Through a recent internship at the McCusker Centre for Citizenship, UWA student Grace Ting travelled to the Kimberly to engage with remote communities, using her media and communications skills to support programs that advocate for early childhood development in regional WA.
24 January, 2022
UWA student Ruben Droogmans has contributed 100 hours towards a new youth education initiative that seeks to strengthen opportunities for school students in the Peel region to follow careers in science, technology, maths and engineering (STEM).
24 January, 2022
UWA student Tess Mansfield has supported a valuable new initiative that helps older people living in regional towns stay connected to their local communities through an internship at the McCusker Centre for Citizenship.
12 January, 2022
Read key highlights and achievements from across 2021.
9 December, 2021
UWA Law student Erin Spellacy has supported Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members in Kalgoorlie to seek justice through a McCusker Centre for Citizenship internship.
10 November, 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
During her internship at Regional Alliance West (RAW) Lara Lindegger researched, developed and implemented a legal health check tool catering specifically for the Mid-West, Murchison and Gascoyne regions’ communities.
11 May, 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
During her 100-hour McCusker Centre for Citizenship internship with South Hedland’s Youth Involvement Council (YIC), Annelies Doecke supported ‘at risk’ and vulnerable young people to participate in a range of positive programs in the community.
11 February, 2021