Post by the amazing Sienna Putland, one of our 2019 Leadership Competition winners. Hands down one of the best experiences of my life! Before coming to ‘Country to Canberra’ I was a super introvert, hated meeting new people and was terrified of public speaking and talking to new people. I was super nervous before the …
Written by the excellent Jessica Ryan from our blogger team. No 12-year-old expects that they will be facing their first day of high school waking up in a strange room with curtains for doors and having ten other people getting ready in the same room. Or when you attend the high school in your small …
Written by the amazing Lyla Schmidt from our blogger team. Anzac Day holds a special place in my heart and every year I commemorate our fallen soldiers by marching on proudly. However, due to the outbreak of COVID-19, it was a little more difficult to memorialize the service men and women who have given their …
Written by Georgina Douglas, a wonderful member of our blogger team. Dear future me, The woman I want to be is passionate and confident and isn’t afraid to stand up for what she believes in. I want to be happy with my self-image. I want to be proud to look in the mirror and go, …
Post written by Rebecca Pickering, one of the fantastic members of our blogger team. “Rain. What’s that?” Close your eyes for just one moment and imagine growing up with the stark reality of not having seen, heard or smelt that liquid gold hitting the dusty plains of rural Australia. Unfortunately, this unfathomable nightmare isn’t far …
Poem by the amazing Georgina Douglas from our blogger team. WHAT IS JUSTICE?We say justice is punishing someone who has done wrong or unjust.We say justice is ripping fathers away from kids and putting them in prisonbecause of their stupid idiotic mistakes.We say justice is righting wrongs. WHAT IS JUSTICE?Is justice abusing a family on …
Written by the amazing Shekinah Taderera, one of our 2018 Leadership Competition winners, sponsored by AgriFutures Australia. In the year of 2018, I did not expect to be blessed with a trip of a lifetime nor was I ready for my perception towards leadership to be changed. After, the many events that we experienced during the trip I …
Written by the fantastic Georgina Douglas from our blog team. Dear me, This is a letter to the girl I used to be. There are some things that you should know, it was not my intention to embarrass or to shame you. This is a letter to the girl who worried way too much about …
Post by the excellent Han Worsley, one of our bloggers. What’s in a job? An income? A sense of purpose? A group of mates? As a university student, you work HARD. Not only do you work, but you pay to work — either upfront, or through a slowly increasing HECS-HELP loan that is too daunting …
Post by the amazing Louise from our blog team. My mum is an incredible woman. She’s a pathologist, a hiker, an amateur actress, a mother and a grandmother, and she can do a cryptic crossword in no time at all. She might also be the kindest person I know, working tirelessly for her family and …
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