UWA Indigenous students win Kimberley klub awards

Three Indigenous students from the Kimberley region of Western Australia (WA) recently received awards from Garnduwa Amboorny Wirnan's Kimberley klub program.

Garnduwa Amboorny Wirnan is an Aboriginal Corporation in the Kimberley. Their Kimberley klub program supports and recognises the achievements of Kimberley Indigenous youth who are living in Perth to pursue academic and sporting aspirations.

The three students, all studying at the University of WA (UWA), were nominated by the Student Services team from the School of Indigenous Studies, and each received awards:

• Matthew Lelievre - awarded the Academic Achievement Award for Tertiary students, for academic achievement in a Bachelor of Exercise and Health Science
• Bianca Howard - awarded the Academic Achievement Award for Tertiary students, for achievement in the Aboriginal Pre-Medicine/Pre-Dentistry course
• Rhonen Maher - awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award, for completion of a Bachelor of Commerce at UWA.

An award presentation dinner was held at Claremont Football Club on September 7, 2012, to present the students with their awards.

Source: University of Western Australia

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