Written by Baie Perryman, one of our Country to Canberra teen bloggers Held in my hometown of Mount Gambier, Generations in Jazz is one of the biggest jazz festivals in the Southern Hemisphere. To a town of 27,000, isolated from any major cities, this festival brings over 5,500 school children, their teachers, and many supporters. Not …
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By Taylor Kelsey-Shueard, 2017 Power Trip winner from Portland, VIC I remember the exact moment I found out that I was to be one of the 2017 Power Trip winners. I was absolutely ECSTATIC and could not contain myself. I couldn’t imagine how I was to be so influenced and redefined as a future leader. …
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By Eve Currie, 2017 Power Trip winner from Bathurst, NSW What started as a feminist rant about imbalances in gendered representation within our parliamentary system ended up being the single most incredible experience of my life. As an admirer of Julia Gillard, I was appalled at our country’s treatment of her prior to, and during …
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By Eleanor McCormack, 2017 Power Trip winner from Ulverstone, Tasmania “Be an umbrella: open up. Only then can you be of use to other people,” is a quote from the 2017 Country to Canberra ‘Power Trip’ that has really stuck with me. As a person who can be quiet in an unfamiliar situation, this quote …
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By Merin Ward, 2017 Power Trip winner from Gladstone, Queensland Believe me when I say that Country to Canberra was the perfect way to wrap up my 2017, and an even better way to start my final year of school. I can confidently say that this all-girls Power Trip was much more than any of …
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Amy Astill, 2017 Power Trip winner from Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia Amy’s Power Trip was proudly sponsored by AgriFutures Australia Leadership is so much more than authority, it’s about believing in your own abilities. Leadership is seeing things that you don’t agree with and trying to fix them. It is a uniting power that should allow …
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By Vanessa Sporne I want to show you how Canberra’s buildings have led me to realise something about the way I view the places I have called home, and the way I will perceive those places I find myself in the future. I want to show you how a someone with passion has allowed me …
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By Michelle Monaghan What turns a strong female character in a book into a role model for young women? Read this article and find out! Sarah J. Maas is the author of the popular Throne Of Glass series and A Court Of Thorns and Roses series. Although both of her series are well known for having …
By Hannah Worsley “Where do you draw momentum from?” This was the question every TEDxCanberra speaker tried to answer in their presentation this year. Over the course of the day, I felt awe, joy, sadness, and amazement, and danced, sung, clapped, and laughed. Each speaker had a unique journey, but all had a common thread …
By Sandy Bauer “Happiness is letting go of what you think your life is supposed to look like and celebrating it for everything that it is.” – Unknown Author In the last couple of months my idea of how my life plan is supposed to go has changed in every way possible. I went from …
