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After years of working full-time in salons, Lisa Moore felt a pull toward something more.

A Proud Yaegl, Bundjalung and Yuin woman Lillyandra Laurie Daylight from Yamba NSW, grew up surrounded by animals in Rural NSW, open paddocks and strong community ties.

TAFE Queensland’s Robina Campus has made history, becoming the first TAFE in Australia to be named Sustainability Institution of the Year at the 2025 Green Gown Awards Australasia in Sydney.

When Maria Daniella Amen left the Philippines, studying in Australia wasn’t part of her original plan. With encouragement from a chef instructor who told her to “grab every opportunity,” Maria decided to take a leap of faith and today, she’s thriving as a hospitality professional in Cairns.

Dryden Bingham is a TAFE Queensland Scholarship recipient currently undertaking a Certificate III in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (UEE32220) trade at TAFE Queensland’s Bracken Ridge campus.

For most design students, seeing their work publicly displayed is a dream that sits somewhere in the future. For TAFE Queensland’s Diploma of Interior Design students, that moment came early - front and centre at the Brisbane Home Show.

Local Townsville resident and apprentice Hollie McIntosh has been named the BUSY Inspiring Apprentice of the Year at the 2025 TAFE Queensland – SkillsTech CSQ Apprentice Awards.

For William Angus, securing an apprenticeship with Ergon Energy Network straight out of school allowed him to enjoy his high school valedictory evening – feeling properly relaxed – with the knowledge he had sorted a career path, already ‘trialled’ in his hometown, Warwick.

For Canadian student Louis Gaiten, studying nursing abroad wasn’t just about earning a qualification. It was about experiencing life in a new country while learning from some of the best in the field.  

After moving continents twice and completing military service back in South Korea, Eunsol found himself in Cairns, Australia, where he developed his passion for cooking.

When Sunshine Coast local Shaun Marshall heard about the South Bank Denture Clinic, he wasn’t exactly sure what to expect.

Nicola Robertson knows what it’s like to feel like the odds are stacked against you. Diagnosed with ADHD she struggled with traditional learning, unsure if she could ever reach her dream of owning a boutique hotel in a snow-capped mountain town.