Vape Prevention Project Update

North Geelong Secondary College is partnering with the City of Greater Geelong, CatholicCare Victoria, and the Secondary School Nurse to implement a Vape Prevention Project. A select group of Year 12 students are participating in this initiative by developing their project ideas in small groups.

On Wednesday, March 26, these groups delivered their project pitches to the Student Representative Council (SRC), school leadership, staff representatives, and City of Greater Geelong representatives.

Five groups presented their ideas, showcasing a variety of creative approaches to vape prevention, including posters, videos, classroom presentations, and social groups. After the presentations, the audience voted for their favourite pitch. Following the vote count, our College Principal, Mr. Paul Dawson, announced the winner: Zain Syed. Zain’s project pitch involves a vape prevention session to be held during Health classes.

These Year 12 students will now spend time further developing this project idea, which will be implemented in time for World No Tobacco Day, to be recognized at North Geelong Secondary College on Friday, May 30.

We would like to thank VicHealth for funding this project and the City of Greater Geelong Youth Team for their support in delivering the project at North Geelong Secondary College.

Congratulations to all the Year 12 students involved in the project! We are very proud of your dedicated and creative efforts in relation to vape prevention.

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Mental Health Supports for Students over the Holidays

The Victorian Government has developed mental health support, resources and advice for students and families to access over the school holidays. Two fact sheets for students and families have been developed in 19 different languages to:

• support positive mental health and wellbeing of students
• identify signs students may need mental health support
• access available support.

Please visit the link for more information Mental health supports for students over school holidays | vic.gov.au

Headspace Support over the School Holidays

headspace Geelong, Corio and Armstrong Creek are still available for support – Brief intervention, sexual health, physical health, Alcohol & Other Drugs, Work and study. You can call (03) 5222 6690 or use the headspace Referral Form | Mental Health Referral. You can also walk in to make an appointment.

headspace Regular Opening Hours:

• Corio Tues, Wed, Thurs - 9am – 5pm
• Geelong Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri - 9am - 5pm, Thurs - 9am - 7pm
• Armstrong Creek Mon-Fri - 9am-5pm
• Ocean Grove Mon-Wed 9am – 5pm, Thurs – 11am – 7pm