News and updates about our students, partnerships and the Trust
2021 University Scholarships
The Playford Trust was delighted to present 39 new scholarships to high-achieving young South Australians on 7 April. The ceremony, hosted by University of South Australia in Pridham Hall, was attended by our partners, industry leaders and representatives from all three South Australian universities.
Young Achiever of the Year
Playford Trust Scholar, Helen Kim, was named Young Achiever of the Year at the 2020 Premier’s Awards for Energy and Mining. Helen, who now works with BHP, received an AusIMM/Playford Trust Honours Scholarship in Geoscience, Mining Engineering and Chemical Engineering...
2020 TAFE SA awards
Congratulations 2020 Playford Trust/TAFESA Award winners! The following five talented award recipients were chosen from a field of more than 30 applicants. All are top students who have demonstrated leadership, teamwork and a commitment to work and learning. A...
Trust in the future
An exciting scholarship opportunity for students in mining and petroleum engineering is helping make dreams come true while developing talent for the South Australian resources industry. A partnership between SACOME, the SA Government and the Playford Trust has...
Playford scholar Phiala Shanahan named international scientist ‘to watch’
Internationally respected magazine Science News has announced its 2020 list of 10 early- and mid-career scientists who are pushing the boundaries of scientific enquiry. And in that elite group of what they call the SN 10 is University of Adelaide graduate – and...
Jacqui McGill receives SA Australia Day honours
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Playford Trust/TAFE award winner hits the Pt Lincoln Times
Open Gardens TAFE SA Playford Trust Awards – 28 November 2019
The Playford Trust last night announced the eight recipients of its 2019 TAFE awards. The awards, each valued at $2000, were presented at a special ceremony at Urrbrae Campus. And the winners were… Christopher Callaghan (Dip. Landscape Design), Madonna Crossman (Dip....
2019 Playford Trust Scholarship Awards
Winners announcedForty-four high-achieving South Australian university students have been awarded scholarships designed to support their education and help boost South Australia’s skills and research base. They are all studying in areas of strategic importance to the...
Open Gardens TAFE SA Playford Trust Awards – 22 November 2018
The Playford Trust was pleased to honour eight worthy TAFE SA students with Playford Trust Awards at a ceremony at the TAFE SA Urrbrae Campus on Thursday evening, 22 November. ‘Sir Thomas Playford would have been delighted with the high calibre of young people...
Daniel Austin – TAFE SA /Playford Trust Scholarship 2007
Daniel Austin – TAFE SA /Playford Trust Scholarship 2007 Now: Lecturer in Horticulture at TAFE SA I was an apprentice in horticulture when I was awarded my Playford Trust Scholarship in 2007. Surviving on apprentice wages, I don’t think I had ever had a bank balance...
James Dorey – Playford Trust PhD scholar releases new book on Bees
James Dorey Playford Trust PhD scholar releases new book on Bees 2018 Playford Trust PhD Scholar, James Dorey, uses his photography to inform his studies, with a particular interest in bees, especially, native bees. His curiosity was sparked because of a macro lens...