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It has encouraged more people to study in an area which has one of the lowest rates of tertiary education in NSW."We know that if students stay in community and have that connection to say an employer or workforce, they're more likely to stay and serve that community," Ms Rolton said. "It was very common for them to think that the only option was for them to have to leave Broken Hill," she said.
"When you're online you have to call and if the lines are busy you have to wait and you have to call back again," she said.Staying in the Silver City allowed Phoebe to maintain the rural lifestyle she enjoyed growing up. The Worimi and Minjinbul man believes it has led to better outcomes for Indigenous community members across the state's west.