Albury-based Murray River Police District officer Pat Skinner with Alex Giddins.
Day two of the Aboriginal Youth Cultural Gathering at the Four Post Deniliquin offered a smorgasbord of choice for attendees.
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The youths could explore their future paths by visiting a range of different stalls hosted by service providers, businesses.
Each offered information about career pathways, health, wellbeing and more.
Alex Giddens was fortunate enough to make his way into the front seat of a police car thanks to a favourable outcome from rock-paper-scissors to decide who went first.
Murray River Police District officer Pat Skinner gave those participating a glimpse into his world and his team.
The officers also showcased their forensics services with interactive fingerprinting, which was extremely popular.
Intereach had staff on hand to discuss health, respect, safety and wellbeing.
Its ROAR program was a highlighted topic for youths 0-18 years old, as well as the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
TAFE, Personell Group and the Local Lands Services all had excellent information on career and study pathways, with many students taking advantage of the information on offer.
One young man in attendance was Ronnie Owen, who came away from the two day event with a clear career goal in mind.
Ronnie has Cystic Fibrosis, but he said he won’t let that stop him from joining the police force.
“I love that the people I needed to speak to were all in the one place,” he said.
“I am 16 and when I turn 18, I know Deniliquin TAFE and the police can help me with the pathway to follow to join the force.”
Other providers in attendance included Services Australia, Deniliquin Community Mental Health and Edward River Council.
Chrissie Gittens, Ronnie Owen, Gabby Davis and Mason Beehag.
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