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Fundraiser not so trivial for young students
A camp to Broome might sound like a fun way to end primary school, but getting there is all in the fundraising.
Port Hedland Primary School’s Year 7 parents are holding a trivia night on Saturday, …
Youth holiday workshops in drama, dance and singing
Gemma Maddock is offering an exciting workshop initiative aimed at the youth of the Pilbara.
The workshops provide members of the community an opportunity to be involved in extending their knowledge of performing arts.
After her sell …
Kids Earn and Learn
The Woolies Sticker campaign has paid off for local Port Hedland kids with an array of books and games awarded to Port Hedland Primary School.
Port Hedland Primary School teacher Julie Brown organised the school’s involvement …
More funding needed to preserve Indigenous languages
Language specialists battling to save endangered languages in the Pilbara have welcomed a $54m boost in Federal Government funding, announced earlier this month.
The Federal funding aims to encourage the use of Aboriginal and Torres Strait …
Pioneering Karratha students to take up medicine studies at UWA
Young people from Karratha and Geraldton were among the 31 students to commence university studies this week as the second intake of The University of Western Australia’s “choose medicine Rural School Leaver Pathway” program.
The UWA …
Tom Price High School teacher one of the best in the West
A radical career change is paying off for Tom Price Senior High School teacher Kirsten Hunter, who was today named one of eight winners of the WA Beginning Teacher of the Year.
Originally arriving in Tom …
Pet show, class stalls and busking huge hits at Millars Well Fete
A combined Soroptomist market and P&C fete was held at the grounds of the Millars Well Primary School on Sunday October 21.
Despite the hot weather there was a good turn out with plenty for all ages to enjoy.
There were a …
Students attend Pilbara Leaders Symposium
Jonathon Pain, who has 28 years of international investment experience, presented regional Development Australia Pilbara’s impressive annual Pilbara Leaders Symposium this year.
Part of the symposium was a student workshop with year 10 and 11 students …
Roebourne family wins national child protection award
Yaandina Family Centre in Roebourne has won The National Child Protection Awards for WA, recognised for its exemplary initiative to create a family focused community.
The occasion was celebrated at the Yaandina Family Centre in Roebourne, …
Students design robot soccer players
A small taste of the future came to Centro shopping centre on Tuesday September 18 when local Year 5 students displayed robots they created as part of a program for gifted students.
The students, who are …
