Education
People: Cornel Ozies
Cornel Ozies
Film maker Cornel Ozies has taken out an award for exceptional talent.
A recent graduate of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School’s (AFTRS) Diploma in Cinematography Award Course in Sydney, he also received the AV Myers Indigenous Award for exceptional talent.
Screen West [read this story]
Derby: Swimming lessons next month
Swimming lessons start next month in Derby – enrollments close 31 January.
You can read a shire notice here:
Kununurra: Kids’ swimming lessons
Photo: Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley
Kununurra kids aged six months and upwards are invited to swimming lessons this coming school term.
You can read a shire media release here:
Abstudy urges parent’s to check travel plans
Abstudy is urging parents of kids on scholarships to check their travel plans.
A spokesperson said charter flights sometimes turn up at remote communities only to find the kid is not there, and are difficult to rearrange.
People: Andrea Waser and Fiona Gearon
Kununurra district high school students Andrea Waser and Fiona Gearon have been given significant awards.
The education department says Curriculum Council Certificates of Excellence are awarded to students who achieve 10 or more ‘A’ grades in their final two years of schooling.
Kimberley Echo [read this story]
Balgo: Christmas present from pre-school kids
Children at a Sydney pre-school make a regular Christmas donation of books to kids at Balgo.
They also send a disposable camera, so Balgo kids can send back pictures of themselves.
North Shore Times [read this story]
People: Eliot Money and family
The West Australian caught Eliot Money and family at Rottnest Island.
Mr Money, who is deputy principal at Derby District High School, spends every second Christmas at Perth’s popular holiday retreat.
The West Australian [read this story]
Teachers ‘worse off’ says Wyatt
Ben Wyatt
Shadow education minister Ben Wyatt says remote teachers are worse off than other public servants.
He criticised the government for increasing public servants’ district allowance but not teachers’ locality allowance.
You can read his statement here:
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