By Elise Toyer – Country to Canberra 2016 Power Trip Winner I’m excited and frustrated and hopeful and ready for change. Australia may (I’ve got my fingers and toes crossed!) finally, at the end of this year vote ‘Yes’ to legalise same-sex marriage. I’m excited, and it’s time for us, the Australian public, to show Canberra …
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Hearing the news breaking while working away on my desk of the terrorist attack at the Manchester Ariana Grande concert left me in disbelief. It was difficult to comprehend the magnitude of the situation by reading about it on a screen – of the 14,200 people who attended, the majority were girls and their parents. It …
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Written by Mikah Appel – Country to Canberra Teen Blogger As the end of Year 12 years, I can’t help but reflect on how I’ve changed since I started high school. If I could, I would love to dispense some wisdom to my past self in regards to what I should and shouldn’t do, however my mistakes have …
160 people came along to PwC to attend Country to Canberra’s Pathways to Power networking and panel event on 20 June 2017! MC’d by MIX 106.3 Presenter Kristen Henry, featuring a keynote speech by Minister Fiona Nash, a panel with Jennifer Westacott – CEO of the Business Council of Australia, Holly Ransom – CEO Emergent, Stephanie …
Written by Rebecca Pickering – Country to Canberra Teen Blogger A little over a year ago, I was incredibly lucky enough to meet the inspiring woman Janine Milne through my local Showgirl Quest. Between Janine being an Agriculture Science teacher, to her Next Gen involvement, as well as Showgirl and rural Ambassador envelopment, I began to wonder, is …
From meeting the Foreign Minister Julie Bishop to public speaking training from TEDxCanberra, our 2016 Power Trip winners had an inspiring time in Canberra! Our winners also received a long-term mentor, plus ongoing opportunities to build their self-belief and leadership capacities. To see what they got up to, watch the video below! A big thank you to our sponsors …
By Sandy Bauer – Country to Canberra Teen Blogger A recent question brought up for discussion during the HeyWire 2017 Regional Youth Summit was ‘Will regional schools ever be able to give country students the same opportunities as their city cousins?’ Well, I’ve got a few things to say on this matter. I can relate to this …
Written by Caitlin Heppner – Country To Canberra Teen Blogger You’re probably asking yourself, how is life like a liquorice allsort? Well, there is no wrong answer! To some it may mean something as simple as life is colourful and full of different tastes, to others it may be more meaningful! So, here’s the challenge. I …
I met the awesome Katrina Sasse last year in Adelaide, at the Australian Nuffield Farming Conference and knew straight away that she would make a perfect ‘Empower Profile’ on the Country to Canberra blog.  These profiles feature inspiring women and girls who are making waves and promoting empowerment in rural Australia.  We are thrilled to be …
Written by Sabine Conolly – Country To Canberra Teen Blogger Today I’m going to talk to you about the big apple. Late one evening I was looking through my emails when I came across an invitation to apply for the United Nations Youth Assembly to be held in New York, February 2017. At first I thought, ‘ …
