Fourteen students from Kirrawee High School have today successfully completed the NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Secondary School Cadet Program.
The cadets have completed an eight week course that has given them skills which will last a lifetime.
The program is a great way to introduce young people to the important role volunteer fire fighters play within communities.
As well as examining fire behaviour, the students have been taught essential fire safety techniques and gained an appreciation of the work emergency services volunteers face every day.
The cadet program also offers students the opportunity to experience firsthand the commitment and camaraderie that comes with volunteering.
This is the fifth year that Kirrawee High School has offered the NSW RFS Secondary School Cadet Program to its students.
The school provides support to the program by supervising the cadets during training.
It is this ongoing support from the school’s Principal Paul Owens, the teachers and staff that help to make the program such a success.
The benefits of volunteering are enormous and it is inspiring to see our next generation getting involved.
🎉 Congratulations to all our extraordinary athletes who competed at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games!
From record-breaking performances to personal bests, you’ve shown the true meaning of perseverance and excellence. Thank you for representing our country - Australia secured 63 medals: 18 gold, 17 silver, 28 bronze, and was 9th placed.🏅👏
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Congratulations to the Aussie athletes!! Well done! Simply amazing! 💚💛💚💛
They are amazing. 🇦🇺 Australia is so proud of you all. 👏👏👏👏👏
👏👏👏👏 a great post. Congratulations to them all.
Well done everyone - you made us all so proud.
Some amazing and emotional moments over the last week that make you realise what our athletes have to go through and all they are thinking of are their family, their teammates and their country....all with a smile of achievement whether they got a medal or not!
Great effort and congratulations to all
Well done 💛💚🇦🇺
Congratulations
Congratulations 🙌
Congratulations
Wonderful
only another 4 years for another media event
Well done Australia 🙏
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🇬🇷Big day out at Let's Go Greek Festival Parramatta - an annual celebration of Greek culture. 🇬🇷 ... See MoreSee Less
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Great to see you there Mark Speakman. An epic day 🤗🤗
Great seeing you today
It was a great packed event.
Nice target marketing on the other side of the world 🤡
More metro lines. Start planning now
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CronullaFest day 2!
🎶🌮🍷🎠 Music, food, market stalls and rides all happening in the Cronulla CBD til 4pm today (Sunday).
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🌞 Good Evening, 😃🎼 Congratulations, 🎉🎊 🙏 HaVe A GrEaT DaY! #Great_pHotOs, 👍 #Amazing_Work, #GreAt_LeAdeR 👏
We need more metro lines
The rise of social media has seen a huge increase in mental illness, plus sleep, social and attention deprivation, among young people across the western world.
Let’s raise the legal access age to 16.
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Shire Matters with Mark Speakman: Social media and young people
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💚💛Australia is making an extraordinary showing at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, currently holding 41 medals — 11 gold 🥇, 12 silver 🥈, and 18 bronze 🥉!
A special shout out to Alexa Leary (@alexa_leary), who not only claimed gold but also broke the women’s 100m freestyle S9 world record! 🌟 That’s after her incredible recovery and resilience from a near-fatal accident in 2021.
Another big shout out to Dan Michel (@Dan_Michel) from Cronulla who won silver for Boccia Men’s Individual BC3!
With our team competing across 17 sports, there’s still plenty of action left and more chances to add to our medal haul! Let’s keep cheering them on 💚💛 #Paralympics #TeamAustralia ... See MoreSee Less
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Congratulations
Go Aussies
Each week over 350 volunteers and over 700 staff from the Chinese Australian Services Society (CASS Care) provide a range of community and other services to over 7000 families across Greater Sydney, Wollongong and Melbourne.
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We were glad to have you with us~
Nice pictures mark
🌞 Good Afternoon, 😃 Congratulations, 🙏 HaVe A GrEaT DaY! #Great_pHotOs, 👍 #Amazing_Work, #GreAt_LeAdeR 👏
I bet you are still supporting the Yes vote for a voice to parliament even though we voted against it. You are definitely one of Australian Labor Party best supporter, another Lib minister that wishes he was Labor minister
While you remain leader of the NSW Liberals they will never make it back into government. I have Voted Liberal for 45years and never have I seen a weaker leader , you are an embarrassment. You have not only damaged state Liberal Party but now you are a risk to the Federal Liberal party. Bo one knew who you were until this latest debacle and now we do we want you gone.
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