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PRINCIPAL’S REPORTThe last couple of weeks have beenextremely busy with Tullawong’s annualaward evenings, Drama Night and theupcoming Music Festival.

The Arts Award evening on WednesdayOctober 14 was a spectacular evening fullof Dance, Music and Drama performances.The highlights of the evening was the

recognition of all the talented students gaining Bronze, Silverand Gold awards for their outstanding achievements andcongratulations to Lexie Hatchman who received the TullawongState High School Arts Excellence Award.

Tuesday, October 20 was the Sports Awards evening whichacknowledged the many sporting achievements bothindividually and of the various teams. The evening sawrecognition of Tullawong’s re engagement of senior studentsin the interschool sport program. Congratulations to AaronNelson, Sports Person of the Year.

The Academic Awards Evening held on October 28 was aculmination of student achievement throughout 2015. We werefortunate to have the Mayor, Allan Sutherland, as a guestpresenter along with Member for Pumicestone Rick Williams’representative, local primary school Principals and DeputyPrincipal, industry representative and representative fromCareers Australia.

The Awards evening recognised 33 students for The Spirit ofTullawong Award, 161 students for Subject Awards and 250 forSubject Commendations and 218 students with either Bronze,Silver or Gold Academic Awards with over 350 studentsreceiving a number of awards.

The evening culminated with the prestige awards for 2015 andannouncement of our 2016 Captains- Mateus Chankay andSiobhan Hayter.

The Prestige Awards were the pinnacle of the evening withthe following outstanding students being rewarded for theirexcellence and dedication in their chosen subjects.

Glenn Arbonn and Rachel-Jane Cavanagh were the luckyrecipients of the ADF Long Tan awards which acknowledgestheir achievements.

Penny Spakianos was awarded the Banksia Award sponsoredby the Zonta Club of Caboolture which honours a seniorstudent, a young woman “striving against the odds to betterherself” by displaying fortitude and resilience.

The Spirit of ANZAC Award was deservedly given to XantheCall. This award has been donated by the Returned ServicesLeague for a junior student who demonstrates qualities ofleadership, team work, values, problem solving,resourcefulness, communication skills, cooperation andcommunity involvement.

This year’s winner of the Greg Jones Memorial Award forManual Arts was awarded to Jai Winbank for his excellentachievements throughout 2015.

Abbey was the lucky recipient of the Tullawong Spirit Awardfor her outstanding contribution to the cultural life of the schoolthrough the commitment of time, effort and talent.

The VET Award recognises a school-based trainee orapprentice who is due to complete their qualification and in sodoing, has shown commitment and diligence to their work andtraining. This year this award went to Chelsea Bond.

Delia Bohler-Jackson’s reliability, commitment and leadershippotential has earned her the FOG’s Award sponsored byFormer Origin Greats. This award is an indigenous student forbeing a positive role model, promoting harmony and culturalrecognition.

This year we had both a dual Junior Dux awarded to IsabellaColeman and Courtney Greenough as well as dual Senior Duxawards presented to Jasmine Lee and Anastasia Surrey.

I would like to thank all staff, parents and community membersfor contributing to the achievements of our students and fortaking time to celebrate their achievements.

Del Rosso RoadCaboolture QLD 4510

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ARTS AWARDS NIGHTOn Wednesday, 14 October, Tullawong’s high achieving Artsstudents were celebrated at our annual Arts Awards Night inthe Tullawong State School Hall. 2015 Arts Captains, NatashaBates, Lexie Hatchman and Jessica Swan, compered theevening which featured performances by our DancePerformance Team, Music and Drama students.

Our Visual Arts students were showcased with an Art Exhibitionfeaturing selected work from the year and a ten minute highlightclip of our Film, Television and New Media students was alsoshown during the evening. Our 2016 Performing Arts Leaderswere also announced.

We would like to congratulate our Bronze, Silver and GoldArts Awardees, as well as the recipients of our special Dance,Drama, Film, Music and Visual Art Awards.

TULLAWONG SHS ARTS EXCELLENCE AWARD -LEXIE HATCHMAN

Most Promising Junior Dancer - Tahlia DevineDancer of the Year - Kianah WittMost Improved Dancer for Year 7 - ShairahMost Improved Dancer for Year 8 - Jade ShorterMost Improved Dancer for Year 9 - Heather Smith andMikayla SymmansMost Improved Dancer for Year 10 - Carly Orr andBrooke HyndesMost Improved Dancer for Year 11 - Fetongi MafiMost Improved Dancer for Year 12 - Kenesi FredsbergMost Valued Dramatroupe Members - MelissaSjaardema and Gemma EdgeworthMost Promising Junior Dramatroupe Member - JadePhillipsMost Promising Senior Dramatroupe Member - JsyahElersActor of the Year - Sarah MurrayStage Presence Awards - Hayley McSweeny , JasmineHacking,- Zac Daniels and Serrena-Rose HayEmerging Artist Award - Katya DziduchCreative Artist of the Year - Crystal HillVisual Artist of the Year - Caili Williams

Most Promising Junior Musician - Hannah AustenContemporary Band Awards - Jessica SwanComposer of the Year - Tahnia GreenoughInstrumentalist of the Year - Katelyn McEwanVocalist of the Year - Belle TunstallFilmmaker of the Year - Alyssa Maier

2016 PERFORMING ARTS LEADERS

DANCE EXTENSION CLASS CAPTAINS:

YEAR 8/9 - Summer HoweYEAR 10 - Tahlia DevineYEAR 11 - Carly Orr

DANCE TROUPE LEADERS - Bella Jahnke, TahliaNoorman and Alex TomlinsonDRAMA TROUPE LEADERS - Zachary Daniels,Gemma Edgeworth and Jsyah ElersARTS CREW CO-ORDINATOR - Brittney Geyer

SPORTS AWARDS NIGHTOn 20 October, Tullawong SHS celebrated its annual SportsAwards Night. The event was held at the Centenary LakesFunction Centre and included a two course sit down meal.The night was a huge success thanks to the hard workingSports Coordinator Ms Melanie Knack. Special guests on thenight included ex Tullawong students Blake Mara and JessicaDonnelly. Both students have continued to pursue their sportingpassions after school. Blake has been playing in the SunshineCoast Falcons Under 20 Rugby League team and has justbeen selected in the Storm Development Squad. Jessica hasbeen playing in the State Softball Team. We appreciate themcoming back to talk about their successes after school andmaking the night so special. Also a big thank you needs to goto our community minded businesses that sponsored the night:Coast and Country Bus Lines, Struddy’s Morayfield, BunningsMorayfield, Caboolture RSL and Fitness n Motion

JUNIOR SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEAR -RACHAEL HARPERSENIOR SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEAR - AARONNELSONPRINCIPAL’S AWARD - ELLA CRETTENDENGOLD SPORTS AWARDEE - AARON NELSONCOACH OF THE YEAR - CAMERON BOAZA

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SWIMMING CARNIVAL CHAMPION HOUSE - KIATACROSS COUNTRY CHAMPION HOUSE - BAMBARAATHLETICS CARNIVAL CHAMPION HOUSE - KIATA

YEAR 7 ENROLMENTS FOR 2016Do you have a Year 6 student who intends coming to TullawongState High in 2016? If so, you need to make an enrolmentappointment. The enrolment forms are available on the schoolwebsite, or from the administration counter. At theappointment, you will bring the completed forms, theprospective student, their birth certificate and a recent reportcard. Only enrolled students may attend the last transition dayon Monday 7 December. By then, we will have allocatedstudents to houses and have their completed timetable. Thisgives students a sense of security and lessens the anxietyassociated with moving schools. If you need an enrolmentinterview for your student, please ring Mrs Borowski on 54285211.

STUDENT RESOURCE SCHEMEThank you to all the families who have paid all their StudentResource Scheme for 2015.

There are many costs associated with providing qualityeducational opportunities which all students deserve.

For an annual fee of $220.00 Tullawong State High Schooloffers a Student Resource Scheme (SRS). SRS is organisedby the School, operates under the policy and guidelines of theDepartment of Education and Training (DET), and is endorsedannually by the P&C Association.

If you have not finalised your 2015 accounts could you pleasedo so at your earliest convenience, as we are nearing to theend of the year. Any outstanding accounts will result in yourstudent’s non-participation in extracurricular activities such ascamps, Year 12 Formal, excursions and sporting events. Yourstudent may also be excluded from the Student ResourceScheme in 2016.

PAYMENT OPTIONS

By phone: Please call 07 5428 5215 Monday toFriday between 8.00am and 3.00pm andhave your credit card details ready

By mail:

In person: Payment can be made at the school officeMonday to Friday between 8.00am and3.00pm

InternetBanking:

Direct Deposit to BSB: 064-405 Account:10103279 Ref: Student Surname and EQID number and/or invoice number

By Centrepay: Accounts may be paid through aCentrelink Deduction. Please request aCentrepay form from the accounts officeand return to the cashier for processing

A reminder to all families utilising our direct deposit facility– your student’s EQ ID number must be included as areference for your payment.

Nicole BurgerBusiness Services Manager

“IN THE SPOTLIGHT” 2015Our annual Drama Night, “In the Spotlight”, was held on Friday23 October, showcasing the talents of students from Dramaclasses, to those in our extra-curricular Dramatroupes. Therewas a range of performances from short skits, to one-act plays,and excerpts from timeless classics such as Samuel Beckett’s“Waiting for Godot” and Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House”.Almost fifty students from Year 7 to 12 participated in the night;from performers to front-of-house, backstage and lightingcrews. We had some unusual characters involved, includingDeath himself, an Elvis impersonator and a mime. The night waswell-attended and was very successful. We want to say a hugecongratulations to all our brave performers on the night- what aterrific job!

• A parent/caregiver is directly responsible forproviding the student with textbooks and otherresources for a student’s use while attending school.As a service to assist parents with the cost of theseeducational resources, the school provides a StudentResource Scheme. The purpose of the scheme is toprovide the parent/carer with a cost effectivealternative to purchasing textbooks, resources,consumable and/or materials from elsewhere,through reduced prices gained from the school’s bulkpurchasing processes.

• Payment by Credit Card,Cheque or Money Order.

• Cheques and Money Orders tobe made payable to TullawongState High School.

• Post to Tullawong State HighSchool, PO Box 1129,Caboolture 4510

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SENIOR SCHOOLING NEWS

BEACON FOUNDATION – SPEED CAREERING

On Tuesday 27 October, Year 10 students participated in aBEACON event – Speed Careering. A little like speed dating,students sat in groups and listened to industry people talkabout what their job involves, career pathways andopportunities. Well done to our student BEACON Ambassadorson organising the event and thank you to everyone who gavetheir time to attend.

RELEASE OF YEAR 12 RESULTS, QCS RESULT,OP, FP AND QCE

From 9 am on Wednesday 18 November 2015 students will beable to access their individual QCS Test grade — from A to E— in their learning account on the Student Connect website.

From 9 am on Saturday 19 December, all results contributingto the Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE), OPs and FPswill be available in student learning accounts on the StudentConnect website.

From Monday 21 December, students will begin receiving theirSenior Education Profiles in the mail. Depending on students’individual circumstances, their profile will comprise one or moreof the following documents:

STUDENT CONNECT WEBSITE

The Student Connect website gives students access to theirlearning account and results, as well as information and linksto help them explore their future education, training and careerpathways. Students can use their learning accounts to:

The site is located at https://studentconnect.qcaa.qld.edu.au.To access the site, students require their 10 digit LearnerUnique Identifier (LUI; located on student school ID) andpassword. The first time students log into their account, thepassword is student’s day and month of birth in ddmm format.All students should have logged into their account and changedtheir password by now.

Senior Jersey

Students in Year 11 are invited to order their Senior Jersey for2016. Students are required to meet a set list of conditions in

order to purchase the jersey. The jersey costs $69.85 and mustbe paid by 27 November.

Exam Block Information - Year 10-12

Senior exam block dates are:

Year 12 – 9 November – 13 NovemberYear 11 – 23 November – 27 November

If students are absent for assessment the school must becontacted and the student MUST have a medical certificate.Students will be required to sit their assessment the day theyreturn.

During exam block, students are only required to be at schoolwhen they have assessment scheduled but first must meet thefollowing two conditions:

Supervised study lessons will be scheduled for students whodo not meet the above conditions and students are expected toattend school as per a normal school day. These study lessonsare scheduled as normal lesson times and students will haveaccess to computers.

Year 12 students received their exam timetable and examclearance sheet on Friday October 30 2015. Year 11 studentswill receive their documents within the next week.

Please contact Ms Dexter or Mrs Mawn with any concerns.

QUT BIOSECURITY WORKSHOPIn week 2 of this term, all Year 7 Science classes participatedin a workshop on biosecurity. Using microscopes, studentsidentified grain pests using a dichotomous key and thenrecommended whether the silo should be treated, the type offumigant to be used and if the grain could be sold. For example,grain that contained some ants could be marketed, but weevilcontaminated grain must be treated first. This workshop mirrorswhat grain farmers must do as part of their storage practice.Student behaviour was excellent, with students enjoying themicroscope work and the identification process.

Sieving grain to remove “wriggly” contaminantsSieving grain to remove “wriggly” contaminants

• QCE

• Tertiary Entrance Statement

• Senior Statement

• Queensland Certificate of Individual Achievement.

• Check their personal details

• View their enrolments and results

• Track their progress towards a Queensland certificateof Education (QCE)

• Check their eligibility for a QCE and Overall Position(OP)

• Find out their final results, including OP and FieldPositions (FPs).

1. Have no outstanding assessment for all of theirsubjects

2. Have completed the exam clearance sheet indicatingthat their work is up to date for each subject.

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GOLD COAST 600 REWARDS DAYAs part of our behaviour level system students who are onlevel 1 and 2 are given the opportunity to participate in rewardsdays from time to time. On Friday, 23 October, 107 students,accompanied by the House Leaders, were taken by bus to theGold Coast to attend the Gold Coast 600 Supercar Event.

Transport and entry were provided free of charge as a rewardfor their great behaviour throughout term 3. The students hadan exciting day walking around the site; taking part in the manyactivities offered on the day, as well as watching the cars on thetrack. There were many tired students in the long and slow bustrip back, but a great day was had by everyone who attended.

All students are encouraged to strive to move up through thelevels.

‘TIME OF OUR LIVES’On Thursday 17 September and Friday 18 September, theDance and Dance Extension students performed in the annualDance Night entitled - “Time of Our Lives”. Studentsshowcased their hard work through performances in the areasof Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Tap and Hip Hop and wowedthe audiences with their creative choreography, dazzlingcostuming, high level of technique and outstanding stagepresence. Students from Year 7-12 got the opportunity toperform twenty- three dances in front of sell-out crowds filledwith parents, grandparents, friends and families supporting theirpassion and dedication to dance.

Miss Wells and Miss Gray-Hanna are so proud of each andevery student who performed on stage and we thank everyonewho was involved in making the performances a success.

PHOENIX PATHWAYS PROGRAMDuring term 2 students participated in the Bunnings programwhich involved students attending onsite at MorayfieldBunnings to learn practical woodwork skills.

Bunnings kindly donated $200 worth of gift cards to TullawongState High School for the students involved in the PhoenixPathways Program to plant herbs and vegetables.

Over the course of the year students have tended to the gardenoutside of the Home Economics block. Now, in term 4, we areseeing the fruits of our labour as we harvest our tomatoes.

We wish to thank Chloe Brown who has allowed us to utilisethis area to grow vegetables and herbs.

THIS MONTH IN SCIENCE…

PHOENIX CAMPWhat a year it’s been for the Phoenix Pathways Program!

Students who have been involved in the program have hadsome amazing opportunities to work with various localCommunity organisations.

The students engaged in the program started the year byattending a camp at Stanley River Environmental EducationCentre where they were taken out of their comfort zones andgiven an opportunity to achieve in an external environment.

The students did an amazing job of rising to the challenges ofhiking and canoeing against winds and rain. Students left withtheir heads held high knowing they had accomplished exactlywhat they had set out to do.

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Now in Term 4 we are giving students an opportunity to returnto Stanley River Environmental Education Centre to completetheir journey.

With many new challenges set for students to undertake at thiscamp, it is also an opportunity to reward students for the hardwork they have each put in over the course of the year. Wewish the Phoenix students the best of luck rising to the newchallenges ahead, knowing they have the tools and skills tosucceed.

BRIBIE CUPOn the last day of term three 2015, we had two teams goaway for the Bribie Cup Competition held at the Bribie IslandRugby league fields. Our teams tried their best and often playedback-to-back games with few substitutes. The Under 15 Mixedteam finished 5th and the Open Mixed team finished 5th. Twoof our students won Most Valuable Player for the competition,Rachael Harper (Under 15 Mixed) and Jayden Nicholson (OpenMixed). The day was an exciting and great way for all thestudents to end the school term. A huge thank you needs to goto our past school captain, Alex Kennedy, who came along tohelp out and be our school referee for the day.

BRIBIE CUP UNDER 15 MIXED

Jayden Nicholson

Jalon Bossi

Sam Van Der Stoep

Acacia Sashalmi

Destainee Berrier

Ben Lamb

Zac Lamb

Audrey Nepson

Talia Sim

BRIBIE CUP OPEN MIXED

Robert Bessell

Taigan Loosemoore

Jake Hayes

Josh Vaughan

Rachel Harper

Danielle Barnett

Angela Parascos

Tiannah Bell

Jake Law

Ella Crettenden

Tyhesia Pyne

Tarni Southgate

LIBRARY NEWS“The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the

location of the library.”Albert Einstein

HAVE YOU FOUND THE LIBRARY YET?

The Library Chess Challenge:

The Finalists have been battling it out this term with the grandfinal being played over two days with the eventual winner beingIasiah Alofivae from K10B. Congratulations Iasiah!

Tantalising Text Talk:

Petrus is the guest Text Talker for our last Tantalising Text Talkfor the year. Tantalising Text Talk is on today (Wednesday 4November) in the Library lunch 1. Students can sign up to readout loud or just turn up to be part of the audience.

Student Tech Lab

The Student Tech Lab is about students helping students withTechnology issues. These include helping with emails, andhelping with programs like Microsoft Word and Excel. At themoment we have 3 groups. The Student Tech Lab will be openMondays Lunch 2, Tuesdays Lunch 2 and Thursdays Lunch 1in the Library. New members are always welcome.

TULLAWONG SHS LIBRARY PORTAL:

Tullawong SHS Library Portal has gone live!

The Library Portal can be found in The Learning Place. Itcontains links to databases that students can access fromhome and at school. The subscription only databases need ausername and password; these are found in the Student Diary.There are many other useful links on the portal, as well as apage for research tips. This portal will be added to over the yearto provide a One Stop Shop for all research and Library needs.

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MORETON BAY REGIONAL LIBRARY:

All students are encouraged to join the Moreton Bay RegionalLibrary. This will give students access to a larger range ofreading material including eBooks and audio books. It also willenable students to use the library’s databases for research. Theapplication form is attached. It can be handed in at CabooltureLibrary or at Tullawong SHS Library’s Front desk.

TOP 10 TIPS FOR DEALING WITHEXAMINATION PRESSURE

1. KNOW YOUR MATERIAL

The more confident you are about the topic(s) in your exam, theless stress you will feel come exam time. Make sure you stayon top of your school work and homework throughout the term.Follow up with your teacher, or another subject matter expert,if there are things you don’t understand, well before the exams.Trying to understand new concepts the night before the examis very stressful.

2. PRACTISE

Make sure you do practise papers if they are available, orpractise questions. This might include multiple choice, shortanswer or essay style questions. Always study in the way youwill be tested. Work out a plan of action so you know howlong you are going to allocate to each question type, whatquestion types you will start with and what you will do if youcome across things you aren’t sure about. Learn more aboutthis in the Active Studying unit.

3. FUEL YOUR BODY AND YOUR MIND

In the days leading up to an exam make sure you get enoughsleep. Being tired makes it harder to concentrate andremember. Fuel your body and mind by eating well and drinking

plenty of water. Learn more about this in the Lifestyle andBalance unit.

4. MANAGE THE PHYSICAL SIGNS OF STRESS

Familiarise yourself with how your body feels when you arestressed. Do you get headaches? Tension in your neck orshoulders? Does your heart race faster? What happens to yourbreathing? Whenever you feel these effects, quickly start somerelaxation exercises. A good one to try during an exam isto breathe in deeply for 4 seconds, hold for 7 seconds andbreathe out for 8 seconds. Do this a few times to calm yourselfdown and allow yourself to refocus. Learn more about this inthe Managing Stress unit.

5. BE PREPARED ON THE DAY

Make sure you have packed or prepared everything you needfor the exam day the night before. Have a plan for how youare going to get to school on time - including a back-up planif necessary. Eat a nutritious breakfast and make sure you arehydrated. Learn more about this in the Test-Taking Techniquesunit.

6. VISUALISE

Use visualisation techniques to help reduce your stress on theday. Every day in the weeks prior to the exam, last thing at nightand first thing in the morning, visualise yourself calmly walkinginto the exam room, preparing your equipment, reviewing andcompleting your exam paper and feeling good about how youdid. Learn more about this in the Managing Stress unit.

7. INVOLVE YOUR PARENTS IN YOURSCHOOLWORK

Throughout the term talk to your parents about what you arestudying. Show them your bookwork and homework. The moreyour parents understand about what you are doing and howyou are going along the way, the better they are able to managetheir expectations. They may also be able to help you study bytesting you on what you are learning.

8. TALK TO YOUR PARENTS ABOUT REALISTICGOALS

Keep talking to your parents about what you want to achieve,in individual subjects, at school overall and in other aspectsof your life. Involve them in helping you to identify where toconcentrate the most effort to achieve your goals. Learn moreabout this in the Goal Setting unit.

9. UNDERSTAND EXPECTATIONS

Many students feel like they are not meeting their parents’expectations. Often this is a result of poor communicationabout expectations by both parties. Assessment and reportingsystems also change over time and are different in differentschools and systems. Making sure your parents reallyunderstand what your report means may help them tounderstand what you are actually achieving. Your school canassist you to explain these to your parents if need be and mostschools provide booklets of explanation. Often students areachieving, but reporting structures may not clearly representthis to parents.

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10. ASK FOR HELP

The most important way to deal with stress is by talking topeople and asking for help. Don’t try and go it alone. Yourschool, teachers, parents and friends are your support structureso keep lines of communication open (that means talk to them!)and let everyone know how you are feeling and what help youneed.

Learn more about how to deal with examination pressure inthe Managing Stress and Test-Taking Techniques units atwww.studyskillshandbook.com.au Our school’s access detailscan be found on page 26 of the student diary.

RECONCILIATION CHALLENGETullawong State High School was among the 16 schoolsacross Queensland invited to participate in the ReconciliationChallenge last semester. Whole school populations participatedin the competition with entrants consisting of many diversecultures working together to submit thousands of entries.

Congratulations to the following students who were awarded ahighly commended prize for their group entry:

Lachlan LeplastrierJayke JakabRhylee QuirantRielly ChappleSam AndersonRay DonaldsonXavier Hill-Webber

After experiencing a workshop on Reconciliation with DanRogers who was the ARTIE coordinator at the time, the groupexpressed their cultural awareness by creating an impressivepiece of multi-dimensional artwork that suitably impressed ourjudge and esteemed Indigenous artist, Chernee Sutton. Thisgroup of motivated students came together with the help oftheir teachers Mrs Gradwell , Kit Berkelmens and MrStephenson . The students thoroughly enjoyed the processwhereby they were able to acknowledge each other’s culturaldifferences and learn more about the rich history of their pasts.

STORM DAMAGE TO INDUSTRY PARTNER– OCEAN VIEW ESTATES

Ocean View Estates Winery and Restaurant suffered severestorm damage from the band of storms that hit the OceanView/Mt Mee area last week. Their restaurant has been closed forrepair and is due to reopen this Friday night. The owners haveoffered a 10% discount on main meals for members of ourcommunity on that night.

It would be great for our school community to support them ontheir reopening with as many people visiting to help make up forthe time closed.

OceanView can be contacted for bookings on 3425 3900 orinfo@oceanviewestates.com.au

SMOKING BANNED 5 METRES AROUNDSCHOOL GROUNDS

Smoking any tobacco products or using anelectronic cigarette within five metres ofany state or private school grounds hasbeen banned. This applies before, duringand after school hours as well as overweekends and school holidays.

On the spot fines can be issued by environmental healthofficers, police or other officers authorised by the localgovernment, to anyone found in breach of this legislation. Theban does not extend to businesses or residences that share aproperty boundary with a school.

Smokers are asked to put out their cigarette and dispose of thelitter thoughtfully well before they reach the school boundary.

For more information, visit the website below:

http://www.health.qld.gov.au/public-health/topics/atod/tobacco-laws/schools/default.asp

HOST A STUDENT

Would you like to be a Host Family to anAFS exchange student arriving in February?

Are you ready to get an unforgettable experience, get to knowanother culture, make a lifetime friendship by adding a newmember to your family from different country?

If your answer is YES, then log on to our websitewww.afs.org.au/host and get to know our amazing studentsarriving in February.

We have students from a variety of different countries eagerlyawaiting any kind of information regarding their future hostfamilies who will host them here in Australia for the length oftheir program.

If you believe you can be a host family for 5 or 11 months, thenplease contact the Hosting Coordinator at the AFS NationalOffice: on 1300 131 736.

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QUOTE OF THE MONTH

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