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Tuesday 11 January 2005, Media Release

SCHOLARSHIP NOMINATIONS TO CLOSE

The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council has today issued a reminder to those considering the lodging of a nomination for the 2005 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 acting Chief Executive Officer, Geoff Scott said today.
"These roles are vital to our communities and organisations and our future self determination," he added.
The scholarship is operated as a Sub Fund of Charities Aid Foundation.

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 and full details for the scholarship for the 2005 academic year are available from the NSWALC website at www.alc.org.au.

Nominations close this Friday, January 15.