Career & Study Tips

Moving countries is a massive life transition, but doing so while navigating a new career path and advocating for a child with learning differences takes incredible resilience. For Maduka De Lanerolle Dias, a former university lecturer and nutritionist from Sri Lanka, moving her family to Adelaide opened the door to an unexpected and deeply rewarding calling: studying the Certificate III in Sch...

Balancing family life, a passion for volunteering, and a desire to formalise years of community experience is no small feat. For Erin, a background in hospitality and event management was fun, but it didn't fit into her lifestyle once she had children. Having volunteered for organisations like the Australian Army Cadets, Scouts Victoria, and the Raise Foundation since her own youth, she decid...

Kyle Gailey can read the fear in a cat's dilated eyes, spot the meaning behind a dog's tucked tail, and calmly scoop up a juvenile lace monitor with the same steady hands you'd use on a baby crocodile. This is what a lifelong love of animals looks like when it finally finds its course. As part of our ongoing series sharing student stories, we sat down with Kyle to hear straight from him about h...