Women in Port Stephens are being encouraged to apply for scholarships to help them achieve their goals as a part of International Women's Day celebrations in 2018.
There is three scholarships available worth $1,000 each and any females over the age of 16 are being urged to apply.
Nominations will open early next year for women who want to pursue their endeavours whether it's through education, career, or something personal.
Councillor Sally Dover is the brains behind the scholarships and says they'll be available for International Women's Day in March 2018."So I took the step of putting that proposal to council and gaining support from my fellow councillors and the mayor and so we look forward to getting that established."
"They might want to go back to studies, they might want to set up a business, they might be already doing something and want to expand something that they're doing so it's a pretty broad criteria but I think it will be wonderful to encourage women to step out and expand what they would really love to do," said Sally Dover.
She's very pleased with the scholarships and to make them even better, she says the support Port Stephens council can give scholarship winners in terms of strategies and ideas will make them even better.
