In Term 2 and 3 of this year, a group of Benalla’s young people learnt about the value of part-time work and how to attain a job, with Tomorrow Today’s Great Start to Work program. The 5-week program helps young people identify the kind of part-time job that might suit…
In the last week of October a group of Year 9 and 10 students from Benalla P-12 and FCJ College braved one of the great workplace challenges – job interviews! The mock interviews were the final activity in a work readiness training program, facilitated by Tomorrow Today. The Great Start…
Bernard Briggs Kindergarten in Benalla has kids building, learning about gravity and experimenting with magnets, thanks to new equipment, purchased with a grant from Tomorrow Today. The Stepping Stones grant allowed the kindergarten to purchase new equipment that encourages students to explore Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) through play…
The Education Benalla Program aims to improve Benalla student outcomes by mitigating the impacts of social disadvantage. “School Readiness & Early Years” is one substantial sub-program of the Education Benalla Program. The “School Readiness & Early Years” sub-program aims to develop pre-literacy and numeracy skills. It supports the development of…
Learning to read is one of the biggest challenges, and greatest opportunities, in a child’s early life. Local parents Ashley and Caroll Bolitho believe that Tomorrow Today’s PEEP program played a vital role in developing early literacy skills for their son, Owen. “We were delighted to hear from Owen’s parents…
Six local projects will be undertaken in Benalla over the coming year with funding support from Tomorrow Today’s 2020 Grants Program. Over $14,000 has been awarded to local groups whose projects and initiatives will help to build a stronger, more resilient and prosperous Benalla community. Grant recipients include: Ride Avenue…
The Board and staff of Tomorrow Today joined in a social media campaign last week to recognise the fantastic contribution of volunteers during National Volunteers Week. Well over 100 local people volunteer with Tomorrow Today, helping with a range of initiatives, including PEEP, Kinder Pals, Reading Buddies, Connect9 and the…
Program leaders at Tomorrow Today Foundation’s Parents’ Early Education Partnership (PEEP) have secured quite the coup, lining up national parenting expert Dr Justin Coulson to share parenting tips for the COVID-19 period with the Benalla community, delivered right into their kitchens and living rooms. Dr Coulson is a sought-after and…
Tomorrow Today has a new Executive Officer with Rosie Koop named as successor to former Benalla Mayor Pat Claridge. Ms Koop said that Ms Claridge made a remarkable contribution to the Benalla community through her work with Tomorrow Today during the past nine years. “Our Education Benalla program now consists…
