Regional Colleagues Welcomed at Professional Development Days in Townsville and Bundaberg

EducatePlus CEO Neil McWhannell joined Chapter Committee members, Lea Walker-Franks, Sue Russell and Claire Grlj in Townsville on Monday 18 March for a day of learning and networking with regional colleagues.  Attendees also travelled from Cairns and Charters Towers.  For our Townsville attendees, the day was a welcome relief from the flood recovery efforts which had affected many of the schools in the region.

On Monday 30 April, EducatePlus were warmly welcomed by Shalom College Bundaberg.  Chapter Committee members, Lea Walker-Franks, Helen Turner, Lara Pickering and John Collins presented sessions and hosted Special Interest Groups for Fraser Coast region colleges.

Feedback from attendees on both days reflected the EducatePlus benefits enjoyed by all members with attendees saying they thoroughly enjoyed the connection, open sharing of knowledge, networking and learning from their peers.  Both groups expressed their gratitude to the teams for spending the day in their region.

With the Queensland Chapter Conference coming up in September, we currently have 34 delegates from 12 regional schools attending which account for nearly one third of registrations.  We’ll be welcoming delegates from Charters Towers, Townsville, Toowoomba, Sunshine Coast, Fraser Coast, Hervey Bay and the Gold Coast with more regional registrations expected in the lead up the conference.