Ellie Simpson, Country to Canberra Teen Blogger. As if high school isn’t daunting enough, us Tasmanian teenagers get to experience another two years in a new and fun, albeit daunting and stressful environment to decide upon our futures. For Years 11 and 12, we put ourselves through college to answer the one question …
Happy International Women’s Day – a day that spotlights gender equality and celebrates the contributions of women around the globe! This year’s theme, #MakeItHappen, is encouraging effective action. So, in the spirit of ‘leaning in’ and going after our goals, Country to Canberra is posting its first-ever ‘Empower Profile’. These profiles will feature inspiring women …
Libby O’Brien is one of the winners of Country to Canberra’s inaugural essay competition on gender equality in rural Australia. Following her win, Libby scored an all-expenses paid ‘Power Trip’ to Canberra to meet inspirational female leaders on December 3, 2014. Libby’s 16 years old, is from Beaudesert, QLD, and was recently made School Captain! Below are some of …
Hannah Worsley is one of the inaugural winners of Country to Canberra’s essay competition on gender equality and empowerment in rural Australia. Following her win, Hannah received an all-expenses paid ‘Power Trip’ to Canberra to meet inspirational leaders on December 3, 2014. Hannah lives on her family farm near Nullamanna in New South Wales, is 17 years …
Vesna Clark is one of the 2014 winners of Country to Canberra’s essay competition on gender equality and empowerment in rural Australia. Following her win, Vesna received an all-expenses paid ‘Power Trip’ to Canberra to meet inspirational female leaders on December 3, 2014. Vesna hails from the Southern Highlands in New South Wales, is 16 years old and has …
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Lauren Northcote is a Year 11 student and blogger from Darwin, Australia. She wrote the following guest post about gender equality for Country to Canberra. In rose pink, taffeta dresses and elegant bows, I was told I was pretty, well dressed, with quiet manners. This was well-suited perhaps, if only for the reason, that it …
Our founder, Hannah Wandel, wrote this guest post for YWCA Canberra to honour the International Day of Rural Women on October 15, 2014. See the original post here: https://ywca-canberra.org.au/blog/2014/10/country-to-canberra-celebrates-rural-women/ Last month, I had three unforgettable conversations. I called the winners of Country to Canberra’s inaugural essay competition, and told them they had won a ‘power …
I will never, ever forget my school sports days. I will always remember the loud cheers, my feeble attempts at triple jump, and the cans of coloured hairspray that turned my head from brown to sparkly blue as fast as you can say ‘tunnel spoke.’ But there was one thing I always hated about sports carnivals: …
