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Defence Recruiting


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MGHS Students Building Our Future

Maitland Grossmann High School students will play a big part in building our future with eleven of the 2011 Engineering Studies cohort gaining entry into engineering and construction related undergraduate courses. 
Engineering placements were given to Peter Bartolacci, Jye Estatheo, Thomas Myles, Kevin Nguyen, Theo Risely, David Smith (The University of Newcastle) and Benjamin Fraser (UNSW).

Construction Management offers were given to Mark Gawthorpe, Nathan Mahony, Corey Rumbel (The University of Newcastle) and Alex Pantel (University of Western Sydney). In addition Hayden Cole from the 2010 cohort started a mining engineering degree this year.

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MEBS Dinner

MEBS Dinner
Fifteen new students from the Hunter as well as additional rollover students received bursaries to study minerals related degrees at a ceremony on the 20th March in Pokolbin. Once again students from Maitland Grossmann High School were well represented. 2012 MGHS bursary holders include; Jackson Paul, Patrick Maffey, Benjamin Bartlett and William Tom form Year 12 and Lachlan Eveleens, Luke Hanna and Hayden Moxey from Year 11.

A „Careers in Mining‟ dinner that followed the ceremony provided an opportunity for another 100 or so young people to find out more about a career in the mining industry. MGHS was represented by Mr Sleap, Ale Scobie, Daniel O’connell, Jackson heydon, William Lennox, Jay Archie and Charlottee Weatherall.


 

“There are already around 15,000 people directly employed in mining in the Hunter and we‟re going to be a big part of the region‟s future for many decades to come. “As we grow both in the region and across NSW, there will be ongoing opportunities for local school-leavers for a range of careers in mining, whether it‟s in engineering degrees at university or through apprenticeships and traineeships at our mines. “That‟s why we were at Skills on Show in Newcastle over the weekend and that‟s why we offer these scholarships, to encourage not only local young men but also women - who currently make up only 13% of our NSW mining workforce - to think more about mining.”


Participants receive $500 in Year 11, $1,000 in Year 12 and a further $2,000 in sponsorship if they successfully complete their first year of a minerals related tertiary course and are allocated a „mentor‟ from a local mine company, giving students valuable direct contact with the industry. 

The dinner was well attended by representatives of the local mining industry including BHP Billiton Mt Arthur Coal, the Bloomfield Group and Xstrata Coal as well as speakers from the University of Newcastle and the University of New South Wales. NSW Minerals Council CEO Stephen Galilee said he was pleased at the growing level of interest from young people in careers in the sector, many of whom visited the NSW Mining display at Newcastle’s Skills on Show 2012 over the weekend.


“NSW Mining can offer a competitive salary, exciting fields like geology, surveying, environmental science, engineering and trades, and the opportunity to build a lifestyle living and working in some of the best parts of regional NSW,” Mr Galilee said. “Our Minerals Education Bursary Scheme, supported by our member companies, is growing rapidly. These scholarships help support participating students on their journey into the sector.”


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Sport

MGHS students achieving excellence in the area of sport. For more details go to the MGHS PDHPE faculty web page and look under SPORT.

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Young Endeavour Youth Scheme

The Young Endeavour Youth Scheme is now accepting applications for young Australians aged 16 to 23 to join a voyage aboard the national sail training ship Young Endeavour. The ballot for voyages departing between July and December 2012 will close on 2 March 2012.

A voyage in Young Endeavour is an exciting experience and a unique opportunity for youth to develop teamwork and leadership skills through a world recognised organisation.

During each voyage youth crew from across Australia learn the skills to successfully sail a square rigged ship, including climbing the 30 metre mast, setting and furling sails, and maintaining a 24 hour watch on the bridge. They also learn to navigate, take the helm, keep lookout and help the chef in the ship’s galley. Once they have learned these skills, each youth crew will take command of Young Endeavour for 24 hours, and on their last day at sea will host a local group of youth with special needs, sharing their new found knowledge and experiences.
Applications are accepted all year round, however first round offers will be made after the ballot closes on Friday 2 March 2012. For more information on dates and fees, or to apply for voyages, visit www.youngendeavour.gov.au.

For more information please contact

Young Endeavour Youth Scheme
1800 020 444
mail@youngendeavour.gov.au


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