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Bass Coast Young Leader Awards2018 Bass Coast Young Leaders ceremony, at the Inverloch RACV Resort By Portal Admin - 4th March 2018 - Back to News Over 170 guests attended the 2018 Bass Coast Young Leaders ceremony, at the Inverloch RACV Resort, last week.
The annual awards are hosted by Bass Coast Shire Council to recognise and celebrate youth leadership. Schools are invited to nominate two students from both Year 6 and Year 11 who demonstrate outstanding leadership qualities, ranging from strong academic leadership, to leadership in the arts, sports, community, kindness and friendship.
Bass Coast Shire Council Mayor, Cr Pamela Rothfield, presented the Awards.
"The Awards ceremony is a fantastic celebration and recognition of the role that young people play as leaders and mentors in their schools and in the broader community," Cr Rothfield said.
Students also participated in a workshop and lunch with the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor and the Council’s CEO, Paul Buckley, which explored ways to use story telling to share leadership experiences.
"It was fabulous meeting the students prior to the Awards ceremony, and having the opportunity to share some of my personal story."
A video of the 2018 Young Leaders workshop has been developed and can be viewed at Council’s Youth Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/basscoastyouth, along with photos of the event.
The 2018 Bass Coast Young Leaders Award recipients are:
Bass Coast Specialist School – Bohe May and Matilda Bird
Bass Valley Primary School – Matthew and Dakin Nahlaya Sinniah
Cowes Primary School – Louisa Poll and Jack Hosking
Newhaven College (Primary) – Blake Baker and Grace Crozier
Newhaven Primary School – Sonny Mc Millan and Charlotte O'Brien
San Remo Primary School – Jade Ruffin and Finn Chiaradia
Inverloch Kongwak Primary School – Zac Box and Amy Scott
Wonthaggi North Primary School – Mataya Maloney and Harry West
Wonthaggi Primary School – Zac Mabilia and Sienna Tiziani
Newhaven College (Secondary) – Meg Hynes and Jake van der Plight
Wonthaggi Secondary College – Erinn Harnden and Micah Condron
Wonthaggi Secondary College VCAL – Kearny Hull
2018 Bass Coast Young Leaders
Source: www.gippsland.com Published by: support@gippsland.com
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