Education
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New TAFE course for protected horticulture
SUNRAYSIA Institute of TAFE has received $1.9 million to help fund workforce programs for the booming protective cropping industry. The Victorian Government funding will deliver…
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Reece ready to nail it at trade contest
A MILDURA Year 12 student will put his building and construction skills to the test this year, hopeful for a chance to compete in the…
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Language classes live from Beijing
A TEAM of teachers based in China is delivering simplified Mandarin language classes to students at Trinity Lutheran College. Two to three times each week,…
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Sign of the times at Trinity
YEAR 9 and 10 students at Trinity Lutheran College will have a new elective to choose from in the coming semester. The college’s principal Eloise…
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Kids get poetic licence
ABOUT 450 poets have demonstrated their imagination and flair during a whole-school celebration at Mildura West Primary School. Prep to Grade 6 students have been…
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Top scientist’s pitch to girls
AN eminent biophysical chemist has implored a room full of women in Mildura to pursue science careers. On her third visit to Mildura, Professor Frances…
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Program to help students on university pathway
LA TROBE University has made a $2 million commitment to expand its Bradford Pathways program to Mildura as part of its goal to increase higher…
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Medical students taught empathy the hard way
MEDICAL students got a taste of what life is like walking in someone else’s shoes on Monday. Special suits designed to simulate elderly and disabled…
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Flags to fly for National Reconciliation Week
National Reconciliation Week will be celebrated with flags designed by local school students flying along Deakin Avenue and Langtree Mall. The Week runs from from…
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Students immersed in poetry
STUDENTS at Mildura West Primary School have marked Education Week by participating in a poetry anthology exercise. Every year level had created poems that are…
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Health professionals pitch careers to kids
A HANDS-ON allied health careers expo credited with significantly lifting student numbers at SuniTAFE last year has attracted dozens of local high school students. More…
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Puncturation lesson: Students solve a prickly problem
STUDENTS from Red Cliffs East Primary hope to get fewer flat bike tyres after rolling up their sleeves and clearing prickles from a 500m track.…
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