by Stuart MacLeod | Oct 26, 2022 | Students, Students 2021
Tiarnee Schafer I am a proud Kalkadunga Kintja (Kalkadoon woman) from Mt Isa QLD and currently lives on Gadigal land in Sydney. After losing too many loved ones to suicide, I felt helpless and feelings of despair; why us? We are the oldest living culture; we should be...
by Stuart MacLeod | Oct 26, 2022 | Students, Students 2021
Robyn Phillips My name is Robyn Phillips, I am 50 years old and I am an Indigenous woman from Cairns, Queensland. Unfortunately, I don’t know my mob but I am exploring my family background as it is a personal passion of mine. So far, I have discovered that my maternal...
by Stuart MacLeod | Oct 26, 2022 | Students, Students 2021
Monique Broeders My name is Monique Broeders, and I am a proud Aboriginal woman belonging to the Gunditjmara Nation, Kirrae Whurrong tribe from Framlingham, south-west Victoria, with ties to Bruny Island in Tasmania. Gunditjmara, translated to English, means belonging...
by Stuart MacLeod | Oct 26, 2022 | Students, Students 2021
Laura Kingi A proud Lunga Kija descendent from the Kimberley region on her mother’s side, mixed with European roots on her father’s side, Laura is the balance of a dance between two worlds. Spending over half her life as a dedicated mother, she was gifted with the...
by Stuart MacLeod | Oct 26, 2022 | Students, Students 2021
Kylie Wallis My name is Kylie Wallis, a Biripi woman from Taree, NSW. I have spent many years teaching and after watching so many young people struggle with mental health I decided to retrain in Psychology and my plan is to get into Educational Psychology. I want to...
by Stuart MacLeod | Oct 26, 2022 | Students, Students 2021
Kelly Hyde I am a strong Wiradjuri woman, born in Wellington. I was raised on Bundjalung nation, Lismore, where I live and work today. The Jilya institute scholarship is a way into helping support the First Nations into the psychology field. The scholarship will bring...
