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font-size: 12px;"><strong>Dear colleagues,</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;">With 2026 well underway, I hope you had a well-earned break and have returned refreshed for what will no doubt be another busy year across the sector. The year has commenced at pace for the Board, with the first Board meeting (online) held on Friday 6 February 2026, our strategy session on 1 March 2026 and our successful Asset Management Workshop in Launceston convened on 2-3 March 2026.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><br /> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;">The Board’s strategy session was focused on progress to date and ensuring that focus is applied to achieve the ambitious outcomes of the TEFMA 2025 - 28 Strategic Plan. The current strategic plan can be found <a href="https://www.tefma.com/resources/strategic-plan-2025-28" rel="noopener" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">here </a>and I encourage members to take some time to look at the Plan and the Board and Executive is more than happy to chat with members on any aspect of the Plan.</span> </p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-5" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#e1e1e1"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"> <tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:5px"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #24abe2"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><strong>TEFMA Asset Management Workshop</strong></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><br /> On behalf of the TEFMA Board, I would like to extend our appreciation to those that attended the Asset Management Workshop held on 2-3 March 2026 in Launceston. We had many institutions and business partners represented and the level of engagement across the two days was fantastic. Early feedback to date has been extremely positive, and we wish to warmly thank the organising committee, keynote speakers and session presenters, our event organiser, exhibitors and sponsors, and all delegates. The Asset Management Workshop presentations will be uploaded into the <a href="https://tefma.crowdstack.io/sets" rel="noopener" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">TEFMA Community Portal</a> for members to access within the next week. </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><br /> I would also like to thank the University of Tasmania for investing their time to take members on informative tours of some of their outstanding facilities at the Inveresk Campus, Launceston. The precinct has had circa $360M invested over the last 5-6 years, which now boasts a very vibrant community, on the doorstep of the Launceston CBD. We very much appreciate you sharing your knowledge, experience and lessons learned along the way.</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><br />Following each TEFMA event, we survey participants to gauge feedback on how we can make these events even<br />better, so I encourage those who attended to take a few minutes to complete the survey.</p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-6" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="empty_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-7" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#e1e1e1"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:5px"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #24abe2"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><strong>Annual TEFMA Benchmarking Survey</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> The Information and Knowledge Services Committee is preparing for yet another year of benchmarking. Confirmation of the relevant institutional contact for the benchmarking survey has been released and now closed, but if you missed the email, please contact our Secretariat at <a href="mailto:info@tefma.com" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">info@tefma.com</a> to make sure you participate in the survey. We look forward to working with institutions on this year’s survey, which continues to provide rich data for consideration and decision making. </p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:5px"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #24abe2"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-4" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><strong>Scholarships and Awards</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> Applications for the 2026 Excellence Awards will open late March 2026. This is an opportunity to grow your network and knowledge and recognise the great work undertaken at our institutions. TEFMA is pleased to announce a new Scholarship – the UNE Diploma in Facilities Management. Further information will be released shortly and this scholarship will also open in late March 2026 with all other opportunities. As a reminder, TEFMA provides the following scholarships and awards:</p></div></div></td> </tr></table><table class="image_block block-5" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:486px"><img src="https://3ca11c7e4f.beefreesdkhosting.net/pub/i2zn/b99kdn4l/xk1/v48/s3x/Screenshot%202026-03-05%20165759.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="486" alt title height="auto" /></div></div> </td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-6" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:5px"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #24abe2"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-7" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:5px;padding-right:15px"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><strong>Publications</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><br /> I am pleased to advise the TEFMA 2024 Benchmark Insights Publication was completed and made available in the <a href="https://tefma.crowdstack.io/sets" rel="noopener" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #24abe2;">TEFMA Community Portal</a> at the TEFMA 2025 Conference in Brisbane, which is three months earlier than previous year releases. We trust that you have had a chance to peruse the Insights Publication. The 2025 Publication preparation will commence mid-year, with a release target of September 2026 at the Melbourne TEFMA Conference. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><br />The Information and Knowledge Services Committee is on the cusp of appointing a Business Partner to refresh the two existing 2021 TEFMA Guidelines – Strategic Asset Management and Asset Audit guidelines. A Special Interest Group (SIG) has been formed, and together with the expert consultant, will refresh the Guidelines by mid-2026. I will provide a further update in my May 2026 Newsletter.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><br />On behalf of the Board and members, I sincerely thank all special interest groups who participate in developing these informative publications. These members are duly acknowledged within the Publications.</p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-8" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:5px"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #24abe2"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-9" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Upcoming Events</strong></span><br /> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;"><em>Monthly Webinars</em></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><br /><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;">TEFMA’s monthly webinar programme continues to be popular, which is a credit to all members. Details of upcoming Webinars are provided below and we will be updating the TEFMA ‘What’s On’ webpage shortly the exciting webinars planned for 2026.</span></p></div></div></td> </tr></table><table class="image_block block-10" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:523px"><img src="https://3ca11c7e4f.beefreesdkhosting.net/pub/i2zn/b99kdn4l/368/qgm/kww/unnamed_3.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="523" alt title height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-11" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:5px"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #24abe2"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-12" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;"><em>Events</em></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><br /> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;">TEFMA will continue to provide a variety of informative and engaging events in 2026 with the opportunity to collaborate with your peers and those that contribute strongly to our sector. Please accept the Save the Date invitations for the following events when circulated.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-13" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:815px"><a href="https://tefmaconference.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://3ca11c7e4f.beefreesdkhosting.net/pub/i2zn/b99kdn4l/pqi/fld/g49/Screenshot%202026-03-09%20150658.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" alt title height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-14" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:5px"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #24abe2"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-15" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Business Partners</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;">If you have not done so recently, we encourage our member institutions to view information on the TEFMA Business Partners list on the website <a href="https://www.tefma.com/business-partners-directory" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">here</a> to understand how they can assist you with the goals and objectives of your institutions. I am delighted to welcome the following new TEFMA Business Partners:</span> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://www.shawcontract.com/en-au" rel="noopener" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">ShawContract</a> – an international company headquartered in Georgia, USA, Shaw Contract Australia</span><br /><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;">has an extensive range of commercial flooring solutions includes carpet tiles, broadloom, and vinyl</span><br /> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;">flooring products. Shaw Contract designs and manufactures carpet and resilient products that give</span><br /><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;">foundation to spaces and support to the people within them. Strong on sustainability, Shaw Contract</span><br /><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;">believe that ‘neutral is not enough’ – they take a holistic approach and focus on embodied carbon and</span><br /> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;">carbon emissions in all product development.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://architectsajc.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">AJC Architects</a> – a Sydney based architectural firm with over 70 years of experience and delivered</span><br /><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;">over 3,000 projects across numerous sectors, AJC proffer design that is creative, sustainable and</span><br /> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;">innovative in artistic, conceptual, technical and economic terms. AJC clients benefit from a deep</span><br /><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;">understanding of the design approval process, leading to superior design outcomes. AJC take a</span><br /><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;">collaborative and pragmatic approach to teamwork, maintain strong relationships with top consultants,</span><br /> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;">produce high-quality documentation, and always go the extra mile to achieve the best results - from the</span><br /><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;">initial concept to the final coat of paint!</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;">We extend a big thank you to all of our Business Partners for their continued support - you are crucial in bringing relevant services and educational offerings to TEFMA members and appreciate the contribution and value you provide to the sector.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-16" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:5px"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #24abe2"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr> </table><table class="text_block block-17" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;"><strong>TEFMA Community</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;">Please remember to view the TEFMA Community portal with the aim of fostering a culture of collaboration through sharing and engaging with the resources available in the library. The information is intended to generate discussion, build relationships with peers and learn from one another.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;">Wishing you all the best for the year. Should you wish to contact TEFMA, please email <a href="mailto:info@tefma.com" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">info@tefma.com</a>.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-18" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:5px"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #24abe2"> <span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-19" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:5px;padding-right:15px"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px">Kind Regards,</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><br /><strong>Shane Jennings</strong><br /><strong>TEFMA President</strong></p></div></div></td></tr></table> <table class="image_block block-20" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="left"><div style="max-width:163px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/i2zn/b99kdn4l/niy/4q7/824/JENNINGS_Shane.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="163" alt title height="auto" /></div></div></td> </tr></table><table class="divider_block block-21" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:5px"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #24abe2"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-22" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:5px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="word-break: break-word; color: #000000; font-size: 12px;">For all enquiries, please contact:</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; color: #000000; font-size: 12px;">TEFMA Secretariat</span><br /><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;"> <span style="word-break: break-word; color: #000000;">E:</span> <a title="info@tefma.com" href="mailto:info@tefma.com?subject=TEFMA Clever Campus Scholarships" target="_self" style="text-decoration: none; color: #24abe2;"> info@tefma.com</a></span><br /><span style="word-break: break-word; color: #000000; font-size: 12px;"> Ph: 02 9431 8692</span> </p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-23" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:10px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:12px"><span style="word-break: break-word; 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