The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has announced the two recipients of his annual Marsh/Tierney Scholarship.
Lavalla College students, Áine Doherty and Matilda Boyd, were awarded the scholarships this year, and will join other Year 11 students on an Adventure Kokoda trip in the July school holidays.
The Marsh/Tierney Scholarship, worth $7250, provides our younger generation with an insight into the Gippsland connection to the Kokoda Trail, and the sacrifices made by service personnel from this area.
Áine and Matilda will join a contingent of Victorian Members of Parliament and other scholarship winners in tackling the Kokoda Trail next month.
“Trekking the Kokoda Trail is a life-changing experience, and I am so grateful that we are able to support incredible young people in our community with the necessary funding to participate,” Mr Cameron said.
“Both Áine and Matilda have fantastic attitudes, which is half the battle when you’re tackling the Kokoda Trail, so that will hold them in good stead.
“I wouldn’t be able to offer this scholarship without the support and generosity of our local community.
“A huge thank you to the Traralgon RSL, the Argyle, Morwell, Traralgon and Concordia Masonic Lodges, together with the Freemasons Victoria Foundation, who made extraordinary donations towards this year’s scholarships
“I would also like to extend my thanks to the other individuals and organisations who contributed generously.”
