National Youth Roundtable 2003 Member Profiles

Matthew, 23, runs his own business, called Rural Industry Connect, which is a market exchange network enabling rural and regional businesses to share information and to source sale stock items.

He was awarded the Commonwealth Regional Initiative Award 2002 and the 2002 Telstra Countrywide Rural Young Achiever of the Year.

Matthew has a strong interest in the development of future rural leaders.

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James, 17, is studying at James Cook University.

He has won awards for his work in business and technology and has started his own Internet development business.

James’ work for the Cairns City Council on a city Internet guide and a suicide prevention website have convinced him that the business community can play a greater role in youth development and services, both in and out of educational institutions.

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William, 22, is the founder of MarketingFX™ Pty Limited, a boutique agency specialising in marketing and public relations for high technology companies.

William was awarded a Semi-Finalist in the National Career Achievement Category in the 2001 Young Australian of the Year Awards, and was also a Nominee in the 2002 Young Australian of the Year Awards.

William was the inaugural winner of the New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory’s Micro Business Young Entrepreneur Award for 2001 and was also the winner of the 2001 Commonwealth Bank “Young Hero Award”, presented at the opening of the e-Business World Expo.

William is interested in youth enterprise development opportunities and young people in the business community.

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Keyur, 17, is a Year 12 student at Melbourne High School.

He is the editor in his local 2 Neighbourhood Watch areas, for which he won the Box Hill sector Best Newsletter award.

He was on the inaugural Whitehorse Youth Representative Committee in 2001/2002 as deputy chairperson.

He was a patrol leader in Scouts for 2 years, and is involved in the Duke of Edinburgh's award. Keyur is passionate about youth leadership, involvement and empowerment.

Recently, he was named the City of Whitehorse 2003 Young Citizen of the Year.

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Studying Media Arts and Production and International Studies at the University of Technology Sydney, 18-year-old Kat is interested in youth development activities and would like to see media programs developed for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Kat has also identified a need for greater educational opportunities for young people in outer-suburban and rural areas.

She has been involved in a range of activities in the community, including volunteer work, debating and Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and is a champion fencer.

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Shasheen is a 17-year-old student at the University of NSW under its prestigious co-operative scholarship program in Commerce.

He was leader of the NSW Australian Business Week team in 2002 and has also started his own Internet services business, Logicworks.

He is passionate about youth enterprise and leadership development and seeks to increase the awareness of opportunities for young people to develop these vital skills.

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Annette Wheare, 22, is a full-time Development Officer with the Port Pirie Regional Development Board.

Annette holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Business Degree, a Certificate 3 in applied languages (Japanese), a South Australian Certificate of Education and is completing a Certificate 4 in Business Facilitation.

In 2002, Annette received the Rotary International ‘Rotary Youth Leadership Award’, after completing, the Rotary Youth Leadership program.

Annette is interested in expanding youth leadership and youth enterprise development opportunities for young people.

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