Anna Eggleton is from Tumbarumba who spoke about Tumbarumba to Tokyo. Anna grew up in Tumbarumba and graduated from high school in 2012, having been school captain and been involved in youth council, Interact and many school activities. In 2014 Anna moved to Albury and commenced her studies in Environmental Science and Management at Charles Sturt University. She was nominated and then selected for the prestigious New Colombo Plan Scholarship worth $30,000 and spent 8 months travelling and studying in Japan. At the end of this year Anna will travel to Nepal for three weeks on a conservation trip working with elephants and tigers. She plans to continue her studies in Albury, undertake a post graduate degree and increase her involvement in the community.

Rob Lacey is a well known and respected professional photographer in the Albury/Wodonga region. “Someone(a customer),made a very curious comment to me recently, and what they said fitted with further comments made when we provided a professional service.People seem amazed when they receive their photographs, that they are better than they expected.The comment made recently was “I am looking to see if they are professional quality” While I was not sure why he remarked that way, I thought about it for a few days. My thoughts are, does the public no longer see photography as a profession, and/or do people these days have lower expectations due to “everybody” taking photos,many of whom are amateur, but cashing in with their camera, delivering less than professional results.”

Kate grew up in the snowy mountains and has lived in Albury since 1995.  Kate has worked at Albury City since 1997 in Engineering/ road safety, then Community and Recreation/community safety and currently in the Executive Group as the Corporate Planner, commencing in 2011. The corporate planning role requires Kate to plan, develop and integrate long term strategies for AlburyCity, develop and implement corporate frameworks and annual reports, and liaise with state agencies in relation to the changes to the Local Government Act and regulations. Kate has a Bachelor of Applied Science and Post Graduate Diploma’s in Tropical Medicine and Public Health, and Business Management. Kate’s presentation was about Albury 2030, its structure and the associated hierarchy of plans – but also included some results of the community consultation conducted for the 2016 review and ‘next steps’.

Guest Speaker, Bev Hoffman spoke to the Club about The North East Local Learning and Employment Network (NELLEN) is one of 31 Victorian Local Learning and Employment Networks (LLENs). The LLENs are a Victorian Government initiative that has the core objectives of improving education and employment participation, engagement, attainment and transition for young people within the designated geographical boundaries of four Local Government Areas – Alpine, Indigo and Towong Shires and the City of Wodonga. LLENs achieve their objectives by bringing together education providers, business, community and government organisations to enable partnerships that support transition into employment and further education for all young people aged 10 to 19 years. There is also a particular emphasis on supporting young people who are at risk of disengaging, or those who have already disengaged from education, and who have not found an education, vocational or employment alternative.