Competition
Australia International Youth Drama, Speech & Debate Competition
The 2026 grand final of AYACA's Australia International Youth Drama, Speech & Debate Competition at Glen Eira Town Hall, where Mirror's junior competitors took first and second prize.
The Australia International Youth Drama, Speech & Debate Competition is presented by the Australian Youth Arts & Cultures Association (AYACA) and supported by the Victorian State Government. Its 2026 grand final was held at Glen Eira Town Hall in Caulfield, with competitors in public speaking, poetry, dramatic monologue and storytelling across junior, intermediate and senior groups.
Mirror students competed in the junior group and took first and second prize; both certificates are in the competitions section of the achievements on this page. Delyse Weisz, who teaches speech and drama at Mirror, addressed the awards ceremony.
Credits
Who made it
- Presented by
- Australian Youth Arts & Cultures Association
- Supported by
- Victorian State Government
- Grand final
- Glen Eira Town Hall, Caulfield
- Mirror result
- First and second prize, junior group
Where it came from
The courses this grew out of
Work like this is made inside the ordinary term, by the children already in the room.