FOAMY END TO THE SUMMER BREAK
ABOVE: FAMILY FUN: Noah, Blair and Tom Davis. RIGHT: Library Manager Robyn Theedom presents Rotary’s Leanne Parise with a Certificate of Appreciation.
Rafael Kariippanon watches his foaming monster in glee.
ABOVE: Serene Florian and Rosabella Elgowhary having fun with science. INSET RIGHT: Jamilah and Rafael Kariippanon. BELOW: Dairika, Anwesha, Mohit, Urja and Nirmala enjoyed the activities. Mohit and Nirmala had travelled to Nhulunbuy from Nagpur, India, to visit family and friends.
THE school holidays have ended not with a bang, but with a gooey fizz. Nhulunbuy Library held their last activity session for the summer break
on January 24, which saw a bunch of little monsters create local kids, sorry, local kids create little monsters, all in the name of science. The kids, helped by staff and parents, used a pile of household ingredients to make foamy concoctions spew out of their cardboard monster’s heads, making for a whole load of messy laughs. Library Manager Robyn Theedom said over 150 kids had attended the library’s activities over the holidays which were all run for free. She said Nhulunbuy Rotary played a pivotal role in getting the programs up-and-running. “Without Rotary, I don’t know where we’d be. “They assisted us with funding for much of the materials used in our summer programs. “They’re just invaluable to the community.” Ms Theedom presented Rotary’s President Elect Leanne Parise with
a certificate of appreciation on the day, to let her know how much their support had meant. Rotary has plenty of great events planned for the year, starting from their trivia night
on February 16, to funfilled one-offs including a masquerade ball, beer can regatta, limited overs cricket comp and the annual beach volleyball competition. They’ve just inducted
four new members into the club at their last meeting, and are always keen to have more. To get involved in Rotary, give President Barry Scott a call (0418808357).
EEWWW: Cameron and Lachlan Lukas get gross with goo.
D E PA RT M E N T O F H E A LT H
Now open - 2013 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health and Community Services Studies Assistance Grants The Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies Assistance Grants for studies in a Health or Community Services related field are now available for the 2013 Academic Year. Applications are invited from Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander individuals enrolling in, or currently undertaking, training and professional development activities through Vocational Education and Training (VET), higher education and/or short courses in the Health and Community Services skills gap and workforce shortage areas. Applicants will need to demonstrate how their course of study will contribute to the provision of Health and Community Services in the Territory. Grants are available up to the amount of $3000. For further information and application forms: Visit
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