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Record youth and Indigenous jail populations

Rodney Stevens, Clarence Valley Independent -
Record numbers of youths and Indigenous young people are currently incarcerated in NSW jails with the population of inmates on remand due to the current crime wave surging by more than 20 per cent … the percentage of Indigenous inmates currently incarcerated was between 45 and 50 per cent, while 55 per cent of the jail’s inmates were on remand.

Curtis speaks on social media ban

The Buloke Times -
The following is the text of the address delivered by Donald’s Youth of the Year, Curtis Rice, at last Thursday’s meeting of the Donald Lions Club. "Have you ever called someone you have not seen in a while or messaged someone just because you can? This is all thanks to our phones, and I will be speaking on the effects of the government’s social media ban or people under 16."

Moving creatures moving together

Serena Kirby, ARR.News -
Jordine and Dor wanted to blend their love of dance and movement with their philosophy of helping people become more active and less lonely. They knew they could easily do this at a local level through dance classes but they wanted to reach more people; they wanted to “move the world”.

Meet Allora Butchery’s new apprentice

Mim Rogers, Allora Advertiser -
Customers of Allora Butchery would have noticed a polite young man helping Aaron and the crew last year.

Footy fires once again at Wakool

Lloyd Polkinghorne, The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper -
The sirens fell silent after 60 seasons at the mighty Wakool Footy ground. The passionate club that shared the highs and lows of country football and netball sadly closed in 2018.

Zuri gets the ball rolling at the Open

Denmark Bulletin -
Serena Kirby. Tossing the coin for a women’s quarter final last month between Aryna Sabalenka and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at the Australian Open was the thrill of Zuri Ochieng’s life. The 10 y/o was selected for the toss while attending the tournament as part of the ‘Super 10s’ tennis camp ...

Kinder welcomes young learners

The Buloke Times -
Birchip Kindergarten has officially commenced for the year, welcoming twenty-six children into their three- and four-year-old programs, which provide fifteen hours of free kindergarten under the Victorian Government’s Best Start, Best Life reforms.

Student engagement at record lows

The Buloke Times -
Victorian students continue to disengage with their education, as new data reveals student attendance has fallen to record lows. Released recently, data from the Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services 2025 has confirmed: Victoria is the only state or territory where student school attendance was lower in 2024, than compared to two years prior...

Newstead primary goes Gaga

Michelle Dorian, Tarrangower Times -
A great partnership driven by students at Newstead Primary School has resulted in a fun new facility in the school playground. The 2024 senior leadership group approached Newstead Men’s Shed to build a Gaga Pit… but first they had to explain what it was!

Barham childcare shortage

Noel Fisher, The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper -
Barham is in the midst of a childcare shortage crisis, with a wait list of 90 at the Barham Early Learning Service alone, with 75 per cent aged in the 0-3 years old bracket. It is estimated that 45 per cent of the children in Barham, Koondrook, Moulamein and Wakool have been unable to be placed in a childcare facility.

RHS parents kept in sex-talk loop

Murray Pioneer -
Hugh Schuitemaker. Families are being informed about contents of the upcoming 2025 sex education program at Renmark High School (RHS) ... The 2024 controversy – which saw year 9 RHS students exposed to the concepts of bestiality and incest without prior parental knowledge – surfaced again ...

A club for all ages

The Buloke Times -
Donald and District Pony Club has been an important and prominent grassroots sporting club for a number of years. In this time, many equine enthusiasts have started at this club, learning the basics before heading on to further challenges within the horse community.

Cohuna Secondary College 2024 Dux is off to Officer training

Noel Fisher, The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper -
The 2024 Dux of Cohuna Secondary College, Ebony Black, has headed to Canberra to begin her Officer Training in the Army. Alongside her training she will complete a Bachelor degree in Aeronautical Engineering at the University of New South Wales campus in Canberra.

Unruly mob leads to call for action

Narrandera Argus -
Reports of a home being "smashed up" in Narrandera last week have caused an uproar on social media, with a number of people describing the incident as "absolutely disgusting behaviour" ... Well known youth advocate David Polhill posted on Facebook, saying a "hard working family relatively new to town found their house surrounded by a group of 10 late primary/early high school girls".

Well-travelled Lara an ATAR star

Denmark Bulletin -
Serena Kirby. Walpole teenager Lara Hunter overcame the tyranny of distance to become Denmark Senior High School’s dux ATAR student for 2024 ... Lara's study advice to this year's ATAR students was to 'just study the things you actually need to study and not the stuff you already know’ ... Flynn said doing multiple practice exams helped him achieve his results and that it was something he did on a regular basis.

Youth crime crisis: Locals call for change

Emma Pritchard, Clarence Valley Independent -
Every night *Ivy checks her doors and windows and makes sure they are secure before she goes to bed. But she doesn’t sleep, at least not for long. As she told the Clarence Valley Independent last week, she’s lucky if she catches "between four and five hours of shuteye each night." "I’m always on edge, because I never know when they will come," she said.

Regional Australia to get 10 new university study hubs: Clare, Chisholm

Contributor, ARR.News -
The Albanese Labor Government has announced the locations of 10 new Regional University Study Hubs across the country, bringing university closer to students living in the regions ... ARR.News found out more about the hubs, including their internet access and who is expected to be be running the new hubs.

Top-up sought to train butchers

Yorke Peninsula Country Times -
Michelle Daw. A Moonta butcher has called for the Federal Government to top up apprentice wages to make them more appealing to young people. Rhys O’Donohue of Moonta Gourmet Meats has two apprentices and said he was always looking for more.

Students begin their country practice

Yorke Peninsula Country Times -
A trio of fifth-year University of Adelaide medical students began their practical experience on the Copper Coast last week.

Gardiner Foundation award tertiary scholarships to eight Victorian students

Contributor, ARR.News -
Eight students from Victorian dairy regions, commencing their first year of tertiary study in 2025, have been honoured with scholarships from the Gardiner Foundation. After receiving a record number of applicants, Gardiner Foundation have awarded an extra scholarship this year.

Students have to wait one more term before they’re back home

Susanna Freymark, indyNR.com -
Students and parents of the flooded Broadwater Public School had hoped they would be back at their rebuilt school this coming term ... They return to school on day one of term 2, more than three years after the 2022 floods severely damaged the small school.

Where does all the money go?

Erwin Chlanda, Alice Springs News -
How many troubled children in Central Australia fall under the umbrella of the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA)? Surely that was a known number upon which Anthony Albanese’s $250m “special grant” was based.
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