Defence

DCO Cairns family day at Rain Forestation Nature Park Great news from DCO Cairns, the date and place has been set for this year’s National Families Week Celebration.  ADF members and their families are invited to National Families Week celebrations at the Rai...

What a busy term we are having, so much going on. I had a very productive meeting at the DCO last week. Attached are details regarding upcoming events, so much to look forward to. To sign up to receive all the details for the upcoming activities and events fill in the f...

 A warm welcome to all our Defence Force Families for 2017. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you and introduce myself. My name is Mrs Jo Lawson and I am the Defence School Transition Aide / Mentor also known as the DSTA / DTM. I am here to provide i...

Please find below a list of pdfs that outline community activities for our Defence members.  ...

To commemorate and tribute the Remembrance Day that has just past, the students of St Andrew`s Catholic College, in coordination with Mrs Justine Goldfinch have created an absolutely stunning mailbox filled with postcards, that are going to be sent to our brave soldiers...

Thank you to all our families who came along and attended the College Remembrance Day service.  I would like to share with you an article written by Year 7 Defence student - Finlay. "I attended the Remembrance Day service at St Andrews Catholic College on the 11/11...

We had an amazing time at the 51st Battalion yesterday for our break up function.  St Thereses' and Redlynch State College joined us for the morning as did personnel from the Defence Community Organisation.  The children had so much fun with the activities tha...

Our lunchtime club this term is proving to be a huge success as we have joined the Poppy Project with Mrs Harris from Year 5 and various students from Junior Years and a few Senior Years students. The Poppy Project was formed by Mrs Harris in 2013 after she was inspired...

Senior Years students were given the opportunity to experience a helicopter up close and personal today when the Australian Navy landed their Bell helicopter on one of the College ovals as part of the Navy community engagement program for 2015 Navy week. Students engage...

Last term Ms Debby Gower from the Cairns Historical Society asked a number of Junior Years students to write messages for fallen soldiers on crosses that were supplied by the Australian War Memorial. Students wrote heartfelt messages of thanks on the crosses and these w...