Category Archives: Education Benalla Program

Tomorrow Today’s Sally Matheson briefly stepped out of her management role at the Foundation to become principal for a day at Benalla P-12 College as part of the 19th annual Principal For A Day event.  Aiming to increase understanding and awareness between schools and the wider community, the Principal For…

An early childhood program improving the lives of children in Benalla is being recognised and celebrated as being among the state’s best. State Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes recently announced Tomorrow Today’s PEEP program as one of 20 Victorian Early Years Awards finalists. “I wish to congratulate our fantastic…

Benalla’s Year 10 students had the opportunity to learn about training and career pathways at the recent Careers Day. Students from Benalla P-12 College, Benalla Flexible Learning Centre, EdSpace, FCJ College and the home schooling network participated in a variety of career focused workshops, workplace visits and presentations. The event…

Tomorrow Today is the grateful beneficiary of $500 in funding through AusNet Services ‘Community Cornerstone’ employee recognition program. AusNet Services employee, Lee Walter, received the Community Cornerstone grant to present to Connect9 in recognition of her commitment to volunteering at least 20 hours of her personal time to a not-for-profit-organisation….

Participating in team building activities can help prepare young people for future work. Employees who have well developed personal skills, as well as the technical expertise to get the job done, are more attractive to employers. Team building activities can reveal strengths and leadership abilities that students have not yet…

‘Benalla Works’, a website to boost local youth employment opportunities, is now live thanks to nine months of hard work by a group of Benalla students The students, aged 11 to 16, were involved in an after-school project run by Tomorrow Today to help develop their critical thinking, communication and…

Churchill Reserve was buzzing with activity at the recent ‘Come and Try’ Day’. Nearly 200 young people and their families came to try out the many sports and activities available in Benalla. Fun ‘Come and Try’ activities were provided by over twenty local clubs and recreation groups including airforce and…

Investing time, effort and resources in children’s early years – when their brains are developing rapidly – brings lifelong benefits to them and to the whole community.  Results from a national survey of childhood development shows a dramatic improvement in the school readiness of Benalla’s children following a concerted community…