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Roar into September school holidays to explore history

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These school holidays bring the kids to explore the past with dinosaurs taking over Tulmur Place, First Nations history at the Ipswich Art Gallery and knights and mummification workshops at Ipswich Libraries! Dinosaur Discovery will be running in Tulmur Place all holidays with dinosaurs that come alive with sound and movement.  There will also be … Continued

Australian Cybersecurity Games to test students from across Australia

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Students from universities across Australia are set to compete in the prestigious Australian Cybersecurity Games which poses a series of challenging cyber security tasks. The competition which is run by SECedu, the leading Australian network of educators and cyber security professionals, will run from September 2-30. The  Australian Cybersecurity Games is designed to foster collaboration, … Continued

Monash Guarantee and SEAS: Making the impossible possible for under-represented students

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Monash University has introduced a number of initiatives so that more under-represented students from regional and rural Australia and low socio-economic backgrounds can benefit from a university education. The changes include extending the Monash Guarantee for all regional and remote students; expanding Monash’s humanitarian scholarship numbers; the rollout of a new Kummargi Yulendj Scholarship Program; … Continued

eSafety’s Spotlight on Cyberbullying as complaints and awareness rise

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Community awareness of cyberbullying and how to respond continued to grow last financial year, with reports to eSafety rising by 37 per cent. Marking Bullying No Way: National week of action (August 12-16), eSafety today launched new resources designed in collaboration with child wellbeing expert and NSW Chief Behaviour Advisor, Professor Donna Cross. Spotlight on … Continued

*** MEDIA ALERT: CHILD PROTECTION PROTEST AT 12.30PM TODAY***

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What: Child protection workers hold protest   When: 12.30   Where: 181 Anson Street, Orange   Why: Child protection workers walk off the job over child safety   Contact: 0405 285 547   Press Release:    Child protection workers walk off the job over child safety in Orange   Child protection caseworkers will stop work … Continued

*** MEDIA ALERT: CHILD PROTECTION PROTEST AT 12.30PM TOMORROW***

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What: Child protection workers hold protest   When: 12.30   Where: 181 Anson Street, Orange   Why: Child protection workers walk off the job over child safety   Contact: 0405 285 547   Press Release:    Child protection workers walk off the job over child safety in Orange   Child protection caseworkers will stop work … Continued

Alateen, for children affected by someone else’s drinking.

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August is Alateen Awareness Month Australia Wide in Al-Anon Family Groups.  If you are affected by a problem drinker or are a professional who regularly encounter clients who have lived with, or possibly still live with, a problem drinker, contact us.  Al-Anon Family Groups can help. Al-Anon Family Groups, as an organisation, is responsible for … Continued

PSA sounds alarm on workers compensation crisis in child protection

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210 NSW child protection caseworkers – or 9% of the total workforce – are currently absent due to workers compensation claims, further fuelling a crisis in which four out of five children identified as being at “risk of serious harm” are not being seen.   The damming statistic exacerbates the problem of 233 positions (or … Continued

VET In Schools Program Growth Driven by Independent Training Providers

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  The latest official data shows that the growth of skills training programs in secondary schools was underpinned by independent Registered Training Organisations (RTOs).  This reinforces the role of the independent skills training system in helping students transition to further vocational training or a career, according to the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA), the … Continued

Gauging the pressures experienced by young people in Australia today

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Findings from the 2024 Australian Youth Barometer and an evaluation report from the Raise Foundation reveals the issues faced by young people in Australia and the positive impacts a mentor can provide.  Released today, the 2024 Australian Youth Barometer: Understanding Young People in Australia Today, and the Independent Evaluation of the Raise Mentoring Program: Final … Continued