A string of Queensland public schools will trial a shorter week for students after international studies found people who did four-day work weeks were more productive.
An urgent danger to life warning has been issued as floodwaters submerge the city of Lismore on the northern NSW coast on Monday and more rain expected for Tuesday..
Sunshine’s versatility pulls through Sunshine Beach State High senior boys AFL players Bayley Crawford, Angus Castle, Tom McNally, Zak Crozier and Dane Larson.
Sunshine Beach State High School’s senior boys team arrived at the fields with a number of players from backgrounds of rugby union, rugby league and football.
There was only a handful of experienced AFL players among them.
The boys showed no shortage of game management and skill on the field when they started their day with a win over Immanuel Lutheran College kicking 4.1.25 to 2.0.12.
Sunshine’s Zak Crozier found his feet with a great performance and looked like a player to follow for the rest of the day’s matches.
Sunshine Beach State High School’s first rugby union team in five years has made a barnstorming start to their hiatus-ending season.
The under-18 second division XV has made the perfect start to the season, knocking over St. Andrews 17-7 and then rolling powerhouse Sunshine Coast Grammar School 14-10.
The team is in good hands, led by head coach and former Noosa Dolphins A-grade coach Mick ‘Roxy’ Phelan and well known Dolphins clubman Damien ‘Coges’ Cogill.
Phelan said it was great to see the boys enjoying their footy on Wednesday nights.
“Obviously Sunshine High is one of the schools in the Noosa area that makes up the Noosa Dolphins Colts and Juniors Colts teams,” he said.
They did an amazing job, Ms Bourke said. Carter said they saw these two guys sitting on the beach, so they went out and started surfing and the next thing they noticed this guy was screaming out for help. Carter paddled over and said are you all right mate? . He was literally going under, she said. Ms Taylor said Zayde was the first to reach the distressed swimmer who was caught in a rip north of the flagged patrol area. Surf Life Saving Queensland s Sebastien de Paula on the scene of Sunday s drowning where a second man was saved by actions of three local boys.