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Est 1978
APRIL 2021
Who let the dogs out? Five-year-old Sapphire Mineff taking full advantage of the new dog park at Lewiston with Australian Shepherds Creed and Charlotte and Belgian Shepherd, Mitch. n Read all about the new dog park on page 3 PHOTO: BEC O’BRIEN
BIG PLANS FOR XAVIER
$80 million Xavier College expansion: 1100 students predicted within seven years NOT even a few months into the new school year and Xavier College at Two Wells has announced it will push on with plans to offer secondary schooling options from 2022, predicting the site will cater for 1100 students within seven
Bec O’Brien reports: years at a cost of $80 million. The Two Wells campus will offer years seven and eight classes at the $10 million site from next
year, which will mark the second stage of its college development. The build will include provision for 13 new classrooms, and will mirror the existing structure but incorporate more classrooms and makerspace areas to provide for
secondary subjects such as food and technology studies. The construction of a gymnasium as part of the next stage of development was also earmarked. Xavier College principal, Mark Flaherty, made the expansion an-
nouncement last month, following the college’s official Two Wells campus opening just days before. “It’s really exciting, things are on the go, Stage 2 starts now,” Mr Flaherty said. n Continued page 5
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