BYRON COMMUNITY COLLEGE CEO, AWARDED ORDER OF AUSTRALIA

Byron Community College CEO, Chantal Abouchar was recognised in this years’ Australia Day Honours List and awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for her contributions to business and the media.

Chantal has been a trailblazer in her long career. Beginning her career at ABC Television Sydney, she worked as a Cinematographer, Producer and Director specialising in factual and documentary programs. In 1997, she received a Walkley Award for a story about East

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Woodenbong War Memorial Reserve Land Manager

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The Woodenbong War Memorial Reserve Land Manager manages the Reserve No. 74787 at Woodenbong notifed on 21-Mar-1952 for War Memorial. The term of appointment will be for a period not exceeding 5 years.

Application for membership can be made via portal.crownland.nsw.gov.au

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Timor (Timor-Leste) and its resistance to Indonesian occupation. Featured on ABC’s Foreign Correspondent program and screened internationally, it detailed the East Timorese fight for independence. Other work included “Dying to Leave”, a Logie and Walkley winning documentary series which explored global stories of people smuggling and human trafficking. Later in her career Chantal helped many people on their entrepreneurial journey. In 2015 she founded “The Studio”, a not-for-profit organisation which became a leading creative business and technology incubator, community and network for entrepreneurs and industry professionals. Launched with 21 partners and sponsors across industry, business, technology and academia, partners included Dolby, Animal Logic, AWS, CSIRO, RODE, DLA Piper, University of NSW, Western Sydney University, NIDA, AFTRS, MAAAS, APRA/ AMCOS, Copyright Agency, IGEA and Cisco/Meraki. From 2018-2022, The Studio was an anchor tenant in the Sydney Startup Hub. During this time, it was home to more than 350 startups, who created hundreds of jobs and collectively raised close to $100 million.

In 2022 Chantal relocated to Northern NSW to take up the position of CEO at Byron Community College (BRCC). Having visited the region for 40 years the opportunity to work and live in the area presented an opportunity to good to miss. Chantal said, “I am honoured and excited to be part of the college and the vibrant creative Northern Rivers community. BRCC is a much-loved and valued organisation in the Byron Shire and beyond. My vision for the college is for it to continue to deliver world class education and evolve to meet the needs of the community. We have some exciting projects underway or in the ideation stage, including a Demonstration Garden and Arts and Cultural initiatives.”

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The Australia Day 2023 Honours List recognizes and celebrates Australians for meritorious, distinguished and conspicuous service. The full list is available here: https:// www.gg.gov.au/ australia-day-2023honours-list.