Thanks to the generous support of our scholarship donors, $85,000 in scholarships were awarded to 29 Geraldton Universities Centre (GUC) students at our annual Hollomby Foundation Scholarship Presentation Event.

Named in honour of the late Joe Hollomby, the Hollomby Foundation Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to students studying a degree course through the GUC. Scholarships are provided by a broad range of individuals and organisations across the Mid West.

The event also saw the presentation of two clocks, handmade by Joe Hollomby’s son Les.   Les kindly donated the clocks in recognition and thanks to long-term donors to the Hollomby Foundation.  This year the clocks were presented to Hollomby Foundation Patron Mumbida Wind Farm in acknowledgment of their $150,000 donation to the Hollomby Foundation to provide scholarships over ten years, and Mid West Ports for their sponsorship of the Hollomby Foundation Travel Bursary program which over the past five years has supported over 60 students who are required to travel to complete components of their degree program, and for UniSQ nursing students to undertake their mental health clinical placements in Perth and Carnarvon.

The event also provided a great opportunity to say thank you to long-term donors and Parliamentarians Martin Aldridge MLC and Colin de Grussa MLC who are retiring from the WA Parliament in May, and former Member for Geraldton, Lara Dalton.  

The Hollomby Foundation plays a huge role in financially supporting GUC students through their university studies.

GUC Director Natalie Nelmes said, “This year we continued to hear very compelling stories of the impact that the current cost of living crisis is still having on students. This is making it very difficult for students to reduce working hours, study full time and meet family commitments.

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Photo credit (L-R)

• Clocks made and donated by Les Hollomby
• Hollomby Foundation Board of Management member Meredith Wills with Mid West Port representative Leigh Amos.
• Hollomby Foundation Board of Management member Meredith Wills with Mumbida Wind Farm representative Stuart Dixon.