At 16 years of age Cowra’s Young Citizen of the Year Stassi Austin is already undertaking a university double major.
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Ms Austin, who has a rare auto-immune blood disorder was named the town’s Young Citizen of the Year at the Cowra Civic Centre on Saturday.
Stassi is a member of the Cowra Youth Council and has shared Chairperson duties, run meetings and acted as spokesperson for the group on many occasions.
During 2018 she took on an individual project for the Youth Council called ‘Project Upstander’, an anti-bullying action for young people.
Stassi is undertaking a university double major in Librarianship and Corporate information Management.
She has assisted with organisation of Central West home school community activities, sports days and picnics.
Stassi is currently in remission but the disorder has no cure.
Accepting her award Stassi said “this is a great honour, I’d like to thank my family for their constant support and also the Cowra Youth Council.
“Whilst I’ve only been on the Youth Council for a short time they’ve taught me about the importance of having a voice and using that voice,” Stassi said.
She also congratulated her fellow award nominees Jemma Pokoney and Hayley Amos.
Hayley’s nomination credits her with an extraordinary list of achievements including Festival of International Understanding Youth Ambassador, 2019 St Raphaels School Captain and Sports Captain, member of the Cowra Youth Council, public speaker on social issues, winner of the Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork award, Youth Peace Award nominee and Australia Day award nominee.
Jemma, who led the singing of the National Anthem at Saturday’s awards ceremony has performed at School Spectaculars, Regional Drama Camp, Regional Dance Ensemble, State Dance Festival and has been a Festival of International Understanding Youth Ambassador and on the Cowra Youth Council for several years as well as being a school prefect and SRC member.
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