SMH HSC and CAREERS EXPO 2009

The Sydney Morning Herald HSC and Careers Expo 2009
The Pavilion at Randwick Racecourse Expo Venue MapFriday 15, Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 May 2009, 10am - 5pm
Exhibitors with
information and resources for the HSC
career and study advice
international exchange and GAP year programs
Australia’s top universities, TAFE and training colleges
Seminars on
HSC subjects and study advice
tertiary courses and careers
Admission $10.00 per person, $5.00 per person for school groups (5 or more) and $25.00 for families (3 or more, children under 14 free). Valid for all 3 days, including seminars and The Sydney Morning Herald

for further info see http://www.hscandcareers.com.au/

HSC students on-line

The NSW Board of Studies has a great new service, individualised for you. Its called Students Online and you can indivualise is it to the subjects that you do in Year 12. BOS suggests you make this your browser home page to give you instant access to all the news about your HSC. You will be able to log in with a stduent id and access pin that you will receive soon from your school or direct from the BOS.

Louise McMorland, Youth Librarian, Manly

NEW Manly LGA demographic information

Students now have easy access to two new online research tools that will provide accurate socio-demographic information about the Manly area. The user-friendly programs are available online at www.manly.nsw.gov.au/Community-Profile.html

The Manly Community Profile and Manly Community Atlas tools provide key information presented in clear and simple tables, charts and interactive maps. Visitors to the website will also have access to complete sets of data from the 2006 Census of Population and Housing.

The Manly Community Profile is a detailed online socio-demographic profile of the Manly Local Government Area (LGA), featuring data from the 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006 Censuses of Population and Housing. Designed to provide useful information to the general public but also to businesses, investors, students and others, the Community Profile features tables and charts, as well as written descriptions and analysis of individual smaller areas or suburbs.

The Manly Community Atlas includes key socio-demographic characteristics for the Manly Council area presented as interactive maps. Data for the Atlas is sourced from the 2006 Census of Population and Housing. The Atlas includes summary tables for each suburb in the Manly area. Based on data from the 2006 Census of Population and Housing (Australian Bureau of Statistics), each map is prepared using Census Collector Districts providing the finest level of detail to help identify spatial patterns and trends in the area.

Louise McMorland, Youth Librarian, Manly

YR 12 English

Possible books to try if you need to read another text involving "letters" or 2 stories intertwined. Examples are the French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles and
Night letters : a journey through Switzerland and Italy by Robert Dessaix
LETTERS BOOKS:
Daddy-L ong- Legs by Jean Webster
Joel and Cat set the story straight by Nick Earls and Rebecca Sparrow (ya fiction)
Sam's letters to Jennifer by James Patterson (fiction)
Rilke and Nadreas-Salome translated by Edward Snow and Michael Winkler (true and translated from the German)
The Vintner's letters by Maurice O'Shea (fiction)
Something borrowed by Paul Magrs (fiction)
84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff - also a 2003 DVD version starring Starring Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins.
Ariel's gift : Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath and the story of Birthday letters by Wagner, Erica.
TWO STORIES INTERTWINED BOOKS:
Tom's Midnight Garden by Phillipa Pearce - also a 2006 DVD version starring Greta Scacchi
The virgin blue by Tracey Chevalier
The LakeHouse DVD starring Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves
Lady Rose and Mrs Memmary by Ruby Ferguson
Doomsday book by Willis, Connie. (time travel fiction)
Louise, Youth Librarian, Manly Library

Unpaid trial work - there is no such thing

Young job hunters need to know there is no such thing as unpaid trial work. So if you are offered
work, even if only for a few hours, you must be paid. It is illegal under existing NSW laws for an employer not to pay workers for any work that they do and they can be prosecuted.
Getting a job should be a positive experience for young people and that should not include getting ripped off. Every year the NSW Office of Industrial Relations helps young people with complaints about unpaid trials and recovers lost wages.

The law protects young workers under 18 and they can get help to recover unpaid wages.
For more information call the NSW Office of Industrial Relations on 131 628
or visit the Young
People at Work website www.youngpeopleatwork.nsw.gov.au

John Hatzistergos, NSW Minister for Industrial Relations SAYs
Young people looking to boost their wallets with part-time or casual work over the holiday
season should watch out for employers offering illegal unpaid trials. Some unscrupulous employers would be tempted to take advantage of young people looking for work during the busiest trading time of the year

Driving you crazy? L Plate & P Plate survey

Help YAPA research the impact of the NSW licence changes:
❏ 120 hour logbook for Learner drivers
❏ passenger restrictions for P Platers
❏ vehicle restrictions for P Platers.
Our Driving you crazy? survey is for NSW young people - whether you:
❏ are not yet learning to drive
❏ are on your L's or P's
❏ got your full unrestricted licence after July 2007.
Follow this link to do the on-line survey http://www.yapa.org.au/driving
Survey results need to be completed by 1st March 2009
Posted by Louise McMorland, Youth Librarian, Manly

Drug info@your library for the HSC

This website is a great resource for HSC students. There is information on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs; drug and alcohol effects; mental, health and drug & alcohol use; how to talk to others about drug use and where to go for help.

http://www.druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au/ is a gateway to both factsheets and detailed information. There is a specific section for Students and Teachers which is particularly useful for PDHPE and Society and Culture students.

Books and booklets are available in public libraries throughout NSW. Free pamphlets are also available for students to take home

Louise McMorland, Youth Librarian, Manly Library (from a SLNSW information sheet)