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Major funding secured for the Australian Festival of Chamber Music’s Pathways Program After a record-breaking 2024, the Australian Festival of Chamber Music (AFCM) in Townsville-Gurambilbarra has secured over half a million dollars in funding from The Ian Potter Foundation in what is a game-changing line in the (North Queensland) sand for the event. … Continued
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Hope for the future is key to combatting the rising rates of mental illness among Australian kids, and a new study has found a values-driven education – often found in faith-based schools – is a step in the right direction. The new study by researchers from Charles Darwin University (CDU) and Curtin University analysed two … Continued
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As the 2025 school year takes shape, up to 1.2 million students risk social isolation and chronic absence through no fault of their own. Yet solutions sit at the flick of a policy switch. “In Australia, we already have legislation and technology to address chronic school absence at scale. Now, we just need long-overdue policy … Continued
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Sydney, Australia – February 11th, 2025: 64 percent of Australian teens experienced a risk online last year including cyberbullying, misinformation and disinformation, and threats of violence, according to Microsoft’s annual Global Online Safety Survey, released today. The ninth iteration of Microsoft’s annual report, launched today on Safer Internet Day, reveals insights into how teens and … Continued
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[Melbourne, Australia] – Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) has unveiled five elite sportspersons as new ambassadors for its Preventing Family Violence Through Sport program. A leading initiative supported by the Victorian Government’s Preventing Violence Through Sport Grants Program, Healthy Clubs works with sporting clubs, associations and codes across Victoria to promote gender equality, respectful relationships, and … Continued
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Last week, Ronald McDonald House Charities South East Queensland (RMHC SEQ) announced the three successful recipients of the 2024 Charlie Bell Scholarship award. The scholarship awards $5,000 grants annually to deserving young people aged 15-20 who has had their education impacted by an illness or injury and are planning to go on to tertiary education. … Continued
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science is on Tuesday 11th February Australian Government data from 2024 shows women make up just 15% of the STEM workforce (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) UNSW Sydney is a leader amongst Australian universities in providing STEM education to women, with world-leading female experts across the science, engineering … Continued
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As the festive season wraps up and children across Australia gear up for a return to school after a long break, many parents are searching for ways to help their kids shift focus from hours of screen time to more structured, productive routines. Reset Moves, a groundbreaking app developed in Western Australia, is offering parents … Continued
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STEPS officially launched its Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) Program and its range of NDIS Services in Hervey Bay on Thursday 6 February. The SEE Program is aimed at giving people the opportunity to improve their language, literacy, numeracy and digital literacy skills through individually contextualised learning. “With expertise formed from providing training opportunities … Continued
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Recommendations for strengthened and standardised civics education for Australian students have been made by the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters in its report, From Classroom to Community: Civics education and political participation in Australia. Committee Chair, Senator the Hon Carol Brown said ‘Australia’s system of compulsory voting means that all Australians need to be informed to participate in our … Continued
