Donny DOUGHTY

Donny Doughty (Don) was born in Labuan, Borneo Malaysia; the day Malaya commemorates its 31st Independence Day celebration. He owes his life experience growing up in Kota Kinabalu, the capital city of North Borneo. He arrived in Melbourne in January 2017 to pursue his studies in International Business Trade and is in his final year of his Bachelor in Business Management.

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He currently works as the International Student Liaison for the Huddle, the community arm of North Melbourne Football Club. His goal ties mainly in connecting international students to aid and supports from local governments, state, and federal government-led relief.

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Previously, he had represented national peak body, and held role as a board member for NFP independent student-led media. He recently received his appointment as the North-West Metro Regional Advisory Committee for the Victorian Multicultural Commission. 

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Don is thankful for being part of the Australian Malaysian Singaporean Association. He hopes to build more connections with tompinai and tambahutku, people of Borneo and East Malaysian together here in Victoria and AMSA, representing and sharing our cultural diversity, festivities, and tasty delicacies of our hometowns right here in the land down under, our now home.