Category: Inspiration

Happy Birthday Dr Seuss

3/3/2017

To celebrate the birthday of the late Dr Seuss, I have added some of his amazing quotes below.
There are quotes for everyone from his fabulous books and these are just a few. So...
'Kid, you'll move mountains! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So get on your way'
The posters are from Stacey Tornio.

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Trailer Tuesday

13/9/2016

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'Mao's Last Dancer' by Li Cunxin

Synopsis: 'The true story of a poor Chinese peasant boy who, plucked unsuspectingly at the age of ten from millions of others across the land to be trained as a ballet dancer, turned the situation to his advantage to become one of the world's greatest ballet stars. Simply told, with charm, humour and compassion and at times, great drama. His childhood, despite the terrible hardships, is drawn with love and affection and contrasts starkly with the seven lonely years of gruelling training at the Peking Dance Academy. At the age of l8, Li performs at the Houston Ballet school in the US, which leads to his dramatic defection.'

Reserve your copy today.

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Domestic Violence Project

10/6/2016

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Mareeba Community Housing Company invited senior schools to participate in the 2016 Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month by preparing a multimedia presentation to support the Queensland Government ‘Not Now, Not Ever’ campaign.

The presentation was showcased on Friday 27th May at a function designed to bring awareness of Domestic Violence to our community. The function included speakers from Sydney and from the Mareeba community.

The students involved in the project were:
Aaron Bryce, Sabine Conolly, Ruby McClounan, Jarred Moreno and Claire Schermer.

These students were awarded a monetary prize for their efforts ($2750.00) which they kindly donated Val & Keith Mackintosh during assembly on Monday 6th June. Mrs Mackintosh raises awareness and donations for the Cairns and Regional Domestic Violence Service. This money will go towards helping fund women shelters in the area with bedding, clothes, mobile phones and other necessities.

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Young Australian of the Year.

5/2/2016

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photo courtesy Buzzfeed

Be inspired by the nominations for Young Australian of the Year.
Each year 8 people are nominated for their contribution to Australian society. These young people have been working with their communities to help homelessness, mental disease, domestic violence, health issues and a variety of social issues all communities around Australia face. The nominees have been recognised for their integrity, enthusiasm and idealism.

The winners are Lucas Patchett and Nic Marchesi who developed a mobile laundry service for homeless people. The two young men were trying to come up with ideas to encourage their schoolmates to give volunteering a go. Their idea sounded great, so they pitched it to a laundromat supplier, who donated machines. after a little experimenting, they had outfitted a van, and from then donations came pouring in. Lucas and Nic now have 5 vans across Australia and 300 Orange Sky volunteers doing laundry.

For more information on the nominees and their worthwhile pursuits read the article '9 Young Australians Who are Killing it Right Now'.

Lucas Patchett and Nic Marchesi. Photo courtesy Buzzfeed

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