The Lion King in pictures

The Lion kingin pictures jr

The Lion kingin pictures jr

Wickedly Entertaining

The FCAC Arts Faculty was busy with the Fraser Coast production of Wicked in June. Among the cast was Mr Gavin Bolderrow playing Dr Dillamond. Mr Ian Slater (Director of Visual and Performing Arts) and music tutors Kellie List, and Michael Engberg were in the Orchestra.

Blending, revitalising and thriving

on our beautiful campus.

By Nikki Robertson, Business Manager

When the College began in 1995, offering the first Independent Schooling opportunity in Hervey Bay, it was flanked by cane fields and bushland. The buildings and grounds were designed to blend with the surrounds providing a synergy between the built and natural environments. 26 years later we find ourselves one of a number of Independent Schools and where there was bushland there are homes, street lights, and cars. In keeping with the changes around us we thought it a great time to transform our curb appeal. The white fence and sandstone entrance speak to the pride we have in the College and the incredible achievements of the past 26 years. The white reminds us of the College War Cry our students proudly chant “Burgundy, Burgundy, Navy and White, Fraser Coast come out to fight”. We want to be heard and we want to be seen! Of course, we also want to maintain a balance with our native flora and fauna, particularly our resident kangaroos.This will see us rejuvenating our gardens and planting more trees. For most of our outdoor upgrades we have partnered with Gold Coast based business “Everything Outside”. Their use of timber and sandstone, instead of plastic and metal, has created unique playgrounds and outdoor learning spaces across the campus that blend effortlessly with the natural environment.

Inside the classroom we have been upgrading carpets, paint and furniture to create modern, flexible spaces that can be adapted by the teachers to meet the needs of their students and tasks. With the Primary School classrooms almost complete, upgrades will continue throughout the Secondary School. We are also upgrading specialist learning spaces, such as the four science labs, which are now crisp, state of the art facilities. The only thing lacking in the labs is some colour, which will soon be remedied with a unique wall mural in each lab. We will continue to refresh and upgrade our existing facilities and we hope to announce new major capital builds soon. The future remains bright and ever-changing!