Education coverage
Remarkable
AFTER months of extensive statewide auditions, the spotlight is set to shine on 52 of the state’s most gifted student performers, who will lead a cast of more than 5500 New South Wales public school students – including Moree’s very own Kyla-Belle Roberts – at the NSW Schools Spectacular arena show on November 28-28. Kyla-Belle [...]
School Safety
SCHOOL zones return to operation across New South Wales today, as students begin Term 3 this week. Students at Moree Secondary College, Moree Public School and Moree East Public School head back to the classrooms tomorrow, Tuesday, July 22, with Moree Christian School students returning today. School zones, with 40kph limits, will be active from [...]
Youth News
THE Youth Booth in Glen Innes has been named a finalist in the 2025 Local Government Week Awards for delivering one of the most outstanding Youth Week programs in New South Wales. The recognition follows the success of this year’s Youth Week celebrations, which brought together young people from across the Glen Innes Severn to [...]
Pally School
THERE are 13 families with 21 children – and between them, they’re on the hunt for $28,000. Staff, families, students and supporters of Pallamallawa Public School have been brainstorming ideas to raise enough capital to install new playground equipment at the school. It’s a fundraiser done the old-fashioned way, where everyone in the village chips [...]
MACT Presents
THE hills will indeed come alive when Moree Arts Community Theatre presents Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music at Moree Uniting Church Hall on Frome Street later this month. The MACT production of this timeless classic, expertly directed by Moree Secondary College deputy principal, Stevie Drenkhahn and co-directed by Tim Barklay, features David Powell [...]
Regional Education
TAMWORTH, Quirindi and Gunnedah are embracing NAIDOC Week 2025 with a dual investment in culture and skills, as TAFE NSW delivers infrastructure upgrades and the long-awaited return of Aboriginal language training to the region. After more than five years, the Certificate I in Aboriginal Languages for Everyday Use will be offered at TAFE NSW Tamworth, [...]
Education and Arts
MOREE singer and musician Kyla-Belle Roberts has been chosen to perform as a feature artist at the 2025 Schools Spectacular event at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney later this year. Fresh from performing at the NSW Department of Education’s NAIDOC Ceremony in Parramatta and Battle on the Bank at Inverell, the Moree Secondary College Year [...]
Early Learning
TOOMELAH, Warialda and South Tamworth are earmarked for new pre-schools, with contracts for two of the facilities recently awarded. New pre-schools at Toomelah Public School, Warialda Public School and Hillvue Public School at Tamworth will each cater for up to 200 local children a week once operational. Toomelah Public School executive principal Matt Jackman said [...]
Education
THE eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has issued an urgent call for schools to report deepfake incidents to appropriate authorities as the rapid proliferation of ‘nudify’ apps online takes a growing toll on communities around Australia. The Commissioner has written to education ministers urging them to ensure schools adhere to state and territory child protection [...]
Regional Tourism
ARMIDALE Folk Museum has unveiled a suite of new digital assets that will be used to create and enhance interactive exhibits and transform the way local history is preserved and shared with the community. At a special launch event, community members, museum stakeholders, and representatives from Armidale Regional Council used the equipment and explored interactive [...]
