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Friday, 8 December 2006 Applications for the Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia’s (RGA) Tertiary Scholarships are now open! The Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia Inc was formed in the face of adversity in 1930 to unite the small group of pioneer rice growers into an effective and cohesive force. Today, the RGA is the collective voice of rice growers in Australia, representing over 1700 voluntary members. The RGA represents growers on issues affecting the viability of their business and communities and works to ensure a profitable long term future for individual rice growers and their industry. “As part of this commitment to the industry’s long term future, each year the RGA awards two scholarships to the children or grandchildren of RGA members to assist with their tertiary education costs,” said RGA President, Laurie Arthur. The scholarships are named after two past leaders of the rice industry. Greg Graham was president of the RGA when he died suddenly on New Years Day in 1983. He was actively involved in the irrigation and rice industry, as well as his local community of Deniliquin. The Greg Graham Memorial Scholarship provides $4,000 to assist a student with the costs of tertiary education. This award is co-sponsored by the McCaughey Memorial Institute and Rice Research Australia Ltd. Peter Connor was a leading rice grower in the Coleambally area, and was vice president of the RGA as well as a board member of the Ricegrowers’ Co-operative Limited. The Peter Connor Book Award is awarded to the runner-up of the Greg Graham Memorial Scholarship winner and consists of $1,300 to put towards the cost of books and course materials. “I would encourage as many local students to apply for the scholarships,” said Mr Arthur. Winner of the 2006 Greg Graham Memorial Scholarship, Alex Schultz, expressed his appreciation to the Association and the sponsors for offering this opportunity. “The Scholarship has been a great help in financing my University books, and also things like accommodation and the cost of travelling home to help on the farm during Uni breaks”, Mr Schultz said. Application forms are available at http://www.rga.org.au/members/scholarships.asp or by phoning the RGA on (02) 6953 0433. Applications close Friday 12th January 2007 CONTACT |
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