Education

Students go gaga over new hand-built pit

STUDENTS from Echuca College have had their taste of the hands-on way of learning as they recently completed their project thanks to the Hands on Learning program. With the help of artisan teacher Jamie Harding and staff at the school, the students...

Alex Gretgrix

Enter your school if you’re ResourceSmart

VICTORIAN schools leading the way in minimising waste, saving energy and water, increasing biodiversity and tackling climate change have the chance to be recognised as part of the 2020 ResourceSmart Schools Awards. The awards are part of the...

Alex Gretgrix

St Joes take on community projects

STUDENTS from St Joseph’s College have made it their mission to help others by creating their own projects that will hopefully benefit the community. The students gathered at the Port of Echuca to showcase their ideas in their ‘Personal Bests...

Alex Gretgrix

St Joes take on community projects

STUDENTS from St Joseph’s College have made it their mission to help others by creating their own projects that will hopefully benefit the community. The students gathered at the Port of Echuca to showcase their ideas in their ‘Personal Bests...

Alex Gretgrix

Jessica’s winning at saving lives

NOT MANY women can say they spend their time rappelling from bridges or saving people from difficult situations - even if it is for training purposes. And not many people can say they’ve placed in rescue competitions. But Echuca’s Jessica Pearse...

Alex Gretgrix

Lockington Consolidated School saving the planet

THE PREP students at Lockington Consolidated School made their superhero status known as their entry into the Campaspe Shire’s The 2019 Waste In Campaspe – Know, Educate, Do (WICKED) Sustainability Awards took home the top prize. With the...

Alex Gretgrix

Rev it up in Torrumbarry

TORRUMBARRY is set to rev up this weekend for their Summer Startup Ute Show. The fun-filled Saturday will have something for the whole family. From whip cracking demonstrations and competition, the Workshop Coffee van, bar and live music from Lokki...

Alex Gretgrix

Moama Public Aboriginal Preschool calls for more 2020 enrolments

MOAMA Public School’s newly appointed preschool teacher is hoping to attract more families to enrol their kids for 2020. Tracey Gray, who boasts 27 years of teaching experience, said Moama Public Aboriginal Preschool has around 10 more places left...

Jared Prestwidge

Fundraising is vital at Southern Cross Aged Care

THE staff and residents at Southern Cross Aged Care know how vital fundraising is. The staff at the facility teamed up with students from Moama Anglican Grammar and Moama Pharmacy recently to do just that, but this isn’t Southern Cross’ first...

Alex Gretgrix

Walk to School program comes to Echuca-Moama

LOCALS are encouraged to walk, ride or scoot to school this month as part of VicHealth’s Walk to School program. Member for Northern Victoria Mark Gepp said many local schools had registered for the health promotion foundation’s annual program...

Charmayne Allison

Moama Public rapped up in the music

STUDENTS at Moama Public School were in for a treat as they got a visit from rapper/ producer Dwayne Broome recently. The Griffith-based musician was a guest at the school’s morning assembly where he performed an original song before spending the day...

Alex Gretgrix

Local students explore Echuca-Moama engineering career opportunities

LOCAL students spent a day with engineering and education professionals recently in a bid to address long-term skill shortages in Echuca-Moama. More than 60 Year 10 and 11 students from St Joseph’s College, Moama Anglican Grammar and Echuca College...

Charmayne Allison

Echuca Primary students build up a storm in new program

ECHUCA Primary (208), Bunnings Warehouse and local volunteers joined forces recently to kick-off a new program aimed at encouraging students to get out and start building. Their first order of business was to get on the tools and construct planter...

Jared Prestwidge

Twin Rivers Primary welcomes new principal

TWIN Rivers Primary has welcomed their new principal who will lead the school through the busy fourth term and oversee the preparation of next year’s curriculum. Brea Terris, who began her teaching career in the western suburbs of Melbourne and...

Jared Prestwidge

Echuca East students can now walk, ride and scoot to shelter

ECHUCA East Primary School students got back from their holidays with the perfect present to kick-start walk to school month.

Lachlan Durling

Echuca Moama schools record inflated student-to-teacher ratios

FIGURES show student-teacher ratios in a number of Echuca-Moama’s schools are higher than the state average.

Jared Prestwidge

Berrimba receives much needed funding

BERRIMBA Child Care Centre will receive $80,374 of School Readiness Funding thanks to the Victorian Government.

Alex Gretgrix

Tongala Primary School support local street art

TONGALA Primary School’s students have raised $200 to help keep the local Lions Club mural project running.

Ari Balle-Bowness

Tongala’s Rohan Garth never ‘board’ in his 21 years

EIGHT children and 21 years later, Tongala’s Rohan Garth is signing off one last time as part of the St Patrick’s school board.

Ivy Jensen