Youth
Push for petrol-sniffing laws
A Northern Territory drug abuse group has been to see WA’s mental health minister asking for new laws.
The group CAYLUS told the minister better laws to tackle petrol sniffers are needed in WA.
The visit comes after last year’s coronial inquiry into the deaths of several young people from Balgo.
Broome: Jail sentence for indecent dealing with a child
A man received 10-month sentence for a sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl on a community.
Derek James Butt, 35, entered the girls room as she slept, ordered an older relative to leave the room, and then climbed into bed with the girl and touched her breasts.
The West Australian [read this story]
Kununurra: Teen avoids jail for stabbing
A 16-year-old boy avoided a jail sentence after stabbing a 26-year-old man with a knife.
The ABC describes the incident as a “play fight” that “turned nasty”.
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]
Football: AFL to fund Kimberley under-16s
The AFL is reportedly keen to fund a Kimberley football team.
The Murdoch Press says the league wishes to sponsor a Kimberley Aboriginal team to compete in the national under-16s competition.
Adelaide Now [read this story]
Kununurra: Bail opposed for rape-accused boy
Bail has been refused for a teenage boy accused of raping a 14-year-old girl.
Police opposed bail to protect the boy from possible revenge attacks by the girl’s family.
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