BORDER business owner Jai Edwards says all businesses should provide traineeships and apprenticeships for the young and provide pathway projects for disadvantaged youth.
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Mr Edwards, 30, is the owner-director of Bar Sushi which took the prize on Saturday night for organisational youth support at this year’s Red Carpet Youth Awards in Wodonga.
He said his company had face tough competition in Wodonga TAFE’s industrial skills training centre, Youth Albury Wodonga and the community liaison officer program.
“It is our culture, our normal practice to provide support for youth,” Mr Edwards said.
Kat Bennett, 23, the healthy communities settings officer at Wodonga Council, received the individual community award.
The group community award went to REMAR, students from Catholic College Wodonga who organise and host community service and fund-raising activities.
Dustin Cundy, 21, a horticulture apprentice received the apprenticeship-traineeship award, while Karlee Robin, 18, of Wodonga Heart Football Club received the sports volunteer award.
The young carers award went to Tara Sapkota, 15, who arrived from Bhutan in 2009 and assisted her parents’ settlement. She is a volunteer with Carevan.
Ben Cook, 24, has worked to overcome Asperger’s syndrome to further his education.
He received the endurance/persistence award and is attending Charles Sturt University joint pathways program.
The eco-warrior award went to Lisa Wellman-Tuck, 21, a student at La Trobe who is a sustainability campaigner.
Vinny Russell, 16, received the visual and performing arts award.
The Catholic College Wodonga student has a talent for singing and songwriting.
The youth ambassador award went to Liam Shay, 17, who began volunteering with the Interchange program last year on junior and senior camps and is now involved with after-school care activities.