Once Nina Bice stepped over that frightening threshold of day one at university, there was no looking back. Fast forward two years and she’s now halfway through a Bachelor of Human Services/Master of Social Work, with a fresh future in reach. “I felt like a prep on my first day of uni,” Nina says. “It... Continue Reading →
Social work student Shania set to pay a windfall forward
Shania Charvat was in a tutoring session on campus when she received a call from someone sending her a well-timed lifeline for uni. And the first thing she did was hang up on them. She laughs she saw the unknown interstate number and assumed “they were trying to sell me a vacuum cleaner or something”.... Continue Reading →
University leads to career and culture for Jamaal Cross
Jamaal Cross is part of the 3.7 per cent of Australian Indigenous people to finish university. And he says if he can do it, anyone can. We’ve met Jamaal at the Bendigo and District Aboriginal Corporation in Prouses Road, where he has worked as a Family Safety Project Officer since finishing his Bachelor of Human... Continue Reading →