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YOUR COMMUNITY NEWS • AUG/SEP 2016 PAGE
COMMUNITY
A City that supports
commu nity wellbei ng
2016 ABORIGINAL TERTIARY
EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS
Each year Council provides two scholarships of $5000 to
students to support their studies at university level.
The 2016 recipients of the Scholarships were presented by
Mayor Gary Johanson at the July Council meeting.
Our first recipient for 2016 is Christine Abdulla. Christine is
a proud Ngarrindjeri woman who is in her fourth year of a
Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Adelaide. She has
returned to University studies following a career in community
service to Aboriginal people.
Our second recipient is Kassidy Coulthard who lives in
Ferryden Park. Kassidy is 18 years old and is in her first year
of studies for a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science at the
University of Adelaide. Her goal on completing her studies is
to work in a rehabilitation centre for animals.
In 2015, the national school retention rate was 84%, but
for young people from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
backgrounds this figure was below 60%.
This scholarship goes towards the establishment of role
models within the local community, who then demonstrate
that Aboriginal people can attend university, can gain the
required qualifications, can achieve top level jobs and they can
shape the future for their own people.
Congratulations to this year’s fantastic recipients!
KILBURN COMMUNITY
CENTRE SET TO HOST
MENTORING PROGRAM
The Kilburn Community Centre will host a program,
specifically designed to address social issues in the Kilburn
and Blair Athol area.
Football Federation of South Australia has received $75,000
from the Attorney General’s Crime Prevention Fund to deliver
a mentoring program in the 2016/17 financial year.
Partner organisations including Council, FFSA,Australian
Refugee Association and the Police, will work together to
deliver the mentoring program designed for an identified group
of young people.They’ll provide weekly opportunities for them
to play football and to connect with other supportive services
and educational and developmental opportunities. Importantly,
the project will connect the participants to a complex case
management structure that will further facilitate pathways out
of their current circumstances.
Participants will be regularly involved in a healthy physical
activity that promotes physical and social well-being and
nurtures positive community connections.
Kilburn Community Centre will host the program three times
per week for 40 weeks during the 2016-17 financial year.
This program aims to make neighbourhoods safer, as well as
increasing community participation in local crime prevention
initiatives, and reducing the fear of crime.
Kassidy Coulthard with her family