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Thursday 11 December 2003, Media Release

SCHOLARSHIP NOMINATIONS LAUNCHED

The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council has called for nominations for the 2004 Freddy Fricke Scholarship.

Named after its founding benefactor, the Scholarship aims to support Aboriginal students interested in studying business or commerce related disciplines.

"This Scholarship seeks to address the lack of Aboriginal people working in areas such as finance, accounting, banking and commerce," NSWALC Chief Executive Officer, William Johnstone said today.

"These roles are vital to our communities and organisations and our future self determination," he added.

Operated as a Sub Fund of Charities Aid Foundation Community Fund, the Scholarship has attracted financial commitments of $30,000 from both the Commonwealth Department of Education Science and Training and Deutsche Asset Management.

The Sub Fund was established after Mr Frederick (Freddy) Fricke bequeathed his Bondi Junction property to the NSWALC upon his death in 2000.

The Land Council believed establishment of the scholarship honoured Mr Fricke and delivered a lasting benefit for the empowerment of Aboriginal people.

Application forms for the scholarship are available from the NSWALC website at www.alc.org.au