It was 3.30pm. The sun was glaring and the chorus of laughter had eased. As afternoon pick-up became a distant memory, Carolyn Anderson frantically rushed to the parking lot. She carried her pens, pictures, and phonics flash cards in her main bag. She also carried her lunchbox and another bag filled with sheets of words and numbers. It looked like she was coming out of a supermarket. “I am going to try and cut and laminate all these sheets before I go to Pilates,” Narellan Public School teacher’s aide Carolyn Anderson said. “But then I also have to cook dinner,…
Author: Lily Anderson
The Federal government has introduced an electric vehicle training program for apprentice mechanics. The new program is a part of the New Energy Apprenticeships that was launched last year by the Australian government. This government-funded program provides incentives to place more apprentices into sectors transitioning to support Australia’s reduced emissions target of 43 per cent by 2030. Minister for Skills and Training, Brendan O’Connor said that the government was regularly observing programs and is now aware of what the industry needs. “We must do all we can to supercharge our efforts to address climate change, as well as address the acute…
Australian students have received positive news last week about their Higher Education Loan Program debts. A total of $3 billion would be cut nationwide for students that have a HELP loan. Education Minister, Jason Clare, announced on Sunday that the government would cap the HELP indexation rate. The purpose of the capped rate is to ensure that indexation matches the lower index which is either the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or Wage Price Index (WPI). “This will wipe out what happened last year and make sure it never happens again,” Mr Clare said. On June 1, each year, indexation is…
Live music workers in Australia received unexpected news last week about the ‘2024 Splendour in the Grass’ music festival. The North Byron Parklands based festival was cancelled two weeks after the official line-up was posted. The reason was due to unexpected events. Auxiliary worker, Grace Farthing, who is also an avid festival-goer was devastated to hear the news but not surprised. “After a few major music festivals dropped like Groovin The Moo, I was hoping that Splendour in the Grass would be able to be the last one standing in the festival arena,” Ms Farthing said. “I believe the line-up…