Jade is a Shine alumni and is now an actress, dancer and singer hitting the screens and stages all over oz (#famous). Jade’s most recent work was on the stan series ‘Invisible Boys”, and just last week she announced her new stage role in the musical ‘The Book of Mormons’.

Jade completed school and went on to study her Diploma of Dance. After this she began to find her place in musical theatre. Jade saw the opportunities that were starting to emerge and found herself auditioning for amazing roles. It hasn’t all been peachy though. Jade speaks openly about the challenges, and the determination she needed to navigate the industry as a young women. But, Jades dream is now a reality and she wanted to share her journey with Shine.

Whilst Jade had some time available between projects, she ran some sessions with our Shimmer and Shine students across our three schools, all about dreams.

Ms Sam Mostyn AC was sworn in as Australia’s 28th Governor-General on 1 July 2024. 

A businesswoman and community leader, Ms Mostyn is known for her exceptional service to the Australian community. She has a long history in executive and governance roles across diverse sectors, including business, sport, climate change, the arts, policy and not-for-profit.

In 2024, Ms Mostyn was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia for eminent service in the social justice, gender equity, sporting, cultural and business sectors, to reconciliation, and to environmental sustainability.

We were so fortunate to have the Governor General visit our Shine room at Champion Bay Senior High School to learn about our program and meet some of our students.

Chenin is a Shine alumni, busy mum to two gorgeous little ones, and self taught photographer who has launched into business life, and is now a highly respected small business owner and photographer in the Midwest.

Chenin has been volunteering her time to enable our photoshoots for girls in our Geraldton and Mount Magnet programs. She uses this opportunity to also talk to our girls about her own journey from Shine girl to the woman she is today.

The photos you see on our website have been captured by Chenin in our 2024 photoshoots which were themed and designed by the students themselves.

We are so proud of Chenin and feel so lucky to have continue to engage with our program, and inspire our girls.