It's great news for 138 Sunshine Coast community organisations with their local council putting up $990,000 to give them a helping hand this financial.
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A rousing Dawn Service speech by Burdekin MP Dale Last brought the ANZAC Day message to life for the community of Bowen this morning.
Focusing on the story of âforgottenâ Indigenous north Queensland Digger Charlie Blackman, who until recently was buried in an unmarked grave, the speech brought the âLest We Forgetâ message down to a more personal level for the 500-strong crowd. Bowen s 2021 ANZAC Day commemorations. Picture: Rhonda Nilsson
Not least because the Whitsunday community played a key role in ensuring Lance Corporal Blackman got the respect and recognition he deserved, Mr Last explained, including the awarding of medals and the erection of a headstone at Charters Towers some 50 years after he died.
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Each year, the Queensland Country Women’s Association offers a range of bursaries to assist secondary and tertiary students to continue their studies.
Areas of study currently include agriculture and rural topics, hospitality, photography, music, dance, textiles, and medical.
Applications for this year’s QCWA bursaries close January 31, 2021.
More information and applications form can be found at https://www.qcwa.org.au/Student-Bursaries
RURAL STUDIES The Ruth Fairfax Memorial Bursary – Two of these Bursaries, worth $2500 each, are awarded annually to students under the age of 25 whose permanent home address is in Queensland, who has received an offer for tertiary study and intends to pursue a course with major rural content.