Our favourite night of the year!
On March 26th 2025, we proudly welcomed our newest scholarship recipients from Melbourne’s west and Geelong at a packed event at The Edge, Federation Square.
It was an incredible night of celebration as we awarded certificates and marked the beginning of their Western Chances journey.
We were especially proud to have the event led by our remarkable recipients and alumni, including MC Jack Oliver, recipient speaker Mursal Rezai, recipient performer Amanda Pudelka, and alumni award presenter Edward Le.
A big congratulations to our award winners:
Farah Qamareen, Lynne Wannan Award
Mary Papaioannou, Helen Worladge Award
Mursal Rezai, Dream Big Award
Vu Long Tran, Dream Big Award
Thank you to pro-bono event partner JTPM, and our sponsors Transurban and Victoria University.
Please contact us in the meantime if you have any questions about the Scholarship Award Ceremony.