Articles tagged: Education
Closed cafe back in business
STAFF at Colac’s Botanic Café have enjoyed their first lunch-time rush in a week.
Classes will resume at troubled college
CLASSES could resume at Colac’s Otway Community College on Monday after another company agreed to a trial managing the college.
Packs help youth mental health
COLAC health workers hope new information packs will help the district’s youths tackle mental health issues.
Help at hand for closed college
HELP could be on the way for victims of the closure of Colac’s Otway Community College.
Rush for alternative venues
COLAC and district restaurants have had a bittersweet rush of bookings after Colac’s Botanic Café closed.
Call to change college funding
A NATIONAL education leader says the State Government must change its funding policies to cut burdens on community colleges.
Supporting children in need
TWO Colac district women are raising money to help overseas communities.
Eighty jobs in doubt in second hit to Colac
COLAC'S Otway Community College has gone into voluntary administration after struggling to cope with changes in government funding.
Colac team wins robotics title
A COLAC robotic soccer team has returned from Canberra as national champion.
French dream might become reality
COLAC apprentice chef Jess Perkins’ “ultimate dream” of studying to be a patisserie chef in France could be about to become a reality.
Students learn from craftsmen
COLAC Trinity College student Kathryn Wood is living up to her surname by building her woodworking skills.
TAFE cuts threaten VET studies
COLAC and district students could lose training courses because of State Government budget cuts.
Renewed push for school emergency HQ
POLWARTH MP Terry Mulder has renewed calls to turn the former Colac High School site into an emergency services hub.
District teachers promise more strikes
COLAC and district teachers will strike again next term unless their union and the State Government agree on a new pay deal.
Day off for students as staff take action
HUNDREDS of Colac and district students will have a day off today as teachers and school staff go on strike.
Push for Colac youth program
A CORANGAMITE Shire councillor wants a youth development program to start in Colac.
Expo will highlight career options
FRIDAY'S 2012 Colac Otway Careers Expo will highlight the diverse range of employment and training opportunities for young people in the Colac region.
MP guarantees school funding will rise
CORANGAMITE MP Darren Cheeseman says claims Colac district schools could lose more than $1 million in federal funding are part of an Opposition scare campaign.
School ball boosts students’ skills
COLAC students organising a school ball say they have learnt skills they will use professionally after finishing school.
Teenagers offer men helping hand
SIX Colac students fired up the barbecue to raise funds for a nursing home men’s group.
Students praised for charity efforts
COLAC Secondary College has praised a student-led effort to join World Vision fundraiser 40 Hour Famine.
Student sacrifice will help others
STUDENTS at a Colac school will learn what it is like to go without food while raising money for an African charity at the same time.
Colac school prepares for strike
COLAC Secondary College expects interruptions to classes after education support staff voted to strike with teachers in September.
French student loves Australia but not weather
A FRENCH exchange student staying in Colac says she “loves” Australia and that it is “very different” from France.
