Our Rising Stars

Jessica Waldron

Jessica wants to help others For Jessica Waldron, the idea of doing something meaningful to help others was the motivating factor in choosing to study a Bachelor of Nursing at Southern Cross University. For Jessica Waldron, the idea of doing something meaningful to help others was the motivating factor in choosing to study a Bachelor of Nursing at Southern Cross University. Jessica, who lives at Clunes with her parents Helen and Peter Waldron, was awarded the $5,000 2010 Mayor of Lismore Scholarship for Academic Achievement. “Beginning my studies with such a wonderful financial boost has been a dream come true,” said Jessica, who was formerly a student at Kadina High School in Goonellabah. “As long as I can remember I have liked the idea of working in a health profession. My father has motor neurone disease and I truly understand the importance of good medical and nursing care in supporting people going through times of ill health. “I wanted to stay local so I could be with my family and offer them my support through this challenging period, so it was fortunate for me that my local university also offered the course I wanted to study and that it had such a good reputation for teaching nursing.” Jessica will use her windfall to help offset her HECS tax debt and buy textbooks. But she still plans to keep on with her part-time job as well, as a retail assistant in gift shop, Shop 117, in Keen Street, Lismore.

Our Rising Stars
	Sami Newnham Sami Takes to the Air Former Summerland Credit Union Scholarship recipient, Sami Newnham talks about her time at SCU and her work with Katherine School of the Air.
	Lynne Beames A positive contribution It has taken Lynne Beames six decades of life experience to find her calling, but she reckons that working closely with Indigenous communities is where her heart is.
	Moacir Palacios Scholarship makes dream a reality When 15-year-old Moacir Palacios fled Nicaragua five years ago to escape a home life of violence and poverty, he could never have imagined the path his life would take.
	Janine Kroemer Janine Kroemer is a Pitta Pitta girl of NW Qld raised on the southern coastlines of Australia. Janine says the journeys and time at Southern Cross Tweed Heads is an experience she will never forget.
	Jay Hooker Jay receives support for studies Determined Elanora-based student Jay Hooker is putting his scholarship to good use as he works to complete his studies at Southern Cross University's Tweed Gold Coast campus.
	Carleen Corrie When you are rebuilding your life from scratch, a helping hand along the way can make a world of difference and that’s how it was for Southern Cross University Bachelor of Social Sciences student Carleen Corrie.
	Inanna Shea At the age of 40, former Sydney and Blue Mountains resident Inanna Shea has finally found what she says will be her long-term home after moving to Lismore to study environmental science.