Newham Primary School
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A sprinkling of Christmas sparkle
Newham CFA members have brought Christmas sparkle to their home village … and a lot of it is clever recycling! While a mass of hundreds of solar-powered twinkling lights give the intersection where the fire station stands a festive glow at night, during the daytime the recycled decorations stand out in pride of place. Wooden…
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Local Landcare heroes celebrated
Founding member of Golden Point Landcare Group, Marie Jones, has been awarded the prestigious Joan Kirner Landcare Award. Marie was one of several local residents recognised for their contributions maintaining and restoring the natural environment at the 2023-2024 Victorian Landcare Awards at Marvel Stadium on July 18. The Joan Kirner Landcare Award honours a long-term…
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Environmental champions nominated
Four local schools, Castlemaine Steiner School and Kindergarten, Winters Flat Primary School, Chewton Primary School and Newham Primary School, have been nominated as finalists in Sustainability Victoria’s 2024 ResourceSmart Schools Awards. Castlemaine Steiner School and Kindergarten, winner of the Campus Infrastructure and Operations School of the Year in 2023, is vying for the title of…
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School arts shine
A grade six student’s portrait of his best friend has been awarded this year’s Primary School Children’s Portrait Prize by the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society, Central Victoria. ADFAS CV chair Nicky Peters said Newham grade six student Eli Jacobsson greatly impressed the judges with his winning entry. “We all felt that his technique…