The 15
th annual Nanga Mai awards, held virtually yesterday, celebrate the achievements of Aboriginal students and the continued commitment and accomplishments of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal staff, school communities, and community members.
Banora Point High School and five students across the northern rivers region were honoured for their outstanding contribution to Aboriginal education in NSW public schools at the 2021 Nanga Mai Awards. They were among 33 winners recognised across 17 categories across the arts, sport, leadership and academic excellence. Mia Thom from Byron Bay High School received the award for the ‘Highest achieving Aboriginal student in the 2020 Higher School Certificate’.
Mia Thom from Byron Bay High School received the award for the ‘Highest achieving Aboriginal student in the 2020 Higher School Certificate’. She earned an ATAR of 99.95 and will be studying a Bachelor of Law with an emphasis on Indigenous Studies and Human Rights at the Universit
The 18-year-old has been named at centre. Howarth comes from a rugby union background in Brisbane and has represented the Australian Schoolboys and Queensland Under 18s in 2019. The decision to fend-off career prospects with the Queensland Reds and Wallabies, then sign a contract with the Melbourne Storm was a big one, but is paying off with the teen set to be unleashed this weekend. Mawhinney said Howarth was definitely an up and comer in the game. To let him unleash will be pretty exciting, he said. He ll be a handy one for us - I haven t seen too much of him but I ve kept an eye on him coming through the grades.
Player welfare is a key focus for the Papua New Guinea Hunters rugby league team as they begin a two week spell in hotel quarantine.
Hunters coach Matt Church said the players were making a big sacrifice moving away from their friends and family.
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The Hunters have relocated to Australia so they can continue competing in the Queensland Cup, after last year s competition was cancelled because of Covid-19.
Coach Matt Church said it was a huge sacrifice for the whole squad to uproot their lives and move to a new country. It s never easy leaving home so I m sure the group, while excited about the challenges and the opportunities that lie ahead, they were also (feeling) a bit of trepidation for them leaving friends and family for such a long period of time.
Brendan Elliot joins Leigh Centurions from Manly Sea Eagles LEIGH Centurions have signed Australian utility back Brendan Elliot for the Betfred Super League 2021 campaign. The 27-year-old, released by Manly Sea Eagles at the end of last year, has played NRL for the past seven seasons, with Sydney Roosters, Newcastle Knights and Gold Coast his previous clubs. Speaking from Sydney ahead of his move to the UK, Elliot said: “I’m really excited about the journey ahead. I nearly came over to Leigh in 2018 but it didn’t work out and so it will be great to finally make the move.
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Subscriber only The driving force behind the Happy Valley Community Organisation, the creator of a signing choir, an anti-straw campaigner and a historian have been honoured in the Fraser Coast Australia Day Awards. It is an honour to be able to present the awards to such a diverse and hardworking group of recipients, Fraser Coast mayor George Seymour said. The recipients have volunteered thousands of hours of their time to the Fraser Coast community over many years which is one of the reasons our community is so vibrant, resilient and caring. Australia Day is a good opportunity for the community to reflect on the thousands of people who volunteer at the hundreds of organisations, groups and sporting clubs across the region.