To celebrate their participation in the recent STEM Advanced Manufacturing Future Skills School Program, primary and secondary students from Toowoomba, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast/Logan, Cairns and Townsville in Queensland came together for a series of local showcase events.
The STEM Advanced Manufacturing Future Skills School Program was delivered by Makers Empire, in partnership with Queensland Manufacturing Hubs and the Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development.
The program was designed to increase awareness of the role manufacturing plays in our daily lives, the depth and breadth of local industry, and create awareness of career opportunities and pathways in the manufacturing industry, and an understanding of the skills and experiences required.
The participating Queensland schools received a package worth approximately $7,500 including:
At the showcases held in each region, students shared what they had learned about advanced manufacturing and local manufacturing companies. They also presented their possible solutions to manufacturing industry challenges that they worked on with industry partners.
Students took turns both presenting their designed solutions and then visiting other students’ booths and learning about their projects.
As part of the showcase, the voted on their favourite booths for the Peer Award prize.
Students also presented their solutions to invited industry guests who were assessing all the students’ work for the Industry Award Prize.
Primary School
Peer Award
Dalby South State School – Hose attachment for commercial grain feeders with Finch Engineering
Industry Award
Vale View State School – MIG welding torch holder for Robot Solutions QLD
Junior Secondary School
Peer Award
St Mary’s College Toowoomba – “Phone Jail” device for secure storage of student phones
Industry Award
Toowoomba State High School – Storage solutions for nuts and bolt in a workshop
Senior Secondary School
Peer Award
Roma State High School (Team 2) – SoilPod – smart soil regeneration unit
Industry Award
Roma State High School (Team 1) – Smart & Safe Farm Gates
Junior Secondary School
Peer Award
Mountain Creek State High School – marine magic – ocean robot pollution solution
Industry Award
Mango Hill State Secondary College – Stomp and secure (ladder secure platform)
Senior Secondary School
Peer Award
Coolum Beach Christian College – Hydrogrowth -modular hydroponic system
Industry Award
Thermacase – 3D printed cooling phone case designed specifically for overheating
Primary School
Peer Award
Guardian Angels Primary School – Happy foods lunchbox
Industry Award
Coomera State School – Protect Pods – Safe spaces for frogs
Junior Secondary School
Peer Award
Keebra Park State High School – Electrical Nest
Industry Award
Trinity College Beenleigh – TOM (Transport and Organisation Machine), ROB (removable Organisation Buckets) & COW (Collapsible Organisation Wall)
Senior Secondary School
Peer Award
Tamborine Mountain College – Additron is a fully 3D printed floor cleaner
Industry Award
Shailer Park State High School – 45-, 60- and 75- degree sander jig
Junior Secondary School
Peer Award
Cairns State High School – TPU Phone Casing designed for flexibility and duality
Industry Award
Innisfail State College – Banana Bag Identification System helping FNQ growers manage and track produce in the field.
Senior Secondary School
Industry Award
St Mary’s Catholic College, Woree – Modular Wall-mounted system for efficient, space-saving organisation.
Junior Secondary School
Peer Award
Calvary Christian College (Team 6) – HeatAway – Laptop cooler
Industry Award
Ayr State High School (Team 3) – Sail Sipper – a device that helps fishermen have extra space for their drinks/cans and avoid spillage
Senior Secondary School
Industry Award
Blackheath & Thornburgh College (Team 1) – Workshop Adapters – designs improving safety, cleanliness and efficiency in workshops
Peer Award
Ayr State High School (Team 2) “Chopped” – Secure Blade, Protect Your Space – a project focused on safety and tool management
