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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

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From school dropout to student mentor

Children and Schooling
Aboriginal man in cap in front of pile of sand and green shrubbery.

Benjamin Bayliss dropped out of school but has returned to help struggling students, because he knows how.

Benjamin Bayliss struggled at school and dropped out. After discovering his Aboriginal heritage, he returned to school, this time as a mentor for struggling students. 

He hopes to instill in them the belief that they can achieve whatever they choose.