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Students savour snow experience on the slopes of Mount Bogong!
During Week 2 of Term 3, eighteen excited Year 10 students embarked on the highly anticipated Snow Camp at Bogong Outdoor School. With recent snowfall creating perfect conditions and snow levels reaching 80cm, the stage was set for an unforgettable experience.
Downs riders follow tradition of horsemanship
Endurance riding competitions are not a spectator sport but the event is one that is loved by horse owners because it is one where the rider works closely with their horse not for the fastest time to cover a course, but to cover the course in a time that is within the horse’s fitness capabilities … Neeve Whittaker, 17yo of Silver Pinch, completed the 160km on El Sharana Sherif in 14:26, to place 1st in the Junior division.
Five employability skills for our next generation: Number 5 – self-management
Change and comfort do not co-exist. That is a fact. If change is a constant in life, then the ability to manage oneself through all life changes is a critical personal attribute. Self-management is a core life skill. It involves our ability to control our thoughts, emotions, behaviours, and actions effectively ...
Grass, science and farming
The Grassland Society of Southern Australia (GSSA) is looking to rebuild by engaging with a new generation of farmers and agricultural consultants. The society has connected farmers, scientists and consultants for 65 years and members gave its future a big vote of confidence at the annual conference in Bendigo on July 17-18.
The Empire launches festival program
The Empire’s popular family festival Thrive on Arts will return from September 26-29, celebrating all things nature and the environment. Sponsored by C&K Childcare and Kindergarten, Thrive on Arts is an annual four-day festival celebrating play, imagination, creativity and storytelling, held during the spring school holidays alongside the iconic Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers.
Charlotte takes on world’s best
How many young girls have the opportunity to compete overseas in the World Line Dancing Championships? For eleven-years-old Charlotte McCarthy, daughter of Clint and Alecia McCarthy (formerly Alecia Campbell) this dream became a reality, when on July 12 Charlotte and Alecia jetted over to Blackpool in the UK to join twelve other girls from the Lennox Head “Heart of Dance School”.
Rookie Judd Chislett dominates senior Victorian motocross MX2 championship
In a stunning debut season, rookie rider Judd Chislett from Pyramid Hill has firmly established himself as the frontrunner in the 2024 Senior Victorian Motocross MX2 C Grade Championship. Despite a broken collarbone at the start of the year, the 16-year-old has bounced back in impressive fashion, winning every race he has contested so far.
Fishing program proves rewarding
Declan O’Regan. A recently established fly fishing and tying club for Years 7 to 12 at Corryong College has created interest among students ... We had our first fly-fishing excursion in May on a very cold day but the prospect of catching some trout kept the students’ spirits warm. We started at the Swampy Plains River ...
Lifting the profile of volunteering in Ulmarra
With shovels in their hands and smiles on their faces, 38 students from the University of Technology (UTS) in Sydney journeyed to the Clarence Valley last week where they spent a day undertaking a variety of local projects throughout the riverside village of Ulmarra ... All of them are hard-working and community minded members of The Big Lift, a student- run volunteering organisation founded on the philosophy of paying it forward through UTS...
Mossman’s after-school care is back in action following six-month flood recovery: Centacare FNQ
Reopening its doors this week with colourful, fresh new surroundings, Mossman families are celebrating the reopening of St Augustine’s Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) after a six-month flood recovery program. With extensive damage caused by flood inundation following Tropical Cyclone Jasper, Catholic Early Learning and Care—Diocese of Cairns Director Alison Forster said it is great to be back delivering outside-hours care for Mossman families and carers...
Youth crime: Parents need to act, says Yan
It’s time parents of delinquent young people took control of their offspring, and if they don’t, laws need to be brought in to oblige them to do so. CLP Member for Namatjira Bill Yan said this in an interview with the Alice Springs News on Show Day, two days before “about 20 male youths” allegedly assaulted, at 2.15am, four off-duty police officers, including three women, walking home at the end of night on the town.
Double the love for VRI Hall
It didn’t seem too long ago that the VRI Hall in Donald sat disused and in disrepair, waiting for someone to come along and care for it. Enter the Ignite Youth Group with an interest in the facility and a dedication to turning it into a community hub for the youth of the town.
Broome Night Space helping community and youth stay safe: Papalia, Winton
Broome's new Immediate Response Night Space (IRNS) service - also known as Ngurra Buru - has created a safe service to help get young people off the streets and into care after hours. Funded by the Cook Government, the IRNS program has for two months been offering a culturally secure service led by an Aboriginal organisation to children aged 10-17 for four nights a week from 10pm to 5am ... provides a safe physical location, outreach services including a night patrol, meals and next-day family follow-up.
Regional students left behind as absentee rates rise: Cleeland
Regional Victorian students are struggling to keep engaged in the classroom, with new data revealing a concerning increase in rates of student absenteeism across the regions. Department of Education data has confirmed 354,549 days of school were missed by Year 7 students in regional Victorian Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 2023 - an increase of 33.6 per cent compared to 2019.
LLEN explores pathways to success
More than 50 Board Members, staff, partners, stakeholders, and community members attended the North Central LLEN Annual General Meeting and stakeholder event at the Rex Theatre in Charlton. With a focus on exploring vocational pathways to success, the evening featured a range of elements ...
Agriculture needs to do more to attract and educate young people: Nuffield Australia
As Australia’s agriculture industry continues to struggle with labour shortages, universities in other countries better prepare their students to work in agriculture. That’s the finding contained in Kathryn Fleay’s Nuffield Scholarship report ... Kathryn, an agronomy and operations manager from Western Australia’s wheatbelt, researched how Australia could shore up its agricultural workforce, particularly through university degrees with strong ties to the industry.
Five employability skills for our next generation: Number 3 – an ability to problem solve
As the world gets more complex, the need to problem solve is a critical employability skill. We seem to live in a world where our “patience is appreciated” but problems are not solved. An example is when you have the misfortune to contact a telecommunications, utility, financial services, or government organisation ... Problem solving and accountability go hand in hand!
Donald Deb set dazzles
Donald Memorial Hall was at capacity on Friday, June 28, as what seemed to be the whole town and district gathered to witness the return of the Debutante Ball. Sixteen debutantes, plus their partners filled the stage, enhanced by the addition Pippa Pearse and Renner Tait in the traditional roles of flower girl and page boy...
Author piques kids imagination
During the School holidays acclaimed children’s author Rory H. Mather visited the Allora library to the delight of his audience. Rory transported the children onto whimsical adventures as he brought his book characters to life. The children were then given free books by Rory a gesture that should encourage the joy of reading.
Colours of Naracoorte
Naracoorte Lucindale Council's Arts & Cultural Facilitator Jane Ellis recently took the After School Art Club on a walking tour of Naracoorte's Art Trail. Naracoorte's newest art installation is at the Naracoorte Child Day Care Centre by artist Taylr Jay.
Local program inspires next generation of healthcare professionals
Across the Darling Downs and West Moreton regions, secondary school students are taking advantage of the opportunity for a glimpse into the day in a life of a health care worker through the PHN (Public Health Network) funded Aspire2Health program.
He’s done it again, boys!
As reported in the previous issue of the [Buloke] “Times”, Donald’s Jacob Donnellon had a big weekend ahead of him. After having been selected as a state finalist in the 2024 Junior Rural Ambassador program, he was headed to Kaniva for the VAS deciding round ... Say congratulations to the 2024 Victorian Junior Rural Ambassador champion!
