WHAT'S ON IN &
AROUND KINGY
• Friday 23rd - 31st August Tweed Valley Banana Festival
www.bananfestival.org
• Saturday 23th & Sunday 24th
Quota Club Arts & Crafts Fair
0755241273
• Thursday 29th August
Murwillumbah Business
Womens Networking
Breakfast 7.30am - 9.00am
Other Events •
Kingscliff Library - Friends
of the Library meet monthly
on the 2nd Monday each
month at 4pm.
•
Kingscliff Library Book Sales
each Saturday morning
9.15am - 11.45am
need a jp???
Call Norman Crampton on
0412 473 575 to have your
documents witnessed, or
call in to the Red Monkey
Cafe & Bar every Tuesday
and Thursday, 9am - 12md
This is a free service
TAFE
NEWS
Danish Students arrive in Kingscliff
Each year Kingscliff TAFE and local families
host
Danish
Students
from
Aalborg Technical College
in Denmark as part of a 5
month International Study
and Cultural Program. These
programs are endorsed by
the Danish government who
believe in the benefits that
these experiences provide for
the younger generation.
The students were welcomed to the Tweed Valley
by the Mayor Barry Longland in a ceremony
held on Sunday which included a cultural
performance by local community members.
The Mayor said “this was a great opportunity
for the Danish students to discover the melting
pot of cultures that this community represents.”
Students will live with local host families for the
duration of their stay becoming involved in
family activities and getting a feel for the life we
lead here on the beautiful North Coast.
TAFE’s International study program gives students
the opportunity to study abroad in Australia whilst
still completing their current qualifications. These
subjects such as technology and sustainability
are integrated with some unique learning
experiences that reflect our Australian culture,
like the design and construction of environmental
friendly surfboards. Students will also complete
an 8 week surf safety program and participate
in learn to surf lessons in preparation for testing
out their own boards upon completion.
There are a number of exciting excursions
planned for the group such as a visit to a Burleigh
surfboard factory to obtain some tips on making
a board. The students will visit Currumbin Bird
Sanctuary where they will get up close and
personal with the koalas and kangaroos, then
spend their semester break discovering the
iconic landmarks of Sydney. To top off their
stay, the group will embark on a one week
backpacking tour of Northern Queensland.
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