Articles tagged: Education
Colac teachers march on parliament
COLAC teachers marched on State Parliament as part of a state-wide strike yesterday.
Strike hits Colac and district schools
COLAC and district schools will close today due to a state-wide teacher strike.
Online petition fights for Apollo Bay school
APOLLO BAY P-12 College’s community hopes an online campaign will convince the State Government to honour a promise to fund a school upgrade.
Teenagers tackle immigration issue
COLAC students will perform a dramatic, comedic and at times confrontational play about immigration.
Colac teenager helping orphans
A COLAC teenager has organised a concert to raise money for Vietnamese orphans.
Teachers support strike action
COLAC teachers will support a state-wide strike next week to push their case for better pay and conditions.
Businesses can light way for teens
COLAC business community can help light the way for the city’s teens.
Upgrades will boost basketball
COLAC Basketball Association life member Peter “Helmut” Foley says Colac’s stadium upgrades will provide a major boost for the sport.
National honour for Colac author
A COLAC author has a one-in-five chance of winning $80,000 and one of Australia’s most prestigious writing prizes.
Students quiz Education Minister in Colac
COLAC and district students quizzed Victoria’s Education Minister at a forum in Colac.
AFL Cat helps students strengthen ties
COLAC students hope to strengthen their ties with the business community this week.
Funding cuts will hurt teens
A COLAC civic leader says funding cuts to training will lead to a generation of disengaged teens.
Survey reveals allergic schoolchildren
A SURVEY of Colac and district primary schools found 27 pupils had allergies to food and environmental factors.
Sound of music returning to Colac
A COLAC music eisteddfod is back after a three-year break.
Problems with language plan
FORTY per cent of Colac’s Year 12 students would study a foreign language within 10 years under a Liberal Party plan.
Burglars hit Colac school
POLICE are investigating a burglary at a Colac primary school.
Colac students will endure poverty
A COLAC school will shut off its heating system and eat simple food for a day so students can experience poverty.
Mayor defends special meeting
COLAC mayor Stephen Hart has defended his decision to call a “special meeting” to vote on an issue that people had already resolved.
Choose children or walking track
COLAC leaders might have to choose between supporting children with special needs or the future of a safe walking track for the community.
Colac luring Melbourne residents
COLAC Otway Shire Council staff say hundreds of Melbourne people are interested in moving to the Colac district.
Schools desperate for budget cash
APOLLO Bay community would be “devastated” if the State Government failed to fund a school rebuild in Tuesday’s budget, the town's leading educator says.
Juniors will test sporting skills
A DOZEN Colac district pupils will test their sporting abilities against the best players in the Barwon zone next month.
Children meet Cats’ AFL heroes
COLAC and district children were in the presence of their future football heroes when Geelong Cats made their annual road trip down the Princes Highway.
Tree killer spotted at Lorne
AUTHORITIES have destroyed trees at Lorne to stop the spread of a fungus attacking native plants.
