This year the college participated in Australia's Biggest Morning Tea.

"Every Cup Counts in the fight against Cancer".

We had a fantastic time raising money and sampling all the tasty treats we made. Even Lisa, our Managing Director baked cupcakes!!!!

We auctioned them of in lots of 3 with a starting price of $5, and of course they all sold.

(She is our boss) We managed to raise $102.20 not a bad effort whilst having a really good time.

This year the college participated in Loud Shirt Day to support deaf children across Australia. Load shirt day helps raise funds for deaf children to help them reach their listening, language and speech potential.

Loud shirt day was organised by College staff member Linda Kelly, who herself is deaf. Linda is great at lip-reading and uses Auslan Sign Language. Linda is determined to try anything new in life and is a valuable member of the College administration staff.

The College actively supports Daffodil Day by purchasing daffodil pens each year. The pens are then provided to students in their course folder to promote awareness of this worthy cause.

Nicola Owens - a College Trainer is also an active volunteer for Camp Quality. Each year Nicola spends time at the camp supporting local children affected by cancer.

ChildFund Australia is active in fighting the battle of hunger, starvation and lack of drinking water in many countries across the world, including a close neighbour of Australia - Papua New Guinea.

The College sponsors a 10 year old boy - Kowa Alex who lives in the mountainous Oman community (4 hrs from Port Moresby).

Kowa Alex lives with his parents who are subsistence farmers who survive on what they can grow and hunt. To get to school Kowa Alex must travel for 4 hours.

He is learning English at school. When he grows up Kowa Alex wants to be a policeman.

The College sponsors Babita through Plan Australia. She is a 10 year old Hindi girl who has 2 sisters who all enjoy skipping, playing with toy cars and telling stories. When she grows up she wants to be a teacher.

Babita and her family have a house, but it doesn't have a toilet, running water or electricity. They have a water pump nearby, and use kerosene lamps for lighting.

When they can afford it - they like to go to the community TV - where they can pay to watch for a short period.

Ratha lives in the Chulkiri district in Kampong Chhnang province with his parents and younger brother. He is in grade 3 at primary school and enjoys Khmer studies. He is also very good at singing and enjoys walking.

When Ratha grows up he wants to be a doctor.

The World Vision Area Development Program that the College sponsors helps Rathas' village with pumping wells and water filters to improve access to safe water. They also provide sponsored children with books and pencils for school.

The College sponsors 2 children in Pakistan. It sponsors 12 year old Waqas Muhammad who lives in the province of Punjab in Pakistan, with his 3 brothers and sister. His father is away from home most of the time as he has a job as an army officer.

Waqas has chores to collect wood for the family stove but can't study after dark as the family house uses kerosene lamps for lighting.

The College sponsorship was increased to another child after learning of the devastating affects of the earth quake and its impact on Plan Australia's capacity to support small villages. Our second sponsored child is Muhammad Adnan who is only 4 years old. He lives with his parents and grandparents and 2 brothers in a small house.

After spending her 40th birthday in Brazil, College Director Lisa Jones was inspired to contribute back to such a beautiful country.

Stefany is a 9 year old girl who lives in a very poor part of Brazil with her mother and 3 little brothers. She loves to ride her bike to school where she attends 2nd grade. Her favourite subject is English.

Stefany likes to dance and play with dolls.

Delfina lives in the Cusco province, famous for Machu Pichu and the Inca Trail. She goes to school and is in 4th grade, and her favourite subjects are mathematics and communication.

Delfinas family are subsistence farmers who grow potatoes and barley and have some sheep and alpacas that they use for wool.

9 year old Christine like many children in Uganda lives with her grandparents who are peasant farmers in eastern Uganda. In the dry season it is a walk of over a kilometre to the river to get drinkable water.

Uganda, like many African and Asian countries is seriously affected by HIV/ Aids. Education to prevent catching the disease is a crucial part of the needs of the country.