Week 6

Wednesday 5th March - Year 9 Camp, Mackay District Rugby League Competition, Australian Defence Force visit

Thursday 6th March - Year 9 Camp, Year 10 & 11 Deadly Choices Program

Friday 7th March - Immunisation Consent Forms Due, Year 9 Camp, International Women's Day, Year 12 School Photo Day

Sunday 9th March - Lion's Youth of the Year Zone Competition

NAPLAN - Wednesday 13th March-Monday 24th March, 2025

Week 7

Monday 10th March - Whole school Assembly, Senior Student Introduction to Leadership Workshop

Tuesday 11th March - Year 8 Deadly Choices Program

Wednesday 12th March - Mackay District Rugby League Competition

Thursday 13th March - Year 10 & 11 Deadly Choices Program

Friday 14th March - World's Greatest Shave, Year 12 Mocktails in Mackay

Week 8

Monday 17th March - Whole school Assembly, Newsies Workshop & Photography

Tuesday 18th March - Year 8 Deadly Choices Program, Newsletter #4 due out

Wednesday 19th March - Senior School Parade, Years 7-9 STEM Robotics Program, Mackay District Rugby League Competition

Thursday 20th March - Year 10 & 11 Deadly Choices Program

Health Gateway to Industry School

On Monday, 24th February, we were proud to present our first Health Gateway to Industry Schools Project event, welcoming more than 60 Year 10, 11, and 12 students from across the Whitsundays. This event provided students with a valuable opportunity to explore the diverse education, employment, and training pathways available in the Health Industry. By networking with health professionals in a supportive environment, students gained insights into the many career options available to them.

The program will continue to support our students by offering guidance and resources to help them make informed decisions about their futures. With an increasing number of post-school pathways available, students now have more opportunities than ever to pursue careers that align with their skills and interests.

A big thank you to Mrs. Porter and our Senior Schooling Team for organising this incredible opportunity for our youth. We also extend our gratitude to our guest speakers and industry experts from the Queensland Ambulance Service, Proserpine Nursing Home, Connect & Grow, and the Mackay Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Employment Program for inspiring our students.

House spirit shines at Swimming Carnival

I commend all students present at our annual Swimming Carnival, highlighting great House spirit, teamwork, and exemplary conduct throughout the day. The rain at the end of the day certainly didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of our students and staff.

A special mention goes to our senior students for their impressive leadership in guiding their respective Houses. Their enthusiasm, encouragement, and dedication played a crucial role in fostering a strong sense of team spirit and participation. Throughout the day, students wholeheartedly embraced our school values of Respect, Responsibility, and Being Engaged, ensuring a positive and inclusive atmosphere.

Congratulations to Kennedy House for winning overall, and to our respective Age Champions who received their medallions on Assembly. Please find the full list of Age Champions in our Sports News section below.

Lions Youth of the Year

Congratulations to our Year 12 student Allegra Bradley who won the Lion's Youth of the Year Competition - Proserpine Club Night. Allegra represented our school with fellow Year 12 peers, Savannah Lamont and Thalia Foster who participated in the interview and public speaking process. Allegra will now go on to represent our region at the Zone Final this Sunday 9th March. Well done to all our students for their strong representation. We wish Allegra the best of luck at the Zone Final!

2025 Parents & Citizens' Association

The executive position holders of our 2025 Parents & Citizens' Association are:

President: Natalie Stuchbree

Vice-President: Kellee Fogg

Secretary: Jacqui Watson

Treasurer: Hannah Davies

Student Representative: Karen Dachs

We extend our appreciation to our new P&C Executive for their commitment to encouraging a strong partnership between parents, carers, students, and the school community. Our P&C plays a vital role in ensuring that families have a voice in shaping the educational experience at Proserpine State High School, advocating for student success and well-being.

A strong partnership between families and schools is key to creating a supportive learning environment where every student can reach their potential. Our school looks forward to working together to address key priorities that enhance student engagement and achievement. We encourage all parents and caregivers to get involved, share ideas, and help shape the future of our school.

Many thanks to last year’s committee for their dedication throughout the 2024 school year. A special acknowledgment goes to Stephanie Nuske, who returned to assist in the capacity of Treasurer. Thank you

Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 6pm in our Administration Office Conference Room. Our next general meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 19th March.

SchoolTV - Dr Carr-Gregg Free Parent Webinar

Child and Adolescent Psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg and Australia's foremost cyber safety expert Susan McLean are hosting a free webinar about digital media literacy and safety - supporting Primary and Secondary students.

To register for the event, please click the following link. Our school is proud to offer the SchoolTV platform as a resource for our families, with an extensive range of wellbeing articles and videos available to support our students.

Follow the 3 easy steps below to access our SchoolTV resource:

1. Vist our school website: https://proserpineshs.eq.edu.au.
2. Click on the Support and Resources tab at the top.
3. Click on the Parent Resources tab and then the SchoolTV link.

Assessment Schedules and Helping Your Child Succeed at School

A reminder to all families, Year 7–12 student assessments and exams can be viewed in the QParents app to support your child’s studies and preparation. Scroll down to the Upcoming Events section to see relevant dates for students. You can also download their full Assessment Planner for the year.

Assessment schedules have been released to help students and parents monitor progress and stay informed about individual assessment requirements. These schedules vary depending on the year level and subjects in each student’s academic program. Students can access their schedules through OneSchool, while parents and carers can view them via QParents. The senior assessment schedule is also available on our school website. 

As we commence the first academic reporting period, it is a good time to revisit key strategies that can help parents and carers support their child/ren in reaching their full learning potential at Proserpine State High School. One of the most important steps is understanding your child’s assessment plan and helping them manage their study time.

Success in both junior and senior years requires students to develop strong organisational skills and study habits to balance the demands of their academic and co-curricular programs. It is essential to stay informed about your child’s study and assessment commitments.

Balance between assessment requirements and outside of school commitment is essential to minimise stress.

Your child should have a clear study plan that allocates time for homework, assignments, and regular review or revision for each subject. This study plan should also account for co-curricular and extracurricular commitments, ensuring a balanced lifestyle that maximises achievement.

If you are unsure about what your child should be doing or what an effective study plan looks like, we encourage you to contact our school via email principal@proserpineshs.eq.edu.au and our administration team will connect you with your Year Level Deputy Principal, Guidance Officer or Year Level Coordinator.

Attendance – Making Every Day Count

Our school promotes an attendance target of 95% for all students. However, attendance over recent years has seen a whole school attendance data fall well below an acceptable level, which significantly impacts student learning and ultimately individual student achievement.

While there are justifiable reasons for student absences due to illness, attendance data indicates a growing number of unjustified absences. Concerningly, many of these are parent-condoned, impacting students’ opportunities to reach their full potential. Every Day Counts highlights that regular school attendance is essential for student success academically and socially. Students who attend school every day develop strong routines, build resilience, and stay engaged in their learning.

The research is clear - students who miss even a day of school can fall behind, making it harder to catch up. By ensuring students attend every possible school day, parents and carers are giving them the best chance to succeed. If you require support to improve your child’s attendance, please contact our school via email at enrolments@proserpineshs.eq.edu.au, our support staff are here to help.

What Parents Can Do:

•  Talk about the importance of attending school every day and set that as the expectation. Regular school attendance helps establish good habits for future workplace attendance.
• Help your child maintain daily routines, such as completing homework and getting a good night’s sleep. Teenagers typically need eight to nine hours of sleep to stay healthy and alert. You may also need to monitor their use of the internet, mobile phone, and TV at night to ensure they are not staying up too late or being disturbed while sleeping.
• Avoid scheduling hair, dental, or medical appointments during school hours. Plan family holidays during scheduled school breaks to prevent your child from missing classes and falling behind.
• Ensure your child stays home only when they are genuinely unwell.
• If your child wants to stay home to finish an assignment, encourage them to attend school instead, make attendance the top priority.
• Use assessment and course planners to help your teenager organise their study time, ensuring they do not have to stay up late the night before an assignment is due.

Assessment and NAPLAN preparation

We ask our Year 7 and 9 parents and carers to please ensure your child brings their CYOD or BYOD, fully charged, to school every day this week and next to all classes.

This will assist your child with their assessment tasks as well as preparation sessions for NAPLAN testing. We kindly ask students also bring with them plug-in headphones. Students will be provided headphones and a computer to use if they do not have access to a personal laptop for NAPLAN testing.

NAPLAN will be held from Wednesday 12th March throught to Monday 24th March in our Resource Centre.

Help prepare your child for NAPLAN by attending the Twilight information session at 6pm on Thursday 6th March. In collaboration with P&Cs Queensland, the session will provide you with valuable information on NAPLAN and how it supports the learning progress of your child. Additionally, you will learn tips on supporting your child to do their best and how NAPLAN’s tailored test design will adapt to each student. 

eLearning Round 3 CYOD orders close on Friday

Our Round 3 CYOD order will close this Friday, 7th March. A 60% deposit or full payment is required, and the order form must be submitted to our Administration Office by this date. Order information can be found on our school website along with the order form under the Curriculum/eLearning tab. These devices will be issued early in Term 2.

A reminder that students in the BYOD eLearning program will need to return the BYOD agreement form to our Administration Office so they can be reconnected to the network, internet and printers. Students should be able to connect one to two days after forms have been received. Forms can be collected from our Resource Centre or accessed on our school website. Students will need to download the ‘Intune’ program at home prior to connection. This will allow the BYOD device access to the school Wi-Fi and the resources it provides. Instructions on this process can be found at our Resource Centre or on our school website.  

Please encourage your child to bring their charged laptop to school every day to supplement their curriculum activities. It is essential that students have their devices at school to help complete their assessment. The school has a limited number of devices for loaning, and these are only available to students not in an eLearning program.

Help us raise funds for World's Greatest Shave

Our school is proud to participate in our 26th Leukaemia Foundation “World’s Greatest Shave” on Friday 14^th March 2025. This will be our school's major fundraiser for Term 1. Last year we raised more than $13,600. This year we are aiming to raise more than $10,000, with almost $4000 raised so far.

This year, Mr Cox (18 years shaving) and Miss Thomson (6 years colouring) are joined by Year 12s Zac Gould, Callum Henry, Breeanna Jorgensen, Blake Lovelock, Archer Philipson, Tyler Hicks (Year 11), Eli Wallis (Year 9) and Lani Scarborough (Year 7). Our school will be participating in Funky Hair Friday on March 14, where students come are encouraged to come to school with funky hair or have their hair coloured by our Student Council as part of the World’s Greatest Shave in our Luke Complex.

Donations can be made in Care Groups, in donation boxes at our canteen or you can donate online by clicking the link here or via the QR Code.

Fundraising from a sausage sizzle plus soft drinks on Shave Day at our school will be conducted. Our school recycling program "Containers for Change" will be contributing funds from the collection of bottles, cans and tetra packs this year again as well.

Remember if each student donates $5 we will raise approximately $6000 to help research into blood cancers and support those people and their families during their treatment and fight against these diseases. We would love to beat our target and remember every little bit helps.

Businesses are welcome to contact us for a fundraising flyer to display in their workplace. Please email amitc314@eq.edu.au for a copy.

Study Spot available for all students

We encourage all of our students to take up the opportunity for additional study and curriculum support at our Study Spot every Wednesday in our Resource Centre. See the flyer below for more information.

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Junior Leadership badges presented

Congratulations to the following Year 9 students who were inducted as Junior Leaders and presented with their badge at our Junior School Parade last Wednesday.

Girls confidence grows under STEM mentorship

Four of our Year 10 students Mackenzie Cantamessa, Abby Coghlan, Millie Groom and Mia Matthews are extending their learning by engaging in a STEM specific program, Curious Minds, for girls who live in rural and remote regions.

The program aims to empower girls who are passonate, high performers in STEM to explore their full potential across topics of interest of their choosing. Our students were accepted into the program last year and they attended a STEM Camp in Adelaide in Decemeber. 

Following on from the STEM Camp experience, Mackenzie, Abby, Millie and Mia have been matched with their own personal STEM mentor who currently works in a field of our students' interest. They link in with their mentor every 3 weeks and discuss their personal learning goals, future study and career options as well as work on a study project together.

Mackenzie is interested in becoming a Vet and her mentor is a Biological Scientist. Together they have been looking at fluroescent cells and genes, with her personal project, a research paper, exploring how different processes in micro-organisms affect Vet Science practices.

Abby is interested in fields of Engineering and Biology and her mentor is a Brisbane-based Scientist who works for the CSIRO. Abby's project is creating a presentation for primary school students about the different types of STEM they may come across daily.

Millie's is hoping to pursue a career in the Health/Sports Science fields and her mentor is a Sydney-based Scientist who works in various fields. Millie is still deciding on a project to complete as she is interested in all aspects of STEM. She said she has enjoyed meeting people with the same interests throughout the Curious Minds program. 

Mia has her sights set on a career in the Medical/Health world. Her mentor is a Neuroscientist and is helping Mia with her powerpoint presentation looking at the affects of dementia on the brain as humans age. Mia has been analysing MRI scans and comparing data on a healthy brain verse a brain affected by dementia. "I chose this style of project to improve my public speaking skills," she said.

The Curious Minds program deepens our students understanding of what their future career may hold in a fun and supportive environment. Their confidence, knowledge and ability, along with their critical thinking, problem-solving skills and scientific networks are broadened and strengthened. Our students are busy between their personal mentorships engaging in Connect Events featuring guest speakers, interactive sessions and networking opportunities. They are looking forward to participating in an online STEM camp in July.

The Australian Mathematics Trust (AMT) and Australian Science Innovations (ASI) jointly deliver the Curious Minds program, which is supported by the Australian National University.

Sarah on CSIRO Youth Reference Council

Our Year 9 student Sarah Hart is enjoying the opportunity to be part of the CSIRO's Youth Reference Council. Last year Sarah was selected as one of 25 out of 600 applicants to be named a Young Future Shaper. She was then short-listed and named as one of 8 students from across Australia to make up the first CSIRO Youth Reference Council memebers. Sarah attended a STEM education event in Melbourne at the start of the year at Monash University representing and advocating for the diverse young voices of Australia.

But it wasn't all business, Sarah also explored the CSIRO's mixed-reality laboratories checking out the cutting-edge technology and meeting the experts who work in the field.

"A highlight was the solar panel lab tour at the Flexible Electronics Lab," she said.

Being part of the Council is helping Sarah build her STEM problem solving, creativity, teamwork and communication skills as she has already had the opportunity to run meetings and be involved in Q&A sessions with leading scientists. She and her fellow Council members are working on a variety of projects this year delivered by CSIRO scientists and Education Outreach program facilitators. 

Sarah is hoping to pursue a career in marine medicine or medical research.

Tickets on sale soon for Newsies!

Keep an eye out on our school Facebook page as we prepare for tickets to go on sale this week for our school production of Disney's - Newsies.

House pride soars at Swimming Carnival

On Friday 21^st February, our students enjoyed our annual Swimming Carnival at the Proserpine Memorial Swimming Pool. It was an ocean of blue, green, red and yellow combined with oodles of enthusiasm as our Houses showed off their spirit with their colourful outfits and loud war cries.

The higher levels of participation in B Division, was led by our wonderful Year 12s, with nearly the entire cohort having a splash in the pool. Interestingly, the scores were reasonably close all day with Cook, Flinders, Kennedy and Oxley Houses battling it out across A and B Divisions in both individual and relay events.

Kennedy were more like dolphins than kangaroos, coming away with the win on 610 points, with Flinders extremely close in second on 582 points, Oxley third on 419 points and Cook floating in fourth with 343 points.

Despite the weather, there was house spirit galore, with many students dressing up in their team colours and slip, slop, slapping on their hats, shirts, sunscreen and coloured zinc. The sun safety tent was busy all day with many students taking advantage of the free sunscreen and scoring sun safety points for their house!

Congratulations to all Age Champions and well done to all who participated on the day and who ‘just kept swimming’ and scored points for their house!

Students shine at North Queensland & State Trials

Well done to our students Jai Dennison, Lilah Mewha, Millie Groom, Shailee Mewha and Matilda Nicholes who represented our school at the Queensland Representative School Sport Triathlon event in Hervey Bay last month.

Our students gave it their best and commented on how strong the competition was this year. 

It was great to see so many of our students trialling for Netball, Volleyball, Boys Football and Swimming over the past week. Congratulations to the following students who were successful in making North Queensland sides and will go on to represent our school at the Queensland State Trials later in the year.

Football	Eli Wallis
Swimming	Tora Delac and Celeste Orenshaw
Volleyball	Brock Childs, Pania Corowa, Maisie Goswell, Alyssa Haddow, Noah Hayman, Lili Henry, Lachlan Holroyd, Ben Hope, Lillian Kelly, Faith Lawn, Kobi Miller, Jai Patrick, Gabrielle Patton, Elyse Peterson, Donny Pettiford, Nara Suckling, Chris Townsend, Dash Turner, Reef Weller and Elin Zimmerli

Good luck to our students competing in the North Queensland Rugby League, Basketball, Rugby Union, Girls Football and AFL trials in Townsville this week!

Netballers head north for regional trials

Our netball season commenced swiftly this year with selected Proserpine State High school students taking the opportunity to trial at the Whitsunday Netball Trials in Week 3 in Bowen. The Under 15 trial included 47 girls of which 10 were named in the team. This trial demonstrated a very high level of skill and one of the best selectors have seen over time. A huge congratulations to Nara Suckling, Elyse Peterson, Maali Bradley on making the Under 15 Whitsunday Schools team and Mia Dean on selection in the Under 19 team.

These girls travelled to Townsville to the Northern Regional trials last week proudly representing the Whitsunday region. Team coaches Sherelle Shields and Jacqui Smith were extremely impressed by the effort, skills, and sportsmanship the girls demonstrated at a very competitive level. Congratulations to Nara Suckling who made the top 20 Possibles vs Probable's match in contention for the Northern team. The growth in Whitsunday school netball is very exciting and we congratulate all students participating at these trials. 

School netball continues this term with netball on in our Multi Purpose Hall every Tuesday and Friday lunch break. A new focus now turns to forming Junior and Senior teams for the upcoming Vicki Wilson Cup in Term 2. 

Skills put to the test at Basketball competition

Seven of our Year 12 boys represented our school at the Molten Champion Basketball School of Queensland Competition in Townsville this week. Our students competed over 2 days and were led by our North Queensland Basketball representatives Liam Steen and Chaz Calder. Liam impressed on the court being one of the competition's highest scorers out of the many teams competing.

Well done to all of our students, with some having never competed in a basketball tournament before and improving leaps and bounds with their skill set. Thank you to Adam Philipson who travelled and prepared our students for the competition.

New date for 2025 School Photos

Our 2025 School Photo dates are now confirmed as:

Our annual school photo days have been postponed to Thursday 27th and Friday 28th March, 2025 Our Catch-Up Day will be held on Wednesday 2nd April, 2025. School Photo online orders are still open. Please find below order information.

If you would like to pay cash for photos, envelopes are available for students in Care Group or from our Administration Office. As ordering is a transaction between families and AdvancedLife, if paying cash, exact money must be enclosed in the envelope as no change will be available through our school Administration Office. We ask your child to please bring their order envelope on school photo day and return it to an AdvancedLife photographer.

All students will be photographed whether an order is placed or not as these photos are used for identification purposes within our school and for the issue of Student ID Cards.  Please note due to complications of locating students and time restraints, sibling photos are not offered.

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Health Matters

Year 7 & 10 Immunisation form due

Signed immunisation consent forms are due back to our Administration Office by this Friday 7th March. Consent forms must be signed even if you do not provide consent for your child to receive immunisations. 

Our Year 10s will receive their immunisations on Tuesday 25th March, with the second dose on Monday 2nd June. Our Year 7 immunisation Date is Tuesday 1st April.

Please make sure your child has breakfast on this day, brings lunch and a water bottle to school. After their immunisation, your child will be sit quietly for 15 minutes with our School Nurse Karen Dachs.

Scoliosis detection

How to detect Scoliosis - Information for adolescents aged 10-14 years and their parents

What is scoliosis?

Scoliosis is a lateral or sideways curve of the spine. The spine also rotates on its long axis as it curves. The age range when scoliosis first appears can be different for girls and boys because boys tend to start their adolescent growth spurt a bit later. It usually develops during early adolescence (age 10-12 years for girls, or 12-14 years for boys) when growth is most rapid.

Teacher Aide First Nations

Yarning with Our Elders

QATSIF (Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Foundation) in partnership with ACU (Australian Catholic University) is inviting all Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander secondary students to yarn with, learn from, and share the stories, wisdom and cultural heritage of our Elders.

In Term 1, students are invited to yarn with an Elder and with their permission, record one important aspect of their life. All entries will be recognised with a certificate and a trophy or medallion. ACU will assist with collating and preserving these important stories for future generations and may offer prizes for outstanding entries.

Entries close: Friday 4 April, 2025.

Yarning With Our Elders Project https://www.qatsif.org.au/yarning-with-our-elders-project

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First Nations Student Opportunities

The National Indigenous Business School (NIBS)

Applications are now open to First Nations students in Years 11 and 12 to apply for the National Indigenous Business School.  The NIBS will run from Sunday, 29 June – Saturday, 5 July 2025 at Griffith University’s Brisbane and Gold Coast campuses.  All expenses including travel to and from Brisbane, accommodation, meals and activities will be covered.  If you are interested in business, accounting or finance, this is the opportunity for you! Please apply via the link below.

National Indigenous Business School Application https://www.griffith.edu.au/griffith-business-school/engagement/NIBS

Victorian Indigenous Engineering Winter School

The Victorian Indigenous Engineering Winter School (VIEWS) is on again for 2025! The School will run from 5-12 July, 2025.

VIEWS is a week-long program offered by The University of Melbourne, RMIT University, Swinburne University and Monash University where students experience first-hand the work of engineers, meet Indigenous engineering professionals, discover pathways into engineering and explore four university campuses.

Applications for this program are now open and close on Friday 9 May, 2025 at 5pm.

For more information on the program and a registration form for your students please visit:

Victorian Indigenous Engineering Winter School https://eng.unimelb.edu.au/engage/indigenous/views

First Peoples School to Uni Program – Griffith University

GUMURRII Student Success Unit is dedicated to raising aspirations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students across Queensland to reach their full potential.  Year 11 and 12 students are invited to participate in the Griffith University School to Uni program.  This program will provide you with a clear pathway to university and will equip you with the skills you need to successfully complete your studies. 

First Peoples School to Uni Program - Year 11 & 12 https://www.griffith.edu.au/gumurrii/first-peoples-s2u

GUMURRII School to Uni Initiative: Registration Portal https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=q8h8Wtykm0-_YGZxQEmtYs89SJxrMedGpxGjvol157ZURVFXTlBNM0k1TlRKTDA3S0swQVNZSTNKRS4u

Griffith University and Creative Futures
Queensland College of Art and Design (QCAD) School Program

Enrolments for the QCAD Art and Design School Program are now open for all Year 9-12 arts and design students.  The program will be held in Mackay during the April school holidays from 11-13 April.  Students will work alongside a team of professional creatives to develop their skills and explore creative processes and perspectives across visual art and design. 

If you are interested, please contact: qcadregional@griffith.edu.au for an enrolment form.

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Defence Work Experience Programs

Defence currently has a number of work experience opportunities across Army, RAAF and Navy.  The following are specifically for First Nations senior students:-

• Exercise First Glance Indigenous Youth Program: Royal Military College Duntroon – 6 – 9 May 2025, Duntroon ACT – Army will pay for your flights to the ACT and provide accommodation and meals.
• Indigenous Youth Program RAAF Careers Overview: RAAF Townsville – 8 May 2025 and 10 June 2025, Townsville QLD.

Additionally, the following work experience opportunities are available to all senior students:-

• RAAF Careers Overview: Townsville, QLD.
• Navy Careers Overview: HMAS Cairns, QLD.
• RAAF Careers Overview: RAAF Base, Townsville QLD.

If you are interested in applying for any of these Defence opportunities please apply via this link:-

Defence Work Experience Program https://defencecareers.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm?event=jobs.listJobs&JobCategoryID=DDD5F3BD-9D58-898A-F66F-5B3A1AB2800D&jobsresetList=true&CurATC=defenceworkexp&CurBID=EBDFCAA3%2DB025%2DF7B7%2D3BD4%2D6D3FA42B2291&JobListID=83AA67BB%2D5AB1%2D7A5E%2DA521%2D6D3E05DAE980&jobsListKey=16535e2c%2Da824%2D4962%2Dae42%2Db26ed513905a&persistVariables=CurATC,CurBID,JobListID,jobsListKey&lid=73190310010&rmuh=931984FE0EB34191F504DB8665C9294DE2FF81E5

If you would like to speak with me about opportunities that may be available to your young person, please don’t hesitate to contact me on 4945 0162 or email kmcdo302@eq.edu.au

Join the Australian Air Force Cadets
110 Squadron Whitsundays!

Looking for an exciting and rewarding challenge? The Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC) 110 Squadron Whitsundays is now recruiting! Open to youth aged 13-18, the AAFC offers hands-on aviation experiences, leadership training, teamwork skills, and outdoor adventures such as bivouacs and navigation exercises. Cadets also participate in community events, fundraising, and inter-squadron competitions, all while developing valuable life skills.

Dream of flying? The AAFC provides incredible opportunities for cadets to access flight training scholarships, with the potential to fly solo before they even get their driver's licence! Whether you're passionate about aviation or just looking for a unique experience, the sky is the limit.

If you’re ready to take off on a journey of personal growth and achievement, contact us today!
Email: co.110sqn@airforcecadets.gov.au
Call: 0407 124 268

Challenge yourself. Make new friends. Take to the skies!

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We're hosting Basketball Australia workshops

Come and Try at Airlie Beach Bowls Club

Proserpine Youthspace

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2025 Future of Work Program

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NQ Cross Country Coming Up

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Dancing CEOs events

Epic Walk for DV

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STRUMFEST presents "UP AND STRUMMIN'"

A Youth Music Showcase | FREE Event! 

• Sunday, April 6, 2025
• 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
•  Reef Gateway Hotel, Cannonvale

Get ready for an unforgettable afternoon of live music and youth talent as STRUMFEST proudly presents "UP AND STRUMMIN'"! ? This FREE all-ages event will shine a spotlight on young musicians aged 5 to 18—from solo artists to duets and full bands!

Hosted by "Aunty Barb" (Barb Hill) – known and loved by many young performers from Young Whitsundays Got Talent! As the former backstage marshall and MC, Aunty Barb has been a guiding force for aspiring musicians, and now she’s bringing this event to ensure our talented youth still have a platform to shine!

Special Guest: Jackson Dunn – The mastermind behind Strumfest, Jackson is an absolute maestro on the guitar and an incredible performer in his own right. He’ll be there on the day, supporting our young talent and sharing his expertise!

Sponsored by: Reef Gateway Hotel, Airlie Beach Crew, Real Mates Talk, Black Market Tattoo & Collinsville Community Association.

•  LIVE PERFORMANCES – Showcasing the next generation of musical talent.
•  RAFFLES & AUCTIONS – Amazing prizes from Iconic, Red Cat Adventures & more!
• BOOK A TABLE – Enjoy a meal while supporting our young superstars.
• ALL-INCLUSIVE EVENT – Encouraging participation from all abilities!

CALLING YOUNG SUPERSTARS! 

Are you a young musician who dreams of performing on stage? This is your chance! Spots are still available for solo artists, duos, or bands. No experience? No worries! Last year, we saw first-time performers shine—this could be YOUR moment!

•  If you're in a school music class—I want you!
• If you jam in your garage with your mates—I want you!
• If you sing into a hairbrush dreaming of the stage—I want you!
• If you take music lessons—I want you!

Limited spots left! Sign up by end of the week. To register your act, contact:

barbhill.coaching@gmail.com or call 0417 683 957

Bring your family, cheer on our local youth, and enjoy an afternoon of music, fun, and community spirit! SEE YOU THERE! 

Free NBN Program to assist families

2025 St Mary's Debutant Ball

St Mary’s Debutante Ball will be held on Saturday 21st June 2025. Girls wishing to make their Debut are asked to contact Raynee Bidgood on 0437 755 567 and attend a meeting on Sunday the 16th February at 3.30pm at St Mary’s School.

Debs and a Parent/Guardian are asked to attend this meeting to obtain the information forms. Please feel free to call Raynee with any questions or information required. Ph 0437 755 567.

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