The third series of DEFENCE 2020 Youth Challenges was held around Australia in all states and territories between May and July 2010. Some 150 secondary schools were involved and 91% of attendees - students, teachers and ADF personnel - voted the series Excellent/Very Good. This year participants were challenged to explore the relevance of the Spirit of ANZAC to the ADF and Australian society today. Some of the students are now working on their Participation Tasks in the hope of being selected to represent the youth of Australia at the DEFENCE 2020 NATIONAL YOUTH CHALLENGE to be held in Canberra late September.

For more details of the 2010 program go to www.defence2020.info/youthchallenges/2010/

Alice Springs - Friday 4 June 2010
The DEFENCE 2020 team held a special Youth Challenge for Indigenous students at the Chifley Alice Springs Resort, Alice Springs on 4 June 2010. The theme for the day was - COULD YOU BE A MODERN WARRIOR?

Schools from the Alice Springs area and as far as Tennant Creek and even South Australia attended this special DEFENCE 2020 Indigenous Youth Challenge Program. This is part of an important educational program (being rolled out around the country) that focuses on Australia's future and the part we could all play as informed and responsible citizens.

The students represented their schools and local communities. They engaged with one another in a lively manner throughout the day. This was mostly evident in the exciting and fun role play performances that we witnessed. Well done to the winning students and groups.

The DEFENCE 2020 team wish to congratulate the students that took part in this special program. We also wish to acknowledge and thank the teachers and ADF personnel especially for your invaluable contribution to the day.

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The servingthenation.info educational website is currently under maintenance and has been temporarily taken down. The team at Ryebuck Media apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. To assist users who wish to access the old website the following link is made available.
www.s31.com.au/servingthenation/

The servingthenation.info website will be made active at its original domain name in the coming weeks.

During April and May the Ryebuck team has staged 10 Defence 2020 Youth Challenges throughout Victoria, NSW, QLD and Tasmania. Some 2000 students, teachers and ADF personnel have attended the challenges to explore the relevance of the Spirit of ANZAC to the ADF and Australian society today. Everyone seems to have had a great time and rated this year's program 94% Excellent/Very Good - that's even better than evaluations of last year's program?

To see for yourselves go to www.defence2020.info/youthchallenges/2010/

In June and July we head to Alice Springs, Katherine, Darwin, Adelaide, Perth and Albany. More reports to follow.

STUDIES 1/2010 is now in schools. Look for articles on:

The Anzac legend - with primary source extracts from The Anzac Book and The Moods of Ginger Mick to use with your students in class.

Water and the Murray-Darling Basin - especially relevant for Years 10-12 Geography classes in New South Wales and Victoria.

The response of Korea to western intrusion in the nineteenth century - an excellent innovative case study approach using characters from the time. You can use it as a model for developing similar approaches to China and Japan in the period.

The Ryebuck team is about to embark upon the third series of Youth Challenges in the DEFENCE 2020 program.

The Youth Challenge Program brings together students from different schools, Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel, politicians and community representatives to explore many of the issues surrounding defence and Australia's responsibility as a global citizen in the present and the future.
Years 9-11 students will benefit most from the Youth Challenge Program, as it is particularly relevant to SOSE/HSIE, Citizenship Education, History and English curriculum areas.

Don't miss out on this this exciting, interactive and innovative program.

For more details visit www.defence2020.info. There you can also view the education kit that was sent to all secondary schools in 2009 as well as a series of interactive decision-makers, winning entries in the Student Participation Task and much more.

Some 250 students, teachers and guests attended the NOTHING BEATS THE REAL THING! Youth Challenges held at Warner Roadshow Studios on the Gold Coast on Thursday and Friday, 11-12 February 2010. Some 20 schools in the region were represented at this exciting event.

The students worked through a program that challenged and entertained them - asking them to come to an understanding about the implications of film piracy for the sort of society they want to create. While most students (and teachers!) had at some time been 'pirates' themselves, they realised that there were considerable implications to their actions, and all agreed that it was a fair and proper civics and citizenship strategy to 'just say NO.'

Surprise guest industry presenters were Andrew Wight, co-producer of the huge 3D hit Avatar and Emily Robins and Miles Szanto - stars of the TV series Elephant Princess. They provided unique perspectives on the impact of film piracy upon their industry and their own lives.

Those students attending on the Thursday had a special treat - a tour on the set of Elephant Princess.

Judging from the evaluations, all who attended had a terrific time rating the program 90% Excellent/Very Good.

Visit the Copyright or Copywrong website for more information.

More than 70 students from St Joseph's College, Katherine High School and Wugularr School attended the Indigenous Youth Challenge held in Katherine, NT on 24 November.

The theme of the day was - What does the Australian Defence Force have to do with you?

To investigate this question the students interacted with a decision-making program, met some of the ADF's current 'modern warriors', participated in bullring activities which included guard dog and equipment demonstrations, watched a video showcasing the contribution of Indigenous Australians to today's Defence Force and then broke into workshop groups to prepare a role-play about the different roles that the ADF plays both in Australia and overseas.

The students threw themselves into the role-plays and showed us how the ADF provides peacekeepers around the globe, cares for country, helps Indigenous communities, defends the nation and responds to humanitarian emergencies.

Almost 70 percent of students rated the program as excellent and some 25% rated it very good! Typical comments on the day were the following:

I enjoyed myself very much.

It was all good.
It was fun and excellent.
Today was the best.
The day was fantastic.
Loved it. Thanks for a lovely day.
I loved learning about other jobs in the Defence Force.
I feel like coming again next year.

The team at Ryebuck would like to thank RAAF Base Tindal for hosting the Challenge and all of the ADF personnel who so graciously gave of their time to meet and work with the students and teachers from the local area.

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The winners of the 2009 Enhance TV ATOM (Australian Teachers of Media) Awards were announced last Friday, 23 October at a gala function in the Plaza Ballroom of Melbourne's Regent Theatre.

This year Ryebuck Media was again successful, collecting three of the prestigious awards for Exploring Civics and Citizenship Through a Visit to the National Capital Canberra. This resource was produced for the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and won Best Educational Multimodal Production, Best Primary Education Resource and Best Secondary Education Resource.

We are immensely proud of this success and wish to acknowledge the contribution of Esther Robinson and her colleagues at DEEWR, and thank them for giving us the opportunity to develop this exciting educational resource.

We would also like to especially pay tribute to the work of Robert Lewis, our principal curriculum writer, who continues to come up with innovative and exciting educational activities that achieve valuable learning outcomes.

We would also like to congratulate all worthy finalists and winners in the many categories that make up this national awards program which has no peer and in 2009 celebrates its 27th anniversary.

Thank you ATOM and Enhance TV for staging the awards.

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The 2009 series of the DEFENCE 2020 - Are Australia's Peacekeepers responsible Citizens? - concluded with the National Youth Challenge in Canberra on 16th September 2009. Twenty-three students (national winners of the Participation Task competition) spent two days in Canberra visiting the Australian Federal Police training village, the Australian War Memorial, the Peacekeepers Memorial site on Anzac Parade, Squadron 34 to view the Prime Minister's jet and the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA).

At the National Challenge which was held at ADFA, the students showcased their winning entries, role-played a peacekeeping scenario, presented a video of their experiences in Canberra and were addressed by the Hon Greg Combet MP, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materials and Science and Lieutenant General David Hurley, Vice Chief of the Defence Force.

The National Challenge was a fantastic conclusion to an exciting program that educated young people about defence issues and encouraged them to think about what sort of Defence Force they would like Australia to have in the future.

Defence 2020 will be back in 2010 with a new theme, new resources and a national program that will be rolled out in all states and territories between May and July. Watch this space for details and log onto www.defence2020.info for updates, reports and curriculum resources for History, SOSE, English. Legal Studies and Geography.

The team at Ryebuck Media wish to sincerely thank all of the teachers, students and ADF personnel who have supported Defence 2020 in 2009. Special thanks to Group Captain Ken Given who continues to be an enthusiastic and dedicated project manager.

On Thursday 3 September 2009 the NOTHING BEATS THE REAL THING! Youth Challenge on film/DVD piracy was held in Sydney.

70 students from 8 NSW schools worked through a program that challenged and entertained them - asking them to come to an understanding about the implications of film piracy for the sort of society they want to create. While most students (and teachers!) had at some time been 'pirates' themselves, they realised that there were considerable implications to their actions, and all agreed that it was a fair and proper civics and citizenship strategy to 'just say NO.'

Surprise guest industry presenters were Michael Selwyn, MD Paramount Pictures Australia, and Katrina Risteska, singer dancer and actress.

Visit the Copyright or Copywrong website for more information.

The team at Ryebuck Media have just completed another educational website project for Screen Australia. Produced to coincide with the 200th birthday celebrations of Charles Darwin in 2009 Charles Darwin - The Australian Connection is a rich online educational resource containing five educational interactive modules that focus on his visit to Australia during his famous voyage between 1831 and 1836. In addition there is also a collection of informative video clips on Darwin's HMS Beagle and the presentation of the exhibition Charles Darwin – voyages and ideas that shook the world held at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney.

To learn more about this project please visit the website.

Belle Roscoe recently launched their self titled debut CD to a sell-out crowd at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne. This follows their exciting French tour where they performed to a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival - the first Australian band to do so.

Now they are heading back to France for the Summer Surf Festival season and will play the Rip Curl and Hossegor Festivals to more than 15,000 people. Belle Rosce will also be performing a series of in-store shows for Rip Curl Europe as well as as showing the French how Aussie surfers conquer the waves.

For more news, their latest Electronic Press Kit (EPK) and video hits go to www.myspace.com/belleroscoe

The team at Ryebuck Media have now completed the 2009 series of the DEFENCE 2020 Youth Challenges. The focus of the program was on ADF peacekeeping this year and Youth Challenges were held in all states throughout Australia. We would like to thank the teachers, students, ADF personnel and special guests who participated and made the program such a positive learning experience for everyone.

Please go to the DEFENCE 2020 website and follow links to the Youth Challenges page for more information and pictures etc.

Ryebuck Media was delighted to present a Youth Challenge on film/DVD piracy for the Intellectual Property Awareness Foundation (IPAF) on Wednesday 25 March.

90 students from 12 Victorian schools worked through a program that challenged and entertained them - asking them to come to an understanding about the implications of film piracy for the sort of society they want to create. While most students (and teachers!) had at some time been 'pirates' themselves, they realised that there were considerable implications to their actions, and all agreed that it was a fair and proper civics and citizenship strategy to 'just say NO.'

A surprise guest presenter was Sam Clarke from Neighbours, who described the personal impact of the issue on young actors like him. Many excited students now have photos of themselves with 'Ringo'!

A highlight was the role play advertisements that groups created to complete the communication task: to Inform, Explain, Entertain and Influence. The 9 presentations were clever and fun, and showed that students had really thought about this personal issue.

To learn more visit the Copyright or Copywrong website.

Ryebuck Media is proud to support young Australian talent. Belle Roscoe has been selected to be the headline act at this years Cannes Film Festival. Check out the full story in this article published in The Age on 25 March 2009.

Visit the sites below to sample their unique offering. You can also view tour highlights, download/purchase their latest album.

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• Go to website

Ryebuck Media is proud once again to be a sponsor of the Bay Riders' Murray to Moyne 520 km cycle relay for charity. We have developed a website where you can register online, see highlights of the 2008 ride, get details of this year's fund-raiser function and learn about the two charities that Bay Riders have sponsored since 2001. Please support this great cause in 2009.

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On Thursday 4 December 18 2008, students from all over Australia gathered at the National Museum of Australia to present their Defence 2020 reports and findings to the Minister for Defence, the Honourable Joel Fitzgibbon.

The students were state and territory winners of the Defence 2020 Participation Task, that asked them to explore some aspect of the ADF and responsible citizenship.

The student entries varied from the past (such as Simpson's relationship with Indian troops in World War 1, and Ralph Honner's leadership on the Kokoda Track in World War 2), to the present (the work of the Department of Veterans' Affairs in supporting former members of the ADF, and the under-publicised achievements of Australian troops in Afghanistan in civil infrastructure works and nation-building).

Some students found aspects of the ADF to criticise, and several were able to test their ideas in present-day contexts: the work of the Destroyer HMAS Ballarat in Sydney Harbour, the role of the paratroop regiment 3RAR based at Holsworthy, and the efforts of the RAAF at Richmond Air Base. Students were able to question serving ADF personnel, many of whom had experience in East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan. All students recognised the great civic virtues that overwhelmingly characterise the work of the ADF today. The point was particularly brought home at Holsworthy, where several of the soldiers to whom the students spoke had worked with Australia's latest casualty in Afghanistan, Lieutenant Fussell. It was a sobering reminder of the main role of the ADF, and the reality of the sacrifice that ADF members are prepared to make for their nation.

The final presentation at the NMA saw the students able to report on their work, discuss their findings during their three-day program, and band together to present a role-play about the ADF's achievements and responsibilities as a peacekeeper and an ally.

Defence Minister Fitzgibbon, Minister for Defence Science and Personnel Snowdon and Vice Chief of Defence General Hurley all enjoyed and were amused by the irreverent but insightful role play, and responded to the tough questions thrown at them by the students.

The Defence 2020 program has been designed to increase students' awareness of the many and varied roles and responsibilities of the ADF as a significant national institution. The nearly two thousand students who participated in the Youth Challenge series have developed a great respect for the fine civic values that the ADF sets and strives always to achieve. This increased knowledge, critical evaluation and understanding were demonstrated by the 18 student winners on the day, and all three official representatives acknowledged this in their replies to the student presentations and questions.

Defence 2020 (2008) is now over. We have explored the role of the ADF as a responsible citizen in a variety of ways. 2009 will see the dedication of the National Australian Peacekeeping Memorial in Canberra, and we hope that the focus of Defence 2020 (2009) will be on Australian peacekeeping, and especially the role that the ADF is playing in modern day peacekeeping and peacemaking in Afghanistan and other areas.

Watch out for details early in 2009!

Go to the Defence 2020 website for more...

Ryebuck Media is delighted to announce it has won a prestigious 2008 NSW Premier's History Award. The award is offered annually to honour distinguished achievement in history by Australians.

Ryebuck's Australians in the Vietnam War: Home Front and Combat written by Robert Lewis and Tim Gurry was chosen from a very strong field of finalists in the category Young People's History Prize.

Both the finalist nomination and actual award are a strong recognition of the quality and diversity of educational work being produced by Ryebuck Media. Ryebuck thanks its great professional and dedicated team who have made this win possible, and also the Vietnam veterans who trusted us to tell their stories honestly and well. We hope they are pleased with this result.

The judges commented:

"This interactive CD-ROM package introduces high school students to the combat experiences of Australians in Vietnam and to the impact the war had on Australian society. The Australian army’s approach to pacifying Phuoc Tuy Province is considered through an interactive strategy game, while another module provides a series of interviews by a range of participants in the war. Students are invited to consider how they would have responded to the escalating conflict, and to reconstruct the career of an individual soldier from a range of documents. Robert Lewis and Tim Gurry have succeeded in making creative and effective use of their medium, without compromising the historical information and skills they seek to teach. The source analysis activity is particularly impressive in modelling how historians are able to reconstruct events from different types of evidence. The approach throughout is certain to appeal to digitally savvy teenagers. Australians in the Vietnam War is an exemplary resource that sets a high standard for similar digital packages, and will provide the basis for many memorable history lessons."

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Ryebuck Media won the 2008 Enhance TV ATOM Award in the category of Best Educational Multimodal Production for Australian Women in War. The Australian Women in War project was produced for the Department of Veterans' Affairs and distributed to schools around Australia in 2008. We wish to thank ATOM and also congratulate the respective teams at the Department of Veterans' Affairs and Ryebuck Media for another well executed project.

For more information on the Australian Women in War project please contact the Department of Veterans' Affairs or Ryebuck Media.

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Ryebuck Media is delighted to have been selected as a finalist in the 2008 NSW Premier's History Awards. The short listed titles were chosen from 268 entries.

These awards are offered annually to honour distinguished achievement in history by Australians. Australians in the Vietnam War: Home Front and Combat, written by Robert Lewis and Tim Gurry is a finalist in the Young People's History Prize category. The winners will be announced at a presentation dinner on Monday 27 October.

The judges commented:

"This interactive CD-ROM package introduces high school students to the combat experiences of Australians in Vietnam and to the impact the war had on Australian society. The Australian army’s approach to pacifying Phuoc Tuy Province is considered through an interactive strategy game, while another module provides a series of interviews by a range of participants in the war. Students are invited to consider how they would have responded to the escalating conflict, and to reconstruct the career of an individual soldier from a range of documents. Robert Lewis and Tim Gurry have succeeded in making creative and effective use of their medium, without compromising the historical information and skills they seek to teach. The source analysis activity is particularly impressive in modelling how historians are able to reconstruct events from different types of evidence. The approach throughout is certain to appeal to digitally savvy teenagers. Australians in the Vietnam War is an exemplary resource that sets a high standard for similar digital packages, and will provide the basis for many memorable history lessons."

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The Defence 2020 Youth Challenge Series has been a great success and there are only 4 programs to go. So this is your last chance to register for the Northern Territory and Western Australia challenges.

The program's theme is - Is the Australian Defence Force a Responsible Citizen?

To date Challenges have been held in Albury-Wodonga, Adelaide, Port Pirie, Sydney, Newcastle, Canberra, Launceston, Hobart, Melbourne, Townsville and Brisbane.

Almost 90% of approximately 900 participants (students, teachers and ADF personnel) have adjudged the program Excellent or Very Good! Go to the DEFENCE 2020 website to see all the latest photos and evaluations.

This teacher's comment summarizes the overwhelming response:

"On the way home on the train the students told me that they had a great time. They thought it was a good mix of serious issues and a lot of fun, especially the role plays, which allowed them to express themselves. It also made them more aware of the issues that the Defence Force faces - so they really did come out of it with a greater sense of their civics and citizenship role in our society. Well done!"

We are delighted to have received notification that five of our products have been shortlisted as finalists in the Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) Awards of 2008. Congratulations to the team and our respective clients. Here's hoping we can secure success on the night.

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In 2003 an exciting education and public awareness program entitled Defence 2020: Protecting Australia's People and Place was launched.

This program comprised an educational resource kit that was sent to all secondary schools, an interactive website - www.defence2020.gov.au, a series of curriculum units in the STUDIES education magazine and a national Youth Challenge program that was rolled out in all states and territories and involving some 300 schools and thousands of students.

In 2004 the Australian Teachers of Media judged Defence 2020 to be the Best Secondary Education Resource.

We are pleased to announce that Ryebuck Media has been commissioned by the Department of Defence to revise and update this innovative program which will involve the development of Stage 2 - Defence 2020 - Is the Australian Defence Force a Responsible Citizen?

The program will be multi-faceted and designed to encourage young Australians to become informed about the role of Australia's Defence Force and (as the title suggests) to engage in constructive dialogue on a wide range of Defence related issues such as national security and our rights and responsibilities as global citizens.

Click on the links below to see how you and your school can become involved in this program.

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Popular Melbourne band, Belle Roscoe, recently launched their debut album in Paris to great acclaim!

Matt Gurry and his twin sisters Jules and Sare have been playing music and singing together as long as they can remember. 'It was living together in France that we decided to begin performing music in bars, boats, parties and on the street...pretty much anywhere we could play. Since then we haven't stopped performing and travelling together meeting and picking up many new influences along the way.' Belle Roscoe is the family's latest musical adventure and one they are most proud of. Most of 2007 was spent in the studio writing and recording their self-titled debut album.

Ryebuck Media is proud to support young Australian talent.

Visit the sites below to sample their unique offering. You can also view tour highlights, download the album or purchase the hard cover version.

Ryebuck Media offers a range of products and publications on the topic of ANZAC Day. Simply refer our products page. Teachers and students can sample some of the interactive modules on our elearning page. To order or for more information call Bern on (03) 9500 2399.

The latest issue of STUDIES magazine contains a tribute to Aussie Diggers. 'Salute to the Aussie Digger' is an audio CD that takes the audience through an historical overview of the Australian Army's involvement in wars and peacekeeping.

We are delighted to announce that Ryebuck Media, in association with ROAR Film, won two prestigious awards at the EnhanceTV ATOM (Australian Teachers of Media) Awards on Friday 19th October, 2007.

The multimedia educational resource - Australia and the Vietnam War - won the following categories:

• Best Educational Multi-Modal production
• Best Secondary Education Resource

Australia and the Vietnam War was produced for the Department of Veterans' Affairs, as part of the Commemorations Program - Saluting Their Service.

We extend our thanks to the Department for commissioning us to work in conjunction with ROAR Film on this important educational program, and also our congratulations to ROAR.

We acknowledge with appreciation the many people who worked with us - the writers, researchers, designers, artists, programmers and also those that provided valuable feedback during the course of the project.

The Ryebuck Team.

Ryebuck Media was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation from the Returned and Services League of Australia - National Executive at the Victorian State Conference on 4 July 2007.

The award was made 'in grateful recognition and appreciation' of the company's assistance to the Returned and Services League, especially in promoting an awareness of Australia's military history amongst school students.

he RSL thanked Ryebuck for its excellent work in producing a special educational website to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the League and to encourage all Australians to explore the impact that the RSL has had upon shaping Australian nationhood and promoting the values of serving the community. To find out more about the role of the RSL both yesterday and today go to www.servingthenation.info

National President Major General Bill Crews AO (Retd) and Victorian State President Major General David McLachlan AO (Retd) presented Tim Gurry, Managing Director, Ryebuck Media, with the award.

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The team at Ryebuck Media has recently assisted ATOM (Australian Teachers of Media) in the redevelopment of their Australian film and media magazine website Metro Magazine. A fresh new look and feel was created as well as some attention given to the navigation of the site. If Australian film and media interests you, you may want to look up this site.

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The team at Ryebuck Media recently developed a CD-ROM for Film Australia's Digital Learning Department. The CD-ROM delivers an interactive information pathway into how users can experience Film Australia's Digital Resource Finder, which is available online.

Around 600 CD-ROMs were distributed at a recent English Teachers Conference. Click the link below to go to the site.

Film Australia's Digital Resource Filnder

Ryebuck Media and the National Museum of Australia education section have just completed their series of Youth Challenges on 'The Mysteries of Maralinga', arguably Australia's major Cold War activity.

Challenges were conducted in every capital city, to 93 schools, 102 teachers and 775 students.

The program took students through a variety of sessions that stressed historical skills as well as content about Australia's atomic testing program of the 1950s.

Four key aspects emerged:

• students were fascinated to learn the details of this historical event, such as that Australia was only the third place ever where atomic weapons were exploded;
• they saw how they successfully exercised their critical, analytical and empathetic skills to explore the issues;
• they identified the continuing relevance of many of the concepts involved to their own society today;
• and they realised very strongly that history is about real people.

Students were overwhelmingly positive in their evaluations of the day - 84% of them rated it as Excellent or Very Good, and 98% rated it Good or better. Teachers were even more enthusiastic, realising how effectively the program can be transferred to other situations within their own classrooms - 65% rated it excellent, 96% rated it Very Good or better, and 100% rated it Good or better.

Details of the evaluations, and many student and teacher comments will be posted soon. Photos from each of the Challenges will also be made available on the official Australian History Mysteries website.

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Ryebuck Media is proud to announce a brand new Australian History Mysteries Youth Challenge series for 2007. It is an innovative program that is jointly run by the National Museum of Australia and Ryebuck Media and will be held over May - June. It brings together secondary students and teachers from a variety of schools to explore some of the History Mysteries in twentieth century Australian history. Delegates also find out how we can explore mysteries in our own local communities and in this way discover much about our past that adds meaning to our present.

Download a flyer for more information by clicking the link below. Please also look up the 'challenges' page of this site for latest information. Venues for each of the dates will be posted as and how confirmation is received.

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Tricia Gurry, director of Ryebuck Media and educational consultant, has just returned from a visit with a group of Australian businesswomen to Saudi Arabia. She briefly reflects on her trip:

What an amazing experience! Whilst in the Kindom, we were the guests of King Abdullah and as such were received by some of the most influential men and women in Saudi Arabia.

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The now popular www.servingthenation.info website got a special Victorian launch on Tuesday, 17th October, 2006. The event was held at ANZAC HOUSE in Melbourne and attended by RSL dignitaries, government officials, teachers, students and the media (see Herald Sun article).

We are delighted to announce that Ryebuck Media won two prestigious awards at the Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) awards on Friday, 10th November 2006.

Best Multimedia Learning Reference:
EXPLORE AUSTRALIA educational resource kit and accompanying website produced by Ryebuck Media for the Council of Australian-Arab Relations for distribution to schools in Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates - Launch website...

Best Secondary Education Resource:
AUSTRALIAN HISTORY MYSTERIES 2 produced in association with the National Museum of Australia - Launch website...

Our thanks to everyone who has supported and encouraged us over the years to produce educational resources and programs designed to encourage young people to become informed and active global citizens.