The Glen Innes youth centre has a new name and logo.
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The new name 'The Youth Booth' was elected over 25 other entries in a vote of 40 young people living in the Glen Innes Severn local government area.
The name edged out 'the Junction' and "Glen Innes Youth Club' as alternative options.
At a meeting on August 22 councilors also adopted the new logo, one of twelve.
The final choice wasn't to everyone's taste, with councilor Jeff Smith describing the logo it as looking like pieces of corpse splattered over a wall.
"Beauty is in the eye of of the beholder and I'm afraid that doesn't get my eye," he joked, after voting alone against the option.
General manager Mark Riley said there is no perfect logo and recommended not imposing a top-down solution on a subjective subject.
The two young people who designed the winning entries will receive a $100 prize from Mayor Carol Sparks each. Council director Anna Watt attributed the large number of entries partly to competition for the prizes.
The Armidale PCYC is planning to use the building as a base for outreach youth services in Glen Innes, with manager Sam Davis describing the youth centre as a "game changer" in getting the service off the ground.
But the youth centre is primarily designed as a place for young people to hang out; the thinking was that they should get as much of a say in its function as reasonable. In April former youth officer Emma Davy began advertising the competition for a new name and logo.
Ms Watt, director of corporate and community services, said the centre has attracted interest from young people already, with 16 kids attending on one occasion and others making use of the outdoor facilities.
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