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The Border Watch : October 31st 2013
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6 NEWS K G ge KELLY-BAKKER GEORGIA georgia@tbw.com.au REPRESENTATIVES from the top regulatory bodies in education have made a special visit to the Mount Gambier Children’s Centre. Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) senior advisor Jennifer Ribarovski and Education and Early Childhood Services Registration and Standards Board of SA (EECSRSB) registrar Sherylee Dawe made the trip last week to help the centre improve its services. The representatives travelled with three centre directors from Adelaide, who each received excellence ratings at their facilities. Mount Gambier Children’s Centre director Pauline Bosco said the visit had been useful for her centre. “It is an opportunity for us to meet with other educators who have already met the excellent rating and to receive some feedback on their fi rst impressions,” Ms Bosco said. Ms Bosco said the centre staff had already been working towards securing the excellence rating. “We have been building on the cultural competency of our educators at the centre and building on the children’s cultural awareness,” she said. “One way we have done this is by planting a native garden and teaching the children about our indigenous culture. “We have also been working closely with the reception teachers at Mulga Street Primary School to develop that seamlessness of curriculum delivery during the transition.” Allenby Gardens Preschool director Judy Hunt said reaching the rating involved building strong relationships within the community. “None of our centres are from areas considered privileged, but we just try to meet the needs of the community,” Ms Hunt said. Wandana Preschool director Sue Shepherd agreed each centre needed to base its services on the needs of the clientele. “At my service we have a number of multicultural families, so we try to help our families feel connected with the community and to understand the value of early childhood education,” Ms Shepherd said. “We work to get that message across to families who perhaps don’t have a strong understanding of English.” Meanwhile, Ms Ribarovski said pushing for excellence was vital for a child’s education. “It is critically important to start early because research tells us that brain development happens in the very early period of life,” Ms Ribarovski said. “We need to give them a strong start to set them up for learning in the future.” EXPLORING EXCELLENCE: Jennifer Ribarovski from Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority, Harley Hendstridge, Mount Gambier Children’s Centre director Pauline Bosco and Sherylee Dawe from the Education and Early Childhood Services Registration and Standards Board of SA. 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The free classifi ed form is valid for one insertion only. 7. Advertisements may be excluded at the discretion of the manager. 8. Forms to be lodged at The Border Watch for inclusion in the next available Tuesday issue. 9. Deadline is 10.00am Monday prior to publication. 10. Excludes pets, livestock, produce and plants. Drop forms into: The Border Watch 81 Commercial Street East, Mount Gambier Phone (08) 8724 1555 This classifi ed form is only valid for insertion into The Border Watch on Tuesday 5/11/13 618160 6 - The Border Watch, Thursday, October 31, 2013 Suspected murder victim search From front page Despite three Mount Gambier men being charged in connection to his disappearance, Mr Hamm’s body is yet to be found. Three Mount Gambier men - linked to the alleged murder - have already been extradited to Victoria to face charges. Victorian police yesterday declined to reveal to media the exact location of yesterday’s intense ground search and provided no update before press time yesterday. While the Victorian Homicide Squad is keeping specifi c details on the alleged murder under wraps, detectives believe Mr Hamm was murdered after being ambushed on the Nelson bridge. In a dramatic scene played out in the sleepy seaside town, the local community has been rocked by the violent abduction of Mr Hamm on July 17. Mr Hamm was abducted from Nelson when his car was stopped by two other vehicles while crossing the bridge over the Glenelg River. He was the passenger in a vehicle being driven by a female friend and was forced from a silver Toyota Corolla when the car became blocked by the two vehicles. The woman was told to leave the scene and it is believed she has been assisting police since the abduction. The latest twist in the search for Mr Hamm follows Mount Gambier man Tai Thorp being arrested last week in connection with the ongoing investigation. Thorp - who has been extradited to Victoria to face court - was charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice and being an accessory to murder. Two other Mount Gambier men - Mark Moreland, 35, and Christopher Tippings, 29 - have also been arrested and extradited to Victoria. Information on the alleged murder can be anonymously reported to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Surgeon vents MRI delay frustration From front page “I hope that now there are adults in charge in Canberra, this may change - they are listening,” he said. “I’m sure they will review this situation.” Revealing the need for an MRI was pressing, he said he personally referred around fi ve people per week for an MRI scan, which equated to hundreds a year. “I would refer fi ve patients easily,” said Mr McCusker, who explained people were forced to travel to Adelaide or Warrnambool for the scans. “And this number is just from one doctor in Mount Gambier.” He said it was baffl ing to think Adelaide had 17 scanners and Mount Gambier continued to be snubbed. “Even Warrnambool has two MRI units,” Mr McCusker said. Despite Federal Government funded MRI licences being rolled out last year, Mount Gambier again missed out on attracting the crucial medical scanning equipment. Benson Radiology lodged an application for the Medicare-funded licence. It is not known when the next rollout of licences will occur. While there is no restriction on medical companies operating MRI machines, a government licence is required to allow patients to receive a Medicare rebate on scans. VISIT US ONLINE borderwatch.com.au Children’s centre learns from best Highly-rated educators share knowledge with Mount Gambier preschool Free
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