Young farmer who died two weeks after engagement set to leave lasting legacy
A scholarship will be established in memory of Callum Smail, a young farmer who tragically died in a motorbike accident at the age of 26. The scholarship aims to support underprivileged students at Longerenong College, where Callum studied agriculture. His family hopes to create a lasting legacy that reflects his values of kindness, leadership, and safety awareness.
- ▪Callum Smail died in a farming accident on April 13, just two weeks after his engagement.
- ▪His family has launched a fundraising campaign that has already raised about $22,000 for the scholarship.
- ▪The scholarship will support underprivileged students at Longerenong College, where Callum studied for three years.
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Scholarship to be created in memory of farmer Callum Smail after death at 26ABy Angus VerleyABC RuralTopic:Death and DyingWed 27 May 2026 at 11:33amWed 27 May 2026 at 11:33amWed 27 May 2026 at 11:33amCallum Smail and Brittany Scholz got engaged two weeks before the fatal accident. (Supplied: Smail family)abc.net.au/news/agriculture-scholarship-in-memory-of-farmer-callum-smail/106725736Link copiedShareShare articleA scholarship will be created at a Victorian agricultural college in memory of a young man who died in a farming accident last month.A motorbike crash on a station near Broken Hill claimed the life of 26-year-old Callum Smail on April 13, two week after he got engaged to the love of his life, Brittany Scholz.In his family's words, the couple was "preparing for the next chapter of…
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