FEDERAL Lyons MP Eric Hutchinson today congratulated Perth man William Egan, the only Northern Tasmanian regional radio Heywire winner for 2014.
Mr Egan is one of 41 young winners across the country in this year’s Heywire competition funded from the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal.
Micah de Smit, from Margate, is the only other Tasmanian winner this year.
Funding of $100,000 is provided annually to help community organisations pilot the ideas raised at the Heywire Summit.
Federal Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education Scott Ryan said that the Heywire winners represented the diverse experiences of young people growing up in rural and remote Australia.
Mr Hutchinson said that each one of the winners had a story to share about their lives and commended them for taking the time to do this.
Next February the winners, including Mr Egan, will come together at the Heywire Regional Youth Summit in Canberra.
The summit culminates in a public forum in Canberra during the first Parliamentary sitting week of 2015 where participants pitch ideas to politicians, policy makers and funding bodies.
Winning stories are professionally produced and featured on ABC radio, TV and online.
Winners receive a trip to the Heywire Regional Youth Summit in Canberra.
For further information visit http://www.abc.net.au/heywire/competition/
Federal Lyons MP Eric Hutchinson
