Leadership award win well earned by entrepreneur Powys

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By Grant Quarry
Published May 22, 2017

Having arrived in Australia as a nine-year-old, Cliff Powys has an appreciation for this country that only an immigrant can.

The son of an Indian-South African father who worked three jobs prior to gathering his wife and children and leaving ...

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This story appeared in the May 2017 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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