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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Please note the recent launch of the Primary Industry Education Foundation website: Primezone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Please see details and link below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Regards, Lorraine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Ben Stockwin [mailto:ben.stockwin@primaryindustrieseducation.com.au]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 25 August 2011 2:28 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Phase One of 'primezone' now live!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">It is with great pleasure that I can inform you that our website for schools ‘<a href="http://www.primezone.edu.au/">primezone</a>’ is now live.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">This represents the first step in the long-term development of a one-stop web portal for primary industries resources for schools, teachers and the broader community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The first 50-60 resources currently on the site will be supplemented by additional resources and filtering mechanisms over the next 9-12 months.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The resources will also be searchable according to the Australian Curriculum once the curriculum has been ‘signed off’ by the Ministers for Education.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The website address is;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.primezone.edu.au">www.primezone.edu.au</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">We welcome your comments and feedback. We are especially keen for you to forward resources that you are currently using and would recommend to other teachers. We are also
keen to promote news and events related to primary industries education via our website.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">As always, please feel free to pass on to those within your network.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">Ben Stockwin<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Executive Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Primary Industries Education Foundation
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Level 1, The Realm, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Barton ACT 2600<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">P: 02 6198 3271<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">M: 0427931148<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.primaryindustrieseducation.com.au">www.primaryindustrieseducation.com.au</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.primezone.edu.au">www.primezone.edu.au</a>
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