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Mission to make a difference

An afternoon of fun at a Warragul school recently raised more than $2100 for underprivileged people in Mongolia. St Joseph’s Primary School held its annual “Mission Market”, with grade five and six students displaying great creativity to plan stalls...

Being creative in STEM

Creativein STEMGrade four to six students at Ellinbank Primary School had the chance to flex their creative muscles recently as they designed, planned and built bird houses as part of the school’s STEM program. The school’s specialised STEM -...

Schools expand respect resources

Schools expandrespectresourcesStudents will learn to recognise and respond to toxic masculinity, hate speech and coercive control online – with new Respectful Relationships resources being rolled out to schools across the state. The new resources...

Celebration day at St Paul’s

Before they knuckle down to study for their final exams, year 12 students at St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School celebrated their official last day of secondary school dressed in costumes, playing games and reminiscing about the year they’ve had. The...

New kindergartens needed

Significant numbers of children will be unable to access kindergarten in Baw Baw Shire unless further infrastructure is made available, a new report has warned. The report, sharing outcomes of council’s feasibility assessment on early years...

Building partnerships with youth program

by Liam DurkinBoat building by trade, community building by extension. Narracan resident Michael Brennan has used his hands to build boats, while providing a helping hand to youth in the Trafalgar community. The boats will need a new captain, as Mr...

On track for athletics fun

On track forathletics funThe Warragul and District Specialist School community gathered for some fitness and fun at their athletics day recently. In what was their first whole school sports event since 2019, school officials said they were blown away...

Pushing through for mental health funds

Working together, students, staff and friends of St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School recently completed 100,000 push-ups to raise funds and awareness for better mental health outcomes during the 2024 Push-Up Challenge. The month-long challenge...

150 years of school

About 200 people attended 150th anniversary celebrations at Drouin West Primary School on Sunday – the oldest operating school in West Gippsland. A commemorative mural made possible through school community fundraising efforts was unveiled. The...

Students excel in public speaking

Studentsexcel inpublicspeakingSt Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Trafalgar students recently participated in the Lions Club public speaking competition. Students from grades four to six were competed in the annual event held at the school...

Pies and footy at Ellinbank Primary

Ellinbank Primary School recently celebrated the end of term three with a special footy colours day, footy clinic and a family pie lunch. Parent and local coach Jason Mitchell taught the students football skills and inspired them to consider playing...

Students experience Japanese culture

JapaneseexperienceIt has been a long five years since St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School has been able to take Gippsland students to Japan on a language and culture tour, but they finally returned this year. The group of 26 students, along with four...

Slime for a dime

Thorpdale Primary School staff and students have been hard at work raising funds for their upcoming fun run and have been enjoying the fruits - and slime - of their labours. As students have hit various fundraising milestones they’ve been treated to...

Mastering the skills of public speaking

Warragul Lions Club recently hosted a junior public speaking competition. Held at the Warragul Country Club, the competition was run for primary school students in grades three, four, five and six. It gives students the chance to develop their public...

Longwarry celebrates culture and literacy

Longwarry Primary school celebrated the opening of its refurbished library and newly established Indigenous garden on Friday, August 30 with a number of special events at the school. The day kicked off with a book character parade. With book week...

Centenarians celebrate

CentenarianscelebrateMoving at a pace that might be a bit quick for a person of 100 years old, the St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School prep ‘centenarians’ made their way through the school grounds to celebrate their 100 days of prep. With rollers in...

A book themed feast at Ellinbank Primary

Ellinbank Primary School got their own unique taste of Book Week with a ‘Very Hungry Caterpillar’ themed feast. Taking inspiration from Eric Carle’s 1969 classic, the school came together with each family contributing a different food from the story...

Students bring native food garden to life

Warragul Regional College officially launched a special ‘Indigenous Garden’ as part of its NAIDOC celebrations. The initiative was driven by the school’s Indigenous students with help by Indigenous youth support staff member Hollie Johnson. Planning...

100 day heroes

100 day heroesPreps, grade one and grade two students at Willow Grove Primary School celebrated their 100th day of school recently. This year’s theme was “100 Day Heroes”.Students were given a plastic cape to take home and decorate with 100 of...