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Wednesday, 4 March 2009 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 1600 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, Les Gordon. 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 Gordon. Unfortunately we were unable to offer this scholarship in 2008. With the generous support of the McCaughey Memorial Institute and Rice Research Australia Ltd we are very pleased to be able offer the scholarship in 2009. Application forms are available at http://www.rga.org.au/members/scholarships.asp or by phoning the RGA on (02) 6953 0433. Applications close Monday, 19 January, 2009. CONTACT |
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