At BBM Youth Support one of our aims is to inspire young people to achieve their best. That is why we are supporting Ryan Campbell. Ryan has had a passion for flying since he was a young child. On his 15th birthday he was the youngest Australian to fly solo. He obtained his private pilot’s […]
Tristan Krepp has written his name into Australian Horticulture fokelore over the weekend by being part of the first Aussie team to win Best In Show at the famous Chelsea Flower Show. Nothing would have been further from Tristan’s dreams in December 2012 when he received the 2012/13 BBM Youth Support Sir John Pagan Award […]
I have been tracking down some of our past awardees with the help of Google! So many of our past awardees have gone on to enjoy exciting careers. The BBM website has been updated with links to alumni websites and has been loaded with more reports from past awardees. It has been exciting to make email […]
Did you realise that the world’s best electrician is Australian Ben Houghton who won a gold medal at the 41st WorldSkills International Competition in London last year. From Thursday 30th August to Sunday 2nd September some 500 elite trainees and apprentices aged from 15 to 25 will fight for gold in 50 skill and trade […]
The importance of Australia maintaining and developing trade skills can’t be underestimated. We share the vision of WorldSkills Australia – “To contribute to sustainable economic prosperity through the development, recognition and promotion of excellence in skills.” WorldSkills Australia (WSA) aims to develop and nurture the skills of Australia’s youth. Every two years BBM provides […]
