Wick youngster voted to represent area at Scottish Youth Parliament
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A Wick youngster who has previously been the chair of the Highland Youth Parliament has been elected to represent the far north again.
Megan Travers will represent Caithness, Sutherland and Ross alongside Jamie Dickson from Alness.
A total of five new Highland members of the youth parliament were welcomed following the outcome of recent elections.
Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYP) are elected every two years and become the voice of Scotland's young people. The elections took place from March 4-15 and were open to vote for people aged between 12 and 25 years.
Inverness and Nairn will be represented by Hamish Nott, from Nethy Bridge who is studying at the University of Highlands and Islands, and Ziva Kinsman from Inverness Millburn.
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch elected Rory Young from Lochaber, with a bi-election due to take place soon for the vacancy in this area.
MSYPs range in age from 14 to 25 and represent constituencies in all 32 local authorities throughout the country.
The youth parliament was established on June 30, 1999 - making it older than the Scottish Parliament. SYP’s mission is to provide a national platform for young people to discuss the matters that are crucial to them, and campaign for changes to the nation that they live in.
High Life Highland senior youth development officer Audrey Anthoney said: “The new members will now be participating in Scottish Youth Parliament campaigns and contributing at the SYP sittings which take place three times throughout the year.
“They will also collaborate with their local youth forums, groups, the Highland Youth Parliament and Highland Youth Convener, to ensure that the perspective and views of young people across the Highland area are voiced and represented on a national scale.”
