Annual Review 2020 The Playford Memorial Trust supports high-achieving South Australian tertiary students studying in areas of strategic importance to the State playfordtrust.com.au The Playford Memorial Trust Inc. 02 From the Chair: 2019 in review • An exciting proposal to join the South I always enjoy receiving updates from our Australian Government in offering scholars, learning about the fascinating 40 new scholarships for Vocational work they are doing, and hearing about Education Training (VET) students in their commitment and contributions to our 2020 and 2021. This would broaden community, our nation and, in some cases, greatly the scope of the scholarships the world. Regrettably, we can’t publish offered in the VET sector and encourage every report submitted but each is an 2019 was a year of diversifying more students to take on vocational skills. important record of achievement. and expanding the scope of the Discussions are progressing well. The Trust’s ever-growing list of scholarships and awards offered • In partnership with the Leaders Institute achievements is in no small measure by the Playford Memorial Trust of South Australia, seven community due to the fine work of our support staff – leadership skills scholarships were and its partners. Vicki Evans, our Scholarship Executive; awarded in the Upper Spencer Gulf Mary Anne Fairbrother, who retired late region. In the coming year, we expect in 2019 after many years of service as our Our achievements included: to offer up to eight similar awards in Executive Officer, and Hayley Hasler, our • Providing financial support for 54 the northern suburbs of Adelaide. current Executive Officer. Members of the university, leadership and TAFE • 29 partners are now contributing Board continue to contribute countless students. In the coming year, this $324,000 to our pool of scholarship hours of unpaid work and I take this number is likely to increase significantly funding for 2019/20. (All are listed on opportunity to thank them most sincerely. as new partnerships are formalised the back page.) and more scholarships offered. The partners of the Playford Trust play • The announcement of 10 new mining a vital role in ensuring we help train a and petroleum scholarships for 2020, wide range of young South Australians with the support of the SA Government to advance their skills for the future The Hon Dean Brown AO and our new partner, the SA Chamber development of the State. New partner Chairman of Mines and Energy (SACOME). There is Ultra Electronics, for example, is supporting also a commitment to expand this to an Honours scholarship in engineering, COVER a $2 million program over five years. and is encouraging female and indigenous Double scholarship winner, Thomas de la Perrelle, (See story below) students to apply. at work in Nyrstar’s Port Pirie smelter. Thomas • A new partnership with specialist was a 2019 Chartwells/St Ann’s College/Playford The primary purpose of each Annual Review Trust Residential scholar and won a 2020 Nyrstar/ electrical and electronics engineering is to shine a spotlight on the achievements Playford Trust Scholarship, which included summer firm Ultra Electronics (see story page 15) of current and past Playford Scholars. work experience. See his report page 10. $2 million program to unearth the future A partnership between the resources Sean Lancaster, Kimberley Wyatt Read, sector, the South Australian Olivia Wheeler, Brandon Musolino and Roman Tunno. Petroleum Engineering – Government and the Playford Trust Henry Hill, Callum Martin, Harrison Parker, will provide more than $2 million in Aditya Murray and Luke Webb. scholarships for students enrolling SA Chamber of Mines and Energy (SACOME) in mining and petroleum engineering CEO, Rebecca Knol, said the scholarships at The University of Adelaide over aimed to attract South Australia’s most the next five years. talented minds to an industry that is ‘leading our technological future’. This industry and government initiative “In addition to being at the cutting edge of recognises the growing demand for innovation, the resources sector produces Rebecca Knol, SACOME CEO engineering expertise in these key areas of the materials that enable the boundaries the national resources industry. of science to be challenged,” Ms Knol said. $6.4 billion in production, $5.8 billion in A total of 20 two-year scholarships will be “As we strive to decarbonise our future, exports and over $300 million in royalties awarded annually, and administered by the these scholarship recipients will be annually to South Australians.” instrumental in shaping the modern world. Playford Trust. For each scholarship funded The Minister for Energy and Mining, the by industry, the State Government has pledged “The resources industry provides employment Hon. Dan van Holst Pellekaan, said that an additional one of equal value. Each student for more than 26,000 South Australians, mining and resources was an important will receive $20,000 over the two years. yet we are experiencing a skills shortage growth area for the State and scholarship The winners of the first tranche of 10 of petroleum and mining engineers. This recipients would go on to well-paid and scholarships are: Mining Engineering – is concerning for an industry that delivers secure jobs. Congratulations to our 2020 Scholarship Winners The winners received their awards at a ceremony at Flinders University on Wednesday 8 April 2020. Playford Trust Regional Science & Codan/Playford Trust Scholarship Bradley Martin | Bachelor of Science Engineering Scholarships Mark Duffield | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Enhanced Program for Ani Baker | Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Electrical and Mechatronic) | High Achievers) (Advanced) (Honours) | The University of University of South Australia Jasper Willoughby | Bachelor of Science Adelaide Coopers Brewery/Playford Trust PhD (Honours) (Marine Biology) Holly Baldock | Bachelor of Science Scholarships Playford Trust Honours Scholarships – (Advanced) (Honours) | The University Ryan Edwards | School of Agriculture, The University of Adelaide of Adelaide Food and Wine | The University of Jackie Arends | Bachelor of Engineering Adelaide (Honours) (Mechanical) | Bachelor of Jessie Grundy | Bachelor of Engineering Jack Kelly | School of Agriculture, Food Finance (Honours) (Biomedical) | Bachelor of and Wine | The University of Adelaide Rhona Hamilton | Bachelor of Science Medical Science | Flinders University Fay Fuller Foundation/Playford Trust (Advanced) (Honours) (Physics) Curtis Kleinig | Bachelor of Engineering Honours Scholarship in Health Sciences Thomas Lawler | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Electrical and Electronic) | Abbey Wehrmann | Bachelor of Clinical (Honours) (Civil and Structural) | Bachelor Bachelor of Business | University of Exercise Physiology (Honours) | University of Finance South Australia of South Australia Sean McGowan | Bachelor of Engineering Paris Pauling | Bachelor of Science GSA/Playford Trust Honours Scholarship (Honours) (Mechanical) | Bachelor of (Honours) (Enhanced Program for in Earth Sciences Mathematical and Computer Sciences High Achievers) | Flinders University Kelly Macdonald | Bachelor of Science Douglas Radford | Bachelor of Engineering Caitlyn Poel | Bachelor of Science | (Honours) (Mineral Geoscience) | (Honours) (Civil and Environmental) | Master of Teaching (Secondary) | The University of Adelaide Bachelor of Finance Flinders University Nyrstar/Playford Trust Scholarships Ragas Sachdeva | Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours) Adelaide Hills Council/Playford Trust Joshua Davis | Bachelor of Engineering Playford Trust Honours Scholarships – Scholarship (Honours) (Mechatronic) | University of South Australia University of South Australia Charlotte Mackenzie | Bachelor of Amelia Johnson | Bachelor of Engineering Brent Hennekam | Bachelor of Engineering Medicine | Bachelor of Surgery | (Honours) (Chemical) | Bachelor of (Honours) (Civil) The University of Adelaide Mathematical and Computer Sciences | Brandon Turner | Bachelor of Science Aurecon/Playford Trust Women in The University of Adelaide (Honours) Engineering Scholarship Thomas de la Perrelle | Bachelor of SA Power Networks/Playford Trust Wendy Beeston | Bachelor of Engineering Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical) | Scholarship (Honours) (Electrical and Mechatronic) | Bachelor of Science | Adam Cameron | Bachelor of Engineering The University of Adelaide University of South Australia (Honours) (Electrical and Electronic) | Jack Walsh | Bachelor of Engineering Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer AusIMM/Playford Trust Minerals Industry (Honours) (Chemical) | Bachelor of Sciences | The University of Adelaide Scholarships Finance | The University Ultra Electronics/Playford Trust Scholarship Adam Freeling | Bachelor of Engineering of Adelaide Harrison Bagley | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Chemical) | The University OZ Minerals/Playford Trust Minerals of Adelaide Industry Honours Scholarships (Mechatronics) | Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences | The University Samantha March | Bachelor of Science Kevin Grant | Bachelor of Engineering of Adelaide (Honours) (Chemical) | The University (Advanced) (Geology) | The University WSP/Playford Trust Scholarship of Adelaide of Adelaide Brooke North | Bachelor of Science Anna Ragg | Bachelor of Engineering Chartwells/St Ann’s College/Playford (Mineral Geoscience) | The University (Honours) (Electrical and Electronic) | Trust Residential Scholarships of Adelaide Bachelor of Mathematical