Posts in Category: Education

Welcome to the sixties with Hairspray
An excited and energetic cast of students from Galen Catholic College will bring Broadway musical Hairspray to life this week.

Theatre reminds teens it’s okay to ask for help
MENTAL health and substance abuse were key topics covered by a production performed for teenage students at Borinya this week.

Author shares solid message of resilience
ST Bernards’s Primary School was visited by the Can Do Kid and its creator for a talk about resilience, building confidence and realising their potential.

Will’s art tackles bullying
IF you had told St Bernard’s Primary School student Will McCarthy (pictured) that a classroom poster competition would take him to Sydney, he probably wouldn’t…

Darcy a great prize
THE red carpet was rolled out for AFLW star Darcy Vescio when she visited the Carraragarmungee Primary School this week.

Innovative spaces offer “exciting environment”
THERE is significant potential in Wangaratta for further growth in the digital technology sector, according to LaunchVic chief executive officer Kate Cornick.

Free Tafe training jobs growth boost
LOCAL jobseekers looking to complete training to improve their chances of employment have been given a boost by the State Government.

Scribblers eagerly awaiting festival
IN 1837, Irish songwriter and novelist Samuel Lover wrote, “When once the itch of literature comes over a man, nothing can cure it but the…

$2.2M TO PLAN
Wangaratta District Specialist School (WDSS), together with neighbouring Appin Park Primary School will share in the funding that will increase each school’s capacity and allow…

Parents backing teen jabs
WANGARATTA parents are demonstrating strong support for the push to eliminate cervical cancer through its human papillomavirus vaccination (HPV) program.

TINY HOMES BID
THE Centre for Continuing Education has flagged its interest in the former Ovens College site for development of a ‘tiny homes’ village to cater for…

Bright future, says departing principal
Gary Fletcher sees a strong future ahead for Wangaratta High School.