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For Immediate ReleaseMarch 2012

The Fine Colour of Rust book launch artimitates life

Much awarded Coburg author Paddy OReillys latest book, The Fine Colour of Rust will belaunched by Toni Jordan, author of Addition and Fall Girl , at Bella Union Bar Trades Hall on

Thursday 15 March at 6pm.

In a case of art reflecting life, Paddys heroine fights to ensure the future of public education inher home town by saving her towns primary school.

Community group High School for Coburg (HSC) knows very well how the heroine must feel aftercampaigning for a local school for more than three years and so Paddy has invited the HSCgroup to her launch to raise funds with a sausage sizzle.

With the Minister for Education Martin Dixon to receive a Department of Education and EarlyChildhood Development (DEECD) report into the issue or secondary education provision inCoburg at the end of March, HSC are looking forward to a positive response from the Minister.

HSC believes the quick, easy, low risk and cost effective solution to the lack of secondaryeducation provision in the area is to return the Coburg Senior High School (CSHS) to an openentry high school, s it used to be.

The school which can hold 1100 students currently has an enrolment of 235 and DEECDprojections show this remaining the same for the next decade.

The CSHS does great things and students have a wonderful school to attend. We simply wantthe same education opportunity available to all students in the area, said Cate Hall, co-founderof HSC.

At the moment the site is an underutilised resource in an area with a shown lack of secondaryeducation options, said Hall.

We thank Paddy for the opportunity to let people know about the issue and her support, said

HallPraise for The Fine Colour of Rust:

What sets this down-home comedy apart from the norm is how wonderfully well it is written.OReilly is funny and touching by turns and her style has a spare intelligence Daily Mail UK.

a line should be drawn under The Fine Colour of Rust as the pinnacle of the genre. TheAustralian.

To speak to Paddy OReily and Cate Hall from High School for Coburg please contact DarrenSaffin on 0411 089 209 or [email protected] .

For more information on Paddy OReilly and The Fine Colour of Rust please visitwww.paddyoreilly.com.au .
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For more information on High School for Coburg please visit www.highschoolcoburg.org .

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Map showing the state and Catholic primaryschools in and around Coburg

Map showing no open entry secondaryschools in the same area. The two

schools shown are Coburg Senior HighSchool (years 10 to 12) and Preston GirlsHigh School

Secondary schools closed down / merged in the Coburg area over the past 18 years:

Moreland City College - closed 31 December 2004 - now Coburg Senior High School years 10 to 12 only

Coburg High School closed 31 December 1993 - buildings demolished and siteawaiting permit approval for development

Newlands High School - closed 19 December 1992 - buildings demolished, site now partof Pentridge Prison development

Coburg Technical School - now Coburg Special Development School Coburg North Secondary College closed on 19 December 1992 Hadfield Secondary College closed on 31 December 1992 - buildings demolished, site

now a retirement village Moreland High School closed on 31 December 1991 - now Kangan Batman TAFE Oak Park Secondary School closed 31 December 1992 Moomba Park Secondary College, Glenroy High School, Glenroy Technical School,

Hadfield Secondary College and Oak Park Secondary College merged on 1 January 1993to form Box Forest Secondary College

Brunswick High School, Brunswick Technical School and Brunswick East High Schoolmerged on 1 January 1993 to form Brunswick Secondary College

St Jo sephs College closed 31 Dec 2009 Northland Secondary College becoming a senior school only accepting years 9 and

up from 2011 and years 10 and up from 2012 Lakeside Secondary College and Merrilands College merging in 2012

To interview Cate Hall or Morena Milani, founding members of HSC, additional populationstatistics, photo opportunities or more information, please contact:

Darren Saffin0411 089 [email protected]

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