Daniel Walton

Daniel is an Executive Chef at the Santa Fe Cafe© in Berimah, and has achieved much more in the hospitality industry than those twice his age. Ten years ago when he first commenced his certificate in commercial cookery, the highly awarded chef has worked in some of the world’s most prestigious restaurants, perfecting his trade and increasing his passion for food. Learning all he needed to know internationally he is now back in Darwin producing meals that satisfy the international tastes of his customers and working towards opening his own restaurant in the near future.

Rebecca Healy

Rebecca is aspiring to be a professional business consultant and is in the process of establishing her own virtual assistance business with a particular focus of regional and rural business development. Overcoming significant obstacles, Rebecca has become a prominent figure for youth creating a positive influence for disadvantage youth within the Barkley Region. Rebecca has been apart of many credible forums including the Chief Ministers Round Tables of Young Territorians, the Youth Justice Advisory Community, Northern Territory Youth Affairs Network, the Youth Justice Advisory Committee and the Barkly Shire Councils Local Advisory Board.

Honeylyn Lisson

Honeylyn has made a significant contribution to the lives of others in the community through her volunteer work with the Red Cross, in her position as President of the Student Representative Council at Casuarina Senior College (CSC), a member of and office bearer in the United Nations Youth Association NT, and as representative on the Northern Territory Government’s Youth Minister’s Round Table of Young Territorians in 2009. Honeylyn is particularly focused on ending world poverty and hopes in the future to volunteer abroad for either a non-government organisation or the United Nations.

Daly Kelly

Daly Kelly has thrown himself into many different community activities with enthusiasm and commitment. Daly spends many hours volunteering for the St Vincent De Paul Society, at World Youth Day, for Clean Up Australia Day, Engineers Australia, at Charles Darwin University, and as a junior rugby coach. Daly has been elected as a leader in many of these voluntary roles where he has used these positions as a positive role model for the youth of the Northern Territory. Daly is married with one son and is a compassionate and dedicated volunteer within his community.

Samantha Penny

Samantha has become a pillar of emotional strength for both her mother, who suffers from a spinal injury and her older sister who has autism and suffers from severe depression. Born into this caring role and suffering Aspergs Syndrome herself, Samantha embraces all aspects of her role as a carer and family member. Samantha is constantly advocating for both her disease and that of her sisters, teaching herself how to speak publicly she is constantly fundraising for autism foundations throughout the Northern Territory. Congratulations Samantha Penny, finalist The Northern Territory Government Young Carer’s Award.

Matt Cornell

Matt is a passionate and talented Territory artist who has performed in numerous professional engagements locally, nationally and throughout Europe and South East Asia. He holds an extreme artistic repertoire spanning from choreography to live contemporary dance and theatre, and photography. Recently Matt has been awarded a danceWeb scholarship to Vienna and is a JUMP mentee. With a goal of opening his own professional performance company, he aims to employee staff and to establish his own unique style in delivering world class artistic productions within the Northern Territory.

Jacinta Kelly

Jacinta has a passion for Science and Engineering which has led her to graduate from Charles Darwin University in 2009 with a bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Science with first class honors and publish an academic paper with Dr Wee King Soh on “an analysis on free convection flow in building ventilation”. Jacinta’s involvement in community activities such as a volunteer at the Young Engineers Australia where she promotes and inspires young children to move into the science and engineering field saw her awarded the Australian Federation of University Women Award.

Desmond Abbott

Desmond currently represents the Australian “Kookaburras” hockey team, winning gold at the World Cup, the Champions Trophy and the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. As a young indigenous man, he is currently on a joint Australian Institute of Sport and the Northern Territory Institute of Sport Hockey Scholarship in Perth. As Captain of the Territory Stingers in the Australia Hockey League he won the Player of the Tournament. Desmond has played 88 International caps, scoring 52 goals and was recently selected in the International Hockey Federations All Star Team.

Benjamin Campbell

Benjamin is one of seven indigenous trainee rangers employed under the Ingkerreke’s Working for Country program which enables young indigenous people with the skills required, to become employed in the field of conservation and land management. As a senior member of the team, Ben is responsible for managing the biodiversity and cultural assets of the Iwupataka Land Trust, north of Alice Springs. As an integral part of the program, he has developed and implemented a variety of land management initiatives, including fire management, weed and feral animal control and the monitoring of threatened species in the area.

Daniel Walton

Daniel is an Executive Chef at the Santa Fe Cafe© in Berimah, and has achieved much more in the hospitality industry than those twice his age. Ten years ago when he first commenced his certificate in commercial cookery, the highly awarded chef has worked in some of the world’s most prestigious restaurants, perfecting his trade and increasing his passion for food. Learning all he needed to know internationally he is now back in Darwin producing meals that satisfy the international tastes of his customers and working towards opening his own restaurant in the near future.