Month: September 2015

Libby O’Brien was one of the winners of Country to Canberra’s 2014 essay competition. For her amazing efforts, she had her work published and scored a ‘Power Trip’ to Canberra, where she met powerful female leaders, toured parliament and was interviewed by top media outlets. We asked Libby to look back on some of her favourite and most inspiring …

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By Country to Canberra Founder & Executive Director, Hannah Wandel. C2C Essay Competition closes Thursday, 10 September 2015 at 11.00pm AEST. It’s officially that time of year. Fathers Day has arrived (hello bacon), footy finals are in full swing, and it’s the last weekend before Country to Canberra’s essay competition closes for Year 10/11 rural …

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By Kaitlyn Loft, Country to Canberra teen blogger. Learn more about her here.      Remember the day that Facebook profile pictures turned rainbow? I do. It was the 26th of June 2015 – a day that marked a huge success for the LGBT+ community due to the legalization of same-sex marriage across the United States of America. …

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