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We are intelligent and strong and can do anything we put our minds to – ABC Heywire

02 June 2021
Culture and Capability
Young woman in white top and ochre coloured scarf stands in front of trees and bushes.

Ashlyn from Broken Hill, NSW won the Encouragement Award at the Wudhagaragarra Awards for Excellence in Indigenous Education and shares her experience with ABC Heywire.

In a large auditorium in Dubbo NSW, almost a thousand kilometres from home, Ashlyn stood in front of the crowd and accepted the Encouragement Award at the Wudhagaragarra Awards for Excellence in Indigenous Education.

Listen to her winning ABC Heywire entry.

Learn more about Ashlyn and 2021 winners of the annual ABC Heywire storytelling competition putting young Australians at the centre of the conversations that shape their communities.