Six young people will have the opportunity of a lifetime to travel to historic battlefields in Greece and Israel as part of the 2017 Premier’s Anzac Ambassadors Program.
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Member for Oxley, Melinda Pavey, welcomed the launch of the program, and encouraged local Bellingen Shire high school students to take part in the essay competition.
“I encourage students from across the Shire to apply for the Premier’s Anzac Ambassadors Program for the chance of a lifetime to retrace the steps of our Anzacs who gave so much for our country,” Ms Pavey said.
“This journey to key WW1 battlegrounds is an opportunity for students to deepen their understanding of the events and contributions made by young men and women that shaped our nation a century ago.”
The successful applicants will travel to Lemnos in Greece and to Israel for the centenary of the Charge of the Fourth Light Horse Brigade at Beersheba.
Interested students have been asked to submit a 1000-word essay on “Why is the Centenary of Anzac important for modern Australia and what lessons are learned from the Battle of Beersheba in 1917?”
The tour will leave on October, Sunday 24 and return home November 5. Applications close Monday, July 31.
For more information visit www.clubsnsw.com.au/anzacambassadors
