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Visit the Pomona Campus Office to collect your 2023 enrolment pack and secure your place at a 2023 enrolment session.

2023 Enrolment Packs available from Pomona Campus Office Contact us to secure your spot at the 2023 Enrolment Session:

P: (07) 5480 8111 E: pomona.office@noosadistrictshs.eq.edu.au W: https://noosadistrictshs.eq.edu.au/

schools Kids voices bee-ing heard in the community

THE children and staff of Cooroy Outside School Hours Care (COSHC) connected with local Bee Man, Pete Velenski, after the Cooroy Rag highlighted the wonderful work Pete does preserving native stingless bee hives in our community.

Pete has shown the children which flowers are favoured by the bees and which pose a threat. It was during one of Pete’s educational visits that the children learnt there are African tulip trees growing near the school. These trees are threatening the children’s hive of approximately 7,000 Tetragonula carbonaria native stingless bees.

At COSHC the children are encouraged to have a ‘voice’ in the community and speak up on issues that affect or concern them. Ivy, 9 years, and Lilly, 10 years, wrote to Noosa Council expressing their concerns about the safety of the service’s native bees and requested the removal of these trees.

Noosa Council heard their concerns. The African tulip trees, a category three restricted invasive plant under the Biosecurity Act 2014, have now been listed for removal in 2023 as part of the council’s proactive tree management program.

Thank you for listening, Noosa Council. Thank you for saving the bees.

Students help in Indigenous community

NOOSA Christian College students have had the opportunity to work in an Indigenous community as part of the Year 10 RAW Impact camp.

RAW Impact stands for Raising Awareness Worldwide, and NCC Secondary Coordinator Mr Daniel Pink said students worked on stripping and painting buildings in the community and general maintenance.

“Three days were spent stripping back and painting their old school building and rain shelters, painting toilets and family shelters, plus clearing bushland around their lagoon, digging holes and running electrical cabling.

“There was also some general maintenance such as whipper snipping and cleaning up fallen logs.

“All of our students had the opportunity to get on the electric tools, which they enjoyed immensely. All of our students got involved and really worked hard.”

In the afternoons, students spent time doing cultural activities.

“Learning about bush tucker, eco dyeing, listening to Country and learning about first contact with Europeans for this nation we were with. It was very interesting and enjoyable as our hosts were very open to share their history.

“The appreciation of the elders when we left was incredible with hugs all round and a real heartfelt thank you to all our students and staff.”

To celebrate the end, students headed to Carnarvon Gorge for a hike and a swim plus some reflection time and downtime.

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Noosa Christian College 20 Cooroy Belli Creek Road, Cooroy (07) 5447 7808 info@noosacc.qld.edu.au www.noosacc.qld.edu.au

• Co-educational campus set on 11 hectares of natural bushland • Warm and welcoming community • Annual Noosa Billy Cart Grand Prix • College bus service • Small classes • Air-conditioned classrooms