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2023 Western Australia Scholarship Presentation

I was incredibly fortunate to receive my RSL Australia Scholarship... it came at a pivotal time when I was struggling financially. Receiving the scholarship was essential to ensure that I could remain studying full-time. Jessica Baker, AVCAT Alumni L-R: Jessica Baker, Graham Halton, Spencer & Tate Beaumont-Bisby, Abigail Chifuntwe By...

2023 RSL Queensland Scholarship Presentation

It was inspiring to hear Alumni guest speaker, Sarah Mortensen, speak about the direct impact her scholarship made on her ability to study, and her ultimate success. Back L-R: Len Russell - CEO AVCAT, Mikayla Condon, Kassia Nathan, Sommer Hillery, Robyn Richardson - Scholarships Manager AVCAT, Jasmine Schaper, Isaac Thorpe,...

AVCAT Scholar – Kimberley Luty

The Long Tan Bursary has changed everything for me. It gives me breathing room financially and lightens the burden that was always competing with university priorities. By Kimberley Luty My story is not like most AVCAT scholars' stories. I have two sons, aged 16 and 20, and I turn 40...

Dr Louise O’Rance – AVCAT Alumni

I’ll never stop being grateful to the trustees who decided to invest in the education of kids from low-income families. It worked. By Dr Louise O'Rance Dr Louise O'Rance My father, Peter, left the navy before I was born, but he had the tattoos to show for it. I loved...

Reflections on ANZAC Day 2023

By Len Russell, CEO AVCAT L-R: Len Russell CEO AVCAT,  Victoria Benz Deputy Commissioner DVA NSW/ACT, Mr Ron O’Connor Director TPI NSW On April 25th, 2023, we commemorated those men and women who have served and are serving our nation in the armed forces. It is a day of significance...

Mia Taylor – AVCAT Scholar

I am fortunate and very grateful for this scholarship. I realise now how much of an influence Pop, Poppy, my great-uncles, and the war veterans at the club had. This influence will stay with me all my life. By Mia Taylor Mia Taylor I grew up in a tiny village...

AVCAT Welcomes New Sponsor Nowra RSL Sub-Branch

AVCAT is delighted to announce Nowra RSL Sub-Branch will sponsor a new scholarship in 2023. Nowra RSL Sub-Branch is active in many ways in its local community. They provide a venue for members and Veterans to meet, help with welfare problems, arrange hospital visits and perform RSL funeral tributes, conduct...

2022 NSW Presentation Event

Back Row L-R: Victoria Benz; Len Russell; Shannon Baker; Jasmine Hair; Portia Yates; Taryn McCarthy; Corey East; Thomas Landes; The Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP Front Row L-R: Lachlan Cooke; Dyontae Barnes; Olivia Lotz; Tiarni Irvine Victoria Benz, Deputy Commissioner Department of Veterans Affairs NSW/ACT welcomed scholars, their families, and distinguished...

AVCAT Announces New Sponsor Airbus

AVCAT is delighted to welcome generous new sponsor Airbus. In 2023 Airbus in Australia is sponsoring three new scholarships for children or grandchildren of Australian ex-serving veterans. The three-year scholarships are for tertiary students commencing full-time study in 2023. Airbus is a global pioneer in the aerospace industry, operating in...

AVCAT Welcomes New Sponsor Australian War Widows SA

AVCAT is delighted to announce Australian War Widows South Australia will sponsor a new scholarship in 2023. The Australian War Widows (SA) Inc. is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the well-being of widows & widowers whose partners have died as a result of their war service for Australia.  The Australia...

Angela Redfern – AVCAT Alumni

I am so grateful to have received the Long Tan Bursary and thus been able to pursue a career where I can assist on the very same surgeries that were performed on my father those many years ago in Vietnam. AVCAT Alumni Angela Redfern spoke about her experience as an...

Nicci Thatcher – AVCAT Scholar

I live an exciting life, and that wouldn't be possible without the support of my parents. They encourage me to take every possible opportunity. I've been able to spread my wings thanks to their unconditional support. By Nicci Thatcher Nicci with her dad Larry & nephew Flynn My Name is...

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