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United Nation’s 16 Days of Activism – End Gender-based Violence

In Australia, on average, 1 woman is murdered by a current or former partner each week, and 1 in 2 women has experienced sexual harassment. Violence against women and their children costs Australia $22 billion each year, however, the way

women are treated is arguably more important than the dollar cost to the economy. It is everyone’s responsibility to be an active part of addressing gender inequality in Australia, because women and girls deserve to be treated as equals.

Did you know that:

1 in 4 women have experienced violence by an intimate partner since the age of 15?
3 in 5 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have experienced physical or sexual violence perpetrated by a male intimate partner?

Thursday 25th November marks the beginning of the United Nation’s 16 Days of Activism – End Gender-based Violence. To mark this occasion, students were asked to bring in donations for the It’s in the bag campaign, and they did not disappoint!

We were lucky enough to receive an overwhelming amount of donations which we can pass on to women, girls and those who menstruate and we would like to say thank you for each and every one of your donations. You have made a massive contribution towards helping the most vulnerable in our society.

Family violence is no longer considered a private matter and is being addressed as a serious public health and criminal justice issue. If you know of someone who is being abused, express your concern, and encourage them to seek help.

Safe Steps is Victoria’s 24/7 family violence support service.

Safe Steps (1800 015 188) safesteps.org.au

Remember, like Harry Styles once said, “no matter who you are, or who you want to be, we support each and every one of you”.

TAG (The Activism Group)

CCLLEN VET in Schools Excellence Awards

Each year, the Campaspe Cohuna LLEN (CCLLEN) celebrates the outstanding performance of VET students from regional schools by holding Campaspe Cohuna LLEN VET in Schools Excellence Awards. Students are nominated, and then interviewed by an independent panel of judges. Due to the pandemic, these interviews occurred virtually giving students a great experience in this process for future interviews. This year Moama Anglican Grammar had finalists in the VET Construction and the VET Tourism, travel and events category.

Congratulations to the following students on their achievement as a nominee or finalist:

Scott Park – VET Construction finalist

Maya Kadri – VET Tourism, travel and events nominee

Lauren O’Dea - Tourism, travel and events finalist

Carmen Yuan – VET Tourism, travel and events finalist

We are very proud that the VET Tourism, travel and events award was won by Jamison McFadden. Feedback from the panel was that you spoke well about yourself and your future goals in the industry. Congratulation Jamison.

Fire Fighting - Charlee Amos

Charlee Amos (Year 10) has recently become a volunteer operational firefighter at the Echuca CFA and attended her first fire on Sunday which was a haystack fire. She was at the job from 11.00am to 6.00pm Sunday evening and then attended her second fire just before midnight on Monday night which was also a haystack fire.

Well done Charlee on volunteering your time to help others.

Impressive Maths Pathways Growth Rate For Year 7 to 9

Congratulations to the following Year 7, 8 and 9 students who have achieved 200% growth or higher on their last Maths Pathway Test

567% Breanna McLeish

533% Katherine (Katie) Barnes

400% Kithmini Kumarasinghe, Hirunya Kumarasinghe

367% Kaitlin Weiser

333% Elizabeth Harris

267% Archer Luke, Man Hue Nguyen, William Whitbourn, Zephan Hensley

233% Gabrielle McMaster, Georgia Bennett, Jilly Jones, Fergus McGillivray

200% Jett Keam, Leah Kerr, Sophie Johnston, Summer Cox, Tahlia McMaster-Sharrock, Brady McInnes, Charlize Weeks, Chloe Pollock, Ciara Jose, Digby Newman, Emma Mitchell, Jaxson Biggs, Leyton Webster, Malissa McMahon, Mikayla Spiteri, Scarlett Hehir, Zena Colacino, Alesha Christie, Catriona Baldwin, Isla Laffy, Lennix Keam, Matilda Cahill

Don’t forget that you can see how you child is going at any time by accessing the Parents and carers tab on your child’s Maths Pathway home page

Year 7 Science

Mrs Paul's Year 7 Science class have been visually demonstrating how the decrease or increase of one organism in the food web can impact an Australian habitat.