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EVENTS & NEWS

EVENTS & NEWS

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High-Flying AirBnB Executive Cherishes Concordia’s Iconic Grounds and Lifelong Lessons

Monday 02 December

High-powered executive Susan Wheeldon attributes some of her business success to the lessons she learnt many years ago at Toowoomba’s Â鶹´«Ã½. The Country Manager of Airbnb in Australia and New Zealand and a non-executive director on several ASX-listed boards, Susan travels the world but still finds time to come back to Toowoomba regularly to where her school life all began. “My parents and one brother still live in Toowoomba, so I still visit Toowoomba regularly and I have such happy memories of my time at Concordia,†Susan said. “I went to Concordia for 12 years as a day student from 1985, although I wanted to be a boarder so I could get hot lunches,†she said.
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Students help create ‘magic’ in Aged Care

Wednesday 16 October

An unlikely alliance between a group of Toowoomba high school students and local aged care residents is providing benefits to both age groups. The initiative between Â鶹´«Ã½ and Lutheran Services Salem Aged Care started a student learning program a year ago has bridged the generation gap and led to genuine connections between all involved.
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Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Oktoberfest is back!

Friday 04 October

Following the success of last year’s event, Concordia will stage a bigger, better Oktoberfest celebration on the historic grounds of the Senior College on Saturday, October 19 from 4pm to 8pm. Oktoberfest spokesperson and Parent Connect president, Alice Prince, said anyone with an interest in the Germanic culture and fun should attend the community-centred event at the College’s Stephen Street campus. “We learnt a lot from last year’s event, and we will be returning with a greater array of traditional German activities including a wurst competition with many of our entrants using family recipes that have been in use for more than 100 years,†Mrs Prince said.
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Â鶹´«Ã½ Celebrates Marcus Franklin’s Gold Medal Victory at International Youth Basketball Championships

Monday 19 August

From shooting hoops in a country Queensland town to a gold medal-winning performance at the International Youth Basketball Championships, Â鶹´«Ã½ boarder Marcus Franklin is on a path to basketball stardom. The event, held in Pattaya City, Thailand, brought together 67 teams from 13 countries, and Marcus’ team from the Own the Rock Academy emerged victorious in their division after a 30-point win against a team from Hong Kong in the final.
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Paris Olympics inspires young Concordia student to reach for the stars

Thursday 15 August

With the Paris Olympics wrapping up this week, a young Â鶹´«Ã½ student has her sights firmly fixed on wearing the green and gold in the future. Fourteen-year-old Lisa Richards placed second in the 100 and 200 metres backstroke at the Australian Schools National Swimming Championship this year emulating her hero Kaylee McKeown who swam the same program in 2016.
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Concordia proved to be the right cup of tea for life-long educator

Friday 09 August

Former Queensland Businesswoman of the Year and highly credentialled educator Jill Lange-Mohr credits the solid foundation she gained at Â鶹´«Ã½ for paving the way for her success in life. Jill, who was a Concordian between 1972 and 1976 when she finished Year 12, spent 44 years working as an educator before receiving an Order of Australia (OAM) in 2020 for her services and contribution to education.
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Â鶹´«Ã½ Makes History with Unprecedented QCIS Victory

Thursday 08 August

Â鶹´«Ã½ has etched its name into the history books by winning all six trophies in the Queensland Combined Independent Schools (QCIS) competitions this year—a first in QCIS history. Competing against formidable rivals such as SCOTS PGC College, Toowoomba Anglican School, Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Mary MacKillop Catholic College, and Downlands College, Concordia has set a new benchmark in sporting excellence.
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Â鶹´«Ã½ Hume Street Kindy gains national recognition for excellence in STEM

Wednesday 17 July

Local kindergarten, Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Hume Street Kindy, has been recognised for its commitment to early childhood STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) education by gaining highly respected certification as a Little Scientists House. Little Scientists House certification is Australia’s only dedicated early childhood STEM certification program and is managed by Little Scientists Australia; a STEM professional development initiative supported by the Australian Government.
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Jonathan’s journey in life goes full circle

Wednesday 12 June

For architect Jonathan Lanham working on the Â鶹´«Ã½ Masterplan project is truly a trip down memory lane. Being the lead architect in designing the new Concordia Junior Campus and the Concordia Early Learning Centre is more than the latest project to come across his desk, it is a classic example of career serendipity.
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Â鶹´«Ã½: A Beacon of Wellbeing and Educational Excellence

Tuesday 11 June

Toowoomba’s Â鶹´«Ã½ is proud to highlight its holistic approach to education, marked by a tailored curriculum and an exceptional Wellbeing Program. "Our curriculum is specifically designed to ignite students' interests from an early age, fostering a lifelong love for learning," explains Head of College Anton Prinsloo. “We aim to offer not just a learning environment but an environment where our students can truly grow.â€
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Sugars a sweet hit at Bel Canto Festival

Wednesday 08 May

Toowoomba’s award-winning mezzo-soprano Hayley Sugars is in a sweet patch of her career with a month of headline performances throughout Queensland. Hayley shone at the inaugural Brisbane Bel Canto Festival where she sang opposite superstar soprano Jessica Pratt, who performed her internationally renowned performance of Lucia di Lammermoor to Brisbane audiences. Hayley played the role of Alisa in the tragic tale of romantic obsession which wowed crowds over two nights in the Queensland Performing Arts Complex (QPAC).
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Students - The Heart of Concordia

Monday 08 April

It is exciting times at Â鶹´«Ã½ Toowoomba as the school makes strides in achieving its Master Plan, but one thing that will never change is that students are at the heart of it all.
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Cyber Safety Tips

Wednesday 28 February

This week Erin Cash from Internet Safe Education spoke to students, from years 5-12, and parents about the importance of Cyber Safety. Erin has over a decade of experience in law enforcement. As a Police Officer, Erin was a specialist in the field of undercover online internet investigations seeking out internet-based child exploitation offences. Listen for strategies of protection and prevention to empower you, as a parent/carer, to reduce online risks.
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Concordia builds new cultural bridge with students from PNG, Japan, and Thailand

Tuesday 20 February

Covid-enforced border closures seriously impacted the pipeline of students into schools like Toowoomba’s Â鶹´«Ã½. Three years after borders began to reopen and Concordia is starting to rebuild its roster of international students with four new long-term students from Papua New Guinea (PNG) this year.
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Malone: Concordia's Latest Broncos Recruit

Thursday 08 February

The Brisbane Broncos may have unearthed another South Burnett superstar after signing Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Leroy Malone to a new contract. The 15-year-old fullback hails from Cherbourg in the South Burnett, the same hometown as current Broncos flyer Selwyn Cobbo, and has just signed for a further three years with the Brisbane Club.
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Teacher Retirement: Fond Memories and New Beginnings at Â鶹´«Ã½

Tuesday 21 November

Learning assistant David Heuschele has worn out a few sets of shoes in his time at the Â鶹´«Ã½. David first walked the halls of the historic school in 1977 when he started as a boarder and would tread the boards for the next four years before graduating. He then came back to the school as teacher’s assistant and clocked up more than 21 years at the school until retiring this week.
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Â鶹´«Ã½ takes street art to a new level

Friday 15 September

Â鶹´«Ã½ Year 6 students will this week reveal the fifth iteration of its skateboard deck art project. For the past five years students at the Junior Campus have been making unique handmade pieces of art from skateboards and this year have been asked to undertake a public showing of the work by the Toowoomba Lighthouse’s Write Gallery.
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Toowoomba carnival season to extend into next month with Oktoberfest!

Friday 15 September

Â鶹´«Ã½ has announced a community-centred Oktoberfest event for October 7 in the college grounds at Stephen Street. The College teaches German as a subject and hopes the new festival will enhance the connection for students to gain a better understanding of the Germanic culture. The leading organizer for the event, Emma Pukallus, said Oktoberfest at Concordia will be a celebration of the German culture with an array of traditional German activities that will transport attendees straight to the heart of Bavaria.
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Â鶹´«Ã½ student Lisa Richards Making Waves on National Swimming Stage

Wednesday 30 August

Â鶹´«Ã½ is thrilled to announce the exceptional achievement of our talented swimmer, Lisa Richards, at the School Sport Australia 2023 Secondary Swimming Championships. With her performance in the U13 Girls 50m backstroke national finals, Lisa finished 6th place in Australia.
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Lily Pietsch - our future Principal Ballet Dancer

Friday 28 July

Our very own, Lily Pietsch, is making waves in the world of ballet and is taking the airwaves by storm! This week, Lily has completed not one but TWO radio interviews on Triple M and ABC Southern Queensland. Lily has been handpicked to attend the prestigious Queensland Ballet Academy’s Guest Academy Program in Brisbane! This is a remarkable opportunity for her to pursue her passion for ballet and elevate her skills to new heights! Lily's talents have also landed her a coveted role in Ballet Theatre Queensland’s production of "Sleeping Beauty" at the magnificent QPAC in January! What an incredible achievement!
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Â鶹´«Ã½ unveils plan to transition to a single, integrated campus

Wednesday 26 July

Toowoomba co-educational school Â鶹´«Ã½ this week released a long-term master plan that invests in the College’s future. Concordia has set itself a building program which will integrate students from three existing campuses into one contemporary precinct at Stephen Street.
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Â鶹´«Ã½ Embraces Indigenous Culture

Monday 12 June

To honour and celebrate the rich traditions and culture of Australia's Indigenous peoples, Â鶹´«Ã½ recently observed NAIDOC Week with a series of engaging and educational events. One of the highlights was a captivating traditional dance performance accompanied by a showcase of ancient Indigenous weapons, tools, and dance materials. Students and staff gathered in the college gym to witness the impressive display.
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Home away at Concordia

Thursday 27 April

Boarding is a decision than many parents deliberate and worry about for years. It’s not just the decision on which school to choose, but added complexities of will your child fit in, will they be homesick, will they make friends to talk to? At Â鶹´«Ã½ every student is valued as an individual and our teachers and staff are very much of the belief that everyone can make a special contribution to the larger Concordia College ‘family’
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Concordia clinches rare title double at swim meet!

Thursday 13 April

Â鶹´«Ã½ clinched a rare double in the process of claiming city dominance in the pool during the recent QCIS interschool swimming championships. The Concordia Turbo Jets swim team topped both the aggregate and the percentage points – the first time the school has achieved that on its way to winning the overall title.
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Class of 2022 ATAR results announced

Friday 16 December

The Â鶹´«Ã½ community joins together to congratulate the Class of 2022 for their outstanding achievements. We celebrate the hard work, dedication and commitment they have shown not only to their academic studies, but also to other cocurricular and extracurricular endeavours.
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Why you should attend your 50 year reunion

Thursday 01 December

Class of 1972 Old Scholar Julie Gould shares with us her reflection on why everyone should attend their 50 year reunion.
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Concordia team completes Kokoda Challenge

Monday 18 July

Concordia's 2022 Kokoda Challenge team completed the gruelling 96km trek across the Gold Coast Hinterland on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 July.
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Our 2021 Year 9 students reflect on their time at Googa

Thursday 27 January

Each year, Concordia's Year 9 students head off to Googa Outdoor Experience Centre for four weeks at the beginning of Term 4. Watch the video of the Year 9 students from 2021 reflect on their Googa experience.
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