Caitlin Cassidy
The Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) says the choice to delay its largest launch of college provides was “not a transfer we made flippantly”, apologising for any influence it could have on candidates and households.
The four-day delay in releasing the primary January supply spherical was introduced by QTAC, the physique accountable for course functions for the state, on Wednesday – hours earlier than it was as a consequence of land.
QTAC’s chief government officer Dr John Griffiths mentioned delay to Monday would permit the physique to “ship one of the best provides and alternatives to the utmost variety of candidates”.
The strategy of finalising provides for candidates this yr has included new processes which have performed out throughout a decent timeframe, one that pulls on advanced elements.
When it grew to become clear that we would have liked extra time to do that for the utmost variety of candidates, we made the choice to delay the supply spherical. It’s definitely not a transfer we made flippantly.
Griffiths mentioned QTAC understood candidates and their households had deliberate across the unique date – whether or not it’s relocation practicalities or celebrations.
As a workforce we share within the feelings and pleasure round supply rounds, so we sincerely respect the understanding and suggestions we’ve been proven as we work to greatest assist candidates with their transfer into tertiary research.
A brand new deadline has been made for Friday, 19 January for candidates to answer their provides.
Tamsin Rose
NSW to host first street security discussion board
Highway security consultants from all over the world will be part of with native reform advocates and policymakers as a part of the primary street security discussion board to be held in New South Wales subsequent month.
The stakeholders will meet on 22 February to debate what could be completed to cut back the variety of folks dying on roads throughout the state.
Final yr, 351 folks died on roads in NSW.
The discussion board will hear from Scandinavian consultants about how their international locations have been in a position to cut back street fatalities over the previous 20 years.
State roads minister John Graham mentioned:
The street toll has elevated throughout Australia and lots of elements of the world after Covid. This discussion board is a chance to listen to from consultants who’ve had some success in decreasing the street toll and establish new measures and actions from the street security plan that may very well be accelerated.
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We start in Queensland, the place residents are being urged to arrange for much more wild climate, as one other potential cyclone looms. Whereas deputy premier Cameron Dick has mentioned Queenslanders are “battle-hardened,” residents are nonetheless being urged to be cautious of flash flooding and heavy rain.
It comes as folks in elements of Western Australia brace for a heatwave, with the Bureau of Meteorology issuing a warning of temperatures as excessive because the mid 40s for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Goldfield areas. A low depth heatwave is anticipated in Perth, with a lot of the state anticipated to swelter in the present day.
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