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Second round of study offers

THOUSANDS of Victorian year 12 graduates have received offers for university and TAFE courses in the latest Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre round of offers. The second round of openings made almost 13,000 places available for undergraduate...

15 Jan 2025
Education

Health boosted by uni offers

THE number of offers at La Trobe University’s four regional campuses has increased for 2025. Health is a common theme within first-round offers, including dental science, nursing, biomedical science, pharmacy, and the rural health diploma. “We are...

14 Jan 2025
Education

Cash boost for little kinders

SMALL kindergartens in the Mildura and Murray Plains electorates are set to benefit after a lift in funding from the Victorian State Government. The changes in ‘baseline funding’ will mean a $132,000 subsidy for kinder providers which have fewer than...

10 Jan 2025
Education

Future nurse aspires for greatness

A FORMER Ouyen P-12 student is set to start studying for a Bachelor of Nursing this year due following early offer from La Trobe University. Mackenzie Clarke’s careers teacher encouraged her to apply for the Aspire Community program, which rewards...

10 Jan 2025
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13 Feb 2020
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Tutor a real class act

A HOME-interaction tutor has been named an employee of the month for the Sunraysia Regional Consulting Indigenous Employment Program. As a Learn Local provider, SRC run a range of education and training programs, as well as services such as wage...

08 Jan 2025
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Attendance effort makes inroads on absences

MALLEE-based case managers for the Victorian Department of Education’s Navigator program, which aims to boost school attendance, say they have been making progress with young people in their first 12 months. The Navigator program was...

29 Dec 2024
Education

Uni staff dig deep

NEARLY 90 per cent of staff at La Trobe University’s Mildura campus have contributed to the Golden Lanyard Scholarship, bettering the generosity of their counterparts at other locations. Staff across the university’s five campuses are invited to...

20 Dec 2024
Education

Dux looks to career in medicine

VCE students from Mildura Senior College have excelled in studies, with 11 receiving ATAR scores above 90. School dux Sebastian Ioannidis received an ATAR score of 98.05, which he said was the result of hard work and support from his teachers.“I...

18 Dec 2024
Education

Ouyen kinder gets cash to go bush

AN Ouyen based early childhood education centre has received State Government funding for bush kinder activities. Mallee Minors Childcare Centre has been announced as a recipient of $6000 for the alternative to established kinder services that sees...

16 Dec 2024
News

Magic, pizza and house designs cap off year

KOORLONG Primary School has held a celebration of learning as the 2024 school year nears its final curtain. Prep to Grade 1 students enjoyed a dress up day on Thursday, as they wore fairy costumes and saucepans to resemble their favourite characters...

14 Dec 2024
Education

New kinder to shine bright

JUST in time for the new year, construction on the new Shine Bright Wetlands Drive kindergarten has been completed. Built on the school site of Mildura South Primary, the new building includes three rooms that open out to an outdoor play are...

14 Dec 2024
Health

New nurses to walk onto wards

STUDENTS from La Trobe University will take the next big steps on their journey into healthcare careers in 2025 with grad year roles at Mildura Base Public Hospital. This initiative followed an agreement made in 2021 between university and hospital...

14 Dec 2024
Education

St Joseph’s students soar high

QUITE a number of students from Sunraysia have achieved ATAR rankings 90 and above. Five students from St Joseph’s College Mildura were among them, including school dux Darcy Noonan - who is planning to go to Monash next year for mechanical...

13 Dec 2024
Education

Senior College students ace ATAR

ELEVEN VCE students from Mildura Senior College have achieved ATAR results of 90 and above. Evelyn Cirillo, who wants to go on to study law and international relations next year, said it was a relief not to have to wonder anymore.“The path is sort...

13 Dec 2024
Education

Schools in line for works

TWO schools in the Sunraysia region are set to share in nearly $1 million worth of cash for facility improvements. The money is coming via the State Government’s Capital Works Fund, with Red Cliffs Secondary College getting $500,000 to upgrade the...

12 Dec 2024
News

Top marks for debt cut

A CHANGE to student debt repayments has been welcomed by three Mallee solicitors. The Federal Government announced that from July 1 next year, it would reduce the amount Australians with a student debt had to repay per year, and raise the threshold...

10 Dec 2024