High school students from Moree and surrounds might hopefully have a greater idea of what they want to do when they finish school, after attending a careers expo in Moree on Friday.
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It's the first careers expo that has been held in Moree in six years.
"The Youth Council came up with the idea to have a careers expo, since there hasn't been one in Moree since 2013," Moree Plains Shire Council assistant community development and administration officer Jacqui Moore said.
"If students did have the opportunity to attend one, they'd usually have to travel.
"So we got funding through Family and Community Services' Youth Opportunities program to host this."
About 200 students from Moree Secondary College, St Philomena's, Moree Christian School, Mungindi Central School and Bingara Central School attended the expo, which was held at the Multi-Purpose Centre on Friday, August 8.
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A range of exhibitors attended the day and provided the local students with vital information about school subject choices, university and degree options, cadetship, traineeship and scholarship opportunities, residential college options, career direction and progression and one-on-one discussion opportunities.
Guest speaker was Paralympian, congenital amputee, motivational speaker and creator of the No Xcuses mindset Brant Garvey, who encouraged the students to follow their passions.
"I speak at a lot of schools, but I'm really passionate about encouraging kids to be super curious about what's after school," he said.
"It's not about having the answers already, but trying things that interest them. When I was at school, I had no idea what I wanted to do, but you felt like you needed to know.
"There'll be jobs that these guys are going to do don't even exist yet. I speak around the world and race around the world, which is not something I ever thought I could do.
"So it's about finding stuff you enjoy doing and getting passionate about that. You can figure out the money component afterwards."
Moree McDonalds owner Mick Young also spoke about his journey through the company and how he ended up owning his own store.
"We hope the students can take away information about what subjects they can take at school to get them started in the career path they want, or for those who don't have a career path in mind, give them some ideas," Ms Moore said.
