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Dateline
- July 6, 2007
Excellence
rewarded for children of Vietnam Veterans in South Australia
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Four
South Australian students whose parents served in the Vietnam
War, have received bursaries from the Australian Government to
support them with their studies in 2007, the Minister for Veterans’
Affairs, Bruce Billson, announced today. Mr
Billson said this year, for the first time, 50 bursaries worth
up to $9000 each had been awarded nationally. Previously 30 bursaries
worth $6000 were available each year. A 2006-07 Federal Budget
initiative provided an additional 20 bursaries annually and increased
their value.
“Every year,
Long Tan Bursaries are made available to tertiary students with
a parent who served in the Vietnam War. They are awarded to
students who have achieved academically and overcome personal
challenges to successfully complete their secondary education,”
he said.
This year, four South
Australian students have received bursaries:
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· Tania Franklin,
Bachelor of Interior Architecture, University of South Australia;
· James Keimeier,
Bachelor of Science (Sustainable Environment), Adelaide University;
· John Reschke,
Bachelor of Arts, University of Adelaide; and
· Amelia Russell,
Certificate 3 in Justice Studies at the Adelaide TAFE.
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“I congratulate
these students and wish them well in their tertiary studies,”
Mr Billson said.
The Long Tan Bursaries
were named in honour of those who took part in the Battle of
Long Tan during the Vietnam War. On 18 August 1966, some 108
men of D Company, 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, encountered
an enemy force of up to 2500 troops in a rubber plantation north
of the village of Long Tan. With artillery and air support,
D Company held out until the arrival of a relief force. Eighteen
Australians lost their lives in the battle. The
bursaries are administered by the Australian Veterans’
Children Assistance Trust for the Department of Veterans’
Affairs.
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