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Dateline
- April 23, 2008
Gold
Coast's high achieving students congregate on Gold Coast for RSL
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Eleven high achieving senior school students from the Gold Coast
travelled to Bond University at Robina for a one day leadership
forum on Sunday April 20, 2008. The Gold Coast students are
11 of the 128 recipients of a 2008 RSL Youth Development grant,
sharing in $500,000. The RSL has awarded these grants to students
who have excelled in community leadership, academic, and sporting
pursuits and range from aspiring Olympic athletes to community
conscious youth ambassadors. The
students are the Gold Coast’s first representatives to
receive grants to the value of $5,200 in
the programs first year.
The leadership forum
gave the students the opportunity to develop their leadership
skills through educational and leadership activities, as well
as listening and talking to some of Queensland’s most successful
and influential leaders.
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Guests
speakers at the RSL Youth Forum held at Bond University |
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Guest
speakers to the students included Indigenous founder of the Rosemary
Bishop Indigenous Education Scholarship Program, Mr Waverley Stanley
and Australia’s first and only female Commanding Officer
of a flying squadron in the Royal Australia Air Force, Wing Commander
Linda Corbould. |
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RSL
Youth Forum participants engaged in leadership activities
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RSL
(Qld Branch) State President, Mr Doug Formby, said that the
response to the leadership forum was overwhelming, and was
pleased that the Gold Coast students could attend the weekends
activities. “The
Leadership Forum aimed to foster the growth and development
of these successful young students to ensure a brighter future
for our community,” Mr Formby said. “As well as
offering outstanding leadership and educational opportunities,
the RSL Youth Development Program aims to promote awareness
of the sacrifices our veterans have made, and of the ANZAC
values they strived to defend,” He said.
From
Monday April 21, 2008, students currently completing Year
10 and 11 will have the opportunity to apply for a 2009 RSL
Youth Development Grant via www.RSLyouth.com.au With over
half a million dollars worth of grants available, each grant
is worth between $2,600 (for students studying Year 11 in
2009) and $5,200 (for students studying Year 12 in 2009).
Applications for the 2009 RSL Youth Development Program open
on Monday April 21 2008 and close on Tuesday November 11 2008.
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Mr
Waverley Stanley:
Indigenous founder of the Rosemary Bishop Indigenous Education
Scholarship Program Mr Waverley Stanley is the founding director
of Yalari. A not for profit company established to provide Indigenous
students from disadvantaged communities across the Nation with
the chance to attend some of the best boarding schools in Australia.
Waverley was the first Indigenous student to be offered a scholarship
at Toowoomba Boys Grammar and was the first Aboriginal student
to graduate from the school. Understanding the importance of
educating the Indigenous community is what has
inspired Waverley to work toward his goal of raising $12 million
to put 250 Indigenous students through boarding school by 2015.
Wing Commander Linda Corbould:
Commanding Officer, 36 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force
Wing Commander Linda Corbould is the first and only ever female
to command a Royal Australian Air Force flying squadron. Having
joined the Air Force in 1981, Linda has
participated in deployments around the world including Mogadishu,
Somalia, Timor and the Middle-east. Linda assumed command of
36 Squadron in 2006 and piloted the new C-17 Globemaster 111
on its arrival flight into Canberra in December 2006. Linda
is one of the female pilots leading the way in the Australian
Defence Force.
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RAAF Wing
Commander Linda Corbould |
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