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New kinder on point

A NEW Integrated Early Years Centre will soon be established on the site of the old Nichols Point Primary School. The move, confirmed by the State Government last week, comes after a successful funding application worth $8.9 million put in by...

17 Nov 2024
Education

Student teachers take to the stage

THE MC’s for Merbein P-10’s upcoming showcase will be teachers, portrayed by students. A variety of performances will be included in the night including dance, and music, with one item involving a band with students and staff on stage together.“This...

16 Nov 2024
Education

Students ready to push ahead

TWENTY-two students from St Joseph’s Primary School at Red Cliffs are raring to test out their pushcarts at the Energy Breakthrough event at Maryborough. About 50 schools from across regional Victoria are participating in the science, technology...

15 Nov 2024
Education

School to take foodie journey

BURONGA Public School staff and parents plan to take taste buds on a journey around the world this Saturday with an International Food Festival. President of the parents and carers committee Nick Robertson said the feedback last year’s event has...

15 Nov 2024
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13 Feb 2020
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Empowered students inquire about real world issues

THE United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals were at the centre of an exhibition held by Grade 5 and 6 students from Mildura West Primary School this week. As an International Baccalaureate candidate, the school has engaged with a Primary...

10 Nov 2024
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$8.95m for new kinder

THE Victorian Government has announced millions of dollars for a new kinder and community centre at Nichols Point. Part of a statewide effort, $8.95 million has been set aside for an integrated early years centre at the site of old...

09 Nov 2024
Education

Keeping up with the kinder kids

WHILE a new early years hub is under construction, a makeshift kindergarten has been operating on the grounds of Red Cliffs Primary School recently. The new centre set to feature four kindergarten rooms, two maternal and child allied health...

08 Nov 2024
Education

Award winning student secures scholarship

AN international student who began her higher education in Mildura has secured a full-time accounting position to go alongside a growing list of accoladesYuying ‘Linda’ Ding, originally from the city of Rizhao in eastern China, moved to regional...

07 Nov 2024
Education

Students reunite

A MAJOR reunion was recently held by past St Joseph’s College students to celebrate 50 years since finishing school. It only took 45 emails, and quite a few reminders over the course of a nine-month period to gather the 29...

07 Nov 2024
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Uni, hospital renew deal

A DEAL between La Trobe University and Mildura Base Public Hospital has been signed as the two organisations seek to continue an ongoing partnership. The move comes after a similar partnership, known as a memorandum of understanding, was signed by...

02 Nov 2024
Education

Students paint the school rainbow

SACRED Heart Primary School was an explosion of colour on Friday afternoon as part of fundraising efforts for Catholic missions in Peru. Students from all grades donned bright sunglasses and headbands, as well as white shirts that did not stay that...

02 Nov 2024
Arts & Entertainment

Dance concert promises limitless fun

THE Greatest Showman, glow-in-the-dark and Spy Kids are all themes at this weekend’s end of year concert for Limitless Dance Academy. The dance school was first founded in 2017, with classes including all-ages hip hop for kids with special needs, as...

01 Nov 2024
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Red Cliffs to get new state-run childcare

RED Cliffs is set to have a new Victorian Government-run childcare centre in 2027. The local announcement, made on Tuesday, was included in a wider push for more public early learning centres, with six more slated for across the state in three...

30 Oct 2024
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Ribbon cut on new nursing labs

MILDURA’S La Trobe University nursing students now have access to world-class health education with a new nursing and midwifery clinical simulation suite officially open. On Friday, staff, students and guests gathered to witness the official opening...

26 Oct 2024
Education

Bumper class leads to grad change challenge

CONCERN over the separation of graduating Year 12 students at Mildura Senior College has lead to a petition with almost 500 signatures. With a graduating class of about 400 students, the quest to find a large enough venue in the area to support an...

25 Oct 2024
Education

Creative students show off work

FROM fine line paintings to architectural designs, the works of some of Mildura Senior College’s most creative students have been showcased for the community to enjoy. On Friday evening, MSC’s visual communication design, art creative practice, and...

22 Oct 2024