Bartercard rewards Gold Coast’s brightest achievers

Four out of the six Australian students receiving the nationwide Bartercard Australia Scholarship at an Official Awards Ceremony held last week were from the Gold Coast, securing them a place at Gold Coast’s Bond University from January 2011.

Worth a combined total of $300,000 in tuition fees, the Bartercard Scholarship rewards the children of Bartercard Members, employees, Franchisees and staff. Sara Badalotti, Brandon Lee, Kate Schurmann, Jessica Klease, Sarah Garner, and Anusuya Krishnan will next year be launching into study life at the prestigious University.

“We always get excited at this time of the year with the chance to recognise and reward young leaders and also make a difference to some of the families who’ve been great supporters of Bartercard over the years,” said Trevor Dietz, Director of Bartercard Australia.

“The quality of students was very high again this year and we are delighted to provide this Scholarship, which will no doubt positively influence their future endeavours,” Trevor said.

Gold Coast’s Somerset College graduate Sara Badalotti was a member of the 2010 winning team in the Griffith University High School Moot Competition; she represented Somerset College in the Bond University Interschool Mock Trial Competition, and was a member of the Year 12 Finalist Debating Team. According to Bond University Regional Manager Tom Betts, Sara was one of the clear stars among this year’s group of applicants.

Sara will be studying Bachelor of Laws and is looking forward to the new adventure. “I am excited to be a part of the Bond University community and I hope to continue competing in mooting competitions as well as joining sporting teams like basketball and netball.”

Another winner Brandon Lee will be studying Bachelor of Film and Television and feels Bond University is the perfect place for him to grow as a professional Filmmaker.

“The Bartercard Scholarship has allowed me to study at one of Australia’s leading film schools. Without this Scholarship, this amazing opportunity would not have been so readily available to me,” Brandon said.

Brandon is originally from the Gold Coast but graduated from the Queensland Academy for Creative Industries. His greatest achievements to date have been winning the Queensland New Filmmakers Award (QNFA), the Australia’s Teacher of Media Award (ATOM) and having his own film ‘Buster’ shown at the International Film Festival in Denmark.

Bond University is also a Bartercard member.

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About the Bartercard Scholarship
Five criteria for the Bartercard Scholarship are 1) Students who are children of Bartercard Members and/or their employees, Bartercard Franchisees and/or employees, and/or Bartercard Australia employees; 2) Students currently completing Year 12 at an Australian secondary school; 3) Strong academic performance with As/Bs or VHAs/HAs on Year 11-12 school reports; 4) Strong leadership skills; and 5) Extensive involvement in extra-curricular activities.

About Bartercard
Bartercard was founded in 1991 on the Gold Coast, Queensland, and has grown to become the world’s largest barter exchange, with over 40 offices around Australia. Bartercard assists approximately 20,000 businesses in Australia (55,000 around the world) to barter their goods and services – without the challenge of a direct swap.

Although the concept of barter is thousands of years old, bartering through Bartercard is an innovative way of combining modern technology, a network of businesses and direct and indirect marketing channels to increase a business’ customer base, sales and profit, and improve cashflow.

About Bond University
Bond University is Australia’s first private, not-for-profit University, offering a personalised academic environment to students from all over the world. Good Universities Guide has rated the University five stars for student satisfaction and graduate outcomes for five years running.

With access to unparalleled academic and technological resources on Bond’s world-class Gold Coast campus, students thrive in smaller study groups where eminent professors and industry-experienced lecturers know them by name.

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