisory groups that report and meet with the Lord Mayor
- Opportunities to have a say about how Brisbane grows through Neighbourhood Planning and Your City Your Say
- Grants for projects in community development, arts, culture and sport and recreation
- Employment programs to get young people employed in Council
- Leadership programs such as the Asia Pacific Cities Summit Youth Program
- Support from Council staff such as tutoring services for students
- Pools, parks, skateparks, malls, buses and water taxis (citycats)
- City entertainment programs with opportunities for young people to perform.