courtney’s story
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Rotary District 9800 - Youth Exchange Courtney's StoryTRANSCRIPT
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Courtney’s Story
Courtney Murtagh
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Once upon a time in 2012, the fickle
finger of fate touched the life of a girl who it seemed the world had past by.
By chance a YEP Safari coach stopped at a small town, where she was sitting on a seat watching the passing traffic.
The rest as they say is history
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Courtney Murtagh
Isolated in the tiny town of Maxwelton in NW Qld with no friends of her own age.
Education by School of the Air.
Courtney was discovered by a YEP Safari group on tour in 2012
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Flinders HighwayTownsville – Mt Isa
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Maxwelton (Maxi)
Maxwelton 1625 klm north of Brisbane and 546 klm west of TownsvillePopulation approximately 50
Maxwelton - Richmond Shire
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Where it began
Courtney with D9800 tour leaders Geoff Asher and
Emmanuel Tumino
Discovered
Safari comfort stop Julia Creek
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Meeting the tour
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Following the meeting at Julia Creek roadhouse Geoff and Emmanuel arrange for Courtney to visit D9800
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Hosted by the Rotary club of Melbourne
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Doing Rotary stuff
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Courtney and friends
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Courtney returns to Maxwelton
D9880 and D9550 offer to jointly sponsor an exchange
She completes an application
Succeeds at interview
Selected to go to Brazil
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Townsville OrientationOctober 2013
Team Brazil at Cathedral School
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D9550 outbound team to Brazil including 2 students from Dili
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2014 D9950 Team
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With PauloIn Brazil
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Don’t Ask!
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Obrigado
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