UWA Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science) student Emma Wesley embraced the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to a regional community during her McCusker Centre for Citizenship summer internship with the Shire of Carnarvon, where she supported a wide range of ranger and community safety activities.
14 May, 2026
Three UWA students brought knowledge and skills from different courses of study and personal backgrounds to help the Shire of Wagin revitalise community assets through internships over the winter uni break.
23 July, 2025
Victoria (Tori) Le-Page, a UWA Environmental Science student, made a significant contribution to the land management strategy for the Shire of Waroona through an internship with the McCusker Centre for Citizenship.
14 April, 2023
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8 December, 2022
UWA student Katie Tarling has contributed 100 hours over her university summer break helping preserve and share important aspects of Gingin’s heritage through a McCusker Centre for Citizenship internship at the Shire of Gingin.
18 February, 2022
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9 December, 2021
UWA student Amy ’t Hart has supported the City of Bunbury to make public spaces more inclusive and accessible for all community members through a McCusker Centre for Citizenship internship.
2 November, 2021
Harnessing technology for delivering important information to rural community members and providing essentials for people who are homeless were two projects undertaken by UWA McCusker Centre for Citizenship interns in 2020, earning them award recognition.
1 April, 2021
Recommendations on how best to harness existing local government signage to provide valuable information to the community were adopted after a McCusker Centre for Citizenship intern’s research was presented to the Gingin Shire Council.
1 April, 2021
Student intern Franklin Powers wrote a research report that identified new business management models for local community group and club facilities during his internship at the Shire of Gingin.
16 April, 2020