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Dateline
- June 9th, 2006
Excellence Rewarded for Children of Vietnam
Veterans in Western Australia
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Four university
and TAFE students in Western Australia, the children of Australian
veterans of the Vietnam War, have received bursaries from
the Australian Government to support them with their studies
in 2006, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Bruce Billson, announced
today. "Each year, the Long Tan Bursaries are awarded
to tertiary students with a parent who served in the Vietnam
War and who have achieved academically and overcome challenges
to successfully complete their secondary education,"
Mr Billson said.
This year, Long Tan Bursaries worth $6000 each have been awarded
to 31 students across Australia, including four* from Western
Australia:
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~ Robert
Farnham, Walpole, Certificate III in the Seafood Industry, WA
Marine Training Centre;
~ Sarah Forbes, Leeming, Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Asian
Studies, Murdoch University; and
~ Rachel Miller, Forrestfield, Bachelor of Science (Nursing),
Curtin University, Bentley Campus.
(One of the Long Tan Bursary recipients has asked to remain anonymous.) |
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"These students have demonstrated an impressive tenacity
to achieve and a commitment to excellence and I wish them well
in all their future endeavours," Mr Billson said. "Even
more students in Western Australia will be eligible for the
Long Tan Bursaries in 2007 after the Federal Government announced
an additional 20 bursaries nationally as part of the 2006-07
Budget. "Increased Budget funding to commemorate the 40th
anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan will provide 50 bursaries
annually from next year, worth $9000 each over three years.
"The Long Tan Bursaries were named in honour of the brave
Australians who fought in the Battle of Long Tan on 18 August
1966, when the determined and courageous soldiers of D Company
6RAR fought off up to 2500 enemy troops in a rubber plantation
north of the village of Long Tan.
"The Australian Government, through the Department of Veterans'
Affairs, is committed to honouring and remembering the great
sacrifice made by our Vietnam veterans and the Long Tan Bursaries
are part of this important
> remembrance," Mr Billson said.
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