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Carols capture Christmas cheer
Jenny Pollard. A mix of the traditional and the contemporary had Carols at The Rex hitting the right notes as Charlton celebrated the lead up to Christmas with a message of hope and a whole lot of fun and colour at last Sunday night’s “glowing” event.
Lucy awarded Chief Minister Literacy Award
Year 2 student Lucy Tarca was recently awarded the Chief Minister’s Literacy Achievement Award in the Most Improved category. The seven-year-old was ecstatic with the prestigious nod. Proud mum Maria Carmody said she was so proud of her daughter.
Grong Grong netballer selected in NSW side
Netball NSW has unveiled the netballers who will represent the State at the 2024 National Netball Championships and among them is Grong Grong’s Emily McPherson, who plays for Wagga Wagga. Emily has been chosen in the 2024 NSW 17U team...
Toy fans buy Maclean Toyworld
With four of the five Stephenson family members being huge fans of toys and popular culture, when Maclean Toyworld was listed for sale, Jodie Stephenson followed her lifelong dream by purchasing the popular business.
Kate Douglas School of Dancing concert
Kate Douglas School of Dance had their inaugural end-of-year showcase, and what a show it was! After only 10 months since the dance studio opened, over 100 dancers performed on stage to an audience of 500 spectators.
Ackland sentenced – Former Kadina Memorial School teacher jailed for 14 years
Rhiannon Koch. Thomas Ackland was sentenced to 14 years in jail on 13 counts of aggravated communicating with the intention of making a child amenable to sexual activity and one of sexual abuse of a child, formerly known as maintaining an unlawful sexual relationship with a child, in the District Court, Adelaide, on Friday, December 8. The charges, regarding children as young as 12 and up to and beyond 18, span from 2017 to just a week before his arrest in March 2021.
Roll up, roll up – More early childhood staff needed
Patrick Goldsmith. Although its opening may not be far away, the eagerly anticipated Minlaton Family Centre is in desperate need of already-qualified staff members. It is hoped staff orientation will begin in early January, and while several trainees have been put through their paces at its sister site in Maitland, only six diploma-qualified educators have been registered for Minlaton.
St Therese’s goes putt putt golfing
On Friday we ventured out to “Baakindji Village” to try our hand at Uncle David's Putt Putt course. What a great time!
Isi Campbell – Making waves
Isi Campbell is doing what most teenagers only dream of… she’s travelling the world to go surfing ... Isi’s wins have been many including being named as last year’s WA Junior Surfer of the Year and collecting the 2022 Under-18 Girls State Championship Title. She has also achieved a silver medal as part of Team Australia at the International Surfing Association’s World Junior Surfing Championships in El Salvador.
No staff
The opening of a new daycare facility in Naracoorte has hit a speed bump. There are no qualified staff to man the facility ready to open at the old TAFE site in the township. The new daycare centre, with a capacity to accommodate up to 80 children, has been developed by Tony Dawson of Robe.
Surf club supreme on the south coast
Alison Bennett Taylor. Denmark Surf Lifesaving Club came home champions from the Rainbow Coast Carnival at Bremer Bay after ï¬elding its biggest team of competitors ever. Club president Sam Williams said it was the ï¬rst time the club had won the friendly carnival between south coast clubs Albany, Esperance and Denmark in nearly 20 years.
Remembering 13 lives tragically taken 80 years ago
It was around 5pm on December 11, 1943. They were more than halfway across the Clarence River, returning to the mainland after attending a picnic on Susan Island, when a storm began to form in the western sky ... Only a small number of the boys could swim.
Double show success for Naracoorte High
Kristin Murdock. Naracoorte High School’s Agricultural Studies students and staff had a busy show season competing at both the Royal Adelaide Show and Royal Melbourne Show in September ... This year the school entered six steers and two pens of three wethers in the Royal Adelaide Show, with over 20 students attending.
Animal education part of Epenarra students’ curriculum
Kate Foran. Students at Epenarra School, 200 kms from Tennant Creek, are learning more than just maths and English ... Barkly Vet Practice visited the Communities last month ... Dog numbers have been reduced through the desexing program with students monitoring a spreadsheet to keep the statistics and data.
Micah spreads Christmas kindness and cheer
Micah Campbell, an 11 year old Narrandera Public School captain with a love for leading and serving his school community and a passion and enthusiasm for life and people, has mounted a campaign to make Christmas brighter in his town and overseas.
Lego champs build on success and head to national comp
Four students from Kyogle competed in a Lego comp in Gladstone, Queensland ... Kyogle High School students Xavier Mazouin, Michael Hawthorne, Lucas Marychurch and Ewan Wilkie came third out of 18 teams in the FIRST Lego Challenge...
West Indies to Nondies for Karim
23-year-old Karim was born in Grenada, an island in the West Indies, but moved to London at an early age. He has the unique opportunity of splitting his time between England and the Caribbean, spending six months in each and playing cricket in both countries.
Primary school science room ‘one of the best’
The Denmark Primary School’s science room has been renovated to become one of the best in WA. The State Government-funded upgrade reflects a commitment to enhancing science education in public schools in the previously big and well-equipped science room.
The sound of silence
Skunkworks Community. Music has always been a powerful form of expression, a means of communication that transcends boundaries, cultures, and generations. In Australia, music education has long been an integral part of the school curriculum, nurturing young talents and fostering a lifelong appreciation for the arts.
Epenarra champions of Barkly inter-school swimming carnival
Pam Dillon. The biggest inter-school swimming carnival was held in the Barkly last week and was a huge success, with Epenarra emerging as the champions. The event not only showcased students’ swimming abilities but also highlighted the camaraderie and sportsmanship among the schools.
From Denbigh to Cohuna
At the beginning of October, two ‘international’ cricketers arrived in Cohuna to spend the season playing for Nondies Cohuna Cricket Club. Archie Sussex and Karim Marcelle have both come from the UK and are settling into our little patch nicely.
