‘Critical’: Qld’s $400m school fears revealed
Queensland state schools are being short-changed $400m in annual federal funding, leading to regional and special-needs students falling behind their peers, education unions have claimed.
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Rangers ready to issue fines in dingo safety blitz on K’gari
Visitors to K’gari are being warned they face heavy fines if they flout dingo safety rules as rangers kick off an enforcement blitz, even as the state says it will not increase penalties.
‘Help her, help her’: Terrifying footage of dingo pack attack
The actions of a hero who risked injury to himself by running to the aid of a woman being savaged by dingoes on K’gari have been caught on camera.
Paradise lost? Selfie-obsessed tourists putting island off-limits
It’s an idyllic holiday paradise beloved by generations of Queenslanders. But the latest in a spate of dingo attacks – and questions over the behaviour of visitors – has put a question mark over future access to K’gari.
K’gari dingo attacks actually ‘a people problem now’
A K’gari ranger says the issue of dingo attacks on the famous island is actually now a “people problem”, as the leader of a pack of dingoes that savagely mauled a female jogger is destroyed.
‘Get a photo with the dingo’: Selfish tourists slammed after K’gari attacks
As a senior K’gari ranger slams the behaviour of some island visitors who she says are also to blame for the recent spate of dingo attacks, the Queensland Government has released the status of a 2019 review into dingo policies.
Campers fend off prowling dingoes ‘every 10 mins’ in night from hell
K’gari campers including children spent the night constantly fending off dingoes just metres from where a young woman was viciously mauled hours earlier. WATCH VIDEO
Tuckshop classics under threat in major school food overhaul
Hot chips, pies and chicken nuggets should be scrapped in favour of healthier options at school tuckshops, the state’s peak association says. VOTE IN OUR POLL
4800 kids by 2027: Qld’s fastest growing state high schools revealed
New vertical schools and expanded existing campuses are on the table as Queensland state school enrolments surge. SEARCH THE TABLE
Flu, Covid and gastro: Horror triple whammy hitting our schools
Queensland schools have been hit with bulk student and staff absences as influenza, Covid and gastro rips through communities triggering serious health fears.
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