Latest Western Chances News
Scholarship student has big dreams to tackle inequality and discrimination
Tue, 4th June 2019Performance poet and law student, Kozzi, was inspired to help others after coming to Australia as an asylum seeker.
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National Volunteer Week 2019 - ‘Making a world of difference’
Mon, 20th May 2019To celebrate National Volunteers week, we sat down for a Q&A with John Stapleton, a member of the volunteer squad at Western Chances.
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Family values make accessible mental health care a priority for scholarship student
Thu, 2nd May 2019Watching her mum struggle with depression spurred Namy to study psychology at university. Now she is working to improve access to mental health care for Australia’s multicultural community.
Pannamy (Namy) Touch is currently completing an undergraduate degree in Psychology and a diploma of Spanish. She also volunteers weekly at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. The hard work and sacrifices that her mum made to provide for Namy’s schooling drives her to continue to achieve in her studies.
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Nominator spotlight: From student to Year 12 coordinator at Braybrook College
Mon, 29th April 2019Mirsadet Osmani has been a teacher at Braybrook College for 16 years. ‘I am currently the Year 12 Coordinator and have been with my cohort of students since they were in Year 8, so I’ve seen them grow into fine young adults. I teach English and EAL. I have always lived in the West’.
Interestingly Mirsadet also attended Braybrook College as a student. A love of reading and books along with some excellent teachers inspired her to join the profession and become an English / EAL teacher.
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Working together in Melbourne’s west.
Fri, 3rd May 2019We are delighted to share the news that key members of the Western Chances family, Steve Bracks and Gaye Hamilton, are taking on roles at Victoria University following the decision of the current Chancellor, George Pappas, to retire from his position at the end of 2019. Congratulations to Gaye and Steve. The Hon. Steve Bracks AC, husband of our founding Chair Terry Bracks AM, will take up the position of Chancellor from January 2021.
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OTHER NEWS ITEMS
- Netflow-Western Chances partnership supporting talented young people in Melbourne’s west
- Western Chances Scholarship Award Ceremony 2019 - Event Wrap Up
- Great results for Western Chances Year 12 students
- Scholarship recipient responds to One Young World call to action
- Nominator spotlight: A champion for enterprising young students
- Western Chances and Melbourne Airport: Celebrating 10 years together
- Nominator Profile: Creating opportunities for young people is a way of life
- Alumni and recipients say thank you to donors and supporters
- Travel fuels scholarship student’s desire to improve global health
- Basketball fan takes his study game to a new level with scholarship “assist”
- Inspired changemaker paves the way for future young leaders
- Scholarship recipient makes the right moves toward career in medicine
- Western Chances alumni and tertiary recipient networking event
- Western Chances supporters provide opportunities for the future
- Links Partner Profile: Maths professionals make ideal mentors for enquiring minds
- Acting career is no drama for scholarship recipient
- Compassionate scholarship recipient seeks rewarding career helping others
- Fortune favours the fish that swim upstream
- Scholarship recipient highlights young African-Australian success
- Level-up your performance with practice – a key lesson for musician and scholarship student
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