OUR SIX RUNNERS-UP

Each of these young women will be rewarded with a $10,000 fund.

ELLEN HOLMES Ellen is a full-time carer for her mother and brother. She will use this scholarship to set up networking programs for young carers at children’s hospitals in Sydney and Melbourne. NIPUNI WIJEWICKREMA Nipuni runs GG’s Flowers, a florist which provides a workplace for people with special needs. Visit ggsflowers. com.au . EMMA COLENBRANDER Emma is co-founder of Pollinate Energy, which helps India’s poor by providing them with access to clean energy products. Visit pollinateenergy.org. MELISSA ABU-GAZALEH Melissa is the founder of the Top Blokes Foundation, which reaches 1100 young men each year to foster social inclusion. Visit topblokes.org.au. SHARELL O’BRIEN To help counter domestic violence, Townsville-based solicitor Sharell has set up an educational website to assist community support workers. Visit asknola.com.au. GENEVIEVE RADNAN…

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The Australian Women's Weekly (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2015

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