Moreton Bay’s rising stars under 25 revealed
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From professional athletes, small business owners, entrepreneurs, community advocates and big hearted volunteers, Moreton Bay has a multitude of talented and inspirational young people.
With a drive for success and a mind for business, these Moreton Bay young guns are making their mark on the region and beyond.
Quest News has listed 25 talented community members 25 or under who are using their influence and skills to succeed.
Find out who they are and then scroll to the bottom of the list to tell us who you believe is having the biggest influence on the region despite – or maybe because of – their young age.
See the list in alphabetical order below.
AINSLEE ALLEN, 24
For 24-year-old small business owner Ainslee Allen, it’s always about helping the little guys or, in her case, small businesses across Moreton Bay.
While studying a Bachelor of Business and Creative Industries, Ms Allen began her own social media and marketing business Ainslee Social, helping small business owners with strategy and marketing to increase their social media presence.
Ms Allen counts a financial adviser, hair salons, arts and crafts businesses and even a lawn mowing man among the businesses she’s helped so far.
Since a young age, Ms Allen’s parents taught her the value of volunteering and helping others, which she has paid back through sports and her university.
The former Sandgate Hawks netball player took part in a host of school extracurriculars and volunteered her time fundraising for Relay for Life.
A recent volunteering venture was undertaking a leadership role in organising University of the Sunshine Coast Moreton Bay campus’s Rise Up Showcase, taking care of graphic design and liaising with stakeholders.
“I found I want to be involved in a lot of opportunities and things can happen,” Ms Allen said.
“I hate it but I love putting myself in challenging situations.
“Knowledge is power and that will be my biggest motivation, along with making new connections.”
CHLOE ALLEY, 15
Chloe Alley started a now thriving business back in 2019 when she was just 11.
Her grandmother gifted the Redcliffe State High School student a sewing machine for Christmas and from there she hasn’t looked back in developing wheat bags.
She had been making clothing for her cousins, but after using a wheat bag one day, decided she could make them.
Chloe makes handmade lavender and wheat bags which are made from organic ingredients and fabric.
Her entrepreneurial work won her the prestigious Future Anything competition, where entrepreneurs from 45 schools took part, with finalists going head-to-head during a live-streamed grand final at QUT.
Her mother began selling them to friends at work and Chloe was selling to friends at school.
Then with great feedback, Chloe created an Instagram account and was selling them at markets and soon local businesses were stocking them.
Some proceeds are supporting drought-affected local farmers.
Chloe is working with Moreton Bay Regional Council’s Economic Development team and Redcliffe Peninsula Chamber of Commerce to further develop her concept.
She also recently spoke at the BPW Caboolture International Women’s Day Dinner.
MADDI BEAZLEY, 22
The 22-year-old film student from North Lakes is fast becoming a TikTok sensation following her starring role in the platform’s series Love Songs.
The series follows Miss Beazley, who plays 19 year-old Mia, on her journey as she discovers the new world of dating through Tinder, which is a production partner for the videos, and the open-ended paths of opportunity that it will introduce.
Using the handle beazknees, Maddi shares a range of content including lip syncs, make-up videos and costume challenges.
She is well known for changing her look, even colouring and cutting her hair, to impersonate well-known characters.
The North Lakes State College graduate has 741,000 followers on TikTok and 25.4 million likes on her content
In 2021, she did not state how much she made from the advertising deals but Miss Beazley said she still had a part-time job as a pizza delivery driver.
While the videos might only last a few seconds, Miss Beazley said she spent hours putting them together.
Miss Beazley previously said a career in filmmaking was the ultimate goal and TikTok was a great platform to test out all the skills she was learning in university.
BAYLEE CARUSO, 16
Murrumba State Secondary College student Baylee Caruso is balancing an ATAR load, Certificate III in Fitness, alongside her incredible dedication and performances in the aerobics field.
Baylee is a two-year club captain at Brisbane based Sport Aerobics Club Industrie 1, and achieved monumental success at state, national and international levels of competition throughout 2022.
Competing in both the adult duo and youth singles event, Baylee placed first in both routines at states, second for both at nationals and eighth in Singles and sixth in Duos, at the Sport Aerobics World Championships that was held in the Czech Republic last November.
Her success also resulted in her nomination as the captain of the Australian team at age 16.
Baylee currently has her sights set on the upcoming Super Series in Coffs Harbour in April.
Afterwards she will be chasing success again to qualify for and compete at the 2023 World Championships in Belgium in October.
Baylee films all of the pre-choreographed routine packages for the Federation of International Sport Aerobics and Fitness.
She goes with Federation of International Sport Aerobics & Fitness on PE teacher personal development days, to help the teachers learn more about aerobics.
Outside of school, Baylee volunteers with her mum cleaning the botanical gardens.
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BIANCA DILWORTH, 18
At the time when she received the Moreton Bay Australia Day Youth Sports Award for 2020, Bianca Dilworth was the number one female scooter champion in Australia.
Inn 2019 Ms Dilworth came third in the world championships held in Barcelona — and she has another three Australian titles under her belt.
The 2019 world championships was an open pro women’s division, making Ms Dilworth one of the youngest competitors.
Redcliffe’s scooting champion has come a long way since her mum first gave her a scooter for her eighth birthday
Ms Dilworth can trace her scooter roots back to Redcliffe and has insisted in the past it’s always been a fun hobby.
She said her style was focused on being smooth and clean, not so much on the riskier or flashier tricks.
2019 was the first time women were invited to compete in the world championships and Ms Dilworth is excited to see more women competing.
Working as a disability support worker, the 18-year-old has signed with major sponsors including Apex Pro Scooters, Gain Protection, and LSKD.
She almost has 100,000 Instagram followers
MADISON EYRE, 20
In her final year of a business and creative writing degree, Madi Eyre first got involved with Cancer Council Queensland in 2021 as a marketing intern at the Fortitude Valley headquarters.
During her semester breaks she would commute from Woodford to the city to help the marketing communications team with tasks that would promote CCQ’s mission.
Early in her internship, Madi also started working with the volunteering team to launch the Young Volunteer Network, an initiative aiming to unite a young community that would volunteer at events and raise awareness about the organisation’s efforts.
Since then, she has continued volunteering as part of the Young Volunteer Network speaking publicly about her experiences and developing ways to help grow the network.
“Volunteering is a great way to give back to the community no matter how small the contribution,” Ms Eyre said.
“My hope in working with Cancer Council Queensland is that I’ve been able to encourage other young Queenslanders to get involved with the not-for-profit.
“Cancer Council Queensland does some really great work in supporting those affected by cancer and being able to contribute with a young voice is gratifying.”
GEORGIA GLENTWORTH, 18
Following in the footsteps of her father, Georgia joined Closeburn Rural Fire Brigade in 2022 and has undertaken a range of training since then.
She had spent six years in the Australian Army Cadets program, and saw joining the Rural Fire Service as a way to continue to serve the community and meet new people.
Georgia was also keen to get a greater understanding of the land and how to prepare it to prevent bushfires, ultimately saving lives and property.
She has been extremely committed to her training undertaking both theory and practical elements.
In addition to the routine brigade training sessions, she also attends fire calls and hazard reduction burns to gain hands-on experience.
Often there are other brigades involved in incidents, so it provides the opportunity to build relationships with them and gain experience from other volunteers as well.
She is looking forward to completing her training and being able to deploy to other regions in the future to provide them support during large-scale incidents.
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AARON GREALEY, 17
Murrumba State Secondary College Year 12 student Aaron Grealey was one of Queensland’s most successful boxers in 2022.
Aaron is captain at Brisbane-based boxing academy All Star Boxing Academy.
In 2022, he achieved many goals and represented Australia at the Youth World Championships in La Nucia, Spain.
At the Youth World Championships, Aaron was selected as captain of the National Team and placed within the top 15 in the world in the 60kg weight division.
Aaron also competed in the U19 Australian Championships where he won gold and was named 2022 Best Men’s Boxer.
He won the National Golden Gloves Title and was selected for the Queensland State and Australian National Futures Development Pathway for the 2026 Commonwealth Games and Olympics in 2028 and 2032.
Aaron has been identified as one of Queensland’s top performing athletes, thus being provided with the Queensland Academy of Sport talent support program scholarship.
Aaron currently has his sights set on the 2023 Youth Commonwealth Games, competing as an Australian athlete in Trinidad and Tobago.
OLIVIA HARGRODER, 23
The 2019 Moreton Bay Young Citizen of The Year is a disability rights advocate, entertainment and swimming all-star.
Ms Hargroder has down syndrome and faced many health problems in life including multiple open-heart surgeries and knee operations.
However, this never stopped her from swimming and performing on stage from a young age.
A star actor and dancer, Ms Hargroder has acted in more than 15 professional productions that have featured at film festivals and big screens across the globe.
Co-starring with Anna McGahan in the short film Sunshine at the 2021 Brisbane International Film Festival is an experience Olivia counts among her favourites.
Dancewise she’s a gun at hip hop, jazz and in September 2022, she performed at the Sydney Opera House in True Grit with The Australian Ballet.
In Australian All Star Cheering Federation tournaments, she’s placed first in hip hop and jazz.
As a swimmer, Ms Hargroder represented Queensland in the Special Olympics and won gold in the 100m freestyle event at the nationals in Adelaide.
It was her swimming that inspired Ms Hargroder to launch the Change the Box campaign, through which she is advocating for the Paralympics to include a new category for athletes with Down Syndrome.
Those with Down syndrome are able to compete at the Paralympics in the intellectual impairment category (S14).
However, that banding is highly competitive, with others often being physically stronger.
They have introduced Category II2 for international competition.
Athletes with both physical and intellectual impairments can now compete on a level playing field.
She has also addressed the United Nations congress.
KIARA-LEA HURLEY, 16
Dakabin State High School’s captain Kiara-Lea Hurley just wants to get involved in as much as she can and she’s achieved highly along the way.
The 16-year-old girl wants to get a double degree in law and biomedical science so she can open a private law office in partnership with pharmaceuticals that she and a team would develop.
Kiara-Lea has gained a principal platinum award as one of two students with the highest grades in her year, which has allowed her to access a START QUT program and boost her way into a degree.
She was recently awarded best public speaker and overall winner of the Lions Youth of the Year club competition.
She is the first flute, tenor saxophone, and marimbist in Dakabin SHS’s concert band, a proposed candidate for the Brisbane Student Advisory Council and is starting a school debate team for her fellow law students.
Kiara-Lea has competed in the Woorila poetry competition, the Australian Children’s Music Foundation’s national signwriting competition, done multiple public speeches in her role as customer liaison at Target Strathpine, and wrote both novels and music in her spare time which she hopes to publish.
School pride on show, Kiara-Lea marches in the Kallangur Anzac march and works as a lab technician in the Dakabin school’s laboratories.
Sportswise, Kiara-Lea is an age champion at her school’s swimming carnival and finishes on the podium in athletic events and cross country races.
RHYS JOHNSON, 25
One-and-a-half years on from a horrific crash that left him broken and fearing the worst, Burpengary personal trainer Rhys Johnson has managed to turn his life around.
Mr Johnson woke in a hospital bed from a three-day coma after a motorcycle crash on the way to football training just before 6.30pm on September 17, 2021.
The crash was so severe police closed Youngs Crossing Road until midnight.
The former Morayfield State High School student broke his femur, with the bone protruding through his skin.
He had a compound fracture of his tibia and fibula, an open fracture on his left arm, and two pelvis fractures.
He underwent six hours of surgery the day after the crash with titanium rods, bolts and screws inserted to bring him back together.
Following the crash, Mr Johnson said doctors told him he would never walk again.
However with perseverance, the 25-year-old PT worked his way onto crutches, a moon boot, a walking stick and finally walking without help.
Mr Johnson did go through some mentally dark times but now he is back in the gym and on the mend at World Gym Burpengary.
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CARYS LEE, 17
The Lakes College Year 12 student Carys Lee is hugely passionate about helping kids learn new skills, through the Bracken Ridge Scouts Club.
Two to three times weekly Carys runs activities for the joeys and cubs, teaching them valuable skills such as tying knots, fire lighting, camping and hygiene.
She plans scouts nights for her peers, along with hikes and camps so other scouts can grow their passion for the outdoors and understand the beauty in nature.
Carys attends a volunteer camp called Agoonaree every year, where she mentors a patrol of younger scouts in running activities for people with disabilities so that they too can feel the thrill of scouting.
She also helps people with all disabilities do activities such as abseiling, rock climbing, fire lighting, water slides and often times these are things they never believed they could do.
Carys’ passion for change has resulted in her playing a role in the development of the Criminal Responsibility and Youth Deterrence Youth Act 2021.
She contributed to a policy submission in parliament for the safety of women in police stations, advocated in parliament for school students in terms of uniform policy and attended the 2021 and 2022 School Strike 4 Climate.
Carys has also published a blog about understanding and correctly referring to acronyms such as BLM and LGBTQIA+2
“Although these things I have done have a widespread benefit for the community in terms of development, raising awareness, addressing political needs, and advocating for the community, I do this because it’s genuinely what I enjoy,” Carys said.
“Seeing a difference, whether it be an extra big smile on a five-year-old’s face, or a youth act being passed in parliament is what I am passionate about.”
ALIJAH MCDOUGALL, 23
The former North Lakes State College student was named Moreton Bay’s Young Citizen of the Year at the 2016 Australia Day Awards for his volunteering contributions.
At the time Alijah had already volunteered more than 600 hours with St John Ambulance as a first aid cadet and attended 50-plus events in the region, along with learning the ropes as a Royal Australian Air Force Cadet.
In 2016, he was awarded the 2016 Mark Compton, Knowledge of the Order Prize by St John’s, and also named their Cadet of the Year.
When he was barely a teen, Mr McDougall took part in Clean Up Australia Day, fundraised for the Red Cross door knock appeal and collected more than $600 in toiletries and made more than 200 biscuits for the Brisbane Youth Service ‘Get Schmick’ campaign during Youth Week.
In 2014, he raised more than $1000 for Angel Flight by running 14km in the City to South Fun Run.
HARRISON MCINDOE, 22
Scarborough’s Harrison McIndoe is juggling his commitments to both the Redcliffe Dolphins and his sales and marketing job at Kindred Property.
Mr McIndoe has been a member of the Redcliffe Dolphins rugby league team since 2020, starting out in the Under-21s before debuting for the QCup squad in 2021.
He has been pursuing rugby league semi-professionally since leaving school early to play for the Penrith Panthers U18s in Sydney.
After moving to Yeppoon, he played for the CQ Capras U21s for two years before joining the Sharks in 2019.
During a trial for the Sharks, he was offered a position at Redcliffe.
The 22-year-old marketer said he was fortunate Kindred Property supported his dream to play NRL and has worked to ensure he could balance both careers.
Off the field at Kindred, Mr McIndoe is a sales and marketing consultant, meaning his role involves using his knowledge of the property sales and development industry to help clients in making informed decisions.
“I was initially drawn to Kindred because of the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the property sales and development industry,” Mr McIndoe said.
“Since starting at the company, we have been able to tailor my role to align with my career goals of gaining a deeper understanding of the complexities of running a real estate agency.
“I am excited about the potential for growth and advancement within the company, and I am eager to continue to learn and develop my skills in this field.”
KAYLEE MCKEOWN, 21
Born in Redcliffe, the Olympic superstar trained with Australian Crawl in Burpengary and at Grace Swimming Rothwell.
Going to St Paul’s Lutheran Primary School in Caboolture, Ms McKeown made her debut for the Australian Dolphins swimming team in 2015, alongside her sister Taylor.
Kaylee won a gold, silver and two bronze medals at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, before silvers in the 200m backstroke and 4x100m medley relay at the 2019 World Championships.
In 2021, McKeown broke three national records (50m, 100m, 200m backstroke) at the Sydney Open – and lowered the world 100m backstroke record to 57.45 seconds at the Olympic trials.
At the Tokyo Olympics, the 21-year-old swimmer won two golds in the 100m and 200m backstroke and another gold as part of the 4x100m women’s medley team.
The swimming superstar was also named Young Achiever of the Year at the Women’s Health Australia 2022 Women in Sports Awards.
Overall, Ms McKeown medalled in 14 of 15 events she competed in at the Tokyo Olympics, FINA World Championships and Birmingham Commonwealth Games, including eight gold.
Ms McKeown has 116,000 followers on Instagram.
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TEAGAN MICAH, 25
Former Redcliffe State High School student Teagan Micah played some midfield and striker on the soccer pitch but has since excelled on the international stage as a goalkeeper.
During her youth in Redcliffe, Ms Micah played with representative teams Brisbane Blue and Brisbane Central, while going to the Sunshine Coast for keeper training.
She joined the Goalkeeping Australia Academy in 2010 at age 13, where she trained under the Matildas goalkeeping coach John Gorza.
Ms Micah would play well at the national championship before a call-up to the Aussie Under-13 team.
She would play for Queensland three more times at nationals and was named on the all-star team each time.
Signing with the Brisbane Roar at age 16 for two years, Micah had to bide her time as a back-up keeper.
She then went onto stints with the Wanderers and UCLA on a full football scholarship.
A standout season got her a call-up to the Matildas in 2017, the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup and Tokyo Olympics.
She now plays for FC Rosengård in Sweden.
JAYDEN MITCHELL 22
University of the Sunshine Coast student Jayden Mitchell could not believe his luck when he got offered a job at the Redcliffe Dolphins.
The former Morayfield State High School student is suiting up for the Dolphins as the corporate sales coordinator, after impressing the club during his university work placement.
After approaching his Bachelor of Sports Studies supervisor, he was able to secure the work placement and suddenly found himself in the thick of the sports business world:
“When the chief commercial officer and human resources manager sat down with me to discuss a full-time role at the completion of my placement … it doesn’t compare to any other feeling I’ve had before,” Mr Mitchell said.
His role has been helping prepare the NRL’s newest franchise for its grand arrival through achieving sales goals and maintaining positive customer relations for the Dolphins.
Dolphins CCO Damien McDowell said Jayden ‘almost immediately’ became a key member of the team.
Mr Mitchell graduated high school with Year 12 Excellence Award, Year 12 PE Award, and as School Sports Captain.
JOSH MUNNS, 23
Josh first became involved with the State Emergency Service in 2019 when he became a volunteer with the Arana Hills group.
He was eager to play a role in supporting the community through the extreme weather events Australia had been experiencing.
The initial training conducted provided him with a vast range of skills in storm damage response, rescue operations, correct use of SES equipment, First Aid and other areas.
Since then he has gone on to do additional training in more specific, higher-risk operations, and has become the group training officer.
Recently, he has supported the local community with storm and flood-related jobs as well as helping in missing person searches.
Josh has also given up his time alongside other volunteers to help at major community events, such as Riverfire and Anzac Day.
For Josh, he loves the hands-on, practical side of being an SES volunteer.
It’s rewarding knowing that the work he does has a direct, noticeable impact on the members of the local community.
LAKIESHA ‘LUCKY’ PATTERSON, 24
The St Columban’s College graduate has won multiple medals for Australia since she first competed as a national para-athlete in 2014.
At age 15, she represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games and won a bronze medal in the 100m S8 freestyle event.
From there, she went on to compete at the Rio Paralympics in 2016.
At that event she won two gold, three silver and one bronze and set a world record.
She has won local Australia Day Awards, been honoured with an OAM and carried the baton as part of the Queen’s Baton Relay for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Patterson uses her experiences to inspire audiences to overcome life’s obstacles.
She’s a six-time world record holder, has seven Paralympic medals, two Paralympic golds and a Commonwealth Games gold medallist.
In 2017, she broke two world records within one hour at the Queensland State Championships in the 100m and 200m freestyle S8.
Patterson was not breathing when she was born and was later diagnosed with cerebral palsy on the left side of her body.
That did not stop her from learning to swim at age five.
She grew up in Redcliffe and Bribie Island and trained at Burpengary.
She has several sponsorships and a healthy social media presence; lucky—patterson99 has 6000 followers on Instagram.
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REEGAN PELLOWE, 13
Back when he was just 11, Caboolture’s Reegan Pellowe raised more than $20,000 through recycling and was named Moreton Bay’s 2021 Australia Day Young Citizen of the Year.
In the 18 months leading up to the award, Reegan collected more than 200,000 old bottles for recycling through the State Government’s Containers with Change refund scheme, and donated all profits to helping kids in need.
Reegan has raised funds towards Easter hampers to the Morayfield Child Safety Service Centre, purchased back to school bags for The Breakfast Club, bought Christmas toys for kids in foster care and donated boredom bags for kids staying at the Redcliffe and Caboolture hospitals.
He’s also collected more than 3000 bottle lids for Lids 4 Kids to be made into prosthetics for children.
Previously Reegan said he began his work recycling to help give all kids a fair go.
“I use 100 per cent of the money from recycling cans and bottles to help buy medical items and other important things for kids in need,” Reegan said.
“Through my Facebook page Changing One Kids Life at a Time, people message us when they have containers to recycle, then Mum, Dad and I drive around to collect them, sometimes all night.
“Through various charities, I’ve helped kids in foster care, kids in the hospital and kids who are homeless.
“The best part is without doubt the smiles I get when I help someone.
“No matter how young or old you are, you can help make a difference.”
MEG PORTER, 18
The teen has racked up more than 380 volunteer hours at the RSPCA Dakabin shelter since she was age 16.
A lover of animals and volunteering, Ms Porter has also been volunteering with other organisations such as the Animal Welfare League, Brave Dog Companion Rescue and Beanies for Brain Cancer.
Her hard work has seen her nominated for youth volunteer of the year and awarded a certificate of community service at Parliament House and the Stirling Hinchcliffe Citizenship Award during her time at Sandgate District State High School.
In Year 12, she ran a successful donation drive at her school in which students made 50 pet toys out of recyclable materials for the RSPCA.
Ms Porter jumped on a RSPCA volunteer program when she was 12 and again jumped at the chance to finally be old enough to volunteer by 16.
The Bracken Ridge teen enjoys exercising, caring and cleaning for the animals at the RSPCA and has her eyes set on donating time to volunteering at her university’s abandoned animal shelter and program.
She is studying a Bachelor of Veterinary Technology at UQ.
JAKE RAJHER, 16
Talented basketballer Jake Rajher is having a massive impact for his North Lakes Hawks as both a player and a coach.
At just 16, he coaches the club’s Under-15 division 1 side and the U13 squad, having already coached for these teams previously, including leading them to a grand final.
Jake has played representative basketball for Northside Wizards and U19 division 1 grand finalist in the most recent season.
This season he formed a men’s team and will also play for the North Lakes Hawks U19 division 1.
Jake also represents Grace Lutheran College in Champion Basketball School of Queensland as well as Brisbane Outer Schools Basketball League.
Jake is an ambassador for Grace College where he was selected to be a leader of the college mentoring junior level students in forming positive respectful relationships within themselves, their peers, teachers and in the community.
While his underlying passion lies with sport, Jake’s drive towards mentoring younger teens extends to his ambassador role at school.
He previously played in Melbourne for The Vales basketball club until his family moved back to Moreton Bay in 2020.
Jake said he leapt at the chance to coach juniors basketball to not only teach basketball skills and knowledge but to get involved with the players and be more than just a coach.
He enjoys having a profound impact on players’ development and teaching a healthy competitive mindset.
EVELYN ROBINSON, 17
Evelyn Robinson, 17, was awarded Moreton Bay Regional Council’s Young Citizen of the Year in 2020 for dedicating time to volunteer for charities including Rize Up Australia, Redcliffe Breakfast Club, Hand in Hand Community Project and Young Care.
Evelyn has been a team leader for Rize Up and provided meals to the homeless at the Redcliffe Breakfast Club.
When she was age 14, she spent a lot of time working for the Redcliffe Country Women’s Association.
Joining Australian Christian College Moreton Distance Education in 2021, she has been active in their online clubs and has loved going to the school’s connection days and meeting her fellow students.
During her time with the program, she did work experience at a local accounting firm and began her Diploma of Business.
In 2021, Evelyn received the Queensland Youth Volunteer of the Year Award at the Queensland Volunteering Awards.
“Evelyn is passionate about supporting those who are vulnerable and at risk, donating her time to many charities and causes,” Volunteering Queensland wrote.
“Her volunteering work sees her helping with fundraising, wrapping gifts, sorting donations and setting up furniture for those in need.
“Evelyn has volunteered for an extraordinary number of organisations for her age, including Young Care, Hand in Hand Community Projects and the Wesley Mission Red Bag Appeal.”
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CONNOR SHAW, 20
At just 20 years of age, Deception Bay’s Connor Shaw is already on his way to becoming a young gun in the real estate game.
The Redcliffe State High School graduate hopes to be in the real estate game for at least the next 15 years, starting his journey as a sales and marketing consultant with Kindred Property.
Mr Shaw had heard about the company’s training for young agents.
“At Kindred I focus on adding value and experience to clients and their real estate journey, whether it is helping them sell their property, rent it out or if they're looking to purchase new property, I am heavily focused on helping and consulting all of our current and future clients and giving them an ideal real estate experience,” Mr Shaw said.
Outside of work, he spends most of his evenings at Peninsula Fitness and on his days off he works at Landscaping Legends, which is a structural landscaping company his parents own and operate.
He has previously worked at The Plant Shack in Deception Bay for seven years, starting at age 13, achieving a high role and multiple certifications.
LAUREN ZEGLIO, 21
Without exaggeration, Bracken Ridge’s Lauren Zeglio has eight work or volunteer roles, while she is completing a double degree at the University of Sunshine Coast.
The former St John Fisher College student sits as a student representative on the Moreton Bay Mayor’s Legacy Committee for the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics.
As the voice for students across Moreton Bay, Ms Zeglio’s role is to ensure that the 2032 Olympics provide opportunities for students to get involved and benefit.
“I’d love to see a continued involvement from students throughout the games,” Ms Zeglio said.
“Get groups, interns and programs so students in sports and hospitality can get involved in the Games, not just go volunteer.
“Funnily enough the Mayor recognises me when I’m around.
“I worked at the Moreton Bay kids festival last weekend and the Mayor recognised me.”
Studying a double degree Bachelor of Animal Ecology/Bachelor of Business, majoring in Tourism, Leisure and Event Management, Ms Zeglio has done an internship with Moreton Bay Region Industry & Tourism and is currently an event assistant there.
She also works in five departments at USC, including as a student ambassador, IT support, USC sports department and on the events team at USC Moreton Bay.
The 21-year-old woman also volunteers for the Redcliffe Dolphins in game-day operations and is starting a one day a week internship this week.
“It’s the best to get involved and have your name out there,” Ms Zeglio said.
“By saying yes to one thing it opened up so many doors.”
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