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Loxton arts advocate’s honour
Sebastian Calderon. "In a country town, if you can play piano, you get asked to do a lot of things... " - Karyn Skewes ... Community contribution through music, mentorship and quiet leadership has earned Loxton's Karyn Skewes the District Council of Loxton Waikerie Citizen of the Year award – recognising more than three decades of shaping the region's cultural life and strengthening local connections.
Wilcannia HSC graduate art
This edition we offer you a look at the stunning art work submitted by graduate Tahlarah Lawson for her HSC Art folio. Tahlarah’s art appeared in the Broken Hill Art Gallery’s 2025 HSC Art Show held at the Albert Kersten Mining and Mineral Museum (Geo Centre) in Broken Hill.
Donald welcomes inaugural Taekwon-do championships
Phil Zdybel. The United ITF Inaugural Victorian Regional Championships which included the Buloke and Geelong Taekwon-do students, were held at Donald's Dunstan Stadium ... This event marked a historic milestone, the first martial arts competition ever held in the Wimmera and Mallee regions – vast sparsely populated areas now bridged with the energy of Taekwon-do.
A wave of success
When Shayne Sutherland and his partner Courtney Ann started Surf Camp Down Under, they had the goal of becoming the best surf school in Australia, and on Saturday night their ambitions were realised. Surf Camp Down Under was awarded the Surf School of the Year award at the 2025 Australian Surfing Awards...
Domestic violence prevention program, first of its kind for youth detainees in the NT
A new program aiming to intervene early and prevent domestic violence is being rolled out to youth in the Northern Territory, in a first for NT Corrections. The Department has partnered with Power Community Limited (PCL) to expand its prevention program, ‘Power to End Violence Against Women’ to young people.
The keys to success
A huge honour for Allora local pianist Oscar Briggs who has been accepted into the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Griffith University in Brisbane. At the age of 3 years Oscar started learning and playing the piano with music teacher Lesley Telford. Now aged 18 years Oscar is living the dream...
Tjupurru visit delights Cambooya students
Cambooya State School students were treated to an unforgettable musical experience recently when internationally acclaimed performer Adrian Fabila Tjupurrula – known as Tjupurru – visited the school. A proud descendant of the Djabera Djabera people of the WA Kimberley region, Tjupurru has earned a global reputation for his innovative fusion of ancient culture, modern technology and extraordinary musicianship.
Brothers set to rock your socks off
Mat Dalby. Nine-year-old twins Frankie and Hendrix Boddington might be young but their passion for music is already a hit on the local busking scene. Performing under the name The Lizard Heads, the pair have become a familiar sight busking with their ukuleles, singing covers and originals.
The line between being a good coach and an ugly parent
Kids’ sport should be a classroom for life — but when parents and coaches cross the line from supportive to suffocating, the game stops being fun and starts causing real harm ... Junior country sport relies on the army of volunteer parents who coach, manage, supervise, and oversee children’s sport. Coaches are a powerful influence on a child’s confidence...
Nhill hockey premierships celebrations continue
Rachel Clark. The Nhill Leopards and their families came together on Sunday 16 November 2025 at the Davis Park clubrooms to continue to celebrate their recent incredible hockey premiership ... A main part of the celebration was the presentation of commemorative premiership shirts as a special memento of this historic season.
Minns stays soft on crime: Kemp
Last Friday night the Minns Labor Government voted down NSW Nationals amendments to strengthen laws for repeat youth offenders. While the Government’s Bill essentially adopts the Victorian position - the machete capital of Australia - our amendment would’ve seen NSW adopt the Queensland position that has been in place since 1899 ... ARR.News asked a further question of Mr Kemp.
National Strategy launched to connect Australian students with Food and Fibre Education: AgriFutures Australia
The National Schools Food and Fibre Education Strategy was launched today, marking an unprecedented collaboration between 15 rural research and development corporations to transform how Australian students learn about the nation’s $80 billion food and fibre sector.
Little school is doing big things
Walwa Primary School may be small in size but last Friday it proved once again that it continues to 'punch above its weight'. Hosting the F–2 Cluster Day, Walwa PS proudly showcased the hard work, learning and progress its students have made across the year - much of it centred around their impressive Food and Fibre program.
Launch your local career
As hundreds of Year 12 students celebrate their final weeks of schooling, Rockhampton Regional Council’s lead economic development agency, Advance Rockhampton, has launched a range of resources to encourage the next generation to explore the wealth of career and education pathways in their own backyard.
Movember takes Rhys to Geneva
Austinn Lane. Central Yorke School, Maitland, year 11 student Rhys Heinrich recently returned from Switzerland, where he represented Australia as part of the Movember Youth Action Council. Rhys was selected at short notice to attend a four-day conference at the World Health Organization headquarters ... "I feel it is important to voice the issue of men's mental health on Yorke Peninsula and in South Australia and this opportunity has helped do that."
Minns Labor Government to strengthen doli incapax test, bolster diversionary programs in youth crime reform package: Minns, Catley, Dib, Daley
The Minns Labor Government will introduce new laws into NSW Parliament today to give NSW Police and the courts stronger tools to interrupt youth offending earlier and keep communities safe, including long-overdue reforms to the way doli incapax operates. These reforms address a major gap where some children are engaging in offending that puts themselves and others at risk, yet face no consequences, intervention or support to stop the cycle of reoffending.
Barwon MP’s bold plan: Trading gaol time for National Park cadets
Member for Barwon Roy Butler MP is continuing to talk to stakeholders, in his push to set up residential alternatives to sending kids to gaol ... He has long argued for a mandated, residential option for young offenders - something between being released back into the community and being sent to custody.
DA process has left community behind, youth worker says as councillors vote on rec centre
It was always going to be a difficult decision. Councillors had to vote for or against the current development application for the Kyogle Memorial Rec Centre. Sounds simple — it was anything but. Approving the current DA meant the Youthie building would be demolished to make way for the new rec centre. Not approving it puts the $4.5million government funding in peril.
Engaging young voices in the future of the Murray–Darling Basin: MDBA, Griffith University
Young people living in the Murray–Darling Basin are calling for a stronger voice in shaping responses to environmental change. A Murray–Darling Water and Environment Research Program (MD–WERP) study led by Griffith University has found that young people aged 16–25 are increasingly concerned about the impact of a changing climate on their futures...
Young people get behind ‘fire ready’ drive
Almost 500 Victorians have put their hands up to join CFA between 3 and 29 October on the back of the Get Fire Ready initiative. The figure represents an 11 per cent increase on new applicants during the same period last year. ... "To also see so many people wanting to take the next step and join their local brigade shows the strong sense of volunteerism that runs through this state": CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan.
Maddison tops SA at Nationals
Austinn Lane. Maitland showjumper Maddison Wissell has maintained her strong form in the 2025 season, delivering standout performances on the national stage. She competed at the Australian Interschool Equestrian Championships in Sydney at the end of September, placing third and fifth overall in the intermediate 90cm jumping class, riding two different horses.
Port Pirie Youth Festival backed by Drought Relief Funding
Port Pirie Regional Council is delighted to announce that the State Government, through the South Australian Tourism Commission’s (SATC) Drought Relief Regional Event Fund, has committed support for Our Youth / Our Festival, a brand-new community celebration designed and delivered by young people in Port Pirie.
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