School of the Air being axed in WA.

[Nightjar]

WA government is about to axe the School of the Air Program.

School of the air had its beginning back in 1948 and migrated to most states.
You can read about it here;
http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/school-of-the-air

We urge you to sign the petition below and save our outback kids, if this is allowed in WA you can guarantee it will spread across the country.

http://www.outbackwa.org.au/saveWAS...ast&utm_medium=email&utm_source=modernoutback

 

[BigWave]

Tried sending, but seems to be locked up. Will advise.

 

[7.62marksman]

as above

 

[Bobh]

Petition submitted and shared.

 

[Guest]

Considered it done i come nth nsw between school of air and royal flying doctors they one of most important things out here one teachers u life and the saves life i will contact adrain picoilli minster education if his still doing it ,my family own 1 biggest winery in his home town Griffith nsw , so my family have some clout c how i go

 

[pete165]

Just submitted my objections as well and joined the list of people trying to stop this happening. Glad to help.

 

[nucopia]

Signed ..

 

[7.62marksman]

Done :Y:

 

[Anolphart]

Pressed the 'send' button. Waiting, waiting ...

Am I supposed to put a stamp on it?

 

[user 7268]

Done :Y: Thanks for drawing my attention to this :Y:

 

[Nightjar]

Thanks to all who have signed, the momentum is growing, hopefully a positive outcome and common sense will prevail.
If anyone here is a member of any type of forum it would be appreciated if you copied and pasted the links to spread the word far and wide.

Merry Christmas everyone.

 

[madtuna]

Some of my first schooling was via SOTA, great memories and probably more one of one than I ever recieved in normal schools.

I have a couple of SOTA teachers visit regularly who I take and teach detecting, two of the nicest and most dedicated people I know.
The station owners kids are all SOTA kids, excellent kids and smart little buggers too.

No way should this or can this be allowed to happen. Many parents out here just can't afford to pack thier kids up and send them off to boarding school. :N:

 

[Anolphart]

Yay, that worked! I put a stamp on the screen and posted it ...

 

[nucopia]

Received an email from Office of the Hon. Sue Ellery MLC
Minister for Education & Training
Thank you for your email dated 21 December 2017 regarding the Education budget
savings measures announced on 13 December 2017.
After serious consideration, the McGowan Government has decided to reverse a
number of the measures previously announced in an effort to strike the right balance
between responsible financial management and quality education services.
On 11 January 2018, Hon Mark McGowan MLA, Premier, and I announced that:
Schools of the Air will not close;
the 25% reduction to Gifted and Talented programs at 18 Western Australian
schools will be reversed;
intake into the Level 3 Classroom Teacher program will not be put on hold;
Northam Residential College will remain open; and
the Follow the Dream program will continue to receive Department of Education
:Y:

 

[RM Outback]

X 2 :Y:

 

[Mackka]

The People Have Spoken.
Well done everyone.
Mackka