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Catching Up With Our Inspiring Alumni – March 2021
We love our alumni! We recently caught up with some of them to see what they have been up to for the last few months. Let’s see what they have to say… Lincoln WhiteleyClass of 2013 | St Ignatius’ College Riverview I’m a Yalari alumnus from 2013 and I’m...
Our Indigenous Leaders of Tomorrow
This year, we welcomed 45 new students to the Yalari scholarship program. We are pleased to introduce a few members of Yalari’s class of 2026!Kahleyah Buckle Methodist Ladies College, Claremont “I have a friendly personality and always have a smile on my face. I want...
2021 Yalari Captains
Leading | Educating | EmpoweringIt is with great pleasure that we announce the Yalari Captains for 2021. Seventeen Yalari scholars from years 11 and 12 have been chosen for the role based on qualities such as responsible behaviour, leadership, involvement with their...
Full Circle Impact – Humanitix
First Nations education initiatives follow on to Indigenous career experience Tyrese Carr (top, centre), Humanitix intern & Indigenous Scholarships program graduate with the rest of the Humanitix team Over the summer of 2020 Tyrese Carr, a recent graduate of...
Graduating Class of 2020
We caught up with the Yalari graduating class of 2020 to see what they are getting up to this year after finishing school... Aidan Finn (Geelong Grammar School)plans on working for 12 months before applying for a Bachelor of Commerce with a Major in...
Student Updates and Achievements
Yalari scholars continue to work hard, dream big... and achieve! Taylor Hammond, Year 7 student at Kambala, received The Year 7 Kambala Award. It is a special encouragement award for working hard and trying her best all year. Connor McGovern-Cubby, Year...
Noah Smith Awarded Lloyd McDermott Medal
The First of Many... Year 12 student Noah Smith is Churchie’s inaugural recipient of the Lloyd McDermott Medal. This award was established in honour of Churchie Old Boy Lloyd McDermott (1957), renowned for his trailblazing success as the first Indigenous...
A Message from Waverley Stanley AM
What a year 2020 has been. It will be one to remember for the many learnings and challenges that all of us had to face, whether you were at school or online learning at home, at work or working from home, or isolated in more ways than one. I am grateful to live...
Amber Phineasa – Leading Seaman
We recently caught up with Yalari alumna Amber Phineasa to see what she's been up to since she graduated from The Glennie School in 2011 - I joined the Royal Australian Navy in 2014 as a Boatswains Mate. Since then I’ve gone through Recruit school where it all...
An Inspiring Message from a Yalari Parent
"To Waverley, Llew and the Yalari crew - I want to express my gratitude for the amazing opportunity you presented to Koby and Jaycee all those years ago. The opportunity for them to leave a small town like Lakes Entrance with limited opportunities...
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