Valentine Public School community honours much-loved teacher Brett Youngberry, or 'Mr Y'

Helen Gregory
Updated April 14 2021 - 11:30pm, first published October 28 2020 - 5:00am

VALENTINE Public School year two teacher Brett Youngberry has been remembered as a humble and generous family man and educator, who was funny, the life of every party, went above and beyond for his students and savoured simple pleasures.

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Helen Gregory

Helen Gregory

Journalist

Helen Gregory joined the Newcastle Herald in 2010. She is the masthead’s education reporter and has written for the H2 and Weekender sections, as well as across a range of issues. Helen is a Walkley Award winning journalist and was also part of the Newcastle Herald team that won the United Nations World Environment Day Media Award for Environmental Reporting.

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