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Virtual legal office opening
LEGAL Aid WA will open a virtual office in Collie today at the Collie Family Centre in Forrest Street. Attorney general John Quigley and Collie-Preston MLA will launch the virtual office, which will provide access to legal services and information from legal aid lawyers through visual and audio technology. Appointments are offered across a range of civil law, criminal law and family law matters. The opening was initially planned for yesterday, but was rescheduled due to “unforeseen circumstances”.
$1000 for swim club
BATTLE: Mason Tweedie and Spenser Lincoln battle for the ball.
Traditional sports at Roche Park ROCHE PARK collaborated with the Stephen Michael Foundation last week to host the Culture Through Sport Program. The program is one of many that the Stephen Michael Foundation uses to engage with young people to build strong communities. Four traditional Indigenous sports, called “meetcha boma”, “borna jokee”, “edor” and “jumpinpin” were played by the 12 children who attended. South West program coordinator Ijah Coyle explained the origins of the games in Indigenous culture. “The four sports are part of the Culture Through Sport program and are
games that kids play throughout primary and high school,” he said. “Meetcha boma is like hockey, but obviously they didn’t traditionally have hockey sticks. “Instead they used sticks and honkey nuts and they would melt tree sap and mould it to form hockey sticks.” Meetcha boma and borna jokee both originated in WA, Mr Coyle explained. “Borna jokee was played by the traditional men, and it’s similar to dodgeball. “It was traditionally played with blunted spears to avoid hurting anyone. “It develops hand eye coordination and skills of dodging and evasion.” He was joined by other members of
the foundation to teach the cultural history behind the games. Mr Coyle said the program came at the perfect time for many families, and was a valuable learning experience. “This time of the year is when lots of families have come back from holidays but school hasn’t started yet so parents and kids are grateful for something to get out and do,” he said. “Hosting at Roche Park is an awesome opportunity to see the kids learning and build that relationship within Collie.” Roche Park recreation program coordinator Kim Chappell said the event provided children with different sports, and cultural awareness.
THE Collie Swimming Club will receive $1000 from Healthway this month to support the health of its members. The funding is part of a Healthway initiative to support nutritional eating during training and events. Coach Liam Shepherd said the grant will help in the club’s upcoming events. “We are using the grant to help buy our salads, fruits and water,” he said. Collie will host the Collie-Harvey open on Saturday. The club is among 11 WA sporting clubs to receive funding. A Healthway survey recently found 82 percent of parents think healthy eating and drinking is important for children, particularly at sporting games. Healthway Lotterywest acting chief executive officer Julia Knapton said the company’s focus is on supporting the younger generation. “Sporting clubs and district associations play a big role in the health and wellbeing of our children,” she said.
Students arrive at doctors' school FOUR trainee doctors started an 11-month program at Collie’s Rural Clinical School of Western Australia (RCSWA) last week. The school, in Steere Street, will provide the students with on-the-job training, before they sit their final exams at the end of the year. RCSWA has 16 sites in the state, and aims to train and retain doctors in rural areas. Collie’s doctors-in-training are Shachar Eyal, Kirsty Eades, Grace Anwar and Tash Bower. They will be based at the RCSWA office and will receive training at the Collie Health Service, Collie River Valley Medical Centre, ValleyView, South West Aboriginal Medical Services (SWAMS), Collie Family Centre, and school nurses. During their stay in Collie, the students will receive tutelage from three medical professionals - Collie River Valley Medical Centre (CRVMC) GPs and RSCWA medical coordinators Dr Emma Jones and Dr Marelene Oelofse, and Bunbury nurse Suzanne Wallace. During their first week, the students participated in an orientation camp at Lake Evedon, visited Bunbury Regional Hospital and St John of God Hospital,
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