Save Tharwa School

Education Amendment Bill 2006-amendments
DR FOSKEY: My question is to the minister for education and concerns the late amendments to the Education Amendment Bill 2006, passed on Tuesday, 12 December, which his office described as technical. Were the minister and his office aware that those amendments specifically impeded any plans of the Tharwa school community to […]

From the Canberra Times :
Tharwa struck again
Michael Ruffles
THARWA residents are furious at yet another “kick in the guts” from the ACT Government with the closure of the primary school this week adding to the town’s woes.
Lifelong resident Mandy Curtis said the 2003 fires, ongoing bridge closure, and now the school’s demise led to a feeling […]

From the Canberra Times:

New registration laws slammed Fears Tharwa plans will be thwarted
Elizabeth Bellamy
Tharwa Primary parents have accused the ACT Government of blocking their plans to open a private school on the site by rushing through new school registration laws.
The Government passed amendments to the ACT’s Education Act on Tuesday which make it tougher for […]

As a final point of order in the minutes of the proceedings of the Legislative Assembly for 12th December, the day before the announcement on school closures was made, amendments were made to the Education Act with respect to campus of non-government school. New sections 88A and 88B have many new provisions, including […]

From ABC News
The ACT Government says it is ready for any legal challenges mounted over its plans to close more than 20 schools.
The Government is preparing a series of school open days starting this Friday to help families displaced by the changes.
There will be financial assistance available but parents’ groups are still unhappy with the […]

After months of preparation, our submission in response to the ACT Government’s “Towards 2020″ proposal is complete. Many thanks to all who wrote sections, edited and gave feedback - it made a great difference. Now we have to wait for the Government to process this and hopefully rethink their proposal.
You can download it here - […]