Sunshine Coast

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The Sunshine Coast in Queensland is one of the most stunningly picturesque places in Australia.

An hour north of Brisbane and caught somewhere between little beach community and regional metropolis, it is an essential (and often overlooked) travel destination.

Aside from the well known attractions like Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo and the somewhat ageing Big Pineapple, the Sunshine Coast is home to some of Australia’s most prestine beaches and untouched greenery.

Places like Sunshine Beach in the north are reminiscent of the tiny surfing towns of northern New South Wales, while the hilly regions around Doonan and Cooroy and the hinterland communities of Montville and Maleny speak for their own graceful beauty. Mix this with the CBD areas of Maroochydore and Caloundra and the somewhat understated tourist appeal of Noosa, allof them set against the backdrop of the pacific ocean, and you have the untapped haven of South East Queensland.

What exaggerates this point is the local council’s resistance to big development; to not go down the path of other tourist destinations in the region. This gives the Sunshine Coast a very simple but affective appeal; you get the feeling that things haven’t changed that much lately, and hopefully never will.

Events in Australia

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Two great events for students to do for the June long weekend when they visit
Adelaide:

1.Melrose Fat Tyre Festival, 5‐8 June. The

Flinders Ranges welcomes all mountain
bike riders to the Melrose Fat Tyre Festival
to test out their skills on trails near the
outback town Melrose in the Flinders Ranges.

2. Sea and Vines, 5‐8 June, Fleurieu
Peninsula. Wine, food, music, tastings,
long lunches, it’s the perfect way to
explore this region just south of Adelaide.

Australia Scholarship

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Mick Young Scholarship Awards Presentation

L-R: BNIT students Leesa Davey, Sharon Douglas, Donna Barlow, James Madol, Ratheesh Gopi, Rahul Hemantkumar Patel, Member for Sandgate, Vicky Darling MP, students Prasanth Bista and Dilli Ram Bista and BNIT Institute Director Lynne Foley.

On Monday 22 June, Member for Sandgate Vicky Darling presented 16 BNIT students with Mick Young Scholarship Trust Awards at an annual presentation ceremony held at the Bracken Ridge Campus.

BNIT Student Support Officer Jan Lawson said the aim of the Mick Young Scholarship Trust was to award scholarships to financially disadvantaged students.

“To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must demonstrate financial disadvantage, coupled with the motivation and commitment to furthering their education,” said Ms Lawson.

BNIT students have been receiving Mick Young Scholarship Trust funds since 2002. This year the Trust allocated $8,000 between 16 BNIT students.

The Mick Young Scholarship Trust was established in memory of the late Mick Young, a former Member of Parliament and Federal Cabinet Minister, who sought throughout his career to enhance opportunities for financially disadvantaged people.