1994 School Magazine

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Girls' Otaniinar School 3Grisbane 1994

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TITese ftinciions obviously develop analytical skills in students, and they are an invaltiable tool in planning whiclT ^equires the skills of synihesis, evaluation and decision-makino the 11Tost dimculi of the syllabus assessment areas, and the most valuable skills in later-life and in the work- place Dr Peter Hoffenberg, Project

What Topics Are Bet, ,g Co"eyed? UrbanDe"elop, "e"t/ss"es suclT as rural residential areas, major regional centres, Litban consolidation, location of indtis- try, tourism, culture and liveability

Services to support the urban development sucl} as and transp ort, water wastewater, solid waste, ameni- Ties

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Manager of SOLith-East Queens- land 2001, very kindly loaded a large amount of his data onto our PIOgi'alli early this year. He "'*;~* .. *:;:;-"'~'~'* visited the School several times I .,:* :' \- I .*; b . , allTcl ticlvised the Year 12 Geogra- ; "':; ' .:~::. 1-1 - -f;+*. bai-^ .;\*; ' phy students on the use of the I't'::^;:,**' - ~. ". ~ .:-';' *'* .\ , prograin an I Te at a, and he ,,^**: - ' - <.<:,,}?,' I tool{ a contintiing interest in their 41^~ ' *-. ~.\' -; - - , - ' ' ' " ' ~ - " 4<

The SEQ2001 Project is a joint government and comintiniry planning project for establishing a frameworl< for nTanagino growni in South-East Queensland for. the benefit of all

hLiman activities and their. ^ecommendations for. conservation as part of their studies in "The Lit, ino Environment" semester HELEN STATHAM co-ORDiNATOR OF GEOGRAPHY

YEAR I. I. GEOGRAPHY AT unBU. ,

ixiy-five Year Eleven Geography sitidenis assembled at Ihe pick-up area on day one of TernT 3 for a two day Gcogr;IPhy camp. After a two hour bus drive, we arrived at the Maleny Forest Reserve and met with officers froiTT the Depart- Incni of l'nt^^ary IndListiy Forest Reserve ancl Mr and Mrs Litnhaiii wlio explainecl to LIS the histoiy and Lises of the area Following an interesting and informative forest walk, we depai'tCLI for' Ihe junction of the Maiy River and Little Yabba Cleek 10 CIO OUT river assessment. Here, \o1unteei's" plunged into inc ice cold water, to measure depth, length, velocity and sill 511spension of the river. Meanwhile, others took sketches of the sun'otinding landscapes. Lard that day, one group took obseivaiions of a different forest site That was closer to the otium of the water source. in the pouring rain, the other group estimated percentages of Canopy Cover, grass Cover and ITtiman impact. After tinbogging the bus, we nTade our way back to Tmbil The following day held new experiences for. all of us. in Ihe morning we irudged into the ITills 10 learn In ore about pine forestry. We were impressed to discover that the Forestry Department has created a balance between development and environmental conseivation. We then visited Mr Mal Lanham's

daily farm where the protection of Ihe environment has been used successfully to increase economic gain, once again proving that a balance can be forInd between humans and the environiTTent This was an educational and enjoyable experience for all of us

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