Magical multicultural moments
Multicultural day at North Kalgoorlie Primary School November 2007
View ArticleSanta's sack for the Salvos
In the lead up to Christmas ABC Goldfields-Esperance has been collecting a Santa's sack of goodies donated by the local community. On Wednesday, Morning's David Kennedy presented the Santa's Sack to...
View ArticleCWA in the City
The Country Women's Association don't normally have meetings in trendy pubs, do they?
View ArticleSanta squeezes down mine shaft
We all know Santa Claus is used to climbing down chimneys... But what about ladders leading nearly 40 metres underground?
View ArticleGiving Tree 2009
The Giving Tree helps to bring a bit of joy to more than 1000 local families that are doing it tough.
View ArticleO'Connor kids clean up
The 700 kids of O'Connor Primary School in Kalgoorlie-Boulder invaded the playground with rubbish bags and gloves for clean up day.
View ArticlePolice extend child porn crackdown
Police say a state-wide operation targeting child pornography will expand further into regional Western Australia from this week.
View ArticleThe back road for the hunchbacks of the computers
Hunched over a laptop is the norm for teens...
View ArticleNationals urge child care laws rethink
The Nationals have called for changes to child care legislation to better cater for day care facilities in the regions.
View ArticleJunior creativity on show
'Kids Kan' is an art exhibition by the children from the Goldfields. It features children's views of the world around them, fantastical clay heads and a table where kids can get creative during the...
View ArticleAsylum seekers first day at Goldfields school
53 young asylum seekers are being kept busy with classes and meeting other students on their first day at school in the WA Goldfields town of Leonora. They have been taken to three new classrooms at...
View ArticleAsylum seekers' first day at school
More than 50 asylum seeker children have had their first day of school in the remote Western Australian mining town of Leonora.
View ArticleMy Vote: Jo Russell in Kalgoorlie
Kalgoorlie mother Jo Russell, in the electorate of O'Connor, tells what issues she's looking at this election.
View ArticleRefugee children 'bed-wetting, self-harming'
A refugee activist group says children are beginning to self-harm as they live in prison-like conditions at WA's Leonora detention centre.
View ArticleScheme tackles Indigenous ear disease
A Goldfields' health group says it is making positive progress in its aim to reduce rates of middle ear disease among Aboriginal children.
View ArticleNew laws crack down on child car restraints
The group representing local governments has conceded it will be hard to police tough new laws about child car restraints, especially in regional areas.
View ArticleWitnesses sought over Kalgoorlie crash
Kalgoorlie police are looking for witnesses to a crash in which a five-week-old baby was injured.
View ArticleChildcare Minister to visit O'Connor amid concerns
The Federal Minister for Childcare has made a commitment to visit the O'Connor electorate to assess concerns about the lack of suitable childcare facilities in the region.
View ArticlePart-time childcare centres to remain open
The Minister for Community Services says the 23 part-time childcare centres in Western Australia will continue to operate, despite federal government funding cuts last year.
View ArticleMining families get survival guide
Families struggling with the stresses of working in the mining industry will now have access to a guide featuring advice from a psychologist.
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