Yalari Newsroom Mary Boydell has joined the Board of Yalari Limited as our Executive Chairman. Mary’s initial appointment as Executive Chairman will enable her to get a really good feel for the work of Yalari after which it is envisaged that she will continue as Non-executive Chairman. Mary is a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in business and as a Non-Executive Director. Currently she is the Chairman of the Gladstone Area Water Board, a Board Member of the CSIRO, a Director of Uniquest Pty Limited and maintains a close interest in her family’s business.
Larissa Woosup Year 11 student from Canberra Girls Grammar School is a member of the National Indigenous Youth Parliament and has been selected Vice House Captain for 2014. Rekisha Satoure Year 10 student from Great Southern Grammar School has been elected as Boarding House Leader in Endeavour House.
“I am honoured to have the chance to contribute to the work of Yalari in educating Indigenous children. Yalari’s, work together with committed families, the best boarding schools and generous sponsors, donors and volunteers makes a profound impact on the opportunities of our students. I am looking forward to meeting and working with the wide and wonderful Yalari family.” - Mary.
Zac Collins-Widders Year 12 student from The McDonald College has been elected Vice Captain of his boarding house.
Yalari would like to welcome our new staff members who have joined us in late 2013 and in 2014.
Koby Sellings Year 8 student from Geelong Grammar School has been elected as House Captain of his Boarding House.
Marissa Roberts joined our team in the role of Office Administrator and in addition to this role has taken on the role of Student Support Officer for our students at The Glennie School in Toowoomba. Nardine Smith and Kerrie Tickner have both joined the accounts department as book keepers and Naomi Moran is our newest addition to the team in the role of Communications Manager. We are also thrilled to have one of our Yalari students completing her Certificate II in Business Administration with Yalari as a school-based trainee. Finlay Yeeda is from Halls Creek in WA and is in Year 11 at St Hilda’s School in Southport. Throughout 2013 and into this year we continue to receive support through our team of volunteers from around the country. Our volunteers assist with the day to day running of Yalari in various ways and are always on hand to work on our fundraising events during the year and support our staff with preparing student camps. In August we look forward to our first Yalari fundraising dinner for 2014 in Melbourne. The dinner will be held on Thursday August 21st at Leonda on the Yarra. The Brisbane Yalari fundraising dinner will be held on Thursday September 11 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Yalari staff and volunteers gathered for a morning tea on Thursday March 20th for National Close The Gap Day and in support of the Close The Gap campaign. For more information on the Close The Gap Campaign visit: www.oxfam.org.au/closethegap
Logan Taylor Year 12 student from The Southport School has been elected Vice Captain of his boarding house. Yukio Chaplin Year 11 student from Scotch College in Perth is being sponsored to run the 10km City to Surf Fun Run for his Pay it Forward contribution. Lakeycha Farnham Year 8 at Geelong Grammar School was selected as Art Captain for her Boarding House for 2014.
St Margarets Year 12 students Taneale Lawton and Shaquille Close-Knight were guests of Aurizon’s International Women’s Day lunch on March 7th with rugby league legend Steve Renouf (left) and Aurizons Executive Vice President of Operations Mike Franczak (right). Page 3
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