STUDENTS from Mount Isa State Special School are using their creative talents and skills to add artistic and colourful designs to poles in the Mount Isa area near the city’s rugby park.
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Their design of a green turtle, set on a red-and-black base, has been added to one of the poles and turns the area into an overall pleasing landscape.
Students who participated in this activity are engaged in a Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme set up by school chaplain Corlia Pienaar.
Students such as Anthony Lucas and Emma Zevenhoven are seeking challenges from these types of activities to give back to the community and to extend their range of skills.
Mick Brady, community environment project officer from Southern Gulf Catchments, has also been instrumental in engaging students from this school.
This program is funded through the Federal Government’s National Landcare Program and paint and materials were supplied by Paint and Decor Mount Isa. Senior teacher Jacquelyn Lindsay from Mount Isa State Special School observed the students thoroughly engaged with the work of painting the pole and are proud of their achievement.
