Heywire

HEYWIRE is a chance for you to tell your story. Sure, you might not have mobile phone service, and yes we can't see your face under that big akubra and through the blowflies. But Heywire is about breaking the stereotypes, keeping it real and giving a voice to Rural and Regional youth. If you do a really good job, we'll cut the akubra line next time, ok?

We do this by:

• Letting young people from rural and regional Australia take over the ABC and broadcast their stories on ABC Radio: Local Radio, Triple J, Radio National, Radio Australia and ABC Online
• Giving young people the opportunity to participate in our yearly forum in Canberra: a chance for the Heywire winners from around Australia to come together and discuss the issues facing young people

At any time during the year you can enter Heywire. Just put on your creative cap and submit a piece to Heywire for radio, television or online content (have we mentioned that we don't want crop-circle stories? We have? Good. 'Cos we don't. Ever again. Are you listening, Brian?).

By the way: we now have a MYSPACE account to keep in contact with our Heywire mates. You can be our friend by visiting www.myspace.com/abcheywire, and we regularly send out bulletins about Heywire.