Courtney’s Story

Courtney Murtagh

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

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

Flinders HighwayTownsville – Mt Isa

Maxwelton (Maxi)

Maxwelton 1625 klm north of Brisbane and 546 klm west of TownsvillePopulation approximately 50

Maxwelton - Richmond Shire

Where it began

Courtney with D9800 tour leaders Geoff Asher and

Emmanuel Tumino

Discovered

Safari comfort stop Julia Creek

Meeting the tour

Following the meeting at Julia Creek roadhouse Geoff and Emmanuel arrange for Courtney to visit D9800

Hosted by the Rotary club of Melbourne

Doing Rotary stuff

Courtney and friends

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

Townsville OrientationOctober 2013

Team Brazil at Cathedral School

D9550 outbound team to Brazil including 2 students from Dili

2014 D9950 Team

With PauloIn Brazil

Don’t Ask!

Obrigado

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