The Larapinta Trail in the Northern Territory will symbolise hard work for the youth of this town.
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Heading off on Monday, June 28, nine young people from Goulburn along with some from Braidwood, will be trekking the trail for six days.
Going along with them will be a couple of people from Mission Australia and Goulburn Mulwaree Council including youth services coordinator Luke Wallace.
"We fly to Uluru and will spend two days there doing cultural activities," Mr Wallace said.
"From there, we head to Alice Springs and will be walking the track over six days covering 136km."
The 15 to 18-year-olds, who are a part of the Goulburn Youth Mentoring Program, have been focusing on being great leaders as well as their own self development.
The main goal of the trek is to solidify their learnings and to gain self belief and confidence.
"We've been working on our leadership skills and learning about ourselves," Mr Wallace said.
"We learned about our trigger points are and how to deal with our emotions and feelings."
The trip, supported by council, Goulburn PCYC, Headspace and Mission Australia, has been 12 months in the making.
In preparation, they practised hiking at places like Bungonia and Rocky Hill.
"This trek is all about achieving a goal that seems pretty impossible, but by working together and putting our minds together, you can achieve anything," Mr Wallace said.
The youth program also received an $8000 grant from the minister for mental health, regional youth and women Bronnie Taylor to help with the trip.
The youth group returns on Tuesday, July 6.
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