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Corey Stone
I’m Corey Stone, I’m 26 years old and I’m
a second year medical student at Bond
University. Prior to studying medicine,
I studied commerce. I did majors in
accounting and finance and I worked in
that industry up in Brisbane for two years.
I’ve lived in the city my whole life so
I hadn’t really had much exposure
to
rural
or
remote
lifestyle
until I went up to Kununurra.
In my first year of med school I took the
opportunity to participate in a student
philanthropic trip out to Kununurra
where we spent two weeks with the
local kids running, or assisting, an
organisation called Save The Children
with a holiday program. During
the holiday program, we organised
sporting activities for them, cooking
classes, boys nights, girls nights, lots of
sports - they love their sports out there.
I have to say, it was the most eye opening
experience I’ve had inmywhole life, seeing
the difference, the contrast between
rural and remote and metropolitan and
city lifestyles and it probably was the
most rewarding two weeks of my life.
What is different about
working in rural and
remote areas?
Working in Kununurra, in a remote
community, is incredibly different
to working in a metropolitan area.
There’s a real sense of community out