Photo Competition Aims To Woo Teachers
Young photographers are being asked to get clicking and capture images to attract new teachers to regional, rural and remote schools.
Principal Takes A New Job
Taabinga State School’s long-serving Principal Susan Beatty will be leaving soon to take up a new position in Yeppoon.
Helpers Wanted For Easter Run
The Maidenwell Community Group is seeking helpers to man drink stations during the upcoming Easter Running Festival
MP Calls For School Ban On Eureka Flag
A suggestion by the Queensland Teachers’ Union that teachers place Eureka Flag stickers on their private property in schools has raised the ire of Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington.
Googa Facility Set To Expand
The Googa Outdoor Education Facility at 571 Nukku Road, Googa Creek has been given approval to expand by Toowoomba Regional Council.
Kaitlin Earns $5000 Scholarship
Kaitlin Moat, from Nanango, is the lucky 2018 recipient of South Burnett Women’s $5000 Dr Ellen Mary Kent Hughes Memorial Scholarship.
School Says Thank You To Shoppers
Woolworths’ Kingaroy store manager Karla-Maree Matson made a quick home delivery to Kingaroy State School last week … but it wasn’t a box of groceries.
Students Left High And Dry
All the recent rain hasn’t bothered the kids at Nanango’s St Patrick’s Primary School now that they have somewhere high and dry to eat.
Students Step Up For A Big Year
Kingaroy State High School held its annual investiture ceremony on Friday morning in a packed Indoor Sports Auditorium.
Murgon High Praised By MP
Federal MP Andrew Laming, chairman of the Education Standing Committee, has praised Murgon State High School for performing above expectations.
Harrison To Represent Kingaroy
Year 12 student Harrison Lucas, from St Mary’s Catholic College, will represent the Kingaroy Lions Club at the regional finals of the Lions Youth of the Year competition.
HIPPY Creates Happy Learning
Cherbourg’s successful HIPPY program for families has been opened up to include Indigenous and non-Indigenous families living in Murgon … but the slots are filling quickly.
Top Students Share Study Tips
St Mary’s Catholic College’s top achieving graduates from 2017 returned to the school on Monday to share their study tips with current Year 6-12 students.
High School Gets $10,000 STEM Grant
Kingaroy State High School has been awarded $10,000 to run a three-day camp for students at the University of Querensland’s Centre for Advanced Imaging.
Cool Start To School Program
The St Mary’s Catholic College Parents & Friends Association handed over a cheque on Wednesday to mark the start of the school’s air-conditioning program.
Want To Be A Politician?
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington is encouraging young people from the Nanango Electorate to apply for a seat at the upcoming 2018 YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament.
Extra Money For Preschoolers
South Burnett children will benefit from a Federal Government preschool funding boost, Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien announced on Monday.
TAFE Enrolments Close Soon
It’s not too late to make a change this year, with enrolments still open for courses at TAFE Queensland’s Kingaroy and Nurunderi Campuses.
TAFE’s Making Great Things Happen
“I hope your dreams come true” … this was Cherbourg Mayor Arnold Murray’s message to students at Thursday’s Nurunderi TAFE graduation ceremony.
Morcombes Share A Vital Message
Bruce and Denise Morcombe are familiar sights around Queensland schools, but sadly their important safety message will never go out of date.
