Education coverage
Health and Education
APPLICATIONS are now open for two long-running $10,000 scholarships supporting rural health students from the Moree and Gwydir regions. Supported by HealthWISE and the Gwydir Cotton Growers Association, the Dr William Hunter and Healthy Communities scholarships provide financial support for local students studying medicine, nursing or allied health. Last year’s recipient, Madelyn Johnson, said the [...]
Regional News
TOWN libraries at Wee Waa and Narrabri will bring curiosity to life, with the launch of an innovative program designed to spark learning, celebrate diversity and bring people together. From this week, Narrabri and Wee Waa Libraries will feature Citizen Science Corners – STEM hubs that make science accessible for everyone. Thanks to grant funding [...]
Moree Secondary College
IT’s been a tough few years for Moree Secondary College’s cohort of Year 12 students, who graduated at a special final assembly at the school’s multi-purpose centre on Friday. In recent years, MSC students navigated the transition from the Carol Avenue campus and battled their way through the COVID-19 pandemic – all while achieving high [...]
Education
ALL public school students from years 5 to 12 will soon have access to the NSW Department of Education’s purpose-built, state-of-the-art generative AI app following a successful trial in 50 schools. NSWEduChat will be rolled out to all schools from the start of Term 4. As the sophistication and use of generative artificial intelligence rapidly [...]
Education
A $140,000 gift from the Country Women’s Association Armidale Branch to the University of New England has established a new medical scholarship for women from regional, rural and remote communities. The endowed fund will support the CWA of NSW Armidale Branch Medical Scholarship, providing $5,000 each year to a female student in their 3rd, 4th [...]
Run the Plains
FOR 115 years, Toowoomba Anglican School has forged a strong connection with the Moree Plains region – and aims to strengthen that connection at the Moree Run the Plains festival on September 26-27. The school’s proud tradition as Australia’s only independent, co-educational, K-12 day and boarding school, offering boarding from Years 1-12, has helped shape [...]
Education
HSC exams begin in little over a month, and senior lecturer and acting director of the Clinical Psychology Program at UNE, Dr Amanda Jefferys, has relived the HSC eight times with members of her blended family. This year, more than 80,000 students in New South Wales are studying for their Higher School Certificate. Students will [...]
Feature Story
JACOBI Fernando is proud to call himself a kid from Moree – a kid born and raised on Mehi Crescent. Seventeen-year-old Jacobi, the eldest of seven children, has been a student at St Gregory’s College in Campbelltown for three years, and has reached many milestones along the way. Last year, he stood alongside Australian Prime [...]
Border News
THE Dolly Parton Imagination Library in the Goondiwindi region has officially reached a new milestone, with the 400th local child signed up to receive free monthly books through the international literacy program. Goondiwindi councillor Phil O’Shea said the milestone reflects the strong support from families and the broader community. “Reading with young children builds confidence, [...]
State Knock-Out
A combined team of students from Gravesend Public School and Croppa Creek Public School – affectionately known as Gravo Creek – has secured a spot in the top eight teams in New South Wales after making a remarkable run in the Small Schools Knock-Out Touch Football competition. Gravo Creek will now head to Penrith next [...]
