Whittlesea students support bread tag blitz
By Colin MacGillivrayTHE Whittlesea township has embraced the power of recycling to help make a difference to the lives of people with disabilities.Students and...
Council take charge of Seymour preschool
MITCHELL Shire Council will take charge of operating Seymour Preschool Centre after councillors voted in favour of a dissolution of trust last week.The preschool...
Thousands of items donated to Puckapunyal school after fire
By Aleksandra BliszczykA Puckapunyal Primary School parent has dedicated the summer holidays to collecting books and other resources to replace items lost in a...
A NEW laptop donated by the Zonta Club of Mitchell will make schoolwork easier for Wallan Secondary College year 10 student Summer Hanna after...
Whittlesea school memorialises Black Saturday loss
WHITTLESEA Secondary College has officially opened its Black Saturday Memorial Garden to commemorate the 173 Australians, many from the Kinglake area, who died in...
Works start on New Gisborne Primary School
STUDENTS in New Gisborne will soon have access to first-rate classrooms and facilities with work under way upgrading New Gisborne Primary School.Member for Macedon...
St Mary’s welcomes new preps
ABOUT 84,000 prep students started school last week, including St Mary’s Parish Primary School students in Whittlesea.St Mary’s principal Phillip Smith said it was...
Students’ spirits not dampened by rain
By Aleksandra BliszczykIT was a dreary and dribbly start to the school year last week, but after a confusing 2020 for many children, the cohort...
Kilmore physio wins research recognition
By Colin MacGillivrayKILMORE physiotherapist Marg Perrott has won recognition for her cutting-edge research on sports injuries.Dr Perrott graduated with a PhD from LaTrobe University...
Students’ resilience recognised
THREE Kilmore area students ended their years on a high note, being honoured with the Weary Dunlop Award.Willowmavin Primary School student Jesse Jervis, St...