Growing up, Shaylee Andrews was inspired by various roles, playing teachers and photographer with her cousins. When Shaylee learned about Muriel Stanley, the first Indigenous Midwife from Yarrabah, her true calling emerged. “When I found out the first Indigenous Midwife was from Yarrabah, it really inspired me,” Shaylee said. “I always wanted to do […]
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How regular trips to the hospital for sports injuries led to Chuva May planning her career. In a bustling hospital, 14-year-old Chuva May waits for a scan on the arm she injured during AFL. It wasn’t her first scan – or last – but it was the one that sparked an idea. From that
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The dining hall of Currumundi Recreation Camp was full of loud chatter and laughter as over 100 secondary scholarship students finished their breakfast and prepared for another day full of adventure. The students, from right around Cape York, were all gathered for the four-day Cape York Leaders Program Annual Camp. It’s a camp designed to
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How Kaleesha’s drive to challenge herself is preparing her for a career in pharmacy. 23-year-old Mossman local, Kaleesha Savage likes scary movies. The scarier the better. “They were a great distraction from studying too much,” says Kaleesha who has just competed her final year of a Bachelor of Pharmacy at University of Queensland (UQ). “It
Cape York Leaders Program marked the end of 2023 with their annual Next Steps Conference in Cairns. The week-long event brought Year 12 graduates together to help prepare them for life after high school. Throughout the week each student was asked to reflect on two questions: What is next for you? What do you need
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In the heart of Yarrabah, Charanti Andrews discovered a burning passion. It wasn’t sparked through an inspiring book or in the office of a career counsellor, but instead in the familiar, comforting corners of her own home. Charanti’s family is incredibly close, and her grandfather was always someone she deeply admired. When he suffered a
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Intergenerational transmission is an internationally recognised measure of a language’s strength or endangerment. Many languages of the Cape York Peninsula are endangered, as parents increasingly lack the fluency to speak their ancestral languages with their children. In response, Pama Language Centre partnered with the Cape York Leaders Program (CYLP) and Cape York Employment (CYE) to
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A young scholarship student’s quest to bring Dreamtime stories to the gaming world. In the lounge room of his Cooktown home, 15-year-old Kieron sat engrossed in his video games, hardly imagining that a casual suggestion from his mother would change his future. “I was playing COD, and my Mum asked if I wanted to go
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Bold and vivacious, Alyza Yeatman embodies the concept of walking in two worlds. Although her family tree has deep roots in Yarrabah and Cape York, she branched further afield during her time with Cape York Leaders Program. Alyza found herself on the Gold Coast to pursue tertiary education with Bond University. Her longstanding vision of
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*clicks refresh* It’s mid-afternoon and Verona Platt has been checking her emails since 6am, awaiting a message from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) about her application to study a Bachelor of Justice. Verona grew up with her three younger siblings in Coen, a community with a population of around 360 people, located on the eastern
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