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Media Coverage - Manly Daily: Deadly trip for Kempsey teens |
| 29 September 2011 |
 A group of Aboriginal teenagers from Mission Australia’s Leadership and Cultural Development Program have returned home after a three-day Sydney trip that saw them visit the real ‘Summer Bay’ and glam up for the 2011 Deadly Awards. The group of 20 from Kempsey, on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, soaked up the sun at the Home and Away outdoor setting at Palm Beach. News of their visit on Tuesday even made it into The Manly Daily. Mariah Smith, 16, said she was delighted to see the TV soap environment in real life. “It was heaps exciting,” she told The Manly Daily. “I’m a big Home and Away fan.” The Palm Beach trip was part of a three-day trip, which also included a night tour of the city and a visit to Luna Park with unlimited rides. The “culture camp” was topped off by a night at the 17th annual Deadly Awards, which celebrated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievements in entertainment, music, sport and the community. Dressed in their red-carpet best, the Kempsey teenagers spent the night at the Opera House amongst the likes of Jessica Mauboy, Deborah Mailman, Jonathon Thurston and Troy Cassar-Daley. Our staff members also attended, and were delighted when the Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment winner, Brian Dowd from Black on Track Employment, acknowledged Mission Australia’s work in is his acceptance speech. Mission Australia’s Leadership and Cultural Development Program aims to improve school attendance and retention rates of Aboriginal youth. The Sydney “culture camp” was one of many activities that participants take part in as a reward for good school attendance and behaviour. The program also provides mentoring and tutoring to help young people with their schooling. Mariah is in Year 11 at Kempsey’s Melville High and is studying industrial technology, English, Aboriginal studies, maths, geography and childcare vocational education. She told The Manly Daily she’s thinking about becoming a dentist when she leaves school and said the program motivated her to keep going with school, even when times got tough. “At school, they help you. I know I’ve got help there and I can use it,” she said. Photo: Simon Cocksedge from The Manly Daily   |
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