By Milla WebsterAFTER three decades in the classroom, student/teacher support worker Josie Westcott is saying goodbye to Upper Plenty Primary School, a place she says she has loved for more than half her life.“I have been working here for 30 years, but I have been part of the school community for 33 years,” she said.Josie, as everyone called her,...

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