Schools shut for Cyclone Debbie

By EducationHQ News Team
Published March 28, 2017

Almost 400 schools and child care centres in far north Queensland are closed as Cyclone Debbie lashes the region.

BRISBANE, March 28 - The state government announced on Tuesday that 131 state schools have shut their doors ahead of the arrival of ...

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Schools shut for Cyclone Debbie

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