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WHO STOLE THE SHOW AT THE HARVEST FESTIVAL BALL? Pictures on pages 8-9
BURDEKIN-BASED ALGAE PROJECT WINS QUEENSLAND WATER INNOVATION AWARD
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A HARVEST FESTIVAL STUDENT BALL TO REMEMBER
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Belle of the Ball, Ashley Fawkes (BCHS) and Beau of the Ball, Texas DelleBaite (BCHS), pose with their awards. Photo credit: Hayden Menso Photography
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or just a moment on Friday, October 10, Home Hill’s Memorial Hall and its surrounds put on their best Hollywood impression, welcoming more than 200 students with a dazzling red carpet entrance to the annual Harvest Festival Ball. Organised by Home Hill Harvest Festival in con-
junction with the staff and P&C Committee of Home Hill State High School, the event brought together students from Years 10 to 12 across the Burdekin district, blending glamour, celebration, and plenty of dance floor energy from 6pm to 11pm. The night captured everything the Harvest Festi-
WHO’S SHINING BRIGHTEST IN OUR SCHOOLS?
MEN’S SHED SPARKS COMMUNITY TALK FOR MENTAL HEALTH WEEK
val Ball has come to represent—style, community spirit and a celebration of youth—as students stepped from their cars to cheers from hundreds of spectators, all turning out in true Burdekin fashion. Continued on page 5
WHIMSICAL FUN AWAITS WITH SEUSSICAL JR AT THE LIGHTHOUSE
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