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Hi Everyone! The latest edition of the BC QUARTERLY MAGAZINE is now available. Please visit this link below for news and updates on Brisbane College and its large community.

Check out our newest BC Quarterly magazine! Keep up to date with what's happening in and around Brisbane College! Click on this link http://www.bc.edu.au/files/BC-Quarterly-7.pdf.

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Brisbane College of Australia - College Info - Brisbane college Special Offer: Looking to learn or enhance your English skills?� Study English at BC for $250 a week, commencing anytime before the 31st of July 2015.

Happy Monday to you all! :) - BC Admin

Seeking to learn or enhance your English language skills? BC is offering all international students a chance to study English for a special price of $250 a week. You can choose your own commencement date provided it is before 31st July 2015. To be eligible, all you have to do is apply and pay by the 13th of March 2015. Contact our friendly administration team on [email protected] for more details!

A belated Happy New Year from the team at BC! A reminder that Brisbane College opens again next Monday 12th January. We look forward to seeing you all and wish you a happy and successful year of study ahead! - BC Admin

Brisbane College is closed from the 22nd December 2014 until 9th of January 2015. From all of the staff at Brisbane College, have a very Merry Christmas and warm wishes for the New Year!

Brisbane College has a special offer running for 2015 for our Certificate, Diploma, and English courses. BC is awarding $500 for our 6 month Cert IV and Diploma courses; $1 000 for our 12 month Cert IV and Diploma courses. For our English courses, BC is awarding $500 for 10 weeks duration; $1 000 for 20 weeks duration; $1 500 for 30 weeks duration; and $2000 for 40 weeks duration. The awarded amounts are deducted from the full tuition fee. Apply and pay the tuition fee by 10 January 2015 to be eligible for any of our 2015 intake dates. For information on receiving your international student application pack, please send an enquiry through to [email protected].

FYI - Regarding changes to public transport during G20. - BC Admin.

Traffic and Transport | G20 2014 العربية, 中文, English, Français, Deutsch, हिंदी, Bahasa Indonesia, Italiano, 日本語, 한국어, Português, Русский, Español, Türkçe

Happy Diwali from everyone at BC!

Diwali is also known as the "festival of lights" and is the Hindu festival which signifies the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and hope over despair.

Happy Diwali to the more than 275,500 Hindus in Australia!

Read more: www.abs.gov.au/census

Break out the brolly - thunderstorms are headed Brisbane's way: http://bit.ly/1qSkHw6

If you would like more information about studying in Queensland, Australia visit http://www.studyqueensland.qld.edu.au/live/. This site has interesting facts about living in Queensland and testimonials from students who have experienced the Queensland way of life. - BC Admin.

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Bulimba Festival is on this Sunday in Brisbane! For more information on what's on by following this link: http://www.bulimbafestival.com.au/

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English Student Scholarships are now available for 19 January 2015 intake. Scholarships are open to all international students with the following amounts awarded for 10 week, 6 month and 12 month courses. For further information email us at: [email protected]

Only three days until the annual Royal Queensland Show (the "Ekka") kicks off for another year! This year there will be free live entertainment at the Energex Community Arena every night. For more information on what's on offer, visit: http://www.ekka.com.au/essential-information.aspx. To purchase tickets, follow this link: http://www.ekka.com.au/tickets/welcome.aspx.

Tomorrow is the last day to apply for the English Course Scholarships available for our 7th of October 2014 intake. For further information, visit http://bc.edu.au/whatson.htm or contact us at [email protected]

Good afternoon all! Here is the latest edition of our BC Quarterly. This quarter's edition features helpful hints from our trainer's on overcoming study challenges, tips for people in need of career inspiration and developing a student budget, as well as an update about what's on at BC and around Brisbane . We hope you enjoy it! BC Admin.

BC Quarterly - Issue 5 The fifth publication of Brisbane College's Quarterly magazine.

Looking for a healthy/fun way to catch up with mates? Check out BOUNCE Trampoline Park in Tingalpa. With over 100 interconnected trampolines and a free bouncing arena, why not!

More information at: http://bounceinc.com.au/

Public transport is also available nearby on bus routes 213, 215, 220, 227, P216, P221.

Trampoline Park & Activities Centre - BOUNCEinc BOUNCEinc is a massive indoor trampoline universe all about jumping high and landing soft & safe. If you’re looking for activities to do with the kids there’s no more appropriate place than BOUNCEinc.

Want to know what's on in July?
Check out the range of wonderful events and activities to get involved in

http://www.visitbrisbane.com.au/Information/Articles/Events/Brisbane-in-July

Brisbane in July | What's On - Visit Brisbane State Library of Queensland Eat Local Week serves up the Scenic Rim?s fabulous fresh produce by featuring farm tours, cooking classes, producer dinners and opportunities to meet the farmers and taste their wares, culminating in the Winter Harvest Festival on 5 July.

English Course Scholarships now available for our 7th of October 2014 intake. If you have been thinking about studying in Australia, take this opportunity and apply today. For further information, visit http://bc.edu.au/whatson.htm or contact us at [email protected]

Well done on all your hard work this Term everyone! It's officially BC Holidays tomorrow! We hope you enjoy the time off and looking forward to seeing you all refreshed and ready to do it all over again.

Been hit with World Cup fever?!
The Semi Final and Finals happen to be over the College holidays over the next couple of weeks. Why not grab some mates and join in on the action! Here are the Semi Final and Final dates:

9 July, 6am - World Cup Semi Final 1
10 July, 6am - World Cup Semi Final 2
13 July, 6am - FIFA World Cup 3rd place playoff
14 July, 5am - FIFA World Cup FINAL

Check out The Urban List's venues to watch the World Cup below:
http://www.theurbanlist.com/brisbane/a-list/where-watch-world-cup-brisbane

The A List | Where to Watch the World Cup in Brisbane Our guide on the best places to watch the FIFA 2014 World Cup around Brisbane.

Seeing as the June holidays are just around the corner, we've found some free experiences in Brisbane including picnic at New Farm Park, Spring Bluff Drive, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens and much more!

Visit the link below:

http://www.visitbrisbane.com.au/Things-to-do/Fun-For-Free/Best-free-experiences-near

$1000 and $500 Scholarships are still being offered in celebration of our 14th Birthday. The Scholarship Offer is open to all International Students for our Full Length Courses for 14 July and 18 August Intake dates for 2014. Information on how to apply is at the following link: http://bc.edu.au/whatson.htm

Don't miss out on this great opportunity and apply by the application cut off date 28th of May 2014.

Join our Global Alumni & Friends network today - a platform launched to encourage networking, generating ideas and sharing knowledge within our BC online community!

http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home&gid=6662815&trk=anet_ug_hm

BC Global Alumni Network | LinkedIn Join this group to keep in touch and network with BC's extensive global network of Alumni.

What are you up to this weekend?

Check out the Paniyiri Greek Festival! More than 30 food stalls will be open in Musgrave Park this Saturday and Sunday and there will be plenty of music and dancing to celebrate Greek culture!

The festival will be on from 12:00pm Saturday and 10:00am Sunday at Musgrave Park & The Greek Club, Edmondstone St, South Brisbane.

Check out the link for entry and full program:
http://paniyiri.com/program/

Paniyiri Greek Festival, Australia's largest cultural Festival! Paniyiri Greek Festival, Australia's largest cultural festival.