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Heads Held High at Hunter Public Schools

21 December 2020 Press

Plenty of reasons to celebrate the HSC success of Hunter public schools.  Plenty of heartwarming stories are emerging from Hunter public schools following the release of 2020 Higher School Certificate results. NSW Education Secretary Mark Scott paid tribute to every

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Unis Team Up in Leadership Training for Teachers

17 December 2020 Press

Universities of Wollongong (UoW) and Newcastle (UoN) team deliver groundbreaking leadership program in NSW public schools. University researchers win government tender to deliver a first-of-its-kind professional learning program for school leaders. The Schools of Education at the University of Wollongong

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Merewether High is Turning Japanese

18 November 202018 November 2020 Press

Merewether students’ keyboards do the talking on relations with Japan. Japan’s Consul-General from Sydney, Mr KIYA Masahiko, presented Merewether High School with the School of the Year Award in the 2020 Australia-Japan Relations Essay Contest for NSW and NT Secondary

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Schools Regional 

Dudley Students Hit Coolest Spot

9 November 20209 November 2020 Press

Dudley students win state’s coolest design competition. Seven Year 6 students and Assistant Principal Jason Horadam from Dudley Public School are joint winners of a statewide competition to design a smart air conditioning controller. The Dudley kids hamming it up

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Schools Indigenous 

Minmi Students Reconciliation Finalists

7 November 2020 Press

Caring for Country in schools reconciliation challenge. The annual Schools Reconciliation Challenge has an online exhibition with the theme Caring for Country. Minmi Public School students Lachlan, Lily and Giselle show their artwork with teacher Mr James Griffiths. Student artwork

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Visual Arts Schools 

Carrington’s Creative Kids

29 October 2020 Press

Carrington kids in a creativity cocoon. By James McGill, Principal. Live 360 view of Carrington school kids creating their art. Below, art works hanging in the virtual 3-dimensional gallery. Every year Carrington Public School holds Art Expression, an art event

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Conservation & Biodiversity Schools 

Environment Awareness at Lake Schools

24 October 202024 October 2020 Press

Lake Mac schools recognised for their environmental efforts. Blacksmiths Public School and St Mary’s Catholic College, Gateshead, have taken out top honours in the 2020 Lake Macquarie School Environment Awards. School Captains of Blacksmiths Public School showing the award. Lake

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Schools Trial Food Waste Reduction

26 September 2020 Press

Bungwahl Public School students are making their own lunches in a pilot program to cut food waste. In addition, it helps families save money and have a positive impact on the environment. Eli and Sofia helping to not waste food.

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Eleven Regional Schools to Change the Game

16 September 202016 September 2020 Press

Game Changer teams announced. From all corners of NSW 420 students will use their design thinking skills to explore tangible solutions for a real world wicked problem in the 2020 Game Changer Challenge. Hundreds of applications from NSW public schools

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Newy’s New Annual Arts Festival
Newcastle Event & Venue 

Newy’s New Annual Arts Festival

8 February 2021 Press

Arts Festival makes Newcastle the place to visit this month. An intimate art gallery performance by a renowned Australian musician, an augmented reality experience celebrating indigenous culture, and a discussion on women in leadership with Australia’s first female Prime Minister,

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Renewal of Gas Exploration Permits off Newcastle
Energy & Renewables NSW aka In the News Opinion 

Renewal of Gas Exploration Permits off Newcastle

12 February 202112 February 2021 Press

Gas companies making plans to drill offshore from Newcastle. Opponents fear the PEP 11 gas exploration permit off the coasts of Sydney and Newcastle will be renewed today by Federal Resources Minister Keith Pitt. The joint venture companies currently holding

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La Niña Peaks But Effects Continue
Weather 

La Niña Peaks But Effects Continue

3 February 2021 Press

The 2020–21 La Niña is likely to have peaked with respect to atmospheric and oceanic patterns in the tropical Pacific. However impacts associated with La Niña, such as above average rainfall in eastern and northern Australia, are expected to persist

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Shipping Cartel Fined
Port & Shipping 

Shipping Cartel Fined

6 February 20216 February 2021 Press

Shipping cartel fines now total $83.5 million after WWO conviction. Norwegian-based global shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS (WWO) has been convicted of criminal cartel conduct and ordered by the Federal Court to pay a fine of $24 million, in

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Agriculture Faces Profitable Year
Agriculture 

Agriculture Faces Profitable Year

4 February 2021 Press

Australian agriculture looking to profitable year ahead – industry outlook. Australia’s agricultural sector is set to enjoy an overall profitable year ahead – underpinned by high commodity prices, positive seasonal conditions and low interest rates, and despite expected continuing trade

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Pioneeer Solar Energy Researcher Honoured
Physics & Energy 

Pioneeer Solar Energy Researcher Honoured

31 January 2021 Press

Australian father of photovoltaics awarded prestigious 2021 Japan Prize. By Stefanie Menezes UNSW Sydney solar expert Martin Green has been honoured with the Japan Prize for transforming the photovoltaics industry. Professor Martin Green. Photo ~ University of NSW. Professor Martin

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Give Back Our Data
Internet 

Give Back Our Data

8 February 2021 Press

Tim Berners-Lee’s plan to save the internet: give us back control of our data. By Pieter Verdegem Senior Lecturer, School of Media and Communication, University of Westminster Releasing his creation for free 30 years ago, the inventor of the world wide

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Not a mirage, Actually a Mirage
Upper Hunter Heritage & Historical 

Not a mirage, Actually a Mirage

5 February 20215 February 2021 Press

Two jet fighter planes – a Macchi and a Mirage – are making their home at Scone Regional Airport. Restored by volunteers. they will become part of the Warbird Visitor Attraction. The Mirage A3-44 will travel by road from the

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