Day: 15 February 2017
The latest from Jenni Dobbin – Director of Field Operations
I want to share some great news with you! Last week I met with the Department of Education and Training’s Director for Student Wellbeing, Jean Smith, who reported that school principals across Queensland overwhelmingly endorsed the school chaplaincy program and were highly appreciative of the service. This encouraging feedback was the result of two separate […]
Read More‘Things I Wish I Knew’ – Judie Wilkins
Judie Wilkins – Aspley LCC Chairperson Whenever Aspley State High LCC chairperson Judie Wilkins looks into her son Robert’s eyes, she is reminded of the life-transforming work of school chaplains. “I shudder to think of what would have happened to my boy if he didn’t have his school chaplain,” she says. Robert was regularly bullied […]
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Meet your new FDM’s: Logan and Scenic Rim, meet your new FDM – James Hunter
If you’ve never met James Hunter – SU QLD’s new Field Development Manager for Logan and the Scenic Rim – then chances are it’s only a matter of time before you do. “I’m an extreme extrovert. I love meeting people every day who I’ve never met before, and I remember them. Even when they’ve moved […]
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Meet your new FDM’s: New FDM’s heart to connect surf with turf
He may be a North Queenslander through and through, but Ian Cumming has just embarked on his second tour of duty with SU QLD a long way from home. He’s filling the shoes of outgoing Central West Queensland Field Development Manager (FDM), Angela May. A former school chaplain, turned SU QLD District Coordinator, turned Area […]
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Meet your new FDM’s: From managing bus drivers to Pine Peninsula chaplains
Last year, Andrew Boardman was overseeing a team of more than 50 bus drivers. It was a role that he enjoyed, yet he still felt there was something missing – a sense of purpose. He’s since solved the issue by following his passion. Andrew is SU QLD’s new Pine Peninsula Field Development Manager (FDM), where […]
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From the CEO
Dear Friends, Term 1 is well and truly underway with teachers, school staff, students and their families adjusting to the hectic pace of yet another year. Our school chaplains once again are in the very thick of it. As always, they will need your support in 2017. Your LCC will play a vital role in […]
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