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Indigenous firefighter becomes master of his own destiny at TAFE NSW
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26 October 2021 - 9:30 AM

Peter Jensen found his destiny as a firefighter after graduating from the innovative Indigenous Fire and Rescue Employment Strategy (IFARES) program, a collaboration between Fire and Rescue NSW...

Indigenous employment program fires up Wiradjuri mum to follow her dreams
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09 August 2021 - 11:43 AM

Wiradjuri mum-of-two Amanda Scannell hopes one day soon she’ll be helping protect her community and proudly representing her mob as a full-time firefighter.