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Local student among the first Eleanor Bryant scholarships awarded

11/03/2026 by The Coonamble Times

Coonamble-raised occupational therapy (OT) student Georgia Rackham is among the first three people to bag a $10,000 scholarship under the Eleanor Bryant Memorial Fund.

The Port Macquarie-based student stood out from just under 20 candidates across NSW.

The scholarship gives a leg up for rural students in fields like OT, speech therapy and allied health, and was created in 2025 to honour passionate speech pathologist Eleanor Bryant (née Brien) who was raised in Coonamble and tragically killed in 2024.

Georgia said she will likely put the money towards accommodation . . .


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