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Tuesday 6 February 2007, Media Release

FRICKE 2007 SCHOLARSHIP NOMINATIONS TO CLOSE

Aboriginal tertiary students should act now if they want to be considered for financial support from the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council’s 2007 Freddy Fricke Scholarship.

Nominations for the Scholarship, named after its founding benefactor, close on Friday, February 16.

Worth up to $10,000 for each successful applicant, the Scholarship supports students studying in a range of areas including finance, accounting, banking and commerce.

"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 the 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.

Application forms and full details for the Scholarship for the 2007 academic year are available from the NSWALC website at www.alc.org.au

Murray Chapman
NSWALC Administrator

Geoff Scott
Acting Chief Executive Officer

Further Information: Paul Molloy 0419 690 926