A second NSW Bar Association Katrina Dawson Award for 2021
The NSW Bar Association continued its generous support of up-and-coming young female barristers, with the latest Katrina Dawson Award going to Nicola Gollan. Nicola graduated from the University of New South Wales in 2014 with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours Class 1) and Bachelor of Science (majoring in Physiology). She was awarded the University Medal for the Bachelor of Laws, and an Order of Merit Certificate for placing first in her graduating class. In 2015 Nicola worked as a
The latest Smith Family Learning for Life High-School Prizes
“I will greatly benefit from this prize money as it will allow me to purchase items to create an effective study space for my HSC. Additionally, it would enable me to purchase additional resources to close the gap between me and other students such as a laptop or membership to HSC study lab. The Katrina Dawson Foundation will help me to be a positive role model to my family, community, and school and give me consistent access to the things I need for learning and make me cont
The Space Between: A Valedictory Speech by Bella Harris (2018 KDF Scholar)
The Women’s College Valedictory Speech 2021 Isabella Harris Good Evening Dr Donnelly, Staff, Women’s College Students and Fellow Valedicts, I am honoured to be here this evening and to co-share this Valedictory speech with Charlotte on behalf of those who will be farewelling Women’s in 2021. When I left my home town of Mudgee in 2018 to attend The University of Sydney and become a resident of our college, I teetered on a very vulnerable edge-one of sadness, excitement and unc
Hear what the KDF scholarships mean to the students at Women's
“Having the KDF scholarship and being at Women’s these last two years has completely changed my experience of university- especially university during COVID! I’ve made the most wonderful friends that I’ve ever had – intelligent, witty, kind young women – and become a part of a community the likes of which I didn’t even know existed. I can’t even begin to properly express how grateful I am for the scholarship and all that it has offered and continues to offer me – all I can sa
