Skip to content
Education Training

20 SOUTH COAST SCHOOLS CLOSED DUE TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER

NSW Department of Education < 1 mins read

Schools with elevated bushfire risk on the South Coast will be temporarily closed on Tuesday, 19 September 2023 due to extreme fire danger ratings being declared. The decision was made in consultation with the NSW Rural Fire Service.  

We encourage parents and carers to always follow the advice of Police and Emergency Services during periods of heightened bushfire risk. 

The temporarily closed schools are:

Batemans Bay Public School
Bega Valley Public School
Bemboka Public School
Bermagui Public School
Bodalla Public School
Bournda Environmental Education Centre
Broulee Public School
Candelo Public School
Central Tilba Public School
Cobargo Public School
Mogo Public School
Narooma High School
Pambula Public School
Quaama Public School
Sunshine Bay Public School
Tanja Public School
Tathra Public School
Towamba Public School
Wolumla Public School
Wyndham Public School


About us:

For further information contact the NSW Department of Education Media Unit: [email protected]

 

 

More from this category

  • Education Training, Telecommunication
  • 12/12/2025
  • 07:30
Monash University

Monash experts: Supporting students’ mental health at school and online

The Victorian Government has released new resources in schools to help students, teachers and parents navigate the impacts of social media and screentime. Deputy Premier and Minister for Education Ben Carroll announced the new ScrollSafe resources – designed to help secondary school students look after their mental health and stay safe online – will be available at schools across the education state. Available to comment: Professor Mary Ryan, Dean of EducationContact: +61 9903 4940 [email protected] Internationally recognised education leader and researcher with major contributions in teacher education, reflexive learning, writing pedagogy, and the design of innovative programs that enhance education…

  • Education Training, Union
  • 11/12/2025
  • 14:59
National Tertiary Education Union

University Senate report highlights landmark reform options: NTEU

The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has urged the federal government to implement the recommendations from a historic Senate inquiry into university governance. The Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee on Thursday released its final report, which has a further eight recommendations building on the 12 from September’s interim findings. The final report calls for measures to address major crisis points in the sector including casualisation and wage theft. The bipartisan committee recommends: Enhanced power for academic boards to set the staffing profile for courses so they are guided by pedagogy not profits Mandatory reporting of the proportion of teaching…

  • Education Training
  • 11/12/2025
  • 13:30
La Trobe University

Globe co-founder to receive La Trobe Hon Doc

**All information is strictly embargoed to 1.30pm, 11 December MEDIA INVITATION Globe co-founder to receive La Trobe Hon Doc TOMORROW, THURSDAY, 11 DECEMBER, 1.30PM AEDT Skateboarding pioneer turned global entrepreneur, social activist and media producer Stephen Hill OAM will be awarded a prestigious Honorary Doctorate by La Trobe University for his influence in shaping skateboarding culture, fashion and media, as well as his contributions to community, business and the creative industries. Stephen, a La Trobe Business School alumnus in the early 1980s, will skate through the Bundoora campus one more time, not only receiving a Doctor of Letters but a…

Media Outreach made fast, easy, simple.

Feature your press release on Medianet's News Hub every time you distribute with Medianet. Pay per release or save with a subscription.