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18th May 2015
Dunedoo Central School P.O. Box 45 Digilah Street Dunedoo NSW 2844 T: 02 6375 1489 F: 02 6375 1152 E: [email protected]
Monday 18/05 Secondary Half Yearly Exams Yrs 7 - 11 commenced
Tractor Skills Training, Dubbo Tuesday 19/05 ICAS Digital Technologies Competition Secondary Half Yearly Exams Yrs 7 - 11 Wednesday 20/05 Secondary Half Exams Yrs 7 - 11 Thursday 21/05 Secondary Half Exams Yrs 7, 8, 10 & 11 Chess @ Wellington PSSA WR Netball Friday 22/05 Secondary Half Yearly Exams - Yr 11
Whole School Staffing Day - ART FOR YOUTH, Kinder to Year 11 (out of uniform - wear old clothes!)
Monday 25/05 Whole School Merit Assembly, 11.10am, Hall, everyone welcome Moolarben Apprenticeship talk Tuesday 26/05 Smart Money, excursion, Coolah, Yrs 10 - 12 Dr Justin Coulson visit DCS Wednesday 27/05 Gulgong Eisteddfod, Music, Gulgong PSSA Soccer, Primary, Gulgong Thursday 28/05 Gulgong Eisteddfod, Music, Gulgong U16 Touch Football, Dubbo Secondary Half Yearly Exams, Yrs 7 - 10 Friday 29/05 Open Touch Football, Dubbo Infants/Primary Assembly, 12 noon, Hall North West Equestrian Expo, Coona
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Youth Week Activities On Friday we had a youth week day and we went down to Robert-
son Oval to play all different kinds of games. We had St. Michael’s
year 5/6 come down with us for a picnic lunch . The games includ-
ed : Tug of war , ALF Frisbee , Gridiron tag , Sack races and Three
legged races. Cr Chris Sullivan told us about the skate park how it
should be finished by the end of May. Thank you to the Warrum-
bungle Shire, Barnardos and Sally Dent for organising the day for
us. We had a terrific afternoon.
Dunedoo Central School Squash Success
Western Region Champions!
Dunedoo Open Boys and Girls Squash teams were both successful in the Western Region Finals winning
both the Boys and Girls Championships. Both Teams now will progress through to compete in the Top 16
teams in the State.
The boys’ team, consisting of Mitchell O’Connor, James Stoddart, Ethan Adams and Dan Lane defeated
Warren Central School 10 –4. Their individual scores were as follows:
Mitchell O’Connor 1 – 3 (49– 56) James Stoddart 3 – 1 (56 – 40)
Ethan Adams 3 – 0 (45 – 18) Dan Lane 3 – 0 (45 – 18)
This was the only match played by the boys as Orange HS had forfeited the previous day. The Boys have
a Bye in the next round but then will play the Winner of North West and Riverina.
The girls’ team, consisting of Emma Gallagher, Georgie Lane, Elle Lane and Kate Gallagher played a Round
Robin against Parkes and Cowra High Schools: Dunedoo Defeated Parkes High School 9—3:
Emma Gallagher 3 – 0 (47 – 9) Georgie Lane 3 – 0 (45 – 10)
Elle Lane 3 – 0 (45 – 29) Kate Gallagher 0– 3 (20 – 45)
In the second round the girls defeated Cowra High School 12 – 0. Their scores were:
Emma Gallagher 3 – 0 (45 – 19) Georgie Lane 3 – 0 (45 – 18)
Elle Lane 3 – 0 (47 – 33) Kate Gallagher 3 – 0 (47– 29)
The girls have a BYE in the next round and then will play Hunter, who also have a BYE.
Western Region Squash Team Selection Congratulations to Dan Lane, Elle Lane, Georgie Lane & James Stoddart who have all been selected in the
Western Region Squash Team to compete at the NSW CHS State Carnival in Newcastle from June 23rd—
25th. Congratulations to Emma Gallagher who has also been selected to compete in the Under 15 Indi-
vidual Tournament at the State carnival.
NSW PSSA
Tennis Championships Jack Copeland represented PSSA (Public Schools Sports
Association) Western Region at the NSW State PSSA
Tennis Championships at Rockdale, Sydney on the 27th
to 30th April 2015. Jack was one of 5 boys and 5 girls
whom had been selected for the Western Team at the
Western Region trials at Bathurst in March. The Cham-
pionships were played with 13 teams playing singles
and doubles matches. The 13 teams represented 10
Regional PSSA teams, 2 Catholic Schools teams cover-
ing the State and 1 Combined Independent Schools
team.
Western played Sydney North & MacKillop teams on
the first day, North West, South Coast and Sydney
West on the Tuesday and Hunter on the Wednesday. It
was a wonderful experience to play against some of the best junior tennis players in the State as it was a
large step up from the trials. Unfortunately the last day was rained out, and from a count back, the joint
winners were Sydney North & MacKillop (whom Western had played on the first day). Jack would like to
thank Kylie Rose, Andrew Kensit, Sam Foran from School of Tennis Dunedoo and Ken Wray, Far West
Sports Academy Tennis Squad Coach for coaching and giving him practice before the Championships. Jack
would also like to thank his team manager Tracey Hicks, Elington Public School for the wonderful support
and guidance over the week.
DUBBO DISTRICT
TOUCH FOOTBALL Last Monday, Hallie Hogden, Claire Seis,
Jack Copeland and Ben Gallagher travelled
to Dubbo to play touch football as mem-
bers of the respective girls and boys Dubbo
District Open Primary teams. Both teams
played a total of 4 games over the day
against teams from all over Western Re-
gion. The round robin competition allowed
students to showcase their skills in front of
selectors who were choosing a Western
Region representative team on the day. All four Dunedoo students played very well and Hallie was selected
in the possible v probable game, narrowly missing out on a place in the team. Well done!
JACK
COPELAND
Hello everybody. NAPLAN is over for another year for students and we are pleased to say that everything went
well. It was once again well managed by staff and students were not confronted by it because of this and the fact
that they learnt the routines during practice. The results are usually returned to school in early September. We use results to in-
form our teaching and our planning, so that areas for improvement can be recognised and catered for in the following year. We
also set goals for the following year.
The Lovebytes program was well received by students from Years 9 and 10. It provides information on the legal rights of the indi-
vidual, particularly around issues such as alcohol and sexual activity. Students are also provided with information and guidance
about how to be assertive when placed under peer pressure and given a range of strategies on how deal with this. Kate Baker from
Barnardos in Mudgee coordinated the day and it was great to see our Police Liaison Officer, Marty Paice and his offsider Craig here
once again working with students. Marty is very popular with students everywhere because of his warm caring nature and his calm,
informative advice. I know our students have grown to really like him.
Infants students have been undergoing the Schedule for Early Numeracy Testing (SENA) with Mrs Armstrong , Mrs Yeo and Mrs Ab-
bott. This is very informative for our teaching as well, as it provides the level of thinking students apply to solving numeracy prob-
lems. By knowing where students sit on the special framework used, teachers can then design activities to take students towards
the next level and beyond. Students can move very quickly from using fingers to count , to counting on and then to knowing num-
ber facts. Each new activity is a more efficient process because it requires less brain activity each time. You just have to remember
your facts.
Connor Fergusson represented the school at Bathurst in the Plain English Speaking Awards competition during the week. Public
Speaking is a very challenging activity, and we are proud that Connor is so enthusiastic about it and keen to represent our school.
The Open Squash teams performed exceptionally well in Dubbo to overcome their recent nemesis, Parkes High School, to take first
place in both Boys and Girls competitions. They go into the State top 16 round now which is a knockout competition involving all
the first and second teams from the eight Combined High Schools sporting districts.
I went to Dubbo on Friday, with our Teachers Federation Representative, Mr O’Brien, to receive training in the new Performance
Development Framework for teachers. We were provided with information that has to be delivered in a consistent manner across
the State and advises all teachers of expectations and pathways for development. The basis of the Framework is that teachers do
their job well and continually review areas for development to include within a personal development plan. They will then be sup-
ported by the school through training to address the areas identified within the plan.
Warrumbungles Youth Week Activities took place on Friday involving students from Year 5 to 8 who attend both St Michaels and
Dunedoo Central. The activities involved a series of games not generally played by students and ranged from the old fashioned egg
and spoon, sack and three legged races to Frisbee AFL, Gridiron Touch etc. The day culminated in a Tug of War between the three
groups with lots of cheering and discussion whilst enjoying an old fashioned lemonade ice-block. We’d like to thank Mandy Suttor,
Youth Officer for Warrumbungles Shire Council, for her support of the day, as well as Sally Dent, Chris Sullivan, Kate Baker, the vari-
ous teachers running activities and of course Sister Margaret. The real winners were the students who were magnificently behaved,
great participants and real good sports. It’s nice to see our teachers return to school happy and satisfied.
Fourteen students went to Dubbo Show with Mr Smith to show both cattle and sheep. At this stage I haven’t heard how the stu-
dents and the stock performed.
We wish Years 7-11 students well as they prepare to sit for their Half Yearly exams this week. Set up a study schedule, read and
summarise your notes, learn what you’ve been taught, practice this by attempting some practice questions, get mum and dad to
test you on the definitions and small skills, so that you know them off by heart, and then relax as you go into the exams , satisfied
that you’ve done the work and should be able to provide good answers to every question.
This is also a busy week for staff, as our executive attend Wollemi West Network Meetings on Leadership, Improving HSC Pre-
formance, the Literacy and Numeracy Continuums, and the new Performance and Excellence Frameworks for Teachers, in Coolah.
The Maths Staff will attend a Workshop on “Making Maths Meaningful”.
The week will end with the Art For Youth, Whole School staffing day which is sponsored by a number of organisations coordinated
by our P&C. Every student will receive quality instruction from artists and artisans in a range of mediums from painting, drawing,
pottery, textiles and photography. Enjoy your week!
Peter Campbell, Principal
CANTEEN NEWS
Hello for week 5. Just a reminder to collect
any uniforms ordered last term. If they have not been paid for they will be put back into the general stock for sale at the end of this term.
If anyone is needing pants for this colder weather, I do have some in stock so please feel free to come and have a look at what is available.
Thank you to Jessie, Nick and Annette for your help last week as well as Belinda at serving time. Thanks Jenny
CANTEEN ROSTER
18/5 Annette
19/5
20/5 Jessie
21/5 Annette
22/5 Annette
Art Exhibition
Friday 22nd May
Attention: DCS & St. Michael’s students get out your paints, easel, clay or camera and start creating
Prize for everyone who enters
Information & Entry Form attached
Jayden Martin 22 May Year 3
Taylah Nelson 23 May Kinder
And Staff…..
Maria Harrington 18 May
Friday of this week is our second Whole School Staffing day for the year. The children will be involved in Art For Youth. They will experience art using different media and will be introduced to different artist throughout the day. Children are to wear old clothes (out of school uniform) as they will get “dirty”.
Our annual excursion will be to the Zoo this year. We plan to go on Thursday 25th of June, which is in week 10. It is hoped all children will attend and the cost will be about $20.00 per child. Permission notes will go home shortly.
Mrs Armstrong will be doing some assessments this week to determine the children's reading levels. Remember: Name all clothing and lunch boxes etc. Cut up fruit and veg and send water for Crunch and Sip. Mrs Abbott
Kindergarten: Welcome to week 5. I hope you all enjoyed your weekend. Kinder sound this week are “sh” and
“th” and our shared big books is “Loading the Ship”. In Maths our topics are Data, Graphs and revision of numbers. In Art we are continuing to look at the artwork of Cezanne and investigating primary and secondary colours. This Friday is Art for Youth at Dunedoo Central School and all Kinder children will take part in workshops throughout the day. It will be a fun and interesting day for all with some wonderful creative experience for the children. Please continue to read nightly and learn your sight words. Also remember all jumpers need names as many children are losing their jumpers and they are very hard to find without names! Congratulations to Robert Watton our student of the week from last week and to Clayton Wadley and Ned Callow who received Merit Certificates. Mrs Yeo
Year 1: Welcome to week 5. I hope you all had a pleasant weekend. This week in spelling we will study colours
blue, green, orange etc. and our blend is “tr” as in trip and tramp. In maths this week we will learn about counting by twos, fives and odd and even numbers. Many children are still revis-ing their numbers. Some revision at home may help to eliminate these. We will continue with assessments this week in preparation for report writing. Today we will be making placemats to be used at Art Unlimited over the weekend. This weeks news is Personal. Keep reading and have a great week. Mrs M Abbott
INFANTS/PRIMARY ACE Congratulations to the following Infants/Primary students on reaching:
Level 1:
Year 5/6: Millie Taylor & Tristan Brown
Level 2:
Kinder: Chelsea Gallagher
Year 1: Shelley Cox & Oliver Rookyard
Year 2/3: Luke Redding & Tesharna Smith
Art For Youth will be held this Friday. Please make sure your child wears older clothes as they could get paint on them!
Whole School Merit Assembly will be held on Monday 25th May in the DCS Hall at 11.10am. Everyone is welcome to attend. Joel Wilson – AP Primary
Year 2/3: Hello all, Well done to the Year 3 students who completed the NAPLAN exams last week. It can be
a stressful time but everyone did their best and coped very well with the situation. This week in class we begin our end of semester assessments in time for report writing. In Maths, Year 2 will be studying 3D objects and Year 3 will be working on fractions. Also, just a reminder that weekly spelling tests will be on Thursdays for the remainder of the term. There is no time on Fridays now with Primary Assemblies and Year 2 involved in Child Protection and Sport. This week’s news topic is ‘What I want to be when I grow up’. Don’t forget this Friday is Art for Youth. It promises to be a very exciting day with workshops involving ceramics, screen printing, drawing, painting and a tour of the Art Gallery. Students are to wear old clothes as it is highly un-likely they will still be clean at the end of the day! Have a good week. Mr Ben Kline
Year 3/4: Hello everyone, Miss Kate Yeo will be taking the class on Monday and Tuesday while I am on leave.
Miss Yeo will be following the usual class routines. I will return to school on Wednesday. NAPLAN is over for anoth-er year! All students in Year 3 made an impressive effort, with each student doing their best work. We should be very proud of how they conducted themselves over the three days of testing. This Friday 22nd May is the Whole School Staffing Day - Art for Youth. Come along and express yourself! Last year was a day of exciting activities with all students involved in Art Workshops. The students got to experience a range of art media in the form of clay sculpting, cartooning and print making. The students were also art judges where they got to judge their peers art-work. I am sure this year’s Art activities will be just as engaging with professional Artists booked to run activities on the day! Our first P.S.S.A game of Soccer will be against Gulgong Public School on Wednesday 27th May in Gulgong. Notes have been sent home to the players selected in the team. I ask that they be signed and returned to the office A.S.A.P so we can organise travel arrangements. Stay tuned for more news! Cheers, Mr Honeysett
Year 5/6: Mr Wilson is away all week, Miss Watson will be teaching this class. Don’t forget Art For Youth on
Friday.
Year 6 Maths: This week students will be working on Fractions. We will look at adding, subtracting and multiplying
fractions. Homework sheet is due in on Friday. Please encourage your child to complete this! Mrs Lane
EVENTS COMING UP:
Art For Youth—Friday 22nd May
Whole School Merit Assembly—Monday 25th May
PSSA Soccer v Gulgong—Wednesday 27th May
Yr MERITS
K Robert Watton Working well in Jolly Phonics
activities
K
K
Ned Callow
Clayton Wadley
Fantastic effort in reading groups
Working hard in class
1 Tiarnie Batty Fantastic spelling results 1
1
Henry Farley
Shyloh Watton Hogden
Improved effort in Artworks
Great effort in Spelling test
2/3 Chelsea Green Wonderful improvement in her
work
3
3
Brooke Cooke
Thomas Martin
Working well in Reading groups
An excellent effort during NAPLAN
Meg Christensen Consistent effort across all KLA’s
this term
3
4
Alice Fergusson
Mathew Williams
Showing great effort in Literacy tasks
Great work in Literacy groups
3/4
5/6 Lexi Gallagher Showing maturity in her attitude
to school
6
6
Roy Watton
Claire Seis
A great effort in class all week Working hard in art
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
SECONDARY NEWS Year 9/10 Maths: This week students will continue working on Algebraic Expressions & Equations. They
have their Half Yearly Exam on Tuesday. Students were given revision sheets last week to complete in
preparation for this task.
Year 11 General Maths: This week students will continue working on Measurement. They have their Half
Yearly Exam on Wednesday. Students were given a past paper last week to complete in preparation for this
task. Please encourage your child to complete this in preparation for their Half Yearly exam next week.
Mrs Donna Lane
Year 11: Bullinda Bike Busters held a race meeting on the 17th of
May. Approximately 90 riders took to the bike track. The weath-
er was spectacular, along with the quality of the riders.
Some of our year 11’s took to the track as official flaggers, keep-
ing the riders safe from being run over. By doing this these stu-
dents raised some much needed funds for their anticipated snow
trip. Well done to everyone that came out. Molly Boyd
Secondary Timetable:
Week 1
SECONDARY - WHAT’S DUE…. Year 7 Exam Revision
Year 8 Exam Revision
Year 9 Exam Revision
Year 10 Geography
Exam Revision
Major Geography project, due 1st June
Year 11 Exam Revision
Year 12
Chaplain’s Chat The week for Tourette Syndrome awareness has been and gone – yet it is at school with us every day. Primary paid some attention to the week with posters and talks. Jenny tries hard to help us understand life for her son – and it helps me understand him a bit better when we talk one on one. Tourette’s is not a kind syndrome for anyone to have. It is best known for the verbal or physical “tic” that af-flicts them uncontrollably. However, it’s impact is also reflected through ADHD, OCD, Anxiety, sleep issues, depression – to name a few. Please be aware that someone suffering from Tourette’s is living a life sentence with no known cure, but it is something to be lived with day after day. 5 key facts to help you understand Tourette Syndrome: It IS NOT bad behaviour or bad language, it is neurological; It is not rare – about 1% of the population have it to a major or lesser extent; The “Tic” is an outward sign of a lot of internal awkward ties for the sufferer; It does not limit intelligence; It is a genetic occurrence, you can’t catch it. I would suggest if you have questions, visit www.tourette.org.au OR talk with Jenny in the canteen at School. Beth Bowman, Chaplain
YEAR 7 Exam Monday 18/5 Tuesday 19/5 Wednesday20/5 Thursday 21/5 Monday 25/5
Period 1 English LOTE Science HSIE
Period 2 Maths
Period 3
Period 4
Period 5
Period 6
YEAR 8 Exam Monday 18/5 Tuesday 19/5 Wednesday 20/5 Thursday 21/5
Period 1 English HSIE
Period 2 Maths Science
Period 3
Period 4
Period 5
Period 6
YEAR 9 Exam Monday 18/5 Tuesday 19/5 Wednesday 20/5 Monday 25/5 Wednesday 27/5
Period 1 Maths 8:50-9:50 Food Tech Science
Period 2 English Geography
Period 3
Period 4
Period 5 History
Period 6
YEAR 10 Exam Monday 18/5 Tuesday 19/5 Wednesday 20/5 Thursday 21/5 Monday 25/5 Tuesday 26/5
Period 1 Maths 8:50-10am Science
Period 2 English Food Tech
Period 3 History
Period 4 Geography PD/H/PE
Period 5
Period 6
YEAR 11 (exams held in the Art Room) Monday 18/5 Tuesday 19/5 Wednesday 20/5 Thursday 21/5 Friday 22/5
9:00am–11:10 am
Standard English
Advanced English
9:00am–10:35 am
Design & Technology
9:00am–10:05am
Biology
9:00am–10:35 am
Mathematics
9:00am–10:05am
General Mathematics
9:00am–10:05am
Chemistry
9am–10:05 am
Physics
9am–11:05am
Modern History
1:30pm–2:35pm
Agriculture
11.10am Years 7 - 9 at Dunedoo Central School — ‘Will the BEST
me please stand up?!’
1.30pm Years 5 & 6 Dunedoo Central School students will be
walking to at St Michael’s Catholic School — ‘Think
Smart’
3.30pm Staff and community development — ‘Building Posi
tive Psychology for Young People in a Rural Setting’
Parents, community members and school staff are welcome to attend all sessions
Dr Justin Coulson
Parenting expert
in Dunedoo
Tuesday 26th May
Dr Justin Coulson is a positive psychology researcher, author, and speaker. He is the
founder of The Real Men Project, an Honorary Fellow at the University of Wollongong,
and a Senior Associate at the Positive Psychology Institute.
Dr Coulson writes a weekly column for Sydney’s Daily Telegraph Kid Spot, appears reg-
ularly on television, and he is the parenting expert at www.kidspot.com.au.
Justin works with individuals, families, schools, and organisations to improve relation-
ships, boost motivation and performance, and inspire happiness and wellbeing.
Most importantly, Justin is an expert in wrestling children, reading Dr Suess, sliding
down steep hills on cardboard boxes, and teaching his children to ride bikes. He and his
wife Kylie are the parents of six children and live on the South Coast of NSW.
this event is part of the Australian Government’s Drought Assistance Package
DEB BALL DEB PHOTOS ARE AVAILABE FOR VIEWING ON THE
FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
www.cherylmccouatphotography.shootproof.com
Lost property: There were umbrellas, containers
and a jacket left in the Hall. Please see the front
office to collect same.
RSA/RCG COURSE Western Student Connections have booked RSA RCG for Wednesday the 24th and Thursday the 25th of June at Dunedoo Central School. Cost is $260 and there is a minimum of 14. Please contact Belinda Fergusson if you would like to attend.
Dunedoo Junior Rugby and Netball
Congratulations to the U/15’s Football team, who came away with a win against Coolah on Saturday (34-4). Three of the U/13’s
boys backed up and played with us after their own game. We were short this weekend, due to some of our players having other
commitments, so we really appreciated their contribution.
The U/15’s have a second training session on a Thursday night starting at 6pm. In our team, we can see the extra fitness start-
ing to pay off. I am glad to see the commitment from our Mendooran players and parents, who have to travel to make both
training sessions.
A big thank you must go to Brad Squire for coming along to help train the team. Jim O’Malley, U/15’s Coach
What is Q Fever? Q fever is an illness caused by a particular type of bacteria called Coxiella burnetii. Q fever was first recognised in Australia during the 1930's. It was initially called Query Fever because the cause was not known and this name carried on as Q Fever even once the bacteria causing the disease was identified.
Where does the infection come from? The main carriers of the disease are farm animals such as cattle, sheep and goats. A wide range of other animals can be infected including camels, llamas, alpacas, rodents, cats, dogs, birds, kangaroos, wallabies and other mar-supials. Ticks may also carry the organism and spread it from animal to animal. Infected pregnant animals shed particularly large amounts of the bacteria in birth fluids and placental tissue and any infected animal can shed bac-teria in urine, faeces and milk. The bacteria can survive harsh conditions and remain in the environment for long periods of time, so hay, dust and other small particles may also carry the bacteria.
Transmission to Humans People can be infected by close contact with any material contaminated with the bacteria. This may be by handling animals or animal products, drinking unpasteurised milk from infected animals, breathing in small particles contain-ing bacteria and particularly through activities that may involve close contact with tissues and bodily fluids. Exam-ples include meat processor employees, people working closely with pregnant animals around the time of birth, saleyards, veterinary clinicians and their staff.
People may also be infected by inhaling fine particles (dust) or handling equipment and animal products contami-nated with bacteria from an infected animal. Examples include handling animal skins, working on machinery or ani-mal transport vehicles and even people working in the vicinity of high risk sites (visitors or contractors who may visit a processing plant).
The Q Fever organism is highly infectious – exposure to as little as one to ten individual bacteria may be sufficient to cause infection in a person.
Who is at risk? People at higher risk of being exposed to Q Fever bacteria include agricultural workers, abattoir workers, veterinari-ans and veterinary staff, people working or interacting closely with any animals including dogs and cats, laboratory personnel working with biological fluids and tissues from animals, and people who may visit at-risk sites for any rea-son (contractors working on farms or at meat processing plants, saleyard staff etc).
Rural populations are generally considered to be at higher risk than urban populations but people in the city may still be exposed through contact with wildlife and pet animals or through indirect contact with contaminated soil or other material.
Signs of Q Fever People with Q Fever illness show a range of signs including high fever, chills, headache, extreme fatigue, nausea, muscle and joint pain and severe sweats. Some people have substantial weight loss. Many sick people will require time off work. The signs are relatively non-specific and may often be mistaken for influenza or other diseases. A smaller number of people may develop more severe or debilitating illness following initial Q Fever infection. As many as 10-20% of people with acute Q Fever illness may go on and develop signs of chronic fatigue called Post Q Fever Fatigue Syndrome (QFS). A smaller number of people may develop severe illness such as pneumonia or endocarditis and other conditions.
Prevention People working with animals or materials that may carry the Q Fever bacteria should be aware of general principles of infection control through practising good hygiene, using effective personal protective equipment where appropri-ate and avoiding or minimising risks of exposure to potentially infective material.
Unpasteurised milk should not be consumed.
An Australian Q Fever vaccine is available and recommended for people who work regularly with or are at risk of exposure from potentially infectious animals or materials. This includes abattoir workers, farmers, shearers, veterinary professionals, agricultural college staff and students, kangaroo shooters, tanners, tradesmen who visit abattoirs, laundry staff who clean clothing from abattoirs, and many others. Workplaces where transmis-sion of Q Fever is a recognized risk should have a vaccination program. Before vaccination, people must have skin and blood tests to check if they have previously been infected with Q Fever.
Q Fever vaccine should not be given to people who have previously had Q Fever or who have tested positive on skin or blood tests, people who have previously been vaccinated against Q Fever, people with known hypersensi-tivity to egg proteins, pregnant women and children younger than 15 years of age.
People wishing to know more about Q Fever vaccination
should discuss the issue with their doctor.
AUSTRALIAN Q FEVER REGISTER
