Melinda Parker presents Cooktown State School’s Imogen Hocking with the 2024 Bert Mason Award on behalf of the Endeavour Lions Club. Photo: Supplied.
Four Cooktown students have received a combined $9,000 leg-up to help with furthering their education thanks to the Endeavour Lions Club.
The club announced the recipients of the 2024 Bert Mason Award and its financial assistance award last month, with students at Cooktown State School and Endeavour Christian College benefitting from the annual show of generosity and community spirit.
The Bert Mason Award, worth $4,000, is a tertiary scholarship open to students wishing to undertake further study at an Australian university in 2025, and can be used to assist with expenses including textbooks, accommodation or university fees.
The $500 Endeavour Lions Financial Assistance Award helps students with costs associated with textbooks, laptops, software or other out-of-pocket expenses for senior high school studies.
Imogen Hocking was the Cooktown State School recipient of the Bert Mason Award and was selected because of her outstanding overall grades, which will help her excel at studying a double undergraduate degree at the University of the Sunshine Coast next year.
At Endeavour Christian College, Sophie Wright was chosen as the Bert Mason Award winner and will be studying Bachelor of Nursing Science in 2025.
Tyson Brennan and Teila Hunt received the Endeavour Lions Financial Assistance Awards, with the former set to use his $500 to complete a Certificate II in Conservation and Land Management, as well as a Certificate II in Health Services.
Ms Hunt will travel to Townsville to complete James Cook University’s Heroes in Health and Heroes in Sport programs, which will provide her with a deeper insight into the health industry, a career path she is working towards.
A club spokesperson said all applications for the 2024 bursaries had been of a high calibre.
“It is never easy due to the fact that the applicants are all so deserving,” the spokesperson said.
“Well done to everyone who applied, and we have confidence in your ability to complete your studies and reach your full potential.”
Endeavour Lions Club president Justin Coventry congratulates Endeavour Christian College student Sophie Wright on winning the $4,000 Bert Mason Award for her school. Photo: Supplied.
