The Queensland Children’s Hospital project being built by Abigroup will receive a boost of youthful enthusiasm this week when sixteen Year 11 and 12 students from St Laurence’s College joined the construction site for five days of work experience (April 16-20). The St Laurance College students participated in Doorways 2 Construction (D2C), a Construction Skills [...]
Independent Schools Queensland today welcomed the State Government’s announcement it would cut red tape for new buildings that will be needed for the shift of Year 7 to high school. Queensland Executive Director David Robertson said the independent schooling sector was growing strongly and the Year 7 move will involve significant costs associated with the [...]
Australian University Sport (AUS) and the Australasian Campus Union Managers Association (ACUMA) have been lobbying in partnership for the return of a student services and amenities fee for more than 5 years now. The legislation will allow universities to charge a deferrable fee in support of student services such as health, sport, recreation, childcare and [...]
A new survey has found Queenslanders aren’t fooled by the misinformation campaign that claims parents who send their children to an independent school are rich and don’t need the same government support as those attending a public school. The 2011 Community Attitudes Towards Independent Schools survey found 64% of Queenslanders disagree that most parents of [...]
Sydney, Australia A new report reveals that although the WHO predicts that depression will be the second most disabling disease in the world by 2020; recent research shows that only 9% of people living with depression feel comfortable talking about it with fellow employees. This is despite a recent study by the University of Queensland [...]
Queensland Youi car insurance research has found that more is less when it comes to car insurance; especially when it comes to the questions asked when providing a quote. “Most car insurance companies ask very few questions with the aim of giving customers a fast online quote. The problem with this approach is that less [...]
Canberra, ACT Mr. Stephen Emmott, Head of Web Services for LSE said, “Funnelback has transformed the LSE website’s search facility. We can now offer users the ability to refine results using sub-topics to help them easily pick out the information they’re looking for. Moreover, Funnelback’s excellent support team have helped us optimise the search facility’s [...]
Pittsburgh, PA (Vocus/PRWEB) As parents, we are often searching for ways on how to educate and, at the same time, entertain and delight our children. Where Do I Sleep? is a three-in-one package for assistance in parenting. We meet Jonathan in the story, who introduces his family and his family’s pets and shares with us [...]
Matt Blatt are pleased to announce the opening of their new showroom in Leichardt. Located at 141 Allen St Leichardt, the showroom is three times larger than the furniture store’s previous Sydney showroom, showcasing more designs in a more dynamic space than ever before. The new showroom hosts replicas of some of the most recognisable [...]