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Cloncurry students learn how to run ‘mini mines’ | The North West Star

About 30 students from St Joseph’s Catholic School and Cloncurry State School are on a learning adventure from July 19 to strengthen science, technology, engineering and maths and coding skills at an Unearthed workshop from the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy, the education arm of the Queensland Resources Council. Click to check the original article.

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ALPA to host biosecurity webinar for producers on July 20 | The Land

Hosted by the Australian Livestock and Property Agents Association, the webinar will feature National Farmers Federation president Fiona Simson, Animal Health Australia’s general manager of emergency preparedness, animal health and biosecurity Dr Samantha Allen, Red Meat Advisory Council’s John McKillop and the Department of Agriculture’s national LSD-FMD preparedness co-ordinator Dr Chris Parker. Click to check […]

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Sleeping pods revolutionising Australia’s housing crisis

This Queensland community organisation is tackling homelessness with Japanese-style “pod” housing. Founded by Helen Youngberry in 2018 and developed over three years, the Goodna Street Life sleeping pods are designed to provide temporary crisis housing for people and families facing homelessness. Each pod is slightly bigger than a single size mattress, made of aluminium and […]

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