Education
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Sunraysia teachers in NSW walk off the job
TEACHERS at two Sunraysia schools walked off the job this week in protest against what they say is a failing of the NSW government to…
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Sacred Heart Primary students enjoy a hearty splash of green
IT was easy being green at Mildura’s Sacred Heart Primary School on Wednesday, when staff and students celebrated St Patrick’s Day. Students across all grades…
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Green shoots for Pooncarie as school lifts community spirits
AFTER years of drought in the isolated town of Pooncarie, the town’s tiny school was tinged with green this week and its five students were…
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At Mildura South school, brekky is food for thought
ABOUT one in seven Australian school children regularly misses out on breakfast – but at Mildura South Primary School, every student gets to start the…
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Merbein students rescued in the Grampians
A GROUP of Merbein P-10 College students had to be rescued after becoming lost during the first day of a school camp at the Grampians…
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Young leaders influence change at Mildura West Primary
MILDURA West Primary School’s new school leaders were presented with their badges on Friday. But while many schools’ student leaders are refined to school and…
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Mechanical apprentices always learning, always working
DAMEN Collihole, a “city kid” who was always interested in mechanics, is excited about starting work with farming equipment supplier Haeusler’s after a four-year apprenticeship.…
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Rural medicine is student’s career target
A MILDURA student has just taken his first step on the way to becoming a doctor as part of an exclusive course. Former St Joseph’s…
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$1.5 million project at St Joseph’s Red Cliffs officially opened
ST Joseph’s Primary School in Red Cliffs officially opened its new buildings and playground on Tuesday, more than a year after work was completed. The…
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Motivation lifts as Mildura university students return to face-to-face learning
AFTER the majority of classes moved online last year due to COVID-19 restrictions, students and staff were happy to return to face-to-face learning at La…
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New ways to learn at St Joseph’s College ‘really exciting’
HUMANITIES class is getting a bit of an update for Year 8 students at St Joseph’s College, as the school embarks on an ambitious new…
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Domestic violence kids’ lives improve with scholarship help
APPLICATIONS will soon close for scholarships that will help “improve the lives” of Sunraysia children affected by domestic violence. Friends with Dignity launched the Australia-wide…