13 May 2019
Newsletter Articles
From the Executive Principal’s Desk
It is now just over three months since the terrible floods that devastated large sections of Townsville. So many families in our communities were hit hard by this disaster and it is important to recognise that the road to recovery is a long one. Many families are still rebuilding their homes and their livelihoods. It is important that we all continue to support each other and that we are vigilant to any signs that those around us might be struggling.
Research clearly shows that this current three-to-four month mark after a disaster is a critical time for identifying those individuals most likely to be experiencing ongoing or longer-term effects of trauma on their wellbeing and mental health. In light of this, our teaching staff recently participated in a professional development evening focussed on the identification of symptoms of post-trauma mental health concerns in students. This training will support staff in the identification and referral of students who may require ongoing specialist support and intervention. Delivered by specially trained staff from James Cook University in partnership with the Townsville Hospital and Health Service, this professional development is an important part of our school’s ongoing response to the flood disaster.
Another victim of the floods has been key pieces of infrastructure across our city. One piece of our public infrastructure that has been particularly badly impacted is the Townsville Civic Theatre. Two weeks ago, I wrote to our school community to share the sad news that this year, due to the ongoing repairs at the theatre, we would not be able to hold our iconic annual concert, Pimlico Presents.
Over the past two weeks, our staff have been working hard to identify a suitable alternative option. There is no venue in Townsville with the same technical resources as the civic theatre, which means that any alternative event would have a very different “look and feel” to Pimlico Presents. While there are some facilities with basic audio-visual options, they have very limited audience space. In other venues, there is sufficient audience space, but the technical facilities are inadequate. And, with many facilities across the city impacted by the floods, simply finding a venue that has not been booked out is itself a challenge.
However, in the past week, there have been some very positive developments in our quest to identify a suitable alternative venue and format. We have entered into negotiations with Townsville City Council and the North Australian Festival of Arts (NAFA) and have been able to secure the use of the outdoor performance facilities that will be set up in Queens Gardens for the festival. This will provide us with the facilities to hold an afternoon concert on Saturday, 27 July, as part of our sixtieth anniversary celebrations that weekend. This is the same venue that has been used in previous years for the Australian Festival of Chamber Music’s Queens Gardens Concert, which will be held on Sunday, 28 July, this year.
If all goes to plan, “Pimlico in the Park” will be included in the NAFA program and schedule and will be promoted to the wider community as part of the festival. While it will, of course, not be the same as our iconic Pimlico Presents, this event will be a wonderful opportunity to showcase our students’ amazing creative talents to the wider community. It will also help to provide a fitting alternative for our Year 12s who, like so many Seniors who have gone before them, view their final Pimlico Presents as an almost sacred rite of passage. Over the coming week, our staff will be meeting with NAFA creative and technical staff to further develop our plans for this event.
While Pimlico Presents is an iconic event, there are, of course, many other opportunities for our students to shine. And shine they do! In just the few weeks since the Easter holidays:
- two of our students have returned from Europe and their once-in-a-lifetime experience as part of the Premier’s Anzac Prize;
- two of our students competed in the national finals of the United Nations Youth Voice competition in Perth, with one of our students placed in the top five in the country;
- records fell as students blazed their way through our Interhouse Cross Country course;
- our Business students took out third place in the tightly contested CQUniversity Business Challenge;
- our students presented powerful and eloquent speeches at local public speaking competitions, with Pimlico students winning both the junior and senior divisions of Townsville Talks and dominating the field at the Townsville Rostrum Voice of Youth heats.
There are always great things happening at Pimlico. However, we should always be seeking out ways to further improve. This is precisely the purpose of Pimlico’s upcoming re-accreditation with the Council of International Schools (CIS). In two weeks’ time, Pimlico will host our CIS Preparatory Visit, which will provide the school with initial feedback to guide our upcoming CIS Self-Study. The Self-Study is a year-long collaborative process to evaluate all aspects of our school against a set of rigorous standards and identify actions that will help us to further improve our school. As part of the Self-Study, we will be seeking input from staff, students, parents and the wider community. This will begin with a feedback survey that will be administered in the middle of the year. The findings from our Self-Study will be quality assured by a visiting team of evaluators from around the world in the second half of 2020. Priorities and actions identified through our re-accreditation will inform our next Strategic Plan that will guide our school’s direction through to 2025.
As we head towards the middle of the year and what we affectionately refer to as winter in North Queensland, I would like to remind all of our families of our uniform expectations. We are proudly a uniform school and our school jumper is as much as part of our uniform as any other uniform item. On cooler days, we expect students to be wearing the school jumper or, in the case of our Year 12s, their senior jersey. Other jumpers are not permitted. Now is the time for families to ensure that students have a school jumper ahead of any colder weather later in the term.
In a few weeks’ time, Pimlico will host our Open Day. On the afternoon of Wednesday, 5 June, prospective students and their families will have the opportunity to learn more about Pimlico and the wide range of programs and services that we provide. Please help spread the word about our fantastic school!
Yours in education
Joel Buchholz
Executive Principal
P&C Association
Dear Parents/Carers,
Term 2 is upon us already, and hopefully we are all back in work mode after school holidays and the assorted public holidays at the start of the year.
At our recent ANZAC Day commemorations both at school and at local services I was proud to recognize participation and behaviour of Pimlico students. Your carriage and respect was clearly evident not only to myself but also to the public and the positive comments that I heard about our school and students. I would like to acknowledge all those students who participated and presented a culture of respect whilst representing the Pimlico State High School Community.
The P&C Association is saddened to hear that Pimlico Presents 2019 cannot proceed in the usual format due to repairs to the Townsville Civic Theatre. I am sure Mr Buchholz and our school leaders will find alternatives to showcase our students’ talents throughout the year at special events and/or during our 60th Anniversary Celebrations. To our Senior students, whilst it is easy to feel disappointed and ‘short changed’, remember that you too will have the opportunity to shine albeit in a different presentation solely unique to your senior year. Fear not – for you to will have the opportunity to display your creativity and talents.
Finally, I implore all of our student’s to consider their behaviour and actions as they arrive and leave school each day. Whilst I understand the excitement of leaving at the end of the day please be mindful of your actions and the very dire consequences that can occur from a brief moment of risk-taking or inattention.
I would like to see all of our students returning home safely at the end of the day – the lights and traffic rules are there for your safety. Please, aim to arrive home to your loved ones without detouring via the hospital.
Looking forward to seeing some new faces at our next P&C meeting on 14th May at 7.30pm. Enjoy the beautiful autumn days.
Mothers' Day Stall
We’ve had another successful Mother’s Day Stall this year and a BIG THANK YOU must go to our suppliers who kindly gave donations towards this event.
- PFD
- The Distributors
- BidFood
- CUSRA
- Lastalis Australia
Election Day BBQ/Cake stall
Helpers are needed to assist on the day with the BBQ and any donations for the cake stall can either be left at canteen Friday or dropped off on the day of election.
Help will be needed between 7am and 1pm. Anyone who is able to assist with this event greatly appreciated. For more information please contact Margaret Secher on 0411 598 924.
Container Refund Scheme (CRS)
If you would like to help us raise additional funds for the school - please return all recycle containers and put in the purple bins now near the canteen. Our CRS number is C10038098 if you would like to return them yourself.
Enquires please contact our CRS Co-ordinator for this project John Skerratt on 0421 874 002.
Looking for Helping Hands
Many thanks to those Parents and Carers who have already registered their details to support volunteering for the P&C.
We are always looking for people who would like to be notified if help is needed at our school. If you would like to assist please register with John Skerratt, our Volunteer Co-ordinator, who will contact you when help is needed. You can volunteer once or more, it's entirely up to you.
If you would like to help please contact John on 0421 874 002.
PSHS PAC Building Working Group
Please continue to request funding for the new Performing Arts Centre at Pimlico. Want to know more? Come and join the PAC Working Group. Email our P & C Secretary, Noel on pimlicopandcsecretary@outlook.com.
Fundraising Co-ordinator Wanted!
The position of Fundraising Co-ordinator is still vacant. If you are interested in this position and would like to be part of our P&C, please email our P&C Secretary, Noel Price at pimlicopandcsecretary@outlook.com. The duties involved in this position can be forwarded to you if you are interested.
Upcoming Meetings:
Pimlico P&C:
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 14 May at 7.30pm. This will be held at M-Block (beside PAC), so please come along. We look forward to seeing many new faces, along with the old.
If you have any specific topics that you would like to raise at the P&C meeting, would you please in advance email the P&C pandc@pimlicoshs.eq.edu.au so that the topic can be added to the meeting agenda.
We will have a representative to speak about the proposed new shorts for female students just before the meeting.
The P & C usually meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month during the school term.
PSHS PAC Building Working Group:
This group is currently looking for new members so it can continue. Anyone who is interested in helping with this please contact P&C Secretary Noel Price at pimlicopandcsecretary@outlook.com.
Music Support Group
This terms meetings will be held on Wednesday, 6 March at 6:30pm in Q Block (music block). All are welcome! For any further details or apologies please email Rianta: rbelf4@eq.edu.au.
Jo Konings
PSHS P&C President
Around the Grounds
PATHWAYS TO A CAREER
On Thursday 2 May, a small group of Year 10 students were fortunate to be able to participate in the “Toolkit 4 School Kids” program organised by the Queensland Minerals & Energy Academy (QMEA). The purpose of this program was to encourage interested students to consider a career in the minerals and energy industries; to ‘open their eyes’ as to what the industries have to offer students as a vocation after completing their schooling.
The students were involved in trade discussions and a variety of hands on activities. An awareness of electrical and pneumatic was provided, with students wiring a scale model car lighting system and moving many pieces of tubing around to make an air driven piston move in regulated ways.
Throughout the day, students were encouraged to ask the questions and ‘leave no stone unturned’ to ensure they were well informed regarding these industry areas and could make more informed decisions regarding their career pathways.
Many thanks to Kym Frost, QMEA Project Manager VET Education for this experience.






2018 Seniors
It’s great to follow up on our Pimlico alumni. Last year’s seniors have been out and about exploring the globe.
Breanna Colquhoun and Amy Croft are now in Japan, Chelseann Osborne was sailing in Dubai and Khaja Cameros is studying in Korea.
Khaja has kindly agreed to share some of her experience in Korea with the Pimlico community.
Khaja in Korea
It’s so different and cool here, way more interesting than Townsville. I arrived in Seoul by flying from Townsville to Sydney, then to Singapore, and then to Seoul, approximately 12 hours overall and totally worth it.
My class has 12 students overall (including me). A girl from Germany and a girl from Japan, a man from Tanzania and a man from America who is also half Vietnamese. There are three girls from Thailand, and two girls and two boys from China. Then there's me, the only Australian.
One of the first places I went to after settling into my small goshiwon home was to SMTOWN COEX ARTIUM, which is a museum for one of the most popular K-Pop companies. Along the way there from the train station, they have big advertisements on the walls for K-Pop idol’s upcoming birthdays or birthdays that have passed. On the way I saw NCT Jaehyun’s, and EXO Xiumin’s; very pretty.
It was awesome to see, there were so many signed posters and albums. There were clothes displayed that their idols wore for their Music Videos and other memorabilia – an awesome place for a K-Pop fan! They also displayed many trophies and awards that the idols won, and had many photos of them on the walls. Outside, they had an area where they hung handprints of the idols and their autograph – like in New York. It was cool to see.
Next, we went to Gyeongbokgung Palace and it was amazing! The history is so interesting, many people were dressed in hanboks, and the palace was impressive.
Last week, my class got to go on a Taekwondo excursion for Culture Experience. It was so much fun. They gave us the robes and we were taught the basics of punching, kicking, blocking, etiquette, and then we got to break boards at the end. When we tried breaking boards we all thought we couldn't do it, but we did and felt so powerful. It was great fun.
After Taekwondo we went to Hongdae to celebrate Yumi's birthday (she’s from Japan). We went to a BBQ Restaurant and sang happy birthday in English and Korean, and we also went karaoke and sang songs in English, Korean, and Chinese. It was a great day!










JAPANESE NEWS - EXCHANGE STUDENTS
Breanna Colquhoun and Amy Croft, are fortunate enough to be on exchange program in Japan. The girls will spend 10 months in Japan, living with a host family, and attending a local high school. Breanna is based in central Tokyo, while Amy is based in Fukuoka in the north of the island of Kyushu. Both girls are settling into home life, adjusting to being at school (again!), and having a great time exploring and making new friends. Breanna shares her experience so far.
Breanna in Japan
I have been in Japan for approximately six weeks, and have attended Yasuda Gakuen for three of those weeks.
During my first two weeks in Japan, I stayed with the Naoi family, who took me to a variety of more tourist orientated sightseeing locations, including Shibuya and Shinjuku and the Toyosu Fish Market. I was also able to see many Sakura (cherry blossom) trees during my walks around the area. As I was not attending school during my stay with the Naoi's, I had more free time to just walk around the area and go shopping.
I then changed host families to the Shishikura's. I have celebrated my 18th birthday with the Shishikura's, where we went bowling and celebrated with a beautiful cake. During the Golden Week, we stayed at a Ryokan overnight and went to see a high school orchestra and choir performance.
Since starting at Yasuda Gakuen, I have also gone to a small festival celebrating Sumo wrestling at the Sumo Museum in Ryogoku with a few of my new friends.
I have thoroughly enjoyed every day in Japan, and I am looking forward to the fun times and new experiences to come.











Junior Humanities in Term 2
After a hectic first term, Humanities classes are have all finished their first units and are well underway into brand new learning.
Year 7 classes have moved from the history of Ancient China to more local geography. They’re studying water shortages and water security in Australia with an obvious focus on the Townsville region. They’re learning about climate, the water cycle, impacts of flooding and droughts as well as the various ways individuals, communities and countries can improve water security for an exam coming up and an essay at the end of term.
Year 8 classes have also moved from history to geography. They are no longer learning about the Middle Ages in Europe and Japan, and are now focusing on the landforms and landscapes of Queensland. Erosion, longshore drift, urban development and many other concepts are being examined across the state as they prepare for their exam coming up. To finish off the term, they move to civics and learn about Australia’s democratic system, and how to evaluate civic issues. The recent flood disaster has added a distinct gravity to the Years 7 and 8 content with wellbeing and resilience sitting at the forefront of classroom practice as teachers and students delve into the material.
Year 9 classes have finished up their reports on multinational companies and exams on WWI, and are beginning new units as well. For Geography, they’ll be studying threats to the world’s biomes and the impacts of human influence on climate change. History students are examining the significance of the Anzacs in WWI, whether through the perspectives of groups or specific individuals. They’ll study war statistics, the emergence of the Anzac Legend, and the significance of key individuals such as Generals Chauvel, Monash and Birdwood. They will then move on to Australian Federation where they’ll study early immigration, women’s suffrage, early union movements, and other early conflicts throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Year 10 classes are well into history as well, studying the progressions, key events, and significant groups and individuals from WWII. They’re making research projects about a topic of their choosing such as the Holocaust, Pearl Harbour, and Kokoda. They’ll be focusing specifically the sequences of events and developments as they explore the reasons why actions were taken and events unfolded in the way they did, including the differing and often conflicting viewpoints.
Isaac Read and Kyzar in Year 7 creating and analysing climate graphs of different cities around the world.
Mrs Pontifex’s Year 10 Humanities examining and discussing historical footage and imagery from WWII
French
Years 7 to 12 French students were delighted to welcome Jordan Goudemand into their classrooms. Jordan is a French student from Lille University (North of France) who is completing an internship in Townsville to become a teacher of French as another Language.
Jordan talked about hobbies, youth and current trends in France to a captivated audience.






Student Achievements
Townsville Talks
On Wednesday, 8 May Pimlico students participated in Townsville Talks and showed how persuasive they really are. Two students were chosen from each school to compete.
In senior, Lindsay won and Erin McConnell came third. Both spoke on The Power of Me Too and showed the audience what our future leaders will look like.
In Junior Pimlico also won with Barnabas Juhasz collecting the trophy and Meghan Knowles coming third. Both students spoke on Powering the Future.
Well done Pimlico, excellent work!










Rostrum Voice of Youth
Rostrum Voice of Youth Townsville heats were held on Saturday, 11 May at Ignatius Park where Pimlico performed very well.
Max Robson won his heat with Michael Morrison coming second. Barnabas Juhasz came second in the Junior Competition.
Lindsay came second in her heat and Nilumi Madanayke came third in her heat. Lara Skerratt, Rayan Bakker, Erin McConnell and Kailash Cook were also involved in the heats and performed well. They performed well also. The regional final will be held on 25 May.








Pimlico Sport
INTER-HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY
OVERALL HOUSE RESULTS
- 1ST - Phoenix
- 2ND - Royal
- 3RD - Alex
- 4TH - Pandanus
OVERALL MALE AND FEMALE WINNER
Congratulations to Lara Skerratt (Year 10) and Ethan Ramsbotham (Year 11 ) who were first female and male overall winners in the Cross Country event.
RECORDS
A special mention to Harry Drovandi in the 14 years boys (17:14 mins for 4km) and Hannah Jones in the 12 years girls (16:40 mins for 3km) who broke their respective age records.
Congratulations to the following students for their top 3 placing in their respective age groups.
GIRLS |
1ST |
2ND |
3RD |
12 YRS (2007) |
Hannah Jones 7ALA |
Emma Jones 7ROA |
Jessica Bellamy 7PHB |
13 YRS (2006) |
Keeley Campbell 8PHA |
Lila 7ROA |
Maletta See Kee 7ROB |
14 YRS (2005) |
Keya Wong 8PAB |
Chinsia 9PAB |
Sarah Reissenberger 9PHB |
15 YRS (2004) |
Lara Skerratt 10ALC |
Riley de Rooy 10ALC |
Olivia Parenti 10PAB |
16 YRS (2003) |
Carly Johnson 11PHB |
Caitlin Woods 10ROC |
Christine Heijneman 10PHC |
OPEN (2002 OR OLDER) |
Talithia Gilbert 11ALA |
Mikayla 11PHA |
Jessie 12PAA |
BOYS |
1ST |
2ND |
3RD |
12 YRS (2007) |
Fred Drovandi 7ROC |
Troy Phillips 7ALB |
Owen Yates 7PHC |
13 YRS (2006) |
Mitchell Keys 8ROB |
Angus Smart 8PHB |
Riley Dau 8ROA |
14 YRS (2005) |
Harry Drovandi 9ROB |
Lachlan Hood 9PHC |
Samuel Bocska 9PHC |
15 YRS (2004) |
Kaleb Mitchell-Hill 10ROA |
Thomas Smith 9PHC |
Chad Griffiths 9PAA |
16 YRS (2003) |
Joshua Smart 11PHC |
Lachlan Ross 11ALB |
Dominic Evans 11PAB |
OPEN (2002 OR OLDER) |
Ethan Ramsbotham 11 PHC |
Kyle Breen 11ROA |
Isaac Gillet 11ROC |

















PIMLICO INTER-SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY TEAM INFORMATION
The top 15 students from each age group have been selected for the Pimlico Inter-School Cross Country squad. These students will receive letters in the CARE rolls and a team of 10 students will be chosen closer to the Inter-School carnival and listed on the Pimlico Sport noticeboard in the MPS prior to the event.
The TSSSA Inter-School Cross Country will be held on Tuesday May 28 at Bicentennial Park from 10:00 am - 1:30 pm and students can either make their own way to and from the event of a bus will leave the front of the school at the end of period 1 and return in time for afternoon lessons (period 6/7).
PIMLICO INTER-SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING
Cross Country training will occur every Tuesday and Friday afternoon until the event from 3:10 -4:15pm leaving from the MPS. Students are more than welcome to train on these afternoons as well as in their own time. For more information on this training, please see Mrs Linning in A07 or Mr Burton in the MPS staffroom.
In addition, Pimlico is also offering a Fitness session on Wednesday afternoons in the MPS which focuses on circuit training. For more information, please see Ms Bessell in the MPS staffroom.
Group Fitness
This term we have started a group fitness session for students in years 7-10. On Wednesday afternoons (3.15 - 4.30pm) students will be participating in circuit, interval and continuous training, while under instruction of a HPE teacher, with the aim of increasing fitness. Any students interested can collect a permission form from Ms Bessel in the MPS staff room.




Year 7 Athletics Trial Day
Friday, 31 May will be the Year 7 Athletics Trial Day. During periods 6 and 7 all Year 7 students will participate in a 75 yard (69m) sprint and an optional 600 yard (548m) run. This trial day is a chance for students to test their running skills against others in the same age group as well as gaining some practice for the Pimlico Inter-House Athletics day. The trials will help determine if students are sprinters for our 100-400m races or longer distance runners for our 800m, 1500m and/or 3000m races. Training for Athletics will commence at the end of this term and will run every lunchtime in Term 3 from Week 3 until mid-August. More information will be given in the student CARE notices.
If students are unable to participate in our Year 7 Athletics Trial Day they must have a note from their parent/guardian. Shade from tents and sunscreen will be provided however, students must have a hat, sunscreen and water bottle along with asthma puffers if needed and can wear sun safe clothing while participating in the afternoon event.
Good News Stories
Northern School Sport
Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to represent Northern School Sport at their State Championships:
U12 Basketball
- Jonessa Viliamu
U15 Boys AFL
- Jayde French
U19 Boys Cricket
- Shazaib Farhan
- Ethan Ramsbotham
U15 Girls Football (Soccer)
- Sianna Ginger
- Emma Linning
- Layne Chapman
- Madison Zandonadi (training partner)
U16 Boys Football (Soccer)
- Hayden Mellish
- Jack Hunter
U19 Girls Football (Soccer)
- Talithia Gilbert
U19 Girls Golf
- Tahnee Marshall
U19 Girls Hockey
- Sophie Cross
- Christine Heijneman
- Tahnee Marshall
- Lilly Penney
U19 Boys Hockey
- Max Robson
U19 Boys Tennis
- Craig Claussen
U15 Girls Touch Football
- Kira Lynch
U19 Boys Touch Football
- Connor Wheeler
- Lachlan Brown
Queensland School Sport
Congratulations to Corrine Hiller who was selected as a shadow for the U19 Queensland Netball team.
Queensland Secondary School Netball Championships
On the 2-5 May, 18 students from Pimlico officiated at the 15 Years and 19 Years Queensland Secondary School Netball Championships, held at Murray Basketball Stadium. The QSSN Championships which was hosted by Ms Marsden and Mrs Bryant on behalf of the Northern Region, saw 240 players and 50 staff officials from 12 regions come to Townsville from all over the state.
Pimlico Big Band began proceedings with their entertaining repertoire before and during the opening ceremony. Nicola Perry, Meghan Knowles, Maggie Stephens, Lily Kersnovske, Aliyah West, Molly Roberts, Kaitlyn De Lai, Jessica Parkes, Flynn Johnstone, Stephanie Muldoon, Ellie King, Ellie, Chantelle Markham, Hannah Cifuentes, Sarah Kirkwood, Sarah Fields, Bree Walker, Arunima Ajith and Lucy Robinson, along with volunteer staff, Ms Scoccimarro and Ms Sheppard and parent, Tracey Robinson became the all-important scoring officials for the games while also helping with the behind the scenes work.
All of our Pimlico community volunteers did a magnificent job and were very proud to wear their Northern ‘officials’ shirts. Thank you!








Student Health, Wellbeing & Development
From the School Based Youth Health Nurse
Privacy awareness week is occurring on May 12-18. This year’s theme is ‘Don’t be in the dark on privacy’. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner is urging us all to take care with our personal information whenever we are online. Young people can be vulnerable and may not understand the importance of treating their personal information securely. This can result in harm to a young person including identity theft, stalking and harassment.
You can help protect your young person’s privacy when they are online by:
- Getting involved and checking their privacy settings on social media accounts, apps and devices.
- Advising them not to share personal information unnecessarily
- Encourage good password habits and remind them never to share these, even with friends
- Remind them about their digital reputation as well as the reputation of others
- Encourage them to think before they post or share
- Help them understand about sexual images and the law.
Take a step in the right direction today and go to the links below for more privacy awareness suggestions.
http://www.qld.gov.au/cybersafety
https://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/
Melissa Gillett
School Based Youth Health Nurse.
From the Guidance Officer
DEFENCE FORCE RECRUITING
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is continually looking for well educated, motivated and healthy Australians to fill vacancies in the tri-services. Positions range from non-technical trades to technical trades and officer training through the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) and Direct Entry Officer Schemes. The University College of ADFA, is part of the University of New South Wales and offers degrees to successful applicants in Arts, Business, Engineering, Information Technology, Science or Technology, in addition to the professional officer training provided by the Military Wing.
ADF offer a Gap Year for young people to experience life in the defence force. To be eligible to apply, you need to be an Australian citizen aged between 18 and 24 on completion of military training (dates vary by job) with a completion of year 12 (subject passes required vary by job) and have passes in Year 10 English and Maths. Applications for all roles are now open and will close as positions are filled.
Students interested in the wide range of careers offered through the Army Navy or Air Force are encouraged to make contact with the Defence Force Recruiting office on the corner of Stanley and Walker Streets in the city.
Visit the link below to find more information concerning jobs available, application procedures and closing dates.
http://www.defencejobs.com/
UNIVERSITY CLINICAL APTITUDE TEST - ANZ (UCAT)
The UCAT ANZ is a 2 hour, computer-based, multiple-choice test developed and used specially to assist with the selection of students into medicine and health science degree programs at undergraduate level for Australian and New Zealand Consortium universities listed below:
- The University of Queensland – Medicine (provisional entry), Dental Science
- The University of Adelaide – Medicine, Dental Surgery, Oral Health
- Flinders University – Clinical Sciences, Medicine
- Charles Sturt University – Dental Science
- Curtin University - Medicine
- Monash University – Medicine
- The University of Newcastle/University of New England – Joint Medical Program
- The University of New South Wales – Medicine
- University of Western Sydney - Medicine
- University of Tasmania – Medicine
- The University of Western Australia – Medicine (Direct Pathway), Dental Medicine (Direct Pathway)
- The University of Auckland, New Zealand - Medicine
- University of Otago, New Zealand – Medicine, Dental Surgery
You are required to sit the test by 31 July, 2019 if you are intending to apply for entry in 2020 to a relevant course or programme listed above. UCAT ANZ results cannot be carried over from one year to the next. For example, results from UCAT ANZ 2019 can only be used to apply for courses commencing in 2020.
Some pathways to medicine/dentistry/clinical sciences will not require the UCAT ANZ. For some applicants a different test or procedure may be required. You should always check the entry requirements for each course or programme using the websites of the universities to which you intend to apply before booking a test. There are no general exemptions from the test.
Registration is now open with registration closing AEST 11.59pm 17 May 2019 with no exceptions to this deadline.
To begin registration go to the link below. See Ms Lawry at the guidance office for any further help.
http://www.ucat.edu.au/
Canteen Roster
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Thank you so much to all our wonderful volunteers that give up their valuable time to come into the canteen to help out. Unfortunately, we have lost a couple of our volunteers through work commitments, so now we are quite short of helpers. We would love to hear from anyone who would like to help out at any time during the school day. You can stay for as long as you like, even if it’s only for an hour in the morning.
Any help is most appreciated, and all profits from the canteen goes back into the school to benefit your children. Our canteen is air-conditioned, our staff are very lovely to work with, your lunch is provided if you are here until lunch break, and you would be helping bring extra profit into our school. Please contact Bev on Ph. 47593432, between 7.30am and 3pm, or email btomk11@eq.edu.au, we would love to hear from you.
May |
|
Monday 13 |
Telita Trower, Steph Micallef |
Tuesday 14 |
HELP NEEDED |
Wednesday 15 |
Tash Briggs |
Thursday 16 |
HELP NEEDED |
Friday 17 |
HELP NEEDED |
Monday 20 |
Margie Secher, Claudette Finch |
Tuesday 21 |
Carol Johnson |
Wednesday 22 |
Tash Briggs |
Thursday 23 |
Sharon Eylward |
Friday 24 |
HELP NEEDED |
Monday 27 |
Telita Trower |
Tuesday 28 |
HELP NEEDED |
Wednesday 29 |
Tash Briggs |
Thursday 30 |
Sue Carruthers |
Friday 31 |
Danielle Granshaw, Tony Sutton |
June |
|
Monday 3 |
Margie Secher |
Tuesday 4 |
Carol Johnson |
Wednesday 5 |
Tash Briggs |
Thursday 6 |
HELP NEEDED |
Friday 7 |
HELP NEEDED |
Monday 10 |
Telita Trower, Steph Micallef |
Tuesday 11 |
HELP NEEDED |
Wednesday 12 |
Tash Briggs |
Thursday 13 |
Sue Carruthers |
Friday 14 |
HELP NEEDED |
Community Events and Notices
4 Step Rock and Roll Dance Classes
Everyone is welcome - singles, partners, teens and children.
WHERE: The Jubilee Bowls Club,
13 Burdekin Street Mundingburra
WHEN: Tuesday evening starting at 6pm
COST: $5 per head for the night
CONTACT: 0467 798 202
Email: info@townsvilledanceonrocknroll.com
- 6.30 – 7.00pm Absolute beginners
- 7.00 – 8.00pm Beginners class
- 8.00 - 8.30pm Partner/Social dancing
- 8.30 - 9.15pm Intermediate class
- 9.15 - 9.30pm Free dancing