2018 BBM Youth Support Award for Agriculture “I firmly believe that Australia’s agricultural industries need more young, innovative and inquisitive people to become involved and contribute towards their development and sustainability.” Since the age of 10, Annabelle Butler has immersed herself in farming. She grew up being involved in several Queensland Youth Charolais Conferences both […]
2018 BBM Youth Support Award for Preforming Arts, Ballet “At times I have questioned my future as a ballerina, but at each of these challenges I have continued to focus on the successes to be achieved by pushing through and I have kept a positive commitment to strive to do my best.” Since the […]
2018 BBM Youth Support Award for Trade, Baker “Baking has been a part of my life as long as I can remember and to be able to travel this beautiful world and do the one thing I love doing the most would be a dream come true.” An ambitious young baker who has already shown […]
2018 BBM Youth Support Award for Trade, Auto Mechanic A passionate Diesel Mechanic with a dream of becoming a tafe trainer in his own state is Justin Bye. Justin is eager to travel to the UK for 6 months to work in some of the world’s greatest automotive facilities. He plans to pass this new-found […]
2018 BBM Youth Support Award for Trade, Steel Construction Ryan is a fourth-year apprentice with a Certificate III in Metal Fabrication. Ryan will travel to the UK for work experience and hopes his BBM Youth Support Award journey “help me kick start my career as it would allow me to gain a deeper understanding of […]
2018 BBM Youth Support Award for Music “Music has always been something innate to who I am and what I want to become.” Raphael Masters is a passionate and talented violinist whose appreciation for music has grown with him from childhood. Raphael considers himself fortunate to come from a family of musicians as it was […]
With careers goals of living and working with some of the best internationally acclaimed pastry chefs, Hayley Waterhouse is an eager and passionate young adult entering the field. “One thing I know is that I want to learn as much as I can from anyone who is willing to teach me.” Hayley is a current […]
2017 BBM Youth Support Award for Music – Piano “I am passionate about the music that has emerged from different countries and nationalities.” Jennifer is a passionate pianist seeking musical growth both as a performer and teacher. “I believe that going to the UK, a centre of classical music, will be extremely educational and I […]
Kate Blair-Hickman, 2017 BBM Youth Support Awardee, recently returned from her award journey through the UK. She explored the other side of the world’s agricultural systems, focusing on the dairy, sheep and beef industries, and saw and experienced just how important agriculture is to food in over 16 different countries. Read about the farm experiences […]
Steffanni Gardener, 2018 BBM Youth Support Awardee for Drama Steff left for London on the 24th September 2018 planning to spend a couple of months there. She was the first of this year’s awardees to go overseas, leaving even before her awards night, itching to immerse herself in the artistic scene with its wealth of […]
Meet Jade Moffatt, an energetic and career-driven awardee who expresses her creative passion through their own clothing designs. Jade is currently a design assistant in couture made-to-measure for Alexander Kennedy Design with the hope of one day owning her own couture label in Australia. She already creates her own clothing, including the stunning pink two […]
“My dream is to work alongside world renown jewellers and designers.” – Georgia Piggott, 2018 BBM Youth Support Awardee for Trade Jeweller Georgia Piggott is an awardee who sees the value in theory before practice. As a current apprentice at Wallace Bishop Jewellers she explains the importance of firstly understanding the “theory and basic […]