Happy Easter Colleagues & Friends!
Welcome to our first newsletter for 2009! Some more new people have been added to our Newsletter list. Please let us know if you do not wish to receive it.
NEW EHUBS AT MULI MULI and MUURRBAY
North Coast Aboriginal Learning Partnerships (NCALP) from North Coast TAFE have funded the establishment of another 2 Ehubs this semester at Muli Muli and Muurrbay (Bellwood, Nambucca Heads) in conjunction with Goorie IT courses where students build their own computer that is theirs to keep upon completion of the course. The students also build a number of machines for the Ehub for use by the rest of the community when the courses have been completed. Beautiful projects with fantastic outcomes!
At Muli Muli (past Woodenbong near the Queensland border in the shadow of Mt Lindesay) we were pleasantly surprised to get fast broadband speeds of 5mbs! The fastest in any Ehub we have established yet, and in such an isolated location! A plumbing course is also underway run by Scott Bullow from Wollongbar TAFE Campus. There’s many wonderful things happening out there at Muli Muli and its times like these we are proud to be associated with North Coast TAFE.
JEREMY FEATURED IN NATIONAL YOUTH WEEK 2009 GRADUATING STUDENTS
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Craig Smith won the Bernadette Ballangarry Award at Macksville TAFE graduation ceremony. He is pictured here with Gary Smith, Mahalia Donovan, Jennie Rosser and Ceclie Donovan all of whom graduated successfully with the Certificate 3 in Information Technology. Jennie is now working as a Teacher’s Aide with Bernie in the Muurrbay Goorie IT course.
Craig Smith (back left) won the Bernadette Ballangarry Award at Macksville TAFE graduation ceremony
Craig Smith (back left) won the Bernadette Ballangarry Award at Macksville TAFE graduation ceremony.
FIRST SIGN UP AT ILARWILL
After 4 years of hard work the first sign for our Indigenous Signage Project in partnership with North Coast Aboriginal Learning Partnerships (North Coast TAFE), Clarence Valley Council and Muurrbay Language Centre was unveiled by our Yaegl Elders and Mayor Richie Williamson at Ilarwill on 6th March.
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We hope that at some time in the future we will be able to affix a logo to denote the sign’s Aboriginal translation more clearly.
Thank you to everyone at North Coast TAFE and in the community for supporting us. We have Ehubs planned for other communities in 2009 and need you to help us obtain more computer hardware.
Enjoy Easter with your families,
Keep smiling