ANOTHER busy but exciting year at Wedderburn College, with many successes and milestones to celebrate. 2024 marked 25 years of Wedderburn P-12 College and the celebrations were an excellent opportunity to reunite former staff and students. 
We launched our Indigenous Mural Tank on the occasion, that was collaboratively painted by students, and artist Tobie Cameron. 
We look forward to recognising another milestone in 2025 as we reach 160 years of Education in Wedderburn during the first week of July. 
To commemorate this occasion, we are producing a high quality, hardback coffee table book featuring all of the tried and true local family recipes. We would love you to submit your family recipe for consideration by using the link: https://forms.gle/qcev3aFiqaTmeYn46 
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to have your family name in an historical Wedderburn keepsake to be passed down for generations to come.  This year was when we became the first F-12 school, and the first in the Bendigo region, to achieve the ‘Gold Standard for SWPBS’ (School-Wide Positive Behaviour Supports). We are immensely proud of this award and are continuing to strengthen our SWPBS implementation. 
Our building works have been another highlight of 2024, with our new Science block now operating, along with a new cafe decking area, wheelchair ramps, amenities and landscaping. Further upgrades to the college are still in progress and we look forward to enjoying these spaces next year. 
The Reading Olympics was a new addition to the school calendar this year and was well received by students, staff and families. This is a long term reading challenge that will continue to grow and encouraged all students to read more. 
It was another successful school fete, enjoyed by the Wedderburn community and beyond. Rides galore, classroom stalls, community stalls, obnoxiously extravagant chocolate easter raffle, music ... A calendar highlight each year! 
Wedderburn College recognises the value of school camps and in 2024 we were able to provide the opportunity for all students from years 3 to 12 to attend a school camp. Our Duke of Edinburgh students were able to experience a range of camp opportunities. 
Our Structured Workplace Learning was again a success, with students engaging with businesses to build valuable work related skills. We wish to thank the businesses that supported our students. 
Throughout the year, our staff undertook a range of professional development. Our staff continued to embed our LEARN model that supports consistent, predictable routines for our students and teachers. 
Quality practice is important to the staff at Wedderburn College. Through weekly meetings, the staff have been well supported to implement evidence-based teaching and look forward to continuing to prioritise and refine this in 2025. 
Beyond academics, our school has prioritised social and emotional learning, thanks to a very dedicated wellbeing team and our school therapy dog, Yindi, from the Dogs Connect program. 
On the sporting front, our two houses Ansett and Jacka, competed ferociously throughout the year. Ansett took out the Aggregate Cup after winning the Swimming Sports, Reading Olympics and Cross Country, and Jacka taking out the Primary and Secondary Athletics. Our participation at these events has gone from strength to strength with a strong focus on attendance and ‘having a go’. 
On behalf of Wedderburn College, we wish everyone a safe and happy holiday period and look forward to sharing more with you all next year. Stay tuned for more information about our 160 years of Education in Wedderburn celebrations.