Sally Filmer and Melissa Ramsay hadn’t met until last week when they discovered they are both off to study the same course at the Gatton Campus of the University of Queensland this year.
And their studies will be made more affordable with each of them receiving a $1000 bursary from the Queensland Country Women’s Association Warwick branch.
The pair are about to embark on a four-year Bachelor of Sustainable Agriculture, in a heartening move which shows local young people are keen to pursue careers in the rural sector and apply their knowledge and skills down the track in their home and other communities.
Sally, from Dalveen, said she would use her bursary to help with on-campus accommodation costs while Melissa, of Clintonvale, said the money would greatly assist her with the purchase of text books, stationery and other study needs.
Both students come from families with strong rural industry involvement – Sally’s dad is an agronomist, while the Ramsay family run a mixed cattle and cropping enterprise.
The girls have been enjoying orientation week at the Gatton Campus this week before getting down to the serious business of studying to prepare themselves for future careers in the rural sector.
The QCWA Warwick branch received eight applications for its annual two by $1000 tertiary study bursaries and branch members thanked all those who applied for their interest.
