COMMUNITY NEWS
Second Hand Uniforms
The Second Hand School Specialists shop in Hamlyn Heights has been selling NGSC uniforms for the last nine years. The shop is located approximately 5 minutes, by car, from NGSC.
They currently have approximately 500 pairs of trousers and 300 pairs of NGSC shorts in stock; and around 800 shirts. Being close to our school, they receive NGSC uniforms all the time. Families can leave a list of what they need and they will text them as soon as the items are available. They sell on consignment at approximately half the cost of new prices, providing the item is in very good condition.
Second Hand School Specialists
21b Fairlie Street
Hamlyn Heights
Ph: 0422 402 458
Free Skin Cancer Check
COVID-19 VACCINATIONS
Humans in Geelong Expo 2021
Sunday 5th of December, 10am – 3pm at the Geelong Racecourse.
This is a FREE community event with something for everyone. There will be face-painting, a jumping castle, Roaming Reptiles, crafts and wooden toy making. Uplifting speakers include The Streets Barber. Be entertained by live performances including the Sweethearts and The Mik Maks. There will be inspiring exhibitors, an Arts display and Kindness Art Competition. For the complete program as it unfolds: https://humansingeelong.com/humans-in-geelong-expo-2021/
Kindness Art Competition
Kids, win one of three $100 vouchers. Make a Kindness Art piece, about the size of A4, it could be 2D or 3D, that can hang from a tree or fence at the Humans in Geelong Expo 2021. Bring it along and attach it on the day. Sunday 5th December from 10-3pm at the Geelong Racecourse.
Make sure you have your name, age and school name on it. You could add a kindness/inclusiveness message.
We have teamed up with VALiD’s peer support group, the Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals with Disability to present this competition.
The International Day for People with Disability (IDPwD) is on Friday 3rd of December. The art pieces will be collected and distributed to this group.
Be creative! This can be made at home or at school.
Free Parent Webinar:
Gaming & Young People
Vaccinations now available at Community Care Chemist
School Scholarships, Applications Open
1/10/21 to 28/02/22
Scholarships are available for Year 4-11 students, Year 12 students planning to undertake tertiary studies in 2022, and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students planning on completing Years 11 and 12.
Year 4-12 Student Scholarships
The Department of Education and Training manages a number of scholarships which are available to students who are currently enrolled in Years 4-12.
Applicants for these scholarships are evaluated on their:
* participation in school activities
* community involvement
* academic record for the current year.
Scholarships are either one-off payments or for the duration of the student’s course/study annually.
Applications for these scholarships, a number of which have specific eligibility criteria, will open on 1 October 2021 and close on 28 February 2022.
For more information and a list of available scholarships visit the 2021 Student Scholarships for Years 4-12 Factsheet.
How to apply For information on how to apply visit the student scholarships web page.
Variety
ACTIVATE INCLUSION
Sports Day 17/11/2021
Asthma and Hayfever Information
Free Youth Group
SWIFF’s Nextwave Youth Short Film Competition is open for entries!
The Coffs Coast’s Screenwave International Film Festival is looking for the next wave of young filmmakers!
Enter a short film into the Nextwave Youth Film Competition for your chance to win awesome awards and prizes, including Best School, and have your film premiere at SWIFF 2022 on the Coffs Coast!
If you like being creative, and want to have a go at filmmaking, SWIFF wants to see what you can do!
The rules are simple:
- Make a film under five minutes
- Include a pineapple
- Enter before October 12th to win!
For full terms and conditions, visit www.nextwavefilm.com.au
Sport4All Pilot Program
Employment Opportunity
Radio Astronomy -
The Invisible Universe
A Free Opportunity for all students
Free Audiobooks for Teens!
Over the period of the US summer holidays, AudioFile Magazine is hosting the Sync Audiobooks for Teens Program.
This Program releases paired, themed audiobooks for free download each week from Thursday April 29 to August 4 Eastern Time (USA). Aimed at students 13 and up it encourages us to read and explore other worlds and ways of being. head to https://audiofilemagazine.com/sync/ to register then follow the instructions to get your books. You may need to create a Sora Student account (Overdrive) and get the app from the app store. Sign-up to notifications to keep up-to-date with the releases. Once you have downloaded the audiobooks during their week of release, you can keep them, but make sure you get them while they are available! The first pair, ‘Come On In’ edited by Ali Alsaid and ‘Illegal’ by Francisco X. Stork are available now. Don’t miss out!
I am writing to let you know of a wonderful initiative available through Vinnies NILs called No Interest Loans (NILs). A NILS loan has no interest, no fees, no charges ever.
Every year, we help parents and carers on low incomes (in particular those on Centrelink) to apply for a NILs loan of up to $1,500 to cover the cost of essential school items such as uniforms, books, laptops, stationery, school camps, and musical instruments (as well as other essential such as washing machines, fridges, car repairs, medical and dental expenses).
What is a NILs loan?
A NILs loan is a safe, affordable alternative to high-interest payday loans or rent-to-buy leases. It’s not a payday loan or a bank loan but a form of ‘circular community credit'. This means when a borrower makes a repayment to NILs, the funds are then released to someone else in the community. NILs is supported by not-for-profit Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand, with funding from the Australian Government in partnership with NAB.
To help raise awareness of NILs
If you feel that your students and their families could benefit, I encourage you to raise awareness of NILs loans for education costs within your school community.
To assist I’ve attached a copy of an A4 advertisement in PDF format that you may wish to publish in your school newsletter and website AND/OR print and display in your reception area. You may also wish to inform parents via email or post, particularly when school booklist reminders are being distributed, and to notify your school counsellor and accounts team if parents call to request a payment plan.
Parents can find out more information about NILs by contacting:
Vinnies NILs
5229 8829
enquiries.nils@vinniesnils.org.au
Could $500 Help You With High School Costs?
Local Support Services
Barwon Health Immunisation Centres and Hours
