By Isla Stanich
Warwick’s Sarah Bourke is in the running to win the Bob Marshall Trainee of the Year Award at the Queensland Regional finals to be held this month.
Sarah will compete against two other nominees for the top spot in the Darling Downs South West region.
Sarah was nominated and then top-listed for the award after completing her Certificate III in Business Administration at TAFE Queensland South West, while having worked as the assistant manager and treasurer at the Warwick Show and Rodeo Society.
“The award is just a way to recognise those who have not only worked but who’ve done the study as well,” Sarah said.
If Sarah places first in the competition, she will go on to compete in the Queensland finals in September.
She recommends the traineeship to anyone who wants to live rurally without having to move to a city for university or external education.
“I was very lucky to score a job where I could study and work at the same time, so I definitely recommend the traineeship to anyone else,” she said.
“If you were only doing the study side of it, you wouldn’t be getting the practical experience.”
Sarah thoroughly enjoys her job and says she plans on continuing her work at the show society.
