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Corey Tutt
Corey Tutt
Tutt in 2019
Born (1992-07-19) 19 July 1992 (age 32)
Nowra, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality
Occupations
  • Research assistant
  • Indigenous mentor
  • DeadlyScience founder
Known forNSW Young Australian of the Year 2020 DeadlyScience founder, Indigenous STEM Champion 2019 CSIRO.
Websitedeadlyscience.icu

Corey Tutt (born 19 July 1992) is an Indigenous mentor and STEM champion. He is the founder of DeadlyScience, an initiative that provides science books and early reading material to remote schools in Australia. Tutt is the 2020 NSW Young Australian of the Year.[1]

Early life and family

Tutt was born in Nowra, New South Wales, in 1992. He is aboriginal of Kamilaroi country.[2] Tutt attended Dapto High School,[3][4] where his favourite subjects were science, agriculture and history and animals.[5] Tutt appeared on ABC Radio national program with[6] the year that made me: Tutt spoke about the year he lost a close friend to suicide and the impacts that had on him which lead him to becoming an alpaca shearer and finding the love of science again.

Career

He began his career as a zoo keeper on the NSW South Coast.[7] Tutt spent time as an alpaca shearer travelling throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Deadly Science

He founded DeadlyScience whilst working at the University of Sydney. Originally working two jobs to fund DeadlyScience he set up a go fund me that attracted over $100,000 in donations,[8] after realising that there was a school in remote Australia who had only fifteen books in their library.[9]

As well as receiving book donations from high-profile scientists such as Professor Brian Cox and Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, as of 2020, Tutt raised more than $100,000 to purchase books and equipment, and distributed more than 11000 books and 480 telescopes and various other scientific resources.[10]

Tutt particularly wants to ensure that every remote Australian school a copy of Bruce Pascoe's book Dark Emu – a history of Indigenous science and agriculture – to help educate them about the real story of Australia's past.[11]

In 2020, DeadlyScience began assisting with rebuilding schools affected by devastating bush fires which ravaged most of the South Coast of New South Wales. They did this by providing books and resources to schools that have been destroyed by fire.[citation needed] DeadlyScience successfully raised $7,000 for Broome Primary School in Western Australia that was burnt down by an arson attack. Tutt said on the ABC nightlife program "Schools are the heart beat of our community and for our community in Broome we stand with you during this dark time".[citation needed]

Tutt appeared on Wil Anderson's podcast wilosphy where he spoke about overcoming trauma as a child to creating DeadlyScience.[12]

Honours and achievements

References

  1. ^ "'Deadly Science' founder named NSW Young Australian of the Year". NITV. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. ^ "One person's passion for learning is supporting countless others in remote parts of Australia". education.abc.net.au. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  3. ^ Dapto High School
  4. ^ Crabb, Brendan (5 November 2019). "Former Dapto High student wins NSW Young Australian of the Year award". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Deadly Science founder". Careers with STEM. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  6. ^ Julian morrow
  7. ^ "Corey Tutt - The Power of Deadly Science". Australian Geographic. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Corey Tutt named NSW Young Australian of the Year". The University of Sydney. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Meet the man building libraries in remote communities - by post". The Feed. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Australian of the Year Awards". www.australianoftheyear.org.au. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  11. ^ "'Deadly Science' gives children in remote schools tools to achieve their dreams". News. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  12. ^ https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/wilosophy-with-corey-tutt/id951354264?i=1000464640019
  13. ^ https://awardsaustralia.com/young-achiever-awards/nsw/current-finalists/
  14. ^ https://www.csiro.au/en/Education/Programs/Indigenous-STEM/Programs/AWARDS/Winners-and-Finalists/2019
  15. ^ "Australian of the Year Award 2020: Full list of nominees". The Australian. 2020.
  16. ^ "Australian of the Year Award 2020: Full list of nominees". The Australian. 2020.
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