AC CARE

More foster carers are needed in the Riverland to support young people in need of safe homes and positive relationships. Foster carers help provide support and care to our region’s most vulnerable children and young people. They play a significant role in welcoming young people from the local area into their homes and families to ensure they have access to familiar schools, sporting activities, friends and relatives. Carers can choose to provide long-term, short-term, respite or occasional care. By joining ac.care’s network, carers also have ongoing support from a team based in the Riverland, providing specific training and 24/7 on-call support services. It takes many different people to provide sustainable placements for children of all ages, from infants through to teenagers. Foster carers can be of any gender, single or in a relationship, with or without children and there are options to balance working with foster care. If you would like to find out more about how to become a foster carer, don’t hesitate to call ac.care Riverland foster carer recruitment, assessment and training officer Brenton on 8580 5303, visit our website at www.accare.org.au and keep up to date with activities on Facebook at www.facebook.com/accarecommunity

HAWKER SCHOLARSHIPS

The 2021 C.A.S. Hawker Scholarships open on Monday 7th December and close on Friday 8th January 2021.

C.A.S. Hawker Scholarships are one of the most generous privately funded scholarships available to undergraduate students in Australia. Each residential scholarship is valued at up to $60,000 over three years. The scholarships are available to all Australian students. The majority have been awarded to students entering their first year of university studies.

Selection is largely based on personal qualities and demonstrated leadership as well as academic ability. Undergraduate Hawker Scholars are able to attend a range of Australian educational institutions.

The Charles Hawker Scholarship perpetuates the memory of scholar, soldier and Charles Allan Seymour Hawker and commemorates the achievements of one of Australia’s most respected statesmen. 

C.A.S. Hawker Scholarships have been presented by Governors-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Major General Michael Jeffery AC, Australia’s Chief Scientist Professor Ian Chubb AC, South Australian Premier Hon Jay Weatherill MP, former Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon David Hawker AO, Australian of the Year Dr Richard Harris SC OAM and Director of the Australian War Memorial Dr. Brendan Nelson AO.

I respectfully request you inform your year 12 students of the potential life changing opportunities offered by the C.A.S. Hawker Scholarship and suggest they go to the website www.hawkerscholarship.org for information about the scholarship and download an application form. The Secretary to the Trustees can be contacted on 08 8127 1654.