NEWSPORT NEWSFEED: Record result for Mossman’s top student
Monday, December 16
Staff Writers
The results are in, and a new benchmark has been set at Mossman State High School following the release of the Year 12 results for senior studies.
Ace student Niamh Zillfleisch received an incredibly high ATAR of 96.05, the highest ATAR ever achieved by a student at Mossman High.
The ranking put her in the top 3.95 per cent of graduating students across Queensland.
Police motorbikes will be out in force across the state after the Queensland Police Service launched summer road safety campaign Operation Mistletoe.
With the aim of reducing road fatalities across Christmas, more than 30 motorcycle officers were there to launch the operation.
The community can expect more police on Queensland roads until January 27, which includes about 110 covert and overt motorcycles fitted with mobile radars to help combat speeding and dangerous driving.
At last count, 288 people had lost their lives on Queensland roads and more than 6000 people have been seriously injured or are facing long-term trauma and hardship.
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