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tuesday 12 June 2018
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Victory for the environment Kate Russell Community clean-ups, a switch to using non-toxic weed-killer, more rubbish bins, a soft plastic recycling station and solar panels are all in the works at the Victory Community Centre. A clean-up day this Saturday will also see the community out in force around the centre grounds, primary school and Railway Reserve. Nicola Baré from the centre says it’s a common sight to find beer cans, chip pottles and pie wrappers in their car park most mornings - even a bird’s nest made out of rubbish. “We’re aiming to see where these pockets of rubbish are, installing more bins and establishing a rewards programme to encourage people to keep the area clean,” she says. The centre also has a Kai Shed to distribute free vegetables and bread
Charlie and Trish Goulter from Goulter’s Vinegar with Nicola Baré, right, from the Victory Community Centre. Photo: Kate Russell.
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Parents need to ‘get with the times’ Jonty Dine Reporter
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Nelson principals say parents need to understand that education and society has moved on from the days of their own schooling and children are much more anxious these days.
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The comments come after a backlash from parents in relation to Nelson Bays Football’s decision to stop publishing results tables for junior players aged 6 to 12. The move was an attempt by the organisation to take the emphasis of sport away from winning and losing and onto developing players. Tasman Rugby Union also re-
cently implmented a “mercy rule” that was designed to stop score blowouts. Nelson mum Cushla Voss says she is disappointed that parents can’t encourage their children to compete. “Life has a lot of wins and losses; the sports field is a great place to learn to deal with those.”
However, Hampden Street School principal Don Mclean says results are more about the parents than the kids. “Who are the results for? Because some parents get awfully excited about results and tables.” Don is in favour of NBF’s move, which the Nelson Weekly reported last week, saying that parents
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need to understand that times have changed. He says due to the nature of modern society, children are a lot more anxious than they used to be. “We are dealing with different kids than we were a few years ago.”
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