Working through

NO DOLE, no worries. That was the view expressed by Year 10 students at Pakenham Secondary College, who pledged on Thursday to be in full-time education, training or employment by the end of next March.
The signing was part of the school’s No Dole program, a Beacon Foundation initiative which aims to break the cycle of welfare dependence.
It also provides a vital link between students and local businesses – on Thursday representatives from about 30 businesses turned out to witness the charter signing.
All Year 10s signed the No Dole charter. Some students hadn’t planned to sign it, but did so after an inspiring address from Sam Cawthorn, the 2009 Young Australian of the Year for Tasmania.
Mr Cawthorn died several times, but was revived, after a horror head-on collision three years ago.
A $95,000 mechanical arm is a reminder of the crash, which also left him with six broken ribs, two collapsed lungs and a busted right leg.
However, Mr Cawthorn told students he wouldn’t changea thing if he could wind backthe clock, saying that experience had made him the man he is to-day.
And, as he told the audience, it was important to look to the future rather than dwelling on the past.
“The future is there to be created, so run your race,” Mr Cawthorn urged the students.
“Anything is possible if you believe.”