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Mango Hill State School in the running
for Showcase Award for Excellence in
Schools

Mango Hill State School has been shortlisted for
the prestigious Showcase Awards for Excellence in
Schools. Environment Minister Dr Steven Miles and
Member for Murrumba Chris Whiting announced that
the Mango Hill State School leadership team has been shortlisted
for the QUT Showcase Award for Leadership Team of the Year.
“The Showcase Awards are the pinnacle of achievement for
Queensland state schools and it is great to see the undoubted
excellence of the school being recognised,” Minister Miles said.
Seeking budding musicians and performers “The Showcase Awards are an important way to recognise and
Are you a budding musician or performer looking encourage excellence in education. “I’d like to congratulate Mango
for gig experience, or to kick-start your music Hill State School for this well-deserved recognition,” he said.
career? Council is currently seeking expressions of Mr Whiting said the award recognised schools that demonstrated
interest for local musicians and artists to perform ongoing improvement and positive outcomes for students.
at the upcoming BBQ & Bonfire Night at the Wamuran Sports “Teachers are doing amazing work in classrooms right across
Complex, running from 5.30pm to 8.30pm on Saturday, 16 Queensland,” Mr Whiting said.
September 2017. “Each state finalist in the Showcase Awards receives a $7500
Expressions of interest should include: development grant in recognition of their outstanding work.
“I wish them all the best as the winners are announced at the
• Performer Name Showcase Awards Gala Dinner on 27 October.”
• Address / Location
• Email Address
• Phone Number
• A brief description of your performance style, whether
you’re a solo/duo/band, and past performance history.
Please include a video link where possible.
• A copy of your Public Liability insurance
To lodge your expression of interest please provide the following
information and email to council by 5pm Thursday 31 August 2017.
Applications can be sent to events@moretonbay.qld.gov.au
Lake Eden gets a Clean Up!
An aquatic harvester was hired by Moreton Bay
Regional Council to remove noxious weeds that are News from afar!
of detriment to the lake’s ecosystem. Weeds such as
elodea, primrose and camboda have been removed, Students of the small community school of
while the native water weeds remained untouched. Efforts to Manyallaluk, approximately one hundred kilometres
keep pests at bay means that periodic spraying will also continue. east of Katherine, have been busy penning letters
to various recipients. One of the recipients, just so
happened to be the Queen and much to the children’s suprise,
they received a letter back from Buckingham Palace. The letter was
written by the Queen’s Lady in Waiting. She wrote that the Queen
was thankful for receiving the letter and that she would like to see
further correspondence by way of the children telling her more
about themselves. The children would love
to recieve more letters, if you’re interested
in writing to the kids, you can address them
to: The children at Manyallaluk School, PO
Box 271, Katherine, NT 0850.
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