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The Mitchell Youth Leadership Forum is a 2½-day live-in program for year 11 students, strongly based around the three core values of service to others, integrity and courage. I have had the privilege of being the president of this organisation for five years. The forum is a great chance for year 11 students to come together and share their thoughts and ideas on how to be great, inspirational leaders in their schools and in our community. Each year every high school in my district—public and private—sends 10 children of year 11 age to this forum, and each year they come away having had a very special experience with each other and with leadership, which produces a better quality person. To read my complete speech click here.
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The Local Sporting Champions program is designed to support young people participating in state, national and international level sporting championships as an athlete, coach or official.
Grants of $500 per individual or $3,000 per team are available to help meet costs such as travel, equipment, uniforms and accommodation.
To find out if your eligible and to apply click here.
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
The Federal Member for Mitchell, Alex Hawke MP, is encouraging young local athletes to apply for the Local Sporting Champions program.
The Local Sporting Champions program is designed to support young people participating in state, national and international level sporting championships as an athlete, coach or official.
“These grants help local teams and aspiring young athletes to realise their goals. It is a way of supporting the next generation of Australian sporting champions, said Alex Hawke.
Grants of $500 per individual or $3,000 per team are available to help meet costs such as travel, equipment, uniforms and accommodation.
In order to be eligible to receive a Local Sporting Champions grant applicants must:
- be aged 12 to 18 years (inclusive);
- be required to travel a return distance of 250 kilometres or more;
- be an Australian citizen; and
- be participating in an official national sporting organisation (NSO) endorsed state or national sporting competition, or national school sporting competition.
- Must complete and submit application to the ASC prior to the nominated championship commencing.
“Applications for grants can be made online through the Australian Sports Commission at http://www.ausport.gov.au/participating/schools_and_juniors/local_sporting_champions and successful applicants will be determined by a local sports panel,” Mr Hawke concluded.
ABC News Breakfast 10 November 2012
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