Youth
Derby: Youth forum this month
Emama Nguda Aboriginal corporation is holding a youth forum later this month.
You can read a media release here:
Parents need to enrol Year 6 kids now
Year 7 will students will be studying at high schools from next year.
The Deputy Director General of Schools said this means parents of Year 6 kids have just a fortnight to enrol them for high school.
You can read his statement here:
Kimberley dancers head for California
Fitzroy Crossing’s Lyndi Bradshaw and Jadaja Torres from Broome are heading for America.
The girls are part of the Presbyterian Ladies College Gorna Liyarn Indigenous program.
Seven of them will be dancing at events in Utah and California.
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Broome: Federal police discuss cyber-crime with schoolkids
A Federal Police Commander is visiting Broome today to talk to schoolkids.
According to a statement, topics were to include cyber bullying, sexting, online grooming and social media reputation management.
“Students engaged in open and honest discussion about respecting culture in the digital world and were encouraged to ‘think before you post’,” the statement says.
You can read a media release here:
Broome: Kids’ sporting goods donated
Broome Shire has received donations of kid’s sporting equipment on behalf of local clubs.
Shire of Broome Club Development Officer, Mike Doyle, said the equipment was donated by members of the community and also sourced from the Fair Game collection centre in Perth.
You can read a media release here:
Royal Commission to hold private sessions
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse reminds readers it is conducting private interview sessions.
“It invites abuse victims to meet with Royal Commission staff in Kununurra or Broome in the week beginning Monday 19 May.”
You can read a media release here:
Kimberley Girl funding axed
The State Government says it will stop funding Kimberley Girl this year.
The grooming, deportment and personal development program for young women is in its 10th year.
Local MP Josey Farrer has written to minister Peter Collier asking for funding to continue.
Broome Advertiser [read this story]