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Union blasts proposed creche cuts
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (54+ words) Union blasts proposed creche cuts'Geelong Advertiser Union blasts proposed creche cuts Geelong council faces fierce criticism from unions and MPs over proposed creche closures at four of its leisure centres, with 26 jobs potentially impacted and concern parents will lose what…...
'Winter holidays need to be at least a week longer. Hear me out"
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (740+ words) Summer holidays can spare one week - winter's where we really need the break. I know, I know. It's sacrilege to speak ill of the sacred summer school holidays - that six-week-plus stretch of sunshine, ice blocks and family time. I love…...
'Leave not approved': Mum's shock email from school while on holiday
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (1168+ words) "Anyway, whatever. Love school." When I was a child, my parents pulled me out of school for a two-week holiday in February. Craving a beach holiday, my country-based parents saved their money and any disruption of the festive schedule by…...
‘Troubled’ Victorian childcare centres lose $200m, hundreds fail safety standards
1+ year, 3+ day ago (60+ words) Leading childcare companies which operate hundreds of centres in Victoria are haemorrhaging money as 207 centres fail to meet national safety and quality standards. See which centres make the list. Leading childcare companies which operate hundreds of centres in Victoria are…...
‘You could have saved children’: Sunrise host slams politicians over childcare
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (681+ words) Sunrise host Nat Barr has erupted in a fiery clash with the leader of the Liberal Party in the wake of an alleged child abuse case that has rocked the nation. Sunrise host Natalie Bar has slammed political leaders for…...
'It's too much': Paediatric nurse's warning about after-school commitments
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (612+ words) "This might ruffle some feathers, but it's a hill I will die on."" There are a million different activities you can enrol your kids in these days. But one mum, and paediatric nurse practitioner, believes parents might be packing their…...