Georgia and Rachel are Wailwan Women from the Gomeroi Nation. They left SACS in 2015, after starting when Gawura opened in 2007.
Rachel is currently studying a Bachelor of Law/Arts at the University of Sydney. Rachel has worked as intern at Terri Janke, an Indigenous IP Law firm and will complete her degree at the end of the year. Rachel hopes to work in the Indigenous Community after her graduation.
Georgia has completed a Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) at the University of Sydney and this year started a PhD at ACU in Aboriginal Education and Positive Psychology. Georgia is the first Gawura student to commence a PhD.
Graduates like Georgia and Rachel give us so much happiness and hope.
Both make themselves available to help Gawura, they have visit our students to inspire them and help with career opportunities for high school students.
Kas (pictured below) is the first Gawura graduate to be accepted into Oxford University. Kas commenced her Master of Science in September 2019 on a Charlie Perkins Scholarship. Kas is a proud Mbarbarum, Kuku Yalanji, Yidinji and Gugu Yimidthirr descent who last year graduated with a Bachelor of Health Science (Psychology) from the University of Sydney with a distinction average and received the annual University of Sydney Scholarship for Distinction.
