Latest Western Chances News
Netflow-Western Chances partnership supporting talented young people in Melbourne’s west
Mon, 15th April 2019Western Chances and Netflow have announced a 23-year partnership to assist talented and motivated young people in Melbourne’s western suburbs to fulfil their potential.
Western Chances provides merit-based scholarships, opportunity programs and ongoing support to talented and motivated young people in Melbourne’s west whose financial, social or cultural circumstances prevent them from completing their education.
Netflow is contracted by the Victorian Government to deliver the $1.8 billion Western Roads Upgrade public-private partnership that includes priority road upgrades and more than 260 kilometres of road rehabilitation and maintenance across Melbourne’s west for 23 years.
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Western Chances Scholarship Award Ceremony 2019 - Event Wrap Up
Tue, 2nd April 2019Oh what a night! The 2019 Western Chances Scholarship Award Ceremony held at Deakin Edge in Federation Square was magnificent. It was fabulous to celebrate our newest recipients and present them with their certificates in front of a full house of family, friends, nominators and Western Chances supporters.
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Great results for Western Chances Year 12 students
Wed, 6th March 2019Western Chances would like to extend big congratulations to the 132 scholarship recipients who undertook Year 12 in 2018.
We are excited to share with you the great news that 99% of Year 12 Western Chances scholarship recipients completed VCE or equivalent last year. 28% of these talented and motivated young people also achieved a study score of 40+ in one or more subjects, placing them in the top 9% of students in the state for these subjects.
Please read below about where to next for our Year 12 graduates.
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Scholarship recipient responds to One Young World call to action
Wed, 6th March 2019Grateful for new opportunities, Winta Eyob’s dream is to help others from marginalised communities become the best version of themselves. Becoming a One Young World ambassador gave Winta the skills, knowledge and motivation to activate and encourage young people in her community.
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Nominator spotlight: A champion for enterprising young students
Tue, 5th March 2019An educator and careers practitioner, Brendan Taig enjoys facilitating opportunities for bright young students to achieve their potential in their studies.
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OTHER NEWS ITEMS
- 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
- Scholarship recipient steps into leadership role to connect his community
- Scholarship recipient leads by example
- Fortune favours the fish that swim upstream
- Western Chances CEO finds shared purpose at Garma
- Trinity YLP Residential program fosters confidence, growth, and leadership potential
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