News
Wednesday April 2, 2014
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Roadshow brings plenty of information to small business A small number of local business people attended a roadshow at the Cooma Ex-Services Club last Thursday, presented by the Regional Development Australia (Southern Inland). The roadshow was facilitated by project officer Richard Everson, who highlighted the work of the RDA and its objectives in relation to assisting small business. Mr Everson was joined by Southern Region Business Enterprise Centre business adviser
Kris Laird, who also made a presentation on the organisation of the BEC and the new organisation SmallBiz Connect. The roadshow was very informative and included details on upcoming training and courses, and introduced the federal Government’s digital business website. This site contains much useful information which can be accessed free of charge.
Pictured at the RDA Roadshow at Cooma Ex-Services Club last Thursday are Jack and Sarah Atkinson with Paula Smith, from Cooma’s Kettle and Seed and facilitator Richard Everson. Sarah is the innovator behind a new networking program, Snowy Mountains Professional Network, this Friday will be the program’s ‘First Friday Drinks’, 5:30pm at the Cooma Hotel.
Erin wins scholarship Jindabyne’s Erin Caldwell has been awarded a NSW Government’s Early Childhood Teaching Scholarship, the Member for Monaro John Barilaro announced today. The scholarship enables local Diplomaqualified early childhood educators to become qualified early childhood teachers. Seventy scholarships have been awarded across the State with 50 of these allocated to educators in rural and regional NSW. “Children in their early years need access to
quality early childhood education, delivered by qualified early childhood teachers,” said Mr Barilaro. “Erin has demonstrated a dedication and aptitude for Early Childhood Education and has chosen to obtain higher qualifications. “The scholarship will provide her with up to $10,000 to support her study costs. “The 70 educators who have been awarded these scholarships have demonstrated their professionalism, passion for working
with young children and desire to further their career in early childhood education.” Mr Barilaro said the successful applicants are working in a range of different early childhood services and are located right across NSW. The scholarships are part of the Rural and Remote Education: A blue print for action strategy. The scholarships focus on educators working in rural and remote communities in particular areas with identified shortages of early childhood teachers.
Due to family commitments COOMA POWER EQUIPMENT will be closed Saturday morning April 5. RE-OPENING AS PER NORMAL MONDAY MORNING FOR BUSINESS.
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Kunama Gallery re-opens
Kunama Gallery, home to High Country Arts, was relaunched last Saturday with an exhibition celebrating stockmen of the high country. Pictured are visiting artists Peter Mortimer, Belinda Williams and Robert Keen with Kunama Gallery curator Noeline Dahlen Maclean.
Are you are studying a university degree by distance education?
Do you find it hard to get work done without distractions, or have trouble accessing your uni and study materials? Well, the Cooma Universities Centre has state of the art computer connections with Australian universities, fast broadband and wi-fi, along with a dedicated study zone and tutorial rooms. The CUC is open from 8:30am to 10:00pm every day of the week for registered students! To find out more visit our website, call 02 6452 3368 or visit us at 38 Bombala St Cooma.
www.coomauc.com.au