Education

Back to school gift for Mathoura Aboriginal students

MATHOURA’S Aboriginal students have received a backpack filled with school supplies, ensuring they have the right tools to help with their education. The packs were distributed to primary and high schools through the Deniliquin district when they...

Ivy Jensen

Students welcomed back to St Mary’s in colourful way

AS ALMOST 300,000 students returned to school across Victoria yesterday, youngsters at St Mary’s Primary School in Echuca were welcomed back in a special way. Almost 100 per cent of prep, grade 1 and 2 students returned to face-to-face learning and...

Alex Gretgrix

Students set to gradually go back to school

SOME families are jumping for joy as the Victorian government announced students will gradually return to classroom learning in the coming weeks. From Tuesday, May 26, all prep, grade 1 and grade 2 students, specialist school students, as well as...

Alex Gretgrix

Students set to gradually go back to school

SOME families are jumping for joy as the Victorian government announced students will gradually return to classroom learning in the coming weeks. From Tuesday, May 26, all prep, grade 1 and grade 2 students, specialist school students, as well as...

Alex Gretgrix

Campaspe Murray gender equality scholarships up for grabs

Application forms can be found online at c4em. com. au/echuca-moama-womens-scholarship/

Ivy Jensen

Jemima’s love of the land earned her a Rural Bank scholarship

EVER since she was a young girl, Bunnaloo’s Jemima Donovan has had a love for the land. Throughout her childhood, she was immersed in the workings of the farm and spent days with the animals her family raised. “I’ve always loved animals and...

Alex Gretgrix

Victorian school students to return to school in coming weeks

THE Victorian government has announced students will gradually return to classroom learning in the coming weeks. From Tuesday, May 26, all prep, grade 1 and grade 2 students, specialist school students, as well as VCE and VCAL students will return...

Brayden May

Remote learning is no different for the Ujimoto family

THE idea of remote learning hasn’t meant big changes in the daily lives of the Ujimoto family. After all, the two children - Abigail and Jackson - have become accustomed to going to work with mum Jodi at Zetor Direct in Echuca. “We’re...

Brayden May

Echuca student graduates

FORMER Echuca resident Holly McCoomb graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Professional and Creative Writing) with Distinction from Geelong’s Deakin University on February 13. Holly is the eldest daughter of Echuca’s Stephen and Betty McCoomb and...

Ivy Jensen

Tom Keele sheds light on life of a Year 12 student during the pandemic

YOU’RE told Year 12 is one of the most important years of your schooling life. And as you move towards adulthood, your last school year is supposed to be full of exciting milestones. You’re able to get your driver’s licence, you’re able to go out...

Alex Gretgrix

Karina Bruffell and her family adjust to remote study

THE start of term 2 has been looking very different for Karina Bruffell and her three children – Aiden, Briony and Cade.

Brayden May

School zones remain in place in Victoria

SCHOOL will look a little different this term, but school speed zones remain the same across Victoria to protect students who still need to travel to and from school.

Riverine Herald

The results are in and schools are staying positive about NAPLAN

ECHUCA-MOAMA schools produced a mixed bag of results from last year’s NAPLAN testing, but this hasn’t stopped them from keeping their heads up. Following from the public release of the numbers, schools around the district are focusing on...

Alex Gretgrix

Free sessional kinder for Victorian children

CHILDREN across the state will be able to attend sessional kinder for free in term 2, thanks to announcement from the Victorian Government. While those sessional providers have been guaranteed funding certainty in the $45 million announcement made...

Riverine Herald

Moama Anglican Grammar School taking proactive approach to coronavirus

MOAMA Anglican Grammar School has taken a proactive approach to the growing spread of coronavirus. Five staff and 11 students were asked to leave school on Wednesday after presenting with cold or flu-like symptoms. Moama Anglican Grammar School...

Anna McGuinness

Echuca students are still adjusting to the tough new mobile phone ban in schools

To students’ horror and teachers’ joy the absolute mobile phone ban in schools has officially begun. Coming back fresh from Christmas holidays last week, 237,000 secondary school students and 378,000 primary students across the state...

Daneka Hill

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