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Quiz #4/2025

Test your wits with Tom's tricky twenty questions! 1. Between which two nations is rugby’s Bledisloe Cup contested?2. Which region of Italy is most widely...

Quiz #3/2025

Can you beat the quizmaster this week? 1. According to a 2016 study from Flinders University how many married Australian women have taken their...

Kinder welcomes young learners

Birchip Kindergarten has officially commenced for the year, welcoming twenty-six children into their three- and four-year-old programs, which provide fifteen hours of free kindergarten under the Victorian Government’s Best Start, Best Life reforms.

Student engagement at record lows

Victorian students continue to disengage with their education, as new data reveals student attendance has fallen to record lows. Released recently, data from the Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services 2025 has confirmed: Victoria is the only state or territory where student school attendance was lower in 2024, than compared to two years prior...

Newstead primary goes Gaga

A great partnership driven by students at Newstead Primary School has resulted in a fun new facility in the school playground. The 2024 senior leadership group approached Newstead Men’s Shed to build a Gaga Pit… but first they had to explain what it was!

RHS parents kept in sex-talk loop

Hugh Schuitemaker. Families are being informed about contents of the upcoming 2025 sex education program at Renmark High School (RHS) ... The 2024 controversy – which saw year 9 RHS students exposed to the concepts of bestiality and incest without prior parental knowledge – surfaced again ...

First Nations guide for Riverland floodplains

Madison Eastmond. The Department for Environment and Water (DEW) have collaborated with First Peoples of the River Murray and Mallee Region (FPRMMR) to develop a field guide on the plants and cultural significance of Riverland floodplains.

Logging does indeed increase fire risks!: David Lindenmayer

Professor Lindenmayer responds to Robert Onfray's article, "Debunking false claims about bushfire risk and native logging in Australia" by contending that logging does indeed increase the risk of high severity wildfires, and the evidence for this worrying narrative comes from work by many scientists across Australia and in fact around the world.

At BCG Trial Review Day … Focus on fleabane

Farmers will gain valuable insights into summer weed control with a particular focus on fleabane at BCG’s members-only Trials Review Day on February 21, where BCG Research Agronomist Angus Butterfield and ICAN Rural Senior Consultant Mark Congreve will present the latest research and practical management strategies.

Cohuna Secondary College 2024 Dux is off to Officer training

The 2024 Dux of Cohuna Secondary College, Ebony Black, has headed to Canberra to begin her Officer Training in the Army. Alongside her training she will complete a Bachelor degree in Aeronautical Engineering at the University of New South Wales campus in Canberra.

Guided walks on Country a time to listen, learn

Two Kaartdijiny Boodja events to celebrate learning from Country last month brought people together to explore the local landscape’s cultural and environmental significance.

Well-travelled Lara an ATAR star

Serena Kirby. Walpole teenager Lara Hunter overcame the tyranny of distance to become Denmark Senior High School’s dux ATAR student for 2024 ... Lara's study advice to this year's ATAR students was to 'just study the things you actually need to study and not the stuff you already know’ ... Flynn said doing multiple practice exams helped him achieve his results and that it was something he did on a regular basis.

Regional Australia to get 10 new university study hubs: Clare, Chisholm

The Albanese Labor Government has announced the locations of 10 new Regional University Study Hubs across the country, bringing university closer to students living in the regions ... ARR.News found out more about the hubs, including their internet access and who is expected to be be running the new hubs.

Students begin their country practice

A trio of fifth-year University of Adelaide medical students began their practical experience on the Copper Coast last week.

Gardiner Foundation award tertiary scholarships to eight Victorian students

Eight students from Victorian dairy regions, commencing their first year of tertiary study in 2025, have been honoured with scholarships from the Gardiner Foundation. After receiving a record number of applicants, Gardiner Foundation have awarded an extra scholarship this year.

Poultry pathogen research to crack kinky back: AgriFutures Australia

A new CQUniversity (CQU) led research project is addressing a fast-spreading pathogen that’s ruffling feathers across the Australian poultry industry. Enterococcus cecorum (EC) is a contagious microorganism that causes severe health issues in birds.

Students have to wait one more term before they’re back home

Students and parents of the flooded Broadwater Public School had hoped they would be back at their rebuilt school this coming term ... They return to school on day one of term 2, more than three years after the 2022 floods severely damaged the small school.

Dung data to help improve herbivore distribution maps

Detailed livestock models are important for land-use planning, disaster relief and food insecurity. Their new study, recently published in Nature Food, reveals a strong positive relationship between dung presence and grazing pressure, meaning the amount of dung found in a particular location could help us understand approximately how many herbivores live there.

Quiz #2/2025

This week's mental tune-up, ready for your best efforts. 1. New York has the world’s two largest stock exchanges-which city has the...

One more time: How do you motivate people? It is not rocket science!

The ability to motivate others is the never-ending issue for every parent, leader, manager, coach, teacher, or farmer since the dawn of time. Yet it remains one of the most misunderstood aspects of leadership.

Soil Acidity Workshop shares learnings, strategies and technologies: GRDC

The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) will host a national meeting in Adelaide on 19 February 2025 for grain industry participants to share knowledge on managing soil acidity in cropping systems.

Waikerie’s ‘Golden Girls’ of dance

Christine Webster. A Waikerie dance group featuring 12 women over the age of 60 is entertaining the community and keeping physically and mentally fit by taking part in weekly classes. The Waikerie Golden Girls Dance Troupe was formed after retired dance teacher Pam Tink started running classes for seniors at the local CWA Hall about three years ago.

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