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Stories
The voice of the scholar is the single most important feature in assessing and realising the impact of a scholarship. We are proud of all of our scholars. Here are some their stories reflecting on their journey.
Solving Wonderful Mysteries
By Jessica Baker Jessica with her parents I always knew I wanted to do something that would make an impact in the world, and I’ve always loved science. This year I finally saw my years of hard work culminate, and...
Helping Horses on the Gili Islands
By Amanda Drought As an avid animal lover, and Dr Harry fan, my ambition to become a vet started from a young age. As I grew older this ambition stuck with me and grew stronger. My bi-cultural, Indonesian and Australian, upbringing...
Alessandra Bridge Designs Her Future
Alessandra & her computer By Alessandra Bridge When I graduated from high school, in 2017 I received an OP score of 18* or below, only seven ranks away from the lowest achievable OP score. This is despite putting in the...
Setting Sail & Changing Course
AVCAT RSL Queensland Scholarship student Sarah was living right in the middle of her dream, but it wasn't what she expected. Instead of wallowing Sarah got right down to working out a new direction. By Sarah Strong I’ve dreamed of...
Julia Clugston – Correspondent
By Julia Clugston Receiving one of the Long Tan Bursaries for 2019 was one of the most exciting things to happen to me this year. I come from a small town called Stawell which is located in the Grampians in...
Bill Roberts OAM – AVCAT Board
We wanted to get to know our board members a little better. Our board works so hard for AVCAT giving us their time, skills and experience. We asked them to tell us their stories and how that motivates them to...
Treading the Boards
Photo by Nick Morrissey It fills me with gratitude to think about what the future holds, and I’m so grateful to AVCAT and RSL Queensland for backing me in the pursuit of a professional career. Chase your dreams with determination,...
Meg Green AM – AVCAT Board
We wanted to get to know our board members a little better. Our board works so hard for AVCAT giving us their time, skills and experience. We asked them to tell us their stories and how that motivates them to...
Bill Crews AO – Chair, AVCAT Board
We wanted to get to know our board members a little better. Our board works so hard for AVCAT giving us their time, skills and experience. We asked them to tell us their stories and how that motivates them to...
