Month: February 2017 All posts in this category

Congratulations Anna Boddy – Upper Secondary Scholarship Recipient 2016

Anna is a determined 17-year-old young lady who will be completing year 12 at Morley Senior High School in 2017. She hopes with hard work she will gain entry to university in 2018, one day becoming an ambassador using her Japanese language skills. Anna lives away from her family home and receives a small amount... read more

Congratulations Christopher Hewton – YAL Members Rural or Remote Scholarship Recipient 2016

Christopher is a 15-year-old young man who lives with his family on the family farm in Moodiarrup, 236kms south of Perth. He currently attends WA College of Agriculture in Harvey where he is undertaking a Certificate 2 in Agriculture. He hopes this study will give him a strong foundation of knowledge to help run his... read more

Congatulations Lewis Almond – Lower Secondary Scholarship Recipient 2016

Lewis is a bright 12-year-old young man who is entering year 7 in 2017. He attends Tranby College in Baldivis. Lewis is an only child of a single mother who made the courageous decision to leave a violent relationship when Lewis was only 5 months old. Life as a single parent has not been easy... read more

Congratulations Jeninna Cruz – Upper Secondary Scholarship Recipient 2016

Jeninna is 17-year-old young lady who will be entering year 12 at Girrawheen Senior High School in 2017. Jeninna and her family left their homeland third world country six years ago, to escape the extreme poverty they lived in. While coming to Australia has allowed Jeninna to have greater opportunities to achieve her dream of... read more

Congratulations – Josiah Kappert Post-Secondary Scholarship Recipient 2016

Josiah is a young man with a bright future. He finished his final year of high school at Rehoboth Christian College last year and has been accepted at UWA for Bachelor of Arts – Political Science and International Relations for 2017. He hopes this will lead to a future career in the foreign affairs sector... read more

Congratulations Abby Hennighan – Lower Secondary Scholarship Recipient 2016

Abby is a passionate 12-year-old young lady who is determined to build a bright future for herself. She lives with her family in Geraldton WA and has been accepted to John Curtin College of the Arts in 2017 where she will enter Year 7. Abby will board at City Beach Residential College in order to... read more

Congatulations Eleanor Beidatsch – Post-Secondary Scholarship Recipient 2016

Eleanor is a 23-year-old young lady from Mount Barker in the South West of WA. She is currently studying a Bachelor of Science at UWA Albany Campus. Eleanor is passionate about science, especially climate change, marine biology, environmental science and conservation. She is working towards a double major in conservation biology and marine science. Eleanor... read more

Congatulations Joseph Carlos – YAL & City of Wanneroo Upper Secondary Scholarship Recipient

Scholarship enables student to finish high school and pursue education and career dreams A widowed mother of three has tearfully welcomed news her son has been awarded a City of Wanneroo and Young Australia League (YAL) scholarship which will enable him to complete high school. Janet Carlos said she was deeply grateful her son Joseph... read more