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Avoca PS 5 6 Melbourne Camp

Avoca PS 5 6 Melbourne Camp

The Avoca Primary School Year 5/6 students headed off on an exciting camp in Melbourne's spectacular city centre! Starting off with a visit to Scienceworks, the students then explored the Melbourne Museum before arriving at Urban Camp. The students made their way back...

2023 edition of the Rural Youth Ambassador program

2023 edition of the Rural Youth Ambassador program

Country Education Partnership are excited to announce that the 2023 edition of the Rural Youth Ambassador program is about to launch. The program is a wonderful opportunity for our rural students to engage in a leadership ambassador program designed to specifically...

An Energy Breakthrough event unlike any year before!

An Energy Breakthrough event unlike any year before!

After a 2 year hiatus due to the global pandemic, the Energy Breakthrough program returned in 2022. This year’s event was a huge success, with 4,600 participants, including students, teachers, families and volunteers all gathering in Maryborough to participate in the...

Rural Young People Head to Canberra

Rural Young People Head to Canberra

A couple of weeks ago, a group of twenty-five State-wide Rural Youth Ambassadors travelled to Canberra to meet with Government Ministers, senior personnel from the Department of Education and representatives of key stakeholder groups to share their experiences of...

Get ready for the Energy Breakthrough!

Get ready for the Energy Breakthrough!

After a two-year break due to the global pandemic, this year's Energy Breakthrough program is back! This year up to 2,000 students from 98 schools are set to participate in the Energy Breakthrough program - making this event one of the largest gatherings of schools...

One Red Tree – The Red Ball

One Red Tree – The Red Ball

One Red Tree Resource Centre was founded by clinical psychologist Carly Mckinnis and educator Tammie Meehan in January 2022, and is a psychology clinic and training centre based in Ararat. Carly, a local rural psychologist, was becoming overwhelmed by the volume of...

TAP’s On! 2022

TAP’s On! 2022

After an absence of two years, TAP's On! 2022 has returned. An interactive, peer-led demonstration of what the Timboon Agriculture Project (TAP) have accomplished this year.On Tuesday November 8th, TAP's On! will showcase how Timboon P-12 staff and students are...

Schools Mental Health Menu

Schools Mental Health Menu

The Victorian government has invested $217.8 million over four years to support student mental health and wellbeing, including $200 million over four years and $87 million ongoing to create a Schools Mental Health Fund (the Fund). Underpinning the Fund is the...