LIVE STREAM: Colin May's view from Tasmania. Contributed

FROM Fire Control in Youngtown, Tasmania, Rockhampton's Queensland Fire and Emergency Service Superintendent, Colin May watched his son Jarryd receive both his senior and house captain badges at The Cathedral College's (TCC) opening and commissioning Mass recently.

By logging onto the college's website and viewing the live-streamed event, filmed in St Joseph's Cathedral, Colin was able to witness the occasion thousands of kilometres away.

"It was a big deal and it definitely eased the disappointment in not being there," May said.

"I spoke to Jarryd by phone after the Mass and he was happy I could share the moment with him. I could comment on detail which would not have been possible otherwise.".

Colin, deployed to assist in Tasmania's firefighting efforts, is joined with families across Australia and the world, including Canada, Argentina, Japan, United States and New Zealand, to take advantage of TCC's live-streamed events.

Principal of TCC, Rob Alexander said staying connected is important for every family and through digital technologies spearheaded by the college's information communication technology (ICT) team this is possible when families are separated by distance.

"Particularly for our boarders and their families. We recognise the enormous sacrifice families make to provide a catholic education at our college and wanted to connect boarders with their families through a shared experience," he said.

"It's also important for communicating important information to parents, particularly our subject selection and information evenings."

The college has progressively acquired multiple cameras, editing and live-streaming capabilities to produce quality vision on the college's website.

"It's not only limited to events at TCC and becomes an opportunity to work closely with other organisations when events take us off site," Alexander explained.

"In this instance the Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton supported the live-stream from St Joseph's Cathedral. And collaboration with Rockhampton Regional Council ensured 400 families and friends unable to attend the academic awards evening at the Pilbeam Theatre watched, via our website."

The college is also investigating the possibility of live-streaming a state wide sports carnival later in the year.

"We are hopeful we can sort through the many technical issues to achieve this as it will be beneficial not only for our own families but for thousands of families across the state," Alexander said.

"Expanding the college's ICT footprint creates connections and engages the community, shining a spotlight on Rockhampton as a great place to live," he said.

With a strong focus on digital technology since 2010, TCC distributed 1,250 laptops to all students and teaching staff, which is supported by the college's ICT team, this year.

Mr Alexander said all teaching areas have the latest interactive audio, visual technology and a site wide wireless network.