CommBank grant to Polly Farmer Foundation to pave way for Geraldton students to attend careers expo in Perth

More than two dozen Indigenous students from Geraldton will get the chance to attend a careers expo in Perth thanks to a grant awarded to the Polly Farmer Foundation. The foundation received the $20,000 grant from CommBank to invest in its mission of providing Indigenous students across WA with education and career opportunities. It is one of 16 organisations in WA and 137 nationwide to benefit from a $20,000 grant as part of a $3.5 million commitment from CommBank’s Staff Foundation Grant initiative. The foundation will use the funding to support its annual careers expo in Perth. “(The expo) provides Indigenous students with an opportunity to visit local universities and engage with industry partners,” a foundation spokesperson said. “Part of the grant will be used to facilitate the transport of country students to attend the expo in Perth, with 30 being from Geraldton.”