SOME of the next generation of farmers in NSW have received scholarships to continue their education in the primary industries sector.
Alexandra Dalton (Binya), Jack Fitzgerald (Toowoomba), Rachel Peffer (Molong), Angus Martin (Mullaley) and Lily Clifton (Coonabarabran) were awarded the five Tertiary Scholarship Awards at the NSW Farmers Annual Conference today.
The Tertiary Scholarship Program was established in 1993 to provide a benefit for Association Members.
The scholarships are open to students who are NSW Farmers members, or come from a family that are members.
They must be undertaking full time courses in their second or subsequent year of tertiary study.
The five scholarships are valued at $4000 each.
The scholarships were presented by Sarah Thompson, chair of the NSW Farmers’ Rural Affairs Committee, and the Minister for Primary Industries Katrina Hodgkinson.
“Rural communities are currently demanding a variety of skills and this year’s scholarship recipients are studying a broad range of subjects from economics to physiotherapy to agriculture," Mrs Thompson said.
“Young skilled professionals are important for rural communities and industry sectors such as agriculture which support them.
“Our aim is to ease some of the cost burden on these students allowing them to focus more time on their studies and other activities,” she said.
Mrs Thompson said congratulated the scholarship recipients and said farmers looked forward to seeing the positive contributions they will make to the industry and communities.
