OUR PATRONS

Andrew Gaze AM

It is so important to create the right environment for success whether at school or in sport. The talented young people selected to join the Skyline Education Foundation Australia VCE Bursary Program have the impact of their financial disadvantage reduced by being provided with an extensive range of educational and financial benefits. Participants work together and are encouraged and supported to set goals, understand how they learn, and take responsibility during the comprehensive two year personal development program. The feelings of success created by being selected and taking part in the VCE bursary program can be life changing.

Justice Lex Lasry

I sit as a judge in the Criminal Division of the Supreme Court of Victoria. In most courts on most days we see the result of missed opportunities. We hear about the unexploited potential of young people who, through drugs or for other reasons, have been diverted into criminal activity. We see the tragedy that will accompany futility in the life of young people whose education has been token rather than real. This organisation, and its ambition, is vital in the modern community. The aptitude and talent of young people should not be inhibited by their circumstances. SEFA's efforts to foster and encourage these young people is a vital investment, not only for them, but for the whole community.

Dr Colleen McCullough AC