Community Notices – Term 4 Week 2

VacSwim Enrolments Now Open

Primary school

Enrolments are now open for VacSwim swimming lessons during the summer school holidays. VacSwim offers fun lessons at beach or pool locations. They are a great school holiday activity and they teach valuable safety skills to help keep your child safe in the water.

Enrol at education.wa.edu.au/vacswim

Secondary school

If your child is over 13 years old, you can enrol them in VacSwim so they can get their Bronze Medallion during the summer school holidays. They’ll learn advanced survival, rescue and resuscitation skills to help keep themselves and others safe in the water.

Enrol now at education.wa.edu.au/vacswim

WAAPA Summer School 2022

This summer, the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) is offering a range of performing arts courses as part of our school holiday program for secondary school students.

Classes for young people from Year 7 to 12 in Acting, Drama, Screen Performance, Jazz and Music Theatre mean there is something for everyone with a passion for the Arts.

WAAPA staff cater for all abilities and experience levels. For information about the many courses on offer please visit waapa.ecu.edu.au/summer-school or contact Gabrielle Metcalf at explore.waapa@ecu.edu.au or 9370 6775.

Australian Veterans & Children Assistance Trust (AVCAT) Scholarships

Applications for 2022 AVCAT Scholarships close 31 October 2021. 

Apply online at avcat.org.au.

AVCAT Scholarships are for the children and grandchildren of Australian ex-serving veterans. 

To be eligible students must be:

• The child, stepchild, foster child, or grandchild of an Australian ex-serving veteran
• An Australian citizen or permanent resident
• Enrolled, or planning to enrol in a full-time course at an Australian university, TAFE or registered training organisation in 2022
• In receipt of, or eligible to receive, Centrelink payments including Youth Allowance, ABSTUDY, Austudy or an accepted means-tested Commonwealth government payment in 2022

Contact info@avcat.org.au for further information.

Children’s Week Family Fun Day

Celebrating a Child’s Right to Choose their Own Friends and Safely Connect with Others.

Kick-off Children’s Week 2021 at Whiteman Park on Sunday, 24 October from 10:00am – 2:00pm. This year’s event will be jam-packed full of free, fun activities for the whole family. Bring a healthy picnic and celebrate Children’s Week, connecting with family, community, and nature! 

This event is a Smoke and Alcohol Free event.