Tony Abbott's industry-school linkage plan might not float in NSW

By Alexandra Smith
Updated October 23 2014 - 10:13am, first published October 17 2014 - 11:45pm
Little information has been shared with schools, says Lila Mularczyk. Photo: Gene Ramirez
Little information has been shared with schools, says Lila Mularczyk. Photo: Gene Ramirez
Little information has been shared with schools, says Lila Mularczyk. Photo: Gene Ramirez
Little information has been shared with schools, says Lila Mularczyk. Photo: Gene Ramirez
Little information has been shared with schools, says Lila Mularczyk. Photo: Gene Ramirez
Little information has been shared with schools, says Lila Mularczyk. Photo: Gene Ramirez
Little information has been shared with schools, says Lila Mularczyk. Photo: Gene Ramirez
Little information has been shared with schools, says Lila Mularczyk. Photo: Gene Ramirez

On the NSW central coast, where mining has bitterly divided the community for years, an enterprising public high school principal saw an opportunity to team with a coal company to give students a chance to capitalise on the industry on their doorstep.