EMMA McTavish is Community Bank Heathcote & District\u2019s 2023 Rural Scholarship winner.<\/p>\n
The Costerfield local is studying a Bachelor of Veterinary Biology\/Bachelor of Veterinary Science at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga and has a keen interest in rural veterinary services.<\/p>\n
She said the scholarship would allow her to complete professional placements without worrying about how to pay for travel, accommodation, and food.<\/p>\n
Ms McTavish was already a qualified veterinarian with two years of industry experience when she returned to study to focus on livestock veterinary services after realising there was a large shortage of vets practicing in this field.<\/p>\n
She said her family had joked that the recent closure of veterinary services in Heathcote gave her the opportunity to open a surgery of her own.<\/p>\n
\u201cI keep telling them not yet,\u201d she said. \u201cBut I\u2019ve told mum she will be opening and a running a cat sanctuary from home when I return.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bank branch manager Teri Johnson said the scholarships were an important part of helping district students with their studies.<\/p>\n
\u201cCommunity Bank Heathcote & District along with Bendigo Bank Nagambie are always thrilled to be able to support our rural customers with ways that we can improve our rural way of life,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur support of Emma with this scholarship will help bring livestock veterinary services to Heathcote.\u201d<\/p>\n
Applications for Community Bank Heathcote & District and Bendigo Bank Nagambie Tertiary Scholarships will open later this year for first time university or TAFE students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
EMMA McTavish is Community Bank Heathcote & District\u2019s 2023 Rural Scholarship winner. The Costerfield local is studying a Bachelor of Veterinary Biology\/Bachelor of Veterinary Science at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga and has a keen interest in rural veterinary services. She said the scholarship would allow her to complete professional placements without worrying about […]<\/p>\n