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Tom Lobbe received the Kangan Institute Inspirational TAFE Student Award.
Pure inspiration Emerald business-owner Tom Lobbe said it was his "grand final" when he was nominated for the 2018 Victorian Young Achiever Awards. But to be awarded the Kangan Institute Inspirational Tafe Student Award is the stuff
of dreams. Tom recently returned to study to complete a Diploma of Horticulture at Swinburne University, aiming to complete unfinished business after years earlier he withdrew due to the demands of his mental illness. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia when
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he was in his late teens and he hears voices almost daily. Though Tom is usually able to distinguish when the voices are not real, he finds this tiring, confusing and - at times - frightening. However, he said, due to some incredible
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