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The ABC is calling on community organisations to help bring inspiring ideas developed by young people at this year's Heywire Regional Youth Summit to life.

Seven young people each holding a different giant foam letter to make up Heywire, jump in front of Parliament House.

Empowering young people to take responsibility for their town through regular youth-led multifunctional community events is what Youth Ignite is all about.

Three young men and one young woman with white skin stand next to each other outside, smiling at the camera

A project led by young people challenges discrimination and disconnection by opening up to others' experiences.

Seven young people stand in a row, smiling at the camera, outside among trees

A group of young people envision a place where young people can go without stigma to collect free grocery boxes in regional communities.

Five young people stand smiling, arms around each others shoulders, among trees

After struggling to find information about their desired careers, these young people want to create a resource to inform young people about job opportunities in their home towns.

Four young people stand next to each other smiling, among trees

A group of young people say they feel disempowered because they lack life skills, so they came up with an idea to create a social media education campaign help others.

Young people stand together, smiling, among trees

These regional young people are "sick and tired" of navigating the health system by travelling long distances to find doctors who will take them seriously.

A group of young people, some standing some kneeling, smile at the camera among trees

A young woman shares her experience of anorexia to provide a more accurate understanding of the illness.

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Tiffany Davey's passion for educating young Australians has been taken to new heights since winning Heywire in 2012.

Young woman with horses

Andrew Greene is now an ABC News 24 Parliament House reporter, but an important early step towards becoming a respected journalist was entering Heywire back in 1999.

A teenager who has started three mental health programs takes out her "greatest achievement yet".

Mount Isa teenager Justice King has won the 2016 Queensland Young Achiever Award.