Education
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Principal says 2020 is just the start of a learning challenge
TRINITY Lutheran College principal Eloise Beveridge’s second year in the job has been one of the biggest challenges in her professional career. But she thinks…
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Award-winner’s strange start to high school
THIRTEEN-year-old Dinusha Perera Morawaka got to experience only two months of high school before she and her fellow students were thrown into the strange new…
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Teacher takes 2020 as resilience training
NICHOLS Point Primary School teacher Nathan Manuel is keen to put 2020 behind him. “It’s been an interesting year,” he said. From his perspective, it’s…
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Parents get a lockdown lesson in teaching
THIS year Sunraysia’s parents had to take on another role in addition to being Mum or Dad. For a large swathe of the year, they…
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Year in a class of its own
WHEN the bell rings on Friday afternoon, students, teachers and parents across Sunraysia will close the book on a school year like no other. For…
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Education Minister visits Hopetoun P-12 College
VICTORIAN Education Minister James Merlino this week joined Member for Mildura Ali Cupper on a tour of Hopetoun P-12 College, which got a $9.53 million…
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Cabarita community puts safety deadline to Mildura Council
THE Cabarita community hopes a petition submitted to Mildura Rural City Council last week will be enough to have new traffic safety measures installed in…
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Irymple student with a curious mind is looking to the stars
AN IRYMPLE Year 10 student is looking to the stars. Sofia Ghidinelli-Matheson, 16, has been accepted into a prestigious science program, which kicks off this…
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Nichols Point Primary School students get back into action
WHEN remote learning and then pandemic restrictions meant children couldn’t enjoy their usual school sport competitions, Nichols Point Primary School teachers came up with an…
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Merbein P-10 College students get active in teaching roles
STUDENTS have become teachers at Merbein P-10 College, where Year 9 and 10 students have taken the reins in primary school physical education classes. During…
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Ranfurly Primary School gets back to bike basics
RANFURLY Primary School students are gearing up to get on the road, with classes finishing their bike education program this week. For the students, it’s…
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SuniTAFE scholarships for 2021 open for new students
APPLICATIONS for the 2021 Destination Australia scholarships to support new domestic and international students at SuniTAFE are now open. The scholarships, an Australian Government initiative,…